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ABOUT THE BOOK Will a baby girl bring them together at last? She’ll do anything for her niece…Even marry the man who broke her heart. Nothing can keep May Bender in her Amish hometown—except caring for her baby niece. But the bishop insists that May also marry her widowed brother-in-law, Thad Hochstedler—the beau who jilted her to wed her sister. Can May risk her heart long enough to learn the real reason for Thad’s first marriage…and possibly rediscover their love? Book:  The Amish Marriage Bargain Author:  Marie E. Bast Genre:  Amish     Release Date:  December 17, 2019 MY BOOK REVIEW Marie E. Bast wrote a beautiful story about May making a promise to her dying sister, April she and a bargain made strictly so she can be a mother to her tiny daughter and help save their family farm. May's solution to the finacial problesm were very clever.  May is faced with the decision to accept her aunt's offer to work in her Indiana bakery or marry Thad. She also wan

About the Book Learn how to write characters readers will love.  Has an industry professional told you not to dump character history at the beginning of your story? If so, you aren’t alone. But what’s the solution to this common advice? Most writers take the time to design interesting characters with troubled pasts. They long for readers to care about the characters’ lives. However, the sad truth is on page one, readers don’t care—yet. That’s why industry gurus tell writers to stop overusing character history, also called backstory, at the beginning of stories. Have you ever wondered… How to use backstory correctly? What are the ways other writers successfully incorporate backstory into their work? Do tools exist to help writers better plan stories so the backstory isn’t such a problem? In Focused Backstory: The Key to Writing Deep Character Journeys, you’ll find answers to these questions and more. You’ll learn how to avoid the dreaded info-dump and instead, harness curiosity s

ABOUT THE BOOK December covers quaint Heart’s Bend, Tennessee with a blanket of white and the glitter of Christmas lights. For JoJo Castle there’s no place like home. It’s her safe place. Her one-time love of adventure ended when life in the big city shattered her hopes and dreams. Now that she’s returned to Hearts Bend, she never wants to leave again. Buck Mathews, the biggest country singing sensation in decades, has the world on a string – his guitar strings, to be exact. However, when news of his mother’s illness sends him back to Hearts Bend for the holiday season, he remembers how good it can be to live among family and friends. Working with her cousin Haley in The Wedding Shop, JoJo has no aspirations of love. Leaving home, surrendering her heart again, is just too risky. When she runs into her friend and high school crush Buck Mathews, she discovers Love might have other plans for her[BV1] . Buck’s career is on the verge of a momentous leap. But seeing JoJo awak