Wednesday, July 20, 2016

"Through Raging Waters" by Renee Blare Book Tour and GiveAway





 

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About the Book



 If Mother Nature has her way, Timber Springs will never be the same… A warm spring and early rainstorms melt the snowpack. Spring runoff compounded by the storm of the century sends Timber Springs into a tailspin. Tossed into the role of rescuer, local pharmacist Paul Fitzgerald must face his past before the whole world falls apart. While he fights to contain the beast around him, he finds his steadfast control slipping through his fingers. And life…everyone’s life…hangs by a thread…once again. She isn’t a hero. Melissa Hampton has her own demons to battle. After she learns of her mysterious beginnings amidst her mother’s keepsakes, she faces more than just the river rushing outside her door. Now, she must discern friend from foe…but as waters rise and tension climbs within Timber Springs, she needs to rise to the challenge or lose the only man she’s ever loved. Can two people find each other through raging waters?

My Review: 
"Through Raging Waters" by Renee Blare was a hard book for me to enjoy. I started liking the book at 70% read. The earlier part of the book dealt with floods due to severe storms. Which I didn't like at all but that all changed when the story took a turn and turned into a race against time to save an injured man along with a mystery man that is stopping the rescue. The book was fast paced after this point.

"Through Raging Waters" by Renee Blare  is the second book in (The Snowy Range Chronicles). This book can be enjoyed without reading the first book (To Soar On Eagle's Wings) but I suggest reading it first. I really enjoyed (To Soar On Eagle's Wing).

The ending to "Through Raging Waters" by Renee Blare has a few surprises and I would like to read a third book to this series as there are minor characters that I would like to learn more about.

This book has lots of moments that are sad.  It also has moments that are happy.

Don't let my top paragraph stop you from reading "Through Raging Waters" by Renee Blare because most of the reviews are four and five reviews.

I am giving "Through Raging Waters" by Renee Blare three stars.

I was given a copy of "Through Raging Waters" by Renee Blare by the author and Celebrate Lit for my honest review for this book tour.

About the Author



Renee Blare’s nose has been buried in a book for as long as she can remember. Raised in Louisiana and Wyoming, she started writing poetry in junior high school and that, as they say, was that. After having her son, a desire to attend pharmacy school sent her small family to the University of Wyoming in Laramie. She’s been counting pills ever since. While writing’s her first love, well, after the Lord and her husband, she also likes to fish and hunt as well as pick away on her classical guitar. Nestled in the foothills of the Wind River Mountains, she lives in Wyoming with her husband, crazy dogs, and ornery cat. She serves her beautiful small town as a pharmacist while penning her stories about struggling Christians as they travel along the journeys of their lives. She loves to interact with readers and invites you check out her website, blog, and social media.

Blog: Blog: Renee’s Inspirational Moments


 

Guest Post from Renee Blare

I Wrote a Book

 Five years ago, I wrote a book…and then I wrote another and another and another. Many said that the words flowed like a river onto the page. Or I painted a picture with letters. As for me? I simply write what I see so you can see it too. What about you? Do you want to write a book?

If so, there’s one thing I’d like you to know. A book’s like a child. It starts out small or simple with garbled language…often repetitive and indistinguishable. Kind of like when a baby babbles “dada” over and over. And then that moment comes when you rejoice because you hear him say “mama.” That’s the growth every book…writer…reader…yearns for.

Different stories float around inside an author’s mind, flowing in a way much like labor. Some authors plot, others don’t. And still others combine the process in a convoluted method. But like birth, no matter how the words eventually find their way to the page, the development of a book doesn’t stop with its first dawn. It takes time, energy, and growth.

Take my first release, To Soar on Eagle’s Wings. Five years ago, I wrote it, my very first book, in three months. And it was awesome! I couldn’t believe it. God brought the plot together in a phenomenal way. But publication wasn’t the next step. I had a lot to learn before that could happen.

My latest release, Through Raging Waters is the example of a writer’s growth, but also her soul. I learned that I had to leave more than my knowledge and my heart on the page. I needed to leave a piece of my soul. When you read Paul’s struggles, you read mine. Melissa’s fear and confusion? Yes, they’re mine. The anger, the pain . . . the trials, the lessons learned are scriptural but also first-hand, taught by my Father.

Writing is more than a job. It’s more than a hobby. It’s sharing your knowledge, your hope with the world. So if you want to write a book. Do it. Then take that next step, and the next. You’ll get there. Oh, and I can’t wait to read it!

Blog Stops

July 19: Pause for Tales
July 24: A Greater Yes
July 25: bigreadersite
July 26: Splashes of Joy
July 29: Quiet Quilter
July 31: Bukwurmzzz
August 1: Carpe Diem


Giveaway



 To celebrate her tour, Renee is giving away a wonderful package that includes a $20 Cabelas gift card, a set of her series paperbacks (books 1 and 2), and fleece blanket. Click here to enter:https://promosimple.com/ps/9f08
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2 comments:

  1. Audrey StewartJuly 20, 2016 at 2:01 PM

    I love stories that deal with natural disasters, and how people overcome them. I can't wait to read it. (jozywails@gmail.com)

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  2. LiteOfTheNiteJuly 21, 2016 at 6:12 PM

    Hi Misty, thanks for stopping by the blog. I love natural disasters too. LOL Maybe that's why I gravitate toward them in my writing. Wyoming is a harsh land and the weather creates them without much help from us. ;)

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