Fairer Than Morning | Rosslyn Elliott | Author Interview & GiveAway

Rosslyn Elliott

author of Fairer Than Morning

The delightful Rosslyn Elliott, author of Fairer Than Morning, generously agreed to participate in an author interview here on Little Bit Of Wonderful, and is sponsoring a giveaway of her lovely book! I enjoyed getting to know her better imensely, and I know you will too. Be sure to read all the way to the bottom for a chance to win your own copy of Fairer Than Morning! If you missed yesterday's post, you can find my review of her book here, as well as information about the huge book release party going on all over the web, and the amazing giveaway she's sponsoring to celebrate the release of Fairer Than Morning.


Join me after the jump for my interview with Rosslyn Elliot, and a chance to win your own copy of her lovely book, Fairer Than Morning...

30 Day Challenge | Husband Encouragement Challenge For Wives | Day 2

30 Day Challenge

Husband Encouragement Challenge For Wives

Day 1

{ Devotional }

"...through love serve one another." Gal. 5:13b 

How did you do yesterday with your first day of blessing and encouraging your husband? Was it easy? Was it hard to hold your tongue when you wanted to say something negative? We hope you're off to a good start. (If you blew it, don't give up - start again today!) There are so many practical things you can praise, if you look for them. 

Today, find some way that your husband is serving you or your family. Does he help around the house? Take care of the car? Fix things that are broken? If your budget allows, give him a new, small tool with a big bow attached. But make sure he doesn't think it's part of a "Honey Do" list! 

Maybe your husband's not a handyman, but does he run errands for you? Let you go first? Take care of you when you are sick? Help you make decisions? Praise him for his willingness to serve others. Let him know that you see his unique service as a great strength. 

Join me after the jump for my thoughts on today's devotional...

30 Day Challenge | Husband Encouragement Challenge For Wives | Day 1

30 Day Challenge

Husband Encouragement Challenge For Wives

Day 1

{ Devotional }

"The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does 

him good and not evil all the days of her life." Prov. 31:11-12   

To refresh your memory...here's the 30-Day Encouragement Challenge...for the next 30 days:  

* You can't say anything negative about your husband ...to your husband...or to anyone else, about your husband.  

* Say something that you admire or appreciate about your husband...to your husband...and to someone else, about your husband!  

To help you get started, have you ever thanked your husband for "choosing you" above all other women? He found you attractive as a person, and appreciated you. Though many circumstances in your marriage may have changed, let your husband know that you are glad God led you together, and that you want to be a blessing to him for the rest of your marriage. Let him know that he can trust you to be in his corner. 

One of the best opportunities to express your gratitude is first thing in the morning. How do you greet your husband each morning? Is he confident in your love? Give him a "wake up call" that he'll never forget-a big "I love you" and an "I'm so glad I'm your wife!"

Join me after the jump for my thoughts on today's devotional...

30 Day Challenge | Husband Encouragement Challenge For Wives

The other day, I received a Facebook invitation to an interesting challenge for the month of September. The original Facebooker who set up the event gave this message...

For the month of September I am asking all you wives to join me in a 30 day husband encouragement challenge. 

I did this challenge in March 2011 and it changed both my marriage and my life. And I want to welcome anyone and everyone to join me in making our marriages stronger and ultimately making us stronger as wives. What I noticed most through this challenge was how much it changed me. 

If you decide to accept this challenge, I hope that you will give yourself some grace when you have a hard day or when you feel like you've failed. Those days will come, but keep at it, let God move in you and through you. 

I'm excited to do this challenge with you. If you feel lead, from time to time, post some of your experiences. I will be sharing mine as well. We are all from different walks of life, some married for a few years, some for many years. How this affects us can be so different and hearing your stories can be inspirational. 

God's blessings to you as you take up this challenge.

Join me after the jump for the rules and my challenge to you today...

