Coloring Contest is LIVE! (and other giveaways)

Coloring Contest is LIVE! (and other giveaways)



Are you ready to get out your pens, sharpen your pencils, dig out
your watercolors? With the help of Bethany House Publishing and my
Assistant, Rachel, we were able to turn the cover of An Hour Unspent into
a coloring page! I can’t wait to see your artwork!

You may use whatever medium you wish…Colored pencils,
watercolor, pens, etc. Use your imagination and creativity and let’s have FUN!

Once your page is complete please submit to Rachel at bookwormracheld@gmail.com.
Once you have done that…You will receive the download of CHAPTER TWO of An
Hour Unspent
!!! (Don’t have chapter one? You can subscribe to my newsletter
and you will receive chapter 1 in your welcome email!)

The coloring page is available as a PDF at the link below. If you
have any questions regarding this contest, please email Rachel at
bookwormracheld@gmail.com.

DOWNLOAD THE COLORING PAGE HERE

Don’t forget to enter the Release Day Giveaways as well!
Click the image to enter the giveaway

   





Rules of Entry



1. This is a skill-based contest and chance plays no part in the
determination of winning.
2. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase will not
increase your odds of winning.
3. Contest is open to all mailing addresses in the U.S.
4. Contest begins September 4, 2018 at 12:00AM EDT and ends
September 25, 2018 at 11:59 PM EDT.
5. To enter, print out the image and color it in using any medium
you’d like. Photograph or scan your artwork and email entry to bookwormracheld@gmail.com
with subject line “An Hour Unspent Coloring Contest””. Entry must
include:
  • Your
    full name
  •  
  • Email
    address
  •  
  • State
    of residence
  •  
Entry must include a parent or legal guardian’s full name,
telephone number and email address if contestant is under 18 years of age.
Entry must be submitted in English. Any entries missing the above requirements
will be immediately disqualified.
6. Entry must be received by Rachel Dixon (Roseanna’s Assistant)
no later than 11:59PM EDT on September 25, 2018 by email. No other method of
entry will be accepted.
7. Contact and shipping information collected will be used for the
purposes of this contest only and will not be used for marketing or other
purposes.
8. Limit one (1) entry per person.
9. All entries must be original and entirely created by the
entrant. There are no restrictions on what an entrant can use to color the
image.
10. Entries will be judged by Roseanna M. White based on
creativity, coloring skill and overall artistic ability. Roseanna M. White will
decide THREE finalists and the winner will then be decided by popular vote on
Roseanna M. White’s Facebook page located at https://www.facebook.com/RoseannaMWhite/.
Voting will be open to the public September 27, 2018 12:00AM EDT and will close
October 3, 2018 11:59PM EDT. The finalists will be notified via email.
11. One (1) Grand Prize winner will be selected on October 4, 2018
and will be announced on Roseanna’s Facebook Page. Two (2) runner-ups will also
be selected by the popular vote. We will contact the potential winners via
email on October 4, 2018. The winner and runner-ups will be announced on
Roseanna’s Facebook Page and in a blog post on www.roseannamwhite.blogspot.com.
12. Grand Prize:
One (1) “Old Books” candle from Frostbeard
One (1) London themed journal
One (1) Clock necklace
Complete Shadows Over England series. Signed, print.
Prizes subject to change according to availability. If a prize is
unavailable, a similar prize will be substituted.
13. Runner-Up Prize:
2 (TWO) Runner-ups will receive a signed print copy of An Hour
Unspent
14. Non-compliance or return of prize notification as
undeliverable, may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate
winner.
15. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries
received.
16. All entries become the property of Roseanna M. White and may
be used or reproduced in any manner and for any purpose by Roseanna M. White
without additional consent or compensation, and will not be acknowledged or
returned.
17. By participating, Contest entrants: (1) represent that they
have complied with these Official Contest Rules; (2) have received parental
consent if under the age of 18 and grant Roseanna M. White the right to use his
or her name, and state, (3) release Roseanna M. White from all liability in
connection with this Contest, and (4) agree to execute an affidavit of
eligibility/prize acceptance form and publicity release if requested to do so,
all without further compensation.
18. Roseanna M. White and staff are not responsible for lost, late
or misdirected entries, or incomplete/incorrect entries.
19. Roseanna M. White reserves the right to disqualify anyone who
attempts to tamper or otherwise interfere with the proper functioning of the
promotion.
20. Void where prohibited.
An Hour Unspent is HERE! Giveaways & More!

An Hour Unspent is HERE! Giveaways & More!

It’s HERE! It’s HERE! It’s HERE!

