tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139776213548086742024-03-13T09:19:20.669-07:00Net's NotesA place for this beach and water lover to share her thoughts on life and loving God.Annette M. Irbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248109874234508410noreply@blogger.comBlogger363125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313977621354808674.post-85054772999318422352021-07-17T11:42:00.000-07:002021-07-17T11:42:20.569-07:00New Ebook Set: Finding Love In... Romantic Collection<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3r1N5zX" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTy_2ub8gkO4ugZrW3aeZxeTXKrk4O6FBY3rQoMuhUStBCub1tHjrXbuwSvePw5UoPRndjaYJ1i0hpi_YcXVbZsGeSFgmesB99-BAYkKoHJC4hlom8ukz63NDS1ZZWhEqZT7fG1KkGl1jL/s320/FLI+boxed+set+-+%25231.png" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3r1N5zX" target="_blank">Finding Love In...Romantic Collection</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Look what my publisher put together! Four full-length novels in one. This ebook set includes my Selah Award winning novel, <b><i>Finding Love on Bainbridge Island, Washington</i></b>! If you're on Kindle Unlimited, the set is free to read. If not, the purchase price is only $0.99. </p><p><b>Finding Love In ... Romantic Collection</b> includes these four full-length novels:</p><p><b><i>Finding Love in Sun Valley, Idaho</i> by Angela Ruth Strong</b></p><p>Actress Emily Van Arsdale has returned to her Idaho hometown - with an entire film crew in tow! With its stunning scenery and reputation for hosting celebrities, Sun Valley is the perfect setting for Emily’s newest romantic comedy. </p><p>Tracen Lake is happy to work as a stunt consultant for the movie but not as thrilled to deal with a bunch of high-maintenance Hollywood types. But Tracen is surprised to discover in Emily a down-to-earth Idaho girl who does all her own stunts and loves the outdoors. As filming wraps up and Emily heads off to her next gig, will she be able to leave Sun Valley—and Tracen—behind?</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Finding Love in Last Chance, California</i> by Miralee Ferrell</b></p><p><i>It's 1877 and Alexia Travers is alone in the world. Her father has died unexpectedly, leaving her burdened with a heavily mortgaged horse ranch. Marrying one of the town’s all-too-willing bachelors would offer an easy solution, but Alex has no interest in marriage.</i></p><p><i>Instead, she dons men’s clothing and rides the range, determined to make the ranch a success on her own. Help arrives when Justin Phillips, an acquaintance of her father’s, comes to Last Chance with his young son. Justin's and Alex’s combined effort to save the ranch quickly turns into a fierce competition between cowboy and tomboy.</i></p><p><i>But when disaster threatens Travers' Ranch, they must work together to save someone they both love. Can these two independent people learn to depend on God —and on each other?</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Finding Love on Bainbridge Island, Washington</i> by Annette M. Irby</b></p><p>Selah Award winner 2019!</p><p><i><b>Neither of them is ready for a relationship, but love may not give them an out. </b></i></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0G0ArzU8fJJwhg-gGx9bAtO5LJmhz21WaNFmJl-Ld0R81ny9_uMgL-I1wfMNOxTStw93AbXNu4o1558yqYykcu5_lQ99zI9GDjs2RNkq5vNOwehQCNxbvhJ7mHAuEmw4C-BXYKHtlrw3_/s500/Selahs_Seal_WINNER_2019.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0G0ArzU8fJJwhg-gGx9bAtO5LJmhz21WaNFmJl-Ld0R81ny9_uMgL-I1wfMNOxTStw93AbXNu4o1558yqYykcu5_lQ99zI9GDjs2RNkq5vNOwehQCNxbvhJ7mHAuEmw4C-BXYKHtlrw3_/w200-h200/Selahs_Seal_WINNER_2019.png" width="200" /></a></i></div><i>Jenna-Shea Brown considers herself a broken therapist. Years ago, she witnessed something that<br /> caused PTSD. She can’t let her boss or her patients know about her battle. Who would want to trust her to help them, when she can’t help herself? She’s finally able to find a fresh start in her family’s beach cabin, but the renovations aren’t complete. Her parents have hired her ex-boyfriend to finalize them, but his negligence led to her being in the wrong place at the wrong time all those years ago. </i><p></p><p><i>Liam Barrett is trying to prove he’s nothing like his deadbeat dad. He’s working hard, yet still failing. Adrenaline and adventure offer him a diversion, but maybe he can’t escape his genes. He’d like to make things right with Shea, but he’s unsure if she’ll forgive him. Meanwhile, he’s challenged to forgive his father. He’s also worried about Shea and all these episodes she won’t explain. Now that they’re back in close proximity, he’s falling for her again. But can anything heal the past? </i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Finding Love in Tombstone</i>, Arizona by Miralee Ferrell</b></p><p><i>Love and second chances aren’t easy to come by in a town named Tombstone.</i></p><p><i>When Christy Grey receives an urgent summons to Tombstone, Arizona, she reluctantly leaves her new life in California. The trip goes from bad to worse when four masked men hold up Christy’s stage. She finally arrives in Tombstone to find her mother ill and her brother trapped in a life of gambling. Desperate for money to support her family, will Christy bow to pressure from the local saloon owners and return to the life she thought she’d given up for good?