A Question of Loyalty {Blog Tour}

It's blog tour time again! Are you as excited as I am that Jesseca Wheaton is releasing the third and final book in her Questions of War series?! I beta-read this baby, and . . . yeah, you won't want to miss this baby.

I was originally going to do an interview, but in typical fashion, forgot all about it until it was too late for the poor author to answer them, so I'm here with a spotlight!

About the author:

Jesseca is a daughter, sister, and a child of God. Her days are spent reading, cooking, spending time with siblings, or playing piano. And writing, of course! At an early age words fascinated her, and her love for the printed page has only grown. She lives with her parents and seven siblings in the sunny state of Kansas, and she’s convinced there’s no place like home.

Goodreads

Author’s Blog

Amazon

About the book:

A Man. A Brother. A Traitor.

The war has taken everything Micah Wilson has ever held dear, and with all his being he wishes he could do something to stop the heartache. But he often wonders if he'll

ever be able to move on after the war, or forget the brother who left six years before. How can God still have a plan when it seems that the world around him is falling to pieces, to say nothing of his own heart?
Ann Sullivan has seen two brothers changed by the war. And she's resolved to do something to stop the pain she sees in their eyes from becoming a reality for so many others. The world is on the brink of Normandy when her nursing unit is shipped to England and, while there, an unexpected encounter promises to change her own life . . . forever. But it's only the beginning. As the war in Europe rages on, Ann is caught in the crossfires. And when the unthinkable happens, she comes face to face with the evil of the Third Reich. Is it possible that the reality of it all is more deadly than even her worst nightmares?
Erich Essler never questioned his duty to his country. All his life he's struggled to live up to his father's expectations, and bring honor to the Essler name. But when the man he thought of as his only friend turns out to be the enemy, he can no longer rid himself of the questions that continue to torment him. Is what he's doing really honorable? And does he owe his loyalty to his country . . . or a higher power?
Freedom for Europe dawns on the distant horizon. But in the midst of the fight, four lives will be forever changed, and their loyalty to God and Country brought into question.

So yeah, I'm actually here for the last day, which means IT'S ALREADY PUBLISHED AND YOU CAN GO GRAB A COPY! Or, you can enter the giveaway and try for it there. Because, I mean, what's better than free stuff??

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Seriously, this entire trilogy is amazing. I mean, book 2 will always be my favorite, but A Question of Loyalty will have a place in my heart too. ;)

Also, don't forget to check out the other blogs participating today!

Kellyn Roth - Review - Reveries

Angela Watts - Book Spotlight + Interview - The Peculiar Messenger

Ryana Lynn - Review - Life of Heritage Corner

Christmas Duet Blog Tour

Hey folks!  I'm here today as a part of the Christmas Duet blog tour, as is obvious by the title.

Why Christmas Duet? Because two books—a duet—are being released, and both books have titles that have to do with a Christmas song! My post is full of bookish amazingness, since the tour is for two books instead of just one, double the goodness, of course!

His Law is Love

About the Book:

Will hate and fear drown the song of Christmas love?

Amelia is eagerly anticipating her first Christmas in the west, but she soon finds that her brother-in-law's worry and her sister's exhaustion reach far deeper than the cares of a ranch and a family. A rash of fires and cattle thefts is plaguing the area, and the three young orphans they've sheltered are under suspicion from their prejudiced neighbors.

As hostilities mount, Amelia seizes every opportunity to help and encourage, but how much can one girl do? Will Reverend Brown win the community over to the true spirit of love? And will help arrive before everything they hold dear is destroyed?

Purchase on Amazon

Author Bio:

Rebekah A. Morris ia a homeschool graduate, an enthusiastic freelance author and a passionate writing teacher. Her books include, among others, Home Fires of the Great War, The Unexpected Request, Gift from the Storm, the Christmas Collection series, and her best selling Triple Creek Ranch series. Some of her favorite pastimes, when she isn’t writing, include reading, playing with her seven nieces and nephews, and coming up with dramatic and original things to do. (Sometimes with the nieces and nephews!) The Show-Me state is where she calls home. 

******

O Come All Ye Faithful and other short stories

About the Book:

O Come All Ye Faithful

Edwin wanted to be home, but instead he crouched in a trench. The English on one side of No Man’s Land and Germans on the other. What a way to spend Christmas. Could anything make it better?