Barclay and Evelina are “officially” out in the wide world. And I have so many goodies for you today! Pour yourself a cup of steaming tea, get comfy, and let’s CELEBRATE!

About the Book

An Hour Unspent

Shadows Over England Book 3


With Danger Creeping Ever Closer,

Do Their Dreams Still Matter?
Once London’s top thief, Barclay Pearce has turned his back on his life of crime and now uses his skills for a nation at war. But not until he rescues a clockmaker’s daughter from a mugging does he begin to wonder what his future might hold.
Evelina Manning has constantly fought for independence but she certainly never meant for it to inspire her fiancé to end the engagement and enlist in the army. When the intriguing man who saved her returns to the Manning residence to study clockwork repair with her father, she can’t help being interested. But she soon learns that nothing with Barclay Pearce is as simple as it seems.
As 1915 England plunges ever deeper into war, the work of an ingenious clockmaker may give England an unbeatable military edge—and Germany realizes it as well. Evelina’s father soon finds his whole family in danger—and it may just take a reformed thief to steal the time they need to escape it.


Book Sale

The first two books in the series are on sale right now in my store! Signed print copies!



An Hour Unspent Companion Guide
This was so much fun to put together. I love that I can give you a peek into the history of this story. You can download this PDF for FREE in my store. Use for book club discussions or for your own personal use. You will explore the design of wristwatches, Big Ben, and blackouts during WWI. 
Printable Quotes

I have created three different printable graphics for you! Use to decorate your reading nook, office, living room, or give as gifts. These are also available in my store for FREE!

      

Giveaways
Yes, plural. Because you know how much I love my international readers. Please read the details for each giveaway. Enter via the Rafflecopter links below.
Open to all US Mailing Addresses. Giveaway is open 9/4/18 – 9/10/18 11:59pm EDT.
Void where prohibited. Please see disclosures and policies for more details.
Prizes Include*:
One (1) framed print of Big Ben clock tower
One (1) clock necklace
Complete Shadows Over England Series in print, signed.
Open to all residents outside the US. Giveaway is open 9/4/18 – 9/10/18 11:59pm EDT.
Void where prohibited. Please see disclosures and policies for more details.
Prizes Include*:
One (1) Trio of Teas set from Ahmad Tea London
One (1) eBook copy of An Hour Unspent
*Prizes subject to change due to availability. If the pictured prize is no longer available, a similar product will be chosen in its place.

Coming Soon!!!
You won’t want to miss it!

Well, I think that’s all the excitement I have for you today. I hope you enjoy reading An Hour Unspent. Remember to leave your reviews on retail sites and share with your friends and book clubs!


Secrets of Wayfarers Inn – A Guidepost Series

Secrets of Wayfarers Inn – A Guidepost Series


If you follow me on social media, you may have seen comments about a series of books that I am working on with Guidepost. This has been a fun and exciting opportunity for me, and I wanted to share a little more about these books with you. Secrets of Wayfarers Inn is a series published by Guidepost (and therefore ONLY available from them directly) and consists of myself and nine other authors. The first 2 books in the series are now available and MY first book in the series will be releasing in September. You can find purchase info HERE.

About Secrets of Wayfarers Inn

On the banks of the Ohio River, in the historic town of Marietta, Ohio, a trio of good friends stumbles across an empty historic waterfront stone building while house hunting. Next to a Realtor’s “For Sale” sign, an aging bronze plaque on the doorpost marks the building as once being a pre-Civil-War stop on the Underground Railroad. The four-story building, originally built as a hotel, was most recently used as a warehouse for goods arriving via river barges, but it has sat empty for the past decade. On a whim, LuAnn Sherrill, Tess Wallace, and Janice Eastman start to think of what a beautiful bed-and-breakfast this could be. When all is said and done, these three friends are the proud co-owners of the neglected but elegant structure, which they plan to renovate and open as a café and B&B known as Wayfarers Inn. While remodeling, they come across hidden passages, filled with secrets and surprises of all sorts, which set them on a course to solving mysteries.
As the trio of friends are drawn further and further into the mysteries of the inn and the town of Marietta, with its intriguing antebellum heritage, each one finds her own personal faith enriched—in both God and humankind.

Treat yourself to Guideposts’ newest Christian Mystery series, Secrets of Wayfarers Inn, where pre-Civil War mysteries abound in these cozy fiction books about faith and friendship.

