Who doesn't like a good mystery? I'm sure there are a few, but most people do like mysteries. What about a mystery within a mystery. Faith Blum's new novella is just that. First there's the mystery of who tried to dupe five mail order brides. Then Adelaide finds out someone is claiming she's a runaway bride. What happens to her? Find out in Blessed Assurance.
About the Book
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
Adelaide lost her parents a year
before and now a rich man in town is making unwanted advances toward her.
Desperate, she writes to two men and quickly accepts the one from Cheyenne,
Wyoming. On the final leg of her journey, in a stagecoach with four other mail
order brides, her suspicions are confirmed. Will she ever find a man she can
truly trust?
About the Author
Faith Blum
started writing at an early age. She started even before she could read! She
even thought she
When she isn’t writing, Faith enjoys doing many
right-brained activities such as reading, crafting, playing piano, and playing
games with her family. One of her dreams is to visit Castle City, Montana,
someday to see the ghost town she chose for her characters to live in. She
currently lives on a hobby farm with her family in Wisconsin.
There are many ways to connect with Faith online.
All of them can be found in one convenient place: http://FaithBlum.com. On her website you can find links to her various
social media sites and both of her blogs as well as learn about any events she
has coming up.
Excerpt
Mr. Reese looked him over. “I’ll
be right back.”
Mr. Harris and Mr. Connor looked
at each other. He was gone for two minutes before he came back with a piece of
paper in his hand.
After Mr. Reese settled into his
chair, he spoke, “Do you mind answering a few questions, Bradley?”
Bradley shrugged. “I guess not.”
“Good. Are you a born-again
Christian?”
Bradley blinked once. “Yes.”
“What do you mean by that phrase?”
Mr. Reese asked.
Bradley shifted in his chair.
Where was he going with this? “It means that I surrendered my life to God so
that I could be born of His Holy Spirit through the death, burial, and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
Mr. Reese smiled slightly. “Thank
you. How far are you willing to go to earn someone’s trust?”
“If I really care for that person,
I’m willing to do whatever is necessary.”
“As a Christian, aren’t you supposed
to care for everyone?”
Bradley took a deep breath and
smiled. “Yes. So I should be willing to do that for everyone, too. Although, I
don’t do it as much as I ought.”
Mr. Reese chuckled. “Who do you
love more than anything else?”
“God.”
“If you were to marry, would that
change?”
“I hope and pray not. If it does,
I pray someone points it out to me.”
Mr. Reese stared at him for a few
minutes. “How old are you?”
Bradley started. “What?”
Mr. Reese raised his eyebrows. “Do
you have a problem with the question?”
Bradley cleared his throat. “I
just wasn’t expecting it. I’m twenty-six.” Out of the corner of his eye, he saw
Adelaide lean against the doorframe.
Mr. Reese leaned forward, resting
his elbows on his knees. “When you enter a courtship, are you willing to court
the young lady for at least six months before you ask her to marry you?
Assuming of course that the courtship lasts longer than a month to begin with.”
“What are you doing?” Adelaide
asked.
“Let him answer the question and
then I’ll answer yours.”
Bradley pondered the question.
With closed eyes, he said, “If—and that’s a big if—I were ever to court a
woman, I would take my time. I haven’t ever thought of an exact period of time
since I never planned to marry, let alone court a woman, but if she is most
comfortable with at least six months, I will respect her wishes.”
Giveaway
Faith’s sister, Naomi, graciously hand painted two beautiful
bookmarks for this giveaway. There will be one lucky winner. The bookmarks are
made with Adelaide in mind. Aren’t they gorgeous?
Tour Schedule
August 26
BookishOrchestrations-Tour Introduction
Letters from
Annie Douglas Lima-Excerpt
With a
Joyful Noise-Excerpt
Rebekah Lyn Books-Excerpt
August 27
Blue-Brown Books-Author
Interview
August 29
Singing Librarian
Books-Excerpt
God's
Peculiar Treasure Rae-Excerpt
August 30
Ramblings
of a Young Author-Review
August 31
Jaye L. Knight-Excerpt
Rachel Rossano's
Words-Excerpt
September 1
The
Abrahamic Adventures-Excerpt
Writings,
Ramblings, and Reflections-Character Interview (Adelaide)
September 2
Bookish
Orchestrations-Tour Conclusion and Winner
Thank you for being part of my tour!
ReplyDeleteNot that I think I'm all that great, but I have had a lot of unwanted advances in my life. I think it has to do more the nature of some men to go after every woman they see than anything alluring about me, though.
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ReplyDeleteMarilyn
@ Faith - I'm happy to do it any time!
ReplyDelete@ Connie, Marilyn - thanks for sharing! :)