"Premeditated Serendipity" by Chautona Havig Book Tour and GiveAway

About the Book

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Author: Chautona  Havig
Genre: Christian romance  
Release date: November 16, 2017

…make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you. ~ I Thessalonians 4:11 That’s all Reid wanted to do–just serve the Lord for a year before concerning himself with anything else. Yeah, the idea came from an odd “prophesy” one of the watchmen of Fairbury’s new Prayer Room spoke over him. Sure, he didn’t know if such “prophecies” were even Biblical–arguments on that score abounded. But since the words she spoke were pure Scripture, and since yielding to them couldn’t be wrong, he thought, “Why not?” Was it always easy? No. People made judgments about him that weren’t accurate. Shy? Nope. Stuck up? Not hardly. Committed to a celibate life? Good news, girls–just for the year. But when the local florist hears Reid’s story and sees a few things that give him a glimpse into the man’s heart, he decides on a little premeditated serendipity to move things along, unaware of the serious havoc he’s about to wreak. Premeditated Serendipity Take a few Bible verses, stir in a little godly interference, give a pinch of meddling, and mix well. Bake in the oven of misunderstanding until true feelings rise and come out clean. Part of the Out of the Blue Bouquet Collection
 

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My Review

"Premeditated Serendipity" by Chautona Havig is a novel about daisies, love, forgiveness and not jumping to conclusion about someone because of their past. There is a little bit of drug dealing in the story but nothing to be alarmed about, it is brought into the story to show that the past doesn't define us.

"Premeditated Serendipity" by Chautona Havig is just one of the stories in the collection "Out Of  The Blue Bouquet". 

I encourage everyone to read this story to learn why Wayne gives out daisies and how they symbolize the Christian life to him.

I hope I can remember his outlook on daisies whenever I see one. I will give you a tiny hint to make you more curious to find out what he thinks of daisies,  he thinks of them as symbolizing new life and being washed clean of our sins.

There are actually three couples in "Premeditated Serendipity" that I believe, if Chautona Havig wanted to, could be a new series for her. 

Like all her other tales this book clearly shows her faith in Jesus.

I haven't read the other stories in this collection but I plan to as well as the other two books in the  "Crossroads Collection".

I was given a complimentary copy by the author and Celebrate Lit. These opinions are my own.

About the Author

Author of the Amazon bestselling Aggie and Past Forward series, Chautona Havig lives and writes in an oxymoron where she uses story to connect readers with the Master Storyteller.

Guest Post from Chautona

What Important Life Lesson Do Simple Daisies Teach Us?

It all began with a barrel of daisies. There I was, writing a simple scene with a character walking up the street of my fictional town of Fairbury, and this man appeared in front of a florist’s shop—The Pettler. He handed my character a daisy, and I soon learned that he did this for everyone—handed out a free daisy to anyone who passed. Since then, in almost any book that takes place in Fairbury, someone receives one of those daisies. So, when Amanda Tru told me about a collection featuring novellas about floral fiascoes, I knew it was time for Wayne Farrell of The Pettler to make a solid showing in a book.

I just wasn’t ready for it to be his story.

However, as I wrote about Reid and Kelsey, Wayne kept creeping in more and more. A backstory emerged. His faith bloomed. Yes, his heart has a few weeds that need to be pulled, but those weeds provided the conflict for this story. And one thing that happened is he planted a seed in my own heart. I sat there thinking about what those daisies meant to him when the old “He loves me, he loves me not” ditty came to mind. I imagined that a florist would likely love or hate that. I mean, you don’t want people to have negative connotations with flowers, but on the other hand, people buying daisies to pluck… that’s good business. Thinking of it in terms of Jesus changed everything, though. Suddenly, I had his story. Because, like Wayne shares with Reid in Premeditated Serendipity. When you pluck a daisy thinking of the Lord, there is no not. It’s just, “He loves me. He loves me. He loves me.” You can cross out every not. (I even have a short video on this.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccNWMvU5K4A&feature=youtu.
because, as John 3:16 reminds us, “For God so love the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes on Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” He loves us. Period. Note: for Wayne’s full story, check out Tangoed in Tinsel, part of the Under the Christmas Star set—the CrossRoads Collection 3.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J9ZF7VY/

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Chautona is giving away a grand prize of a bouquet sent to anyone the winner wants in the U.S.!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter. https://promosimple.com/ps/d8a5/premeditated-serendipity-celebration-tour-giveaway