Peace on Earth

Emmie and Elana are estranged sisters, torn apart by an old boyfriend five years earlier. Will they survive a night in the same hotel room after a blizzard forces them together or will peace on earth go out the window?

Silent Night

Christmas decorating had never gone this wrong. Jenna had just started when a crazy, gun-waving woman, walks right in the front door and ties her up in her own Christmas lights. Will Jenna even see her family this Christmas?

The Gift Goes On

Four friends and a year to reflect on. The year had been good for Carlotta, but Priscilla, Remus, and Newton all had at least one trial through the year. A mysterious giver the previous year had helped them all out, though. What would this year’s gifts bring?

O Christmas Tree

Gareth loves Christmas. But more than that, he loves Christmas tree hunting. As the family prepares for their annual trip, Gareth can barely contain his excitement. But what are all the spray bottles for?

Purchase on Amazon

About the Author:

Faith Blum is a small-town Wisconsin girl. She’s lived in, or outside of, small towns her whole life. The thought of living in a city with more than 60,000 people in it scares her, especially after some interesting adventures driving through big cities like Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.

Faith currently resides in the middle of the state of Wisconsin with her husband and their cat, Smokey. She is blessed to be able to have writing as her full-time career with household work and cooking to do on the side. She loves to paint walls as long as she doesn’t have to do hallways or ceilings.

When not writing, you can find her cooking food from scratch due to food allergies (fun), doing dishes (meh), knitting, crocheting, sewing, reading, or spending time with her husband (yay!). She is also a Community Assistant for the Young Writers Workshop and loves her work there. She loves to hear from her readers, so feel free to contact her on her website.

******

Giveaway:

Grand Prize: Paperback of each (US only)

1st Prize: eBook of each (International and US)

2nd Prize: eBook of choice (International and US)

Doesn't this look like an epic giveaway?  You can enter here.

Tour Schedule:

Don't forget to check out the other blogs in the tour!

November 26

Bookish Orchestrations – Introductory Post

Cover Lover Book Review – Book Spotlights

November 27

Read Another Page – Book Spotlight

Kaylee's Kind Of Writes – Two Book Reviews

Jaye L. Knight – Excerpts

November 28

Lit Aflame – Book Review and Excerpt

Writings, Ramblings, and Reflections – Book Review of His Law is Love

Jenny Berlin – Excerpts

November 29

Frances Hoelsema's Blog – Two Book Spotlights

Rebekah Ashleigh – Review of His Law is Love and Book Spotlights

Novels, Dragons, and Wardrobe Doors – Book Review and Spotlight

Salsa And Tea – Author Interviews

November 30

Purely by Faith Reviews – Two Book Reviews

Once Upon An Ordinary – Author Interview and Book Spotlights

In the Bookcase - Excerpts

December 1

Books, Life, and Christ – Two Book Reviews

Maidens for Modesty – Two Book Reviews

Chosen Vessels – Two Book Reviews

Harvest Lane Cottage – Two Book Reviews

Jessica Greyson – Book Spotlights

Twin Thoughts – Book Spotlights

Heart of the Rose – Two Book Reviews

Read Another Page – Book Spotlight and Review

December 3

Bookish Orchestrations – Giveaway winner

I Don't Dance: Blog Tour {Spotlight}

A happy summer to the lot of ya!

I'm super excited to be a part of the blog tour for Jesseca Wheaton's newest release, I Don't Dance!

It was released on the 21st (in honor of the beginning of summer), so you can pick it upon Amazon here.  Or, you could just add it to Goodreads here.

About the Book:

Ty and Jen have been friends for nearly as long as anyone can remember. But when Ty goes off to college and leaves her behind, he has to face the reality that he cares for her as more than just a friend.
As graduations approaches and with only one summer left before he begins basic training, Ty must make a decision. Military life is never easy; is it fair to force it on the one he loves?
In the midst of wrestling with the question and coming to the realization that summer is quickly drawing to a close, Ty struggles to face questions he cannot answer, and is forced to examine his own heart.
Is it possible that God has a future for him with Jen? Or will the summer close with only memories of days gone by?

Their relationship would be old fashioned. But that was okay. Because old fashioned and whimsical fit perfectly with a southern summer.

