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Sarah E. Ladd's The Governess of Penwythe Hall Book Review and Giveaway

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ABOUT THE BOOK In the first of a new series from beloved Regency romance author, Sarah Ladd, Delia, a governess to five recently orphaned children, would risk anything to protect them . . . even her heart. Cornwall was in her blood, and Delia feared she’d never escape its hold. Cornwall, England, 1811 Blamed for her husband’s death, Cordelia Greythorne fled Cornwall and accepted a governess position to begin a new life. Years later her employer’s unexpected death and his last request to watch over his five children force her to reevaluate. She can’t abandon the children now that they’ve lost both parents, but their new guardian lives at the timeworn Penwythe Hall . . . back on the Cornish coast she tries desperately to forget. Jac Trethewey is determined to revive Penwythe Hall’s once-flourishing apple orchards, and he’ll stop at nothing to see his struggling estate profitable again. He hasn’t heard from his brother in years, so when his nieces, nephews, and their gove

Burning Cathedral of Notre-Dame Facts, Photos and Video

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                                    I am pretty sure you probably heard about the Cathedral of Notre Dame got on fire. It makes me sad. Yes, they can rebuild it and try to make it look like it did but it won't be the same.  The Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1345 by Pope Alexander the III and was completed in the 13th century.  We lost 856 years of historical energy, labor and all the years of DNA/fingerprints.  The towers may have seemed like they were twins but they were not. The towers were as high as 226 feet and it had 387 steps.  It contained one of the oldest surviving wood-timber frames in Paris. Underneath the cathedral is another city. It is Gallo-Roman city known as Lutetia. Around 1710 pieces of the sculpted altar dedicated to Jupiter were discovered.  In 1431, Henry VI of England was made King of France inside the Notre-Dame.  During the French Revolution, 28 statues of biblical kings in the cathedral were removed by a mob. In 1977, the heads of 21 of the
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ABOUT THE BOOK Book : This Daring Journey Author : Misty M. Beller Genre : Christian Historical Romance Release Date:  March 26, 2019 As a half-Indian raised among her Peigan tribe, Moriah Clark knows better than to trust white people. The tragedy that resulted in her birth is proof enough. But when her trusted grandfather marries her to a white man, she has no choice to but to obey and hope this new life isn’t her downfall. Her white husband turns out to be a decent sort, but his unexpected death left her to birth a newborn baby among hostile mountain men. She wants nothing more than to retreat to the safe haven of her tribal upbringing. When a mysterious frontiersman arrives on her doorstep seeking her deceased husband, his offer to escort her and the babe to her people seems like the opportunity she’s been praying to find. But can she trust him? Samuel Grant has been sent to retrieve Henry Clark for his sister’s wedding, but the sight that greets him at the little c

This Daring Journey by Misty M. Beller Book Review and Giveaway

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ABOUT THE BOOK As a half-Indian raised among her Peigan tribe, Moriah Clark knows better than to trust white people. The tragedy that resulted in her birth is proof enough. But when her trusted grandfather marries her to a white man, she has no choice to but to obey and hope this new life isn’t her downfall. Her white husband turns out to be a decent sort, but his unexpected death left her to birth a newborn baby among hostile mountain men. She wants nothing more than to retreat to the safe haven of her tribal upbringing. When a mysterious frontiersman arrives on her doorstep seeking her deceased husband, his offer to escort her and the babe to her people seems like the opportunity she’s been praying to find. But can she trust him? Samuel Grant has been sent to retrieve Henry Clark for his sister’s wedding, but the sight that greets him at the little cabin in the woods is not what he expected. Not only has the man died, but Henry’s wife is fighting off an aggressive gang of