Contemporary:

When retired school teachers LuAnn Sherrill, Tessa Wallace, and Janice Eastman, decide to buy an inn built in 1851 and turn it into a café and bed and breakfast, someone is not happy. Strange things begin to happen in the building—handprints on a dusty mirror, a missing wallet—and who owns the gold earring? Realtor Bradley Grimes is helping them unravel the mystery when he finds one of his own. In a ledger from the 1800s he finds the name of his great-great-grandfather, Howard Bickerton, the man he’d always thought of as a hero in the Underground Railroad. But was he?

Historical:
Prudence Willard, a farmer’s wife and conductor on the Underground Railroad, faces danger on a regular basis, but nothing is quite as frightening as witnessing what happened to Howard Bickerton—and keeping the knowledge to herself. Should she report Bickerton’s death and the man who assumed his identity, or remain quiet for the sake of the Cause?

Series Authors: 

Enjoy each book in this series written by some of your favorite authors: Becky Melby, Kathleen Y’Barbo, Tracey Bateman, Roseanna White, Ellen Kennedy, Beth Adams, Virginia (Ginny) Smith, Kim Vogel Sawyer, Janice Hanna Thompson, and Ocieanna Fleiss.


Updated Privacy Policy and Disclosures

Updated Privacy Policy and Disclosures

Hello Reader Friends!
I just wanted to write a little note to update you all on the Privacy Policy and Disclosures for this website. You can find the policy HERE. For future reference, this page is located at the bottom of the blog page (just scroll all the way down). If you have ANY questions regarding this information, I would be more than happy to chat with you. 
Please know that I take your privacy rights very seriously. I never share information with anyone without prior consent. And if at any time, you wish to remove your information from the list, all you have to do is unsubscribe. 
May you be blessed,
Gone Writing

Gone Writing

It’s that time of year again! I’m currently heading to the Annapolis, Maryland area, where I’ll pick up my best friend/critique partner from the airport and we’ll drive to a cute little house we rented for the next few days.

There will be brainstorming. There will be laughter. And there will be WRITING!

My goal on this retreat is to finish up The Number of Love. I’m sure I’ll be posting updates and word counts for the day on my Facebook page, so you can say a few prayers and cheer me on there, LOL. But I’ll be taking off my blogging duties for the next few days so that I can focus totally on Margot and her world. ?

I’ll see you back here on Thursday, May 10, when I’ll do a post-retreat post!

Announcement from WhiteFire!

Announcement from WhiteFire!

I know, this isn’t strictly related to my writing…but it’s what’s been taking up most of my “spare” (ahem) time in the last few weeks, so I wanted to share, just in case you haven’t seen it announced on Facebook.
WhiteFire Publishing is excited to announce that it’s acquiring Ashberry Lane and will be maintaining it as an imprint! We’re super thrilled to be growing our house, to be able to give a home to some fabulous authors whose line was otherwise closing, and to be given a chance to work with them in the future. Official press release below!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cumberland, MD (16 April 2018) – WhiteFire Publishing today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ashberry Lane Publishing. The acquisition, which is expected to close by June 2018, is subject to customary closing conditions.
WhiteFire Publishing is a leading small Christian publisher specializing in competitively priced e-books and print editions for authors such as Melody Carlson, Roseanna M. White, Dina Sleiman, and the late Golden Keyes Parsons. Since their founding in 2005, they’ve grown to a list of over 75 titles by over 25 authors, many of which have won various industry awards. With books across multiple genres and a young reader line to launch this summer, WhiteFire’s line embodies their motto of “Where Spirit Meets the Page.”
Founded in 2013, Ashberry Lane brings a list of critically acclaimed authors writing in a variety of inspirational genres, their award-winning titles including historical romance, contemporary fiction, and a strong middle grade line. Authors like RT Seal of Excellence recipient Camille Eide and the Christy Award-winning Christina Berry Tarabochia add distinction to a list of 12 authors and 24 titles. Ashberry Lane has worked diligently over the past five years to publish “Heartfelt Tales of Faith.”
The two companies have always shared a goal and dream, to provide Christian authors with a quality publishing house and a family atmosphere. Their respective lines are complementary, and after Ashberry Lane announced its impending closing, WhiteFire executives took immediate action to offer AL’s authors and titles a home under the WFP banner.
“It’s with much Joy and gratefulness that I shared the news with my authors,” says Ashberry Lane publisher, Christina Tarabochia. “I know WhiteFire can be trusted with the Ashberry Lane name and that they have the same heart for books that we do. We pray this melding will prove to be a beautiful blessing for our authors as well as for the WhiteFire team.”
All management and acquisitions for the Ashberry Lane line will be assumed by WhiteFire’s staff. It will be maintained as a separate imprint under the WhiteFire Publishing line.