About the Author:

Jesseca is a daughter, sister, and a child of God. Her days are spent reading, cooking, spending time with siblings, or playing piano. And writing, of course! At an early age words fascinated her, and her love for the printed page has only grown. She lives with her parents and seven siblings in the sunny state of Kansas, and she’s convinced there’s no place like home.

Giveaway:

1st place: Paperback copy of I Don't Dance + Scotty McCreery's Clear as Day album (US winners only)

2nd place: E-book copy of I Don't Dance + $5 Krispy Kreme gift card

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Blog Tour Schedule:

Wednesday, June 20th

Libby May//Review - Geoturtle

Allyson Kennedy//Author Interview, Review  - Authoring Arrowheads

Liz//Author Interview, Review - Home with the Hummingbirds

Victoria Goodbrand//Author Interview - Victoria’s Book Nook

Thursday, June 21st

Soleil Bourdon//Review, Book Spotlight - Reviews By Soleil

Faith Potts//Review, Book Spotlight - Stories by Firefly

Janelle Martin//Review - The Ramblings of a Bookworm

Friday, June 22nd

Laura//Review - Beautiful Things

Chloe//Review - Purely by Faith Reviews

Rebekah Eddy//Review, Author Interview, Book spotlight - Rebekah’s Remarks

Molly Anne//Review - Set Apart for Him

Abigail McKenna//Review - Novels, Dragons, and Wardrobe Doors

Saturday, June 23rd

Angela Watts//Book Spotlight - The Peculiar Messenger

Kaylee H.//Book Spotlight - Keylee’s Kind of Writes

Kellyn Roth//Review - Reveries

Kate//Book Spotlight - Twin Thoughts

A Question of Courage: Blog Tour

Yes, another blog tour. ;)  This time for the second book in Jesseca Wheaton's Questions of War series: A Question of Courage!

About the Book:

A man.  A decision.  A destiny.
Rafe Sullivan never imagined the war would come to his doorstep.  But when Pearl Harbor is attacked and America's focus suddenly shifts to the pacific, he finds he can't ignore the problem anymore.
Leaving the life he loves behind, he joins up to do what he does best.  Fly.
Yet, nothing could have prepared him for the horrors of war, and the struggle that is going on in his own heart.  As an outstanding navy pilot, he is stationed on one of the few Pacific carriers.  But could God be calling him to step out in faith, and go beyond the call of duty?

Lily wilson gives her all to help the hurting community around her.  With the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the war is brought home to many American families.  And as a nurse, she longs to be able to relive some of the suffering.  Yet, her own grief is still fresh in her heart, and though she's made the decision to get on with her life, she can't seem to leave the past behind.  When healing at last comes, the guard she placed around her heart slowly begins to crumble.
But when she receives the news she hoped she would never again hear, can she trust that God's plan is always right?
Arthur Warrington saw the Navy as an escape from the life he left behind.  And it seems good for him.  He is able to forge new friendships and distance himself from his past.  But when his best friend makes a decision that rocks his world, he is left grappling with the question: what is true courage?
Three lives.  One War.  And a search for the Courage to go on.

This time, I will be doing an author interview.  But first, a bit about the author herself!

About the Author:

Jesseca is a daughter, sister, and a child of God.  Her days are spent reading, cooking, spending time with siblings, or playing piano.  And writing, of course!  At an early age words fascinated her, and her love for the printed page has only grown.  She lives with her parents and seven siblings in the sunny state of Kansas, and she's convinced there's no place like home.

The Interview:

First off, a note from Jesseca:

Disclaimer: I know Kate in real life, and we’ve been friends for a couple years. I think that’s kinda evident in the questions and answers. ;) I tried to give each question a serious answer, but I also took the liberty in answering them as I would if she had been sitting across from me, and asked them.

1. Please, dearest, namest thou five things about thy book's setting, if it pleaseth thou? (Now before you think I've completely flown off the handle, I had originally worded this 'name 5 things about the book's setting', but, as Jess put it, '"Name five things about the setting" is a command, not a question.'  So... I reworded it as a joke and she went with it.  Blame her.)

With greatest pleasure, dearest, I shall do so! Five items of consideration? Grumman Wildcat, U.S.S. Enterprise, Guadalcanal, Pearl Harbor, and . . . naturally, World War. The second.