Fairer Than Morning | Rosslyn Elliott | Book Tour & Review

Fairer Than Morning

by Rosslyn Elliot

{ ABOUT THIS BOOK }

Ann dreams of a marriage proposal from her poetic suitor, Eli-until Will Hanby shows her that nobility is more than fine words. 

Ann travels to Pittsburgh, accompanying her father on business. There she meets Will Hanby, a saddle-maker’s apprentice. Will has spent years eking out an existence under a cruel master and his spirit is nearly broken. But Ann’s compassion lights a long-dark part of his soul. Through his encounters with Ann’s father, a master saddler, Will discovers new hope and courage in the midst of tremendous adversity.

When the Millers must return to Ohio and their ministry there, Will resolves to find them, at any cost. If Will can make it back to Ann, will she be waiting?

Read an excerpt here: http://www.rosslynelliott.com/books.php

Join me after the jump for my thoughts on this book, and info about the great giveaway the author is doing to celebrate the release of Fairer Than Morning!

Author Interview | Karen Witemeyer | Part 3

Welcome to Part 3 of my interview with Karen Witemeyer, fabulous author of To Win Her Heart! If you missed Part 1 or Part 2, check them out here and here. Looking for my book review? Check it out here, and don't forget to enter my giveaway of this lovely book! Join me after the jump for the conclusion of this delightful interview...

Author Interview | Karen Witemeyer | Part 2

If you missed Part 1 of this three part interview with Karen Witemeyer, the brilliant author of To Win Her Heart, check it out here. This second part of our interview focuses on her other books, and let me tell you, I am excited to get my hands on them as soon as possible! And don't forget to enter my giveaway! Join me after the jump...

Author Interview | Karen Witemeyer | Part 1

Karen Witemeyer is the incredibly gifted author of To Win Her Heart, an historical romance set in the old west. You can read my review of this amazing book here, and don't forget to enter the giveaway to win your very own copy of To Win Her Heart while you're there! Karen has graciously agreed to do a three part interview with me for Little Bit Of Wonderful, and I know you are going to enjoy what she has to say as much as I did! Join me after the jump for Part 1 of this special three part series...

To Win Her Heart | Karen Witemeyer | Book Review & Giveaway

This giveaway is now closed.

The winner will be announced Monday, 8/29/2011. 

Thanks a bunch!!

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To Win Her Heart

by

Karen Witemeyer

BethanyHouse

347 pages

I am very excited to share with you not only my review of this exciting new book, but announce that the beautiful and talented author ~ Karen Witemeyer ~ has agreed to a series of interviews and to give away a copy of To Win Her Heart to one lucky reader of Little Bit Of Wonderful! Make sure you read all the way to the bottom for details...


{ ABOUT THE BOOK }

After completing his sentence for the unintentional crime that derailed his youthful plans for fame and fortune, Levi Grant looks to start over in the town of Spencer, Texas. Spencer needs a blacksmith, a trade Levi learned at his father's knee, and he needs a place where no one knows his past.

Eden Spencer has sworn off men, choosing instead to devote her time to the lending library she runs in the town her father founded. When a mountain-sized stranger walks through her door and asks to borrow a book, she's reluctant to trust him. Yet as the mysteries of the town's new blacksmith unfold, Eden discovers hidden depths in him that tempt her heart.

Eden believes she's finally found a man of honor and integrity. But when the truth about Levi's past comes to light, can this tarnished hero find a way to win back the librarian's affection?

~ From the back cover of To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer.

To Win Her Heart | Karen Witemeyer | Check Out My Review!



If you have a soft spot for romantic historical fiction, To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer is an absolute must-read ~ and it will inpspire you, too! Set in the Texas town of Spencer at the turn of the last century, this is a story of love, forgiveness, and redemption. Karen Witemeyer is a master of her craft, and this book is an amazing example of her work! And if you haven't already discovered my literary blog, be sure to check it out while you're there! After all, it's Just Another Day In Paragraphs...