</i></p><p><i>Nevada King has problems of his own. He’s been dodging bullets for years and wants nothing more than to settle down and get married. But he’s on the run from outlaws bent on revenge, and the one woman who captures his interest recognizes him from the stagecoach holdup. Will Christy turn Nevada in to the authorities, or will the outlaws on his trail catch him first?</i></p>Annette M. Irbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248109874234508410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313977621354808674.post-79781200701874809412020-05-19T13:48:00.046-07:002021-04-18T14:02:18.053-07:00Cascade Award Finalist for my Whidbey Island Novel!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLWFTnknA7Pp63lIkr-nBnKded4_yGLQQo-cPtGoHD8njCR4UlGU0qwp9G6Xt7-x1SjLiXcfhYV-sXE1SmS9YZkTA_uGTuA0ICrHjpE3x_XY-LXZHEvx0VjgGwBa-j4rVftey3q9lkmOW/s640/firewords+Cascade+Award+finaling.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLWFTnknA7Pp63lIkr-nBnKded4_yGLQQo-cPtGoHD8njCR4UlGU0qwp9G6Xt7-x1SjLiXcfhYV-sXE1SmS9YZkTA_uGTuA0ICrHjpE3x_XY-LXZHEvx0VjgGwBa-j4rVftey3q9lkmOW/s320/firewords+Cascade+Award+finaling.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is very exciting! My Whidbey Island novel just finaled in the 2020 Cascade Award contest! Congratulations to all the finalists. Thank you to Oregon Christian Writers for all the hard work of running this contest. Here's a <a href="https://oregonchristianwriters.org/cascade-award-finalists-for-2020/" target="_blank">link</a> with the list! </p><div>I'm especially thrilled because my Bainbridge Island novel won the Selah Award in 2019. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's more information about <i>Finding Love on Whidbey Island, Washington. </i></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2FSIds4" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifP50ULUfn2_M1aU-fHPUyRpSedA6gDllBYJEoDRrN2xONsXGPI_SDyQyJRiszFkBWWA5rGI7kwQNQRHH9IuTmQYPnLI2nvUWOyrCwx_0_uKnqNLuR8qKnlbkl8cRQGzX9E8GMFmwJYx0w/s320/Whidbey+3D.jpg" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2FSIds4" target="_blank">Finding Love on Whidbey Island, Washington</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><b>
Could what drove them apart be what draws them back together? </b><br /><br /><i>
Liberty Winfield lives with loss every day. She’d rather leave her history behind her, but when faced with moving back to her hometown, the past becomes unavoidable. She takes a job at the florist shop owned by her ex-boyfriend’s family from a decade ago. Now he’s unavoidable. <br /><br />
Clay Garrison knows the pain of ruing his mistakes. Most of his regrets center around Liberty. If he could undo his poor choices, he would. Liberty is back. He has one more chance to make things right. She doesn’t believe anyone could love her unconditionally, so he sets out to prove her wrong. He must also try to right the biggest wrong of their past, knowing that in doing so, he could lose her forever. <br /><br />
Will addressing the past together help them find love?</i><div><br /></div><div>You can read it free if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited, or it's $3.99 in e-book format, or $12.99 paperback. Enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div>Click over to my <a href="https://annetteirby.com/books/finding-love-on-whidbey-island-washington/" target="_blank">website </a>to read a free preview. <br /><br /></div>Annette M. Irbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248109874234508410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313977621354808674.post-12276921587497362372019-05-23T16:30:00.000-07:002019-10-16T16:30:18.849-07:00Selah Award Winner<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Great news, friends! My book, <i>Finding Love on Bainbridge Island, Washington</i>, won a Selah Award in the contemporary romance category! What an honor and a thrill!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Have you read this book yet? This is the second of the <a href="https://amzn.to/2xpNTGB">Washington Island Romance series</a>, all three of which are out now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's more information on the Bainbridge novel:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>Neither of them is ready for a relationship, but love may not give them an out. <br /><br />Jenna-Shea
Brown considers herself a broken therapist. Years ago, she witnessed
something that caused PTSD. She can’t let her boss or her patients know
about her battle. Who would want to trust her to help them, when she
can’t help herself? She’s finally able to find a fresh start in her
family’s beach cabin, but the renovations aren’t complete. Her parents
have hired her ex-boyfriend to finalize them, but his negligence led to
her being in the wrong place at the wrong time all those years ago. <br /><br />Liam
Barrett is trying to prove he’s nothing like his deadbeat dad. He’s
working hard, yet still failing. Adrenaline and adventure offer him a
diversion, but maybe he can’t escape his genes. He’d like to make things
right with Shea, but he’s unsure if she’ll forgive him. Meanwhile, he’s
challenged to forgive his father. He’s also worried about Shea and all
these episodes she won’t explain. Now that they’re back in close