2. What inspired the storyline for A Question of Courage?

To be honest, I don’t really have one thing. A lot of it I decided as I wrote. At the beginning or writing, I sat down and wrote out a quick sketch. I knew I wanted to write about Guadalcanal, because it’s a place not many people know about in relation to WWII. I also knew how I wanted the ending to be, I just had to figure out how to get there. A lot of the storyline just came to be as I wrote. I had an outline, but I didn’t always stick to it. I wanted to really bring out the harsh realities of war, but in doing so, still focus on the hope of the light of Christ, even when things look hopeless.

3. How do you feel your writing has changed/improved since writing A Question of Honor?

Umm . . . I’ve never been asked this questions before. *thinks* Is there anyway to answer this without sounding weird? [Not at all—that's why I asked it. B-) Okay, just kidding, just kidding. XD] One thing I know that has improved is the setting. I’ve been told that I’ve gotten better at making the reader feel in the story. I think more research has played a part in that. It’s so much easier to write when you have a good taste for what the historical setting was like! Other than that . . .umm, IDK. You’d have to ask someone else who has read both books. I think the readers could answer this question better than the author.

Well, I've read the first but not the second. I need my copy. I think you need to send me a free copy so I can answer my own question. *halo*

4. Name three reasons why you love this story.

*coughs* Only three? Haven’t you heard enough about it while I was writing? I mean I think you know everything. Except maybe what actually happens in the book. [What's that supposed to even mean?!]

But anyway.  The characters are definitely one. Rafe . . . oh, goodness, I love that guy. And Art. They’re both so different, yet in many ways, similar. The setting was also fun. I’ve never written anything set onboard an aircraft carrier before. It took quite a bit more research, but it was so fascinating! [Certainly sounds fascinating!]

And the lesson that the characters were learning is another thing that I hold dear. It was something that God was teaching me around the same time I was writing the book. So I love the story for that, especially. [Ahh, yes, that always makes your book more special. ;)]

5. What is the purpose of A Question of Courage?

The purpose? Is that like the dad asking the guy what the purpose of the relationship is? [I don't even know what to say to that.] Um, well, the purpose of a relationship is normally to glorify God, yes? And so I think that answers this question well. *nods* [Mhm.]

But in all seriousness, I hope it inspires others to live lives that are courageous in the face of evil. To stand for what you know is right, even when it may be something just as simple as trusting God. Because sometimes that’s not so simple.

And also, to inspire other believers to follow God’s leading, even when maybe you don’t quite understand it. Sometimes that takes more courage than facing the fire of the enemy on a battlefield.  [Beautifully put, Jesseca. <3]

6. Why should people buy your book?

Because you recommended it to them. *nods* [I did? Is it possible to recommend a book I've never read? *shrugs* Well then. I recommend it, peeps.]

But to be honest, I don’t want them to buy it just to buy it. I don’t publish books to make sales. (Though, those are always nice. ;))

I write and publish books in an effort to encourage other believers in their walk with Christ, using a historical backdrop. So if you’re someone who enjoys historical fiction that keeps Christ at the center, give it a try and see if you enjoy it. I write books to entertain, but even more, to point people to Christ. I pray that my books encourage others and draw them closer to Christ in their walk with Him. And above all, I hope that through the book, God alone is glorified.

Giveaway:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Blog Tour Schedule:

Wednesday, November 29th

Faith Potts//Stories by Firefly - Review, Book spotlight

Libby May//Geoturtle - Author Interview

Kaitlyn S.//Maidens for Modesty

Thursday, November 30th

Kellyn Roth//Reveries Reviews - Review

Raechel//God’s Peculiar Treasure Rae - Book Spotlight  

Kate//Twin Thoughts - Author Interview

Friday, December 1st (Release day!!)

Liv K. Fisher//Liv K. Fisher - Book Spotlight, Author Interview

Deborah C.// Reading in June - Book Spotlight  

Mikayla H.//Ordinary Girl, Extraordinary Father - Review

Chloe W.//Purely by Faith Reviews - Review, Author Interview

Abigail//Novels, Dragons, and Wardrobe Doors - Book Spotlight

Saturday, December 2nd

Jazzy//Thriving Hope - Review, Book spotlight

Angela Watts//The Peculiar Messenger - Review

Rebekah Eddy//Rebekah’s Remarks - Review, Author Interview, Book spotlight

Karissa Norton//No Coffee, No Can Do - Author Interview, Review