proximity, he’s falling for her again. But can anything heal the past? </b> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's
what one reviewer said: "Love, love, love this story and the
characters!!! I cheered for them and cried for them. Great story!" ~
Melissa Henderson, reviewer</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This
is a stand-alone novel with themes of forgiveness, father-son
relationships, second chances, and supporting a friend through a tough
time. Because some of the elements may be heavy, I included a quirky
character named Matilda. She's Liam's great-aunt and she has experience
in the theater, so she uses accents and has trained her pet bird to do
the same. Many readers have said she's their favorite character in the
book. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Check out more reviews, along with the print or e-book copy, <a href="https://amzn.to/2GQrBxZ">here</a>. Available at <a href="https://bit.ly/2FvFujs">Barnes and Noble,</a> <a href="https://bit.ly/2WX5Vr2">CBD.com</a>, and <a href="https://amzn.to/2HFbAw4">Amazon</a>. Happy reading!</span>Annette M. Irbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248109874234508410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313977621354808674.post-18572683353879330582019-03-05T16:20:00.002-08:002019-03-05T16:21:27.152-08:00News!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Right now, my <a href="https://amzn.to/2GVeZtm">Friday Harbor</a> novel is free on Kindle! </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For a few days, you can get my Friday Harbor novel, book one, free. (March 3 - 7). Here's what an Amazon reviewer had to say about this novel:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“If you’re looking for an emotionally satisfying, Hallmark movie type of romantic escape you’ll find it in Finding Love in Friday Harbor, Washington.”</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's been an interesting last few days! My Whidbey novel released on March 1. You can still get it on Kindle for a sale price of $2.99. Here's what an early reader had to say about <a href="https://amzn.to/2FSIds4"><i>Finding Love on Whidbey Island, Washington</i></a>: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">"Wow! You took me to the depths and then to the heights! I was so there! There at Whidbey, there in the kitchen (with your characters), there in Roy's home full of love. Great job!"</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On the same day of book three's release, I learned that my<a href="https://amzn.to/2GQrBxZ"><i> Bainbridge Island</i></a> novel was a Selah Contest finalist! That's book two in the same series. Here's what an early reader had to say about this novel: </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I liked this book better than the first, and I thought book one was exceptional."</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you enjoy escaping to the beach, even if only in your imagination, check out this series and take some time to read and relax. Buy all three for around $8.00 for the next few days. If you're on Kindle Unlimited, the series is always free.</span></span><br />
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Annette M. Irbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248109874234508410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313977621354808674.post-65917431665091090222019-02-05T12:47:00.000-08:002019-02-05T12:47:16.815-08:00Finding Love on Whidbey Island, Washington<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Releasing March 1! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is book three in my Washington Island Romance series. The <a href="https://amzn.to/2RtpFjq">pre-order link</a> is live now. Here's the summary:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><b>Could what drove them apart be what draws them back together? <br /><br />Liberty Winfield lives with loss every day. She’d rather leave her history behind her, but when faced with moving back to her hometown, the past becomes unavoidable. She takes a job at the florist shop owned by her ex-boyfriend’s family from a decade ago. Now he’s unavoidable. <br /><br />Clay Garrison knows the pain of ruing his mistakes. Most of his regrets center around Liberty. If he could undo his poor choices, he would. Liberty is back. He has one more chance to make things right. She doesn’t believe anyone could love her unconditionally, so he sets out to prove her wrong. He must also try to right the biggest wrong of their past, knowing that in doing so, he could lose her forever. <br /><br />Will addressing the past together help them find love?</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">These books read as stand-alones, so don't feel you have to read the first two in the series to catch on to what's happening. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here are the other two in the series:</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2GVeZtm">FL in Friday Harbor, Washington</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Book One</b>: <a href="https://amzn.to/2GVeZtm">Finding Love in Friday Harbor, Washington</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Will keeping his promise lead to another broken heart—or help them find love again? <br /><br />Professor Mikaela Rhoades has a plan: she’ll encourage her students’ marine biology research through an exclusive program while helping an old family friend’s whale touring business stay afloat. The challenge is the tour captain is her first love and ex-fiancé. Mikaela longs to help his family in the wake of his father’s death, but she’s keeping secrets. She’ll have to face her past and overcome her concerns about the future to make it through the summer. <br /><br />Captain Hunter Cahill has taken over the family touring business after his father’s death. Unfortunately, he’s drowning in grief and debt. He’s hoping the incoming stodgy professor will help resurrect the failing business, but he’s not prepared when that professor turns out to be Mikaela, his former fiancée. To make matters more difficult, he’d promised his father to pursue her if she ever returned to the island single. The more time they spend together, the easier it is to keep that promise, though she still plans to leave at the end of the season. How much will it cost him to spend the summer romancing Mikaela?</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2GQrBxZ">FL on Bainbridge Island</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Book Two</b>: <a href="https://amzn.to/2GQrBxZ">Finding Love on Bainbridge Island, Washington</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jenna-Shea Brown considers herself a broken therapist. Years ago, she witnessed something that caused PTSD. She can’t let her boss or her patients know about her battle. Who would want to trust her to help them, when she can’t help herself? She’s finally able to find a fresh start in her family’s beach cabin, but the renovations aren’t complete. Her parents have hired her ex-boyfriend to finalize them, but his negligence led to her being in the wrong place at the wrong time all those years ago. <br /><br />Liam Barrett is trying to prove he’s nothing like his deadbeat dad. He’s working hard, yet still failing. Adrenaline and adventure offer him a diversion, but maybe he can’t escape his genes. He’d like to make things right with Shea, but he’s unsure if she’ll forgive him. Meanwhile, he’s challenged to forgive his father. He’s also worried about Shea and all these episodes she won’t explain. Now that they’re back in close proximity, he’s falling for her again. But can anything heal the past? </span></span>Annette M. Irbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248109874234508410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313977621354808674.post-52244186628540914232018-04-30T16:58:00.002-07:002018-05-01T12:10:54.022-07:00My New Release: Finding Love in Bainbridge Island, Washington<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Book Two of my Washington Island Romance Series has just released!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2GQrBxZ">Finding Love on Bainbridge Island, Washington</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I love reading a novel for escape
into a beautiful setting, don't you? After visiting a glorious location, I was
inspired to write a novel set there. <a href="https://amzn.to/2GQrBxZ"><b><i>Finding Love on Bainbridge Island,Washington</i></b></a> is
a contemporary Christian romance set on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound
Washington. This is book two in my <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Washington Island Romance</span></b> series. The novel
stands alone, meaning you don’t have to read book one (<a href="https://amzn.to/2HLedf7"><b><i>Finding Love in Friday Harbor,Washington</i></b></a>) in order to follow what’s happening here. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Let me tell you a bit more about it:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Neither of them is ready for a relationship, but love may
not give them an out. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jenna-Shea Brown considers
herself a broken therapist. Years ago, she witnessed something that caused
PTSD. She can’t let her boss or her patients know about her battle. Who would
want to trust her to help them, when she can’t help herself? She’s finally able
to find a fresh start in her family’s beach cabin, but the renovations aren’t
complete. Her parents have hired her ex-boyfriend to finalize them, but his
negligence led to her being in the wrong place at the wrong time all those
years ago.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;">Liam Barrett is trying to prove
he’s nothing like his deadbeat dad. He’s working hard, yet still failing.
Adrenaline and adventure offer him a diversion, but maybe he can’t escape his
genes. He’d like to make things right with Shea, but he’s unsure if she’ll
forgive him. Meanwhile, he’s challenged to forgive his father. He’s also
worried about Shea and all these episodes she won’t explain. Now that they’re
back in close proximity, he’s falling for her again. But can anything heal the
past? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">If you pre-order the e-book before
midnight, May 1, the book will automatically appear on your Kindle on the
first. The print version is in stock at Amazon now. It’s also available at
BN.com. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Some of my themes in this book are: facing
the past, overcoming PTSD, wrestling with whether to forgive someone who has
hurt you, and a second chance at love. Because the topics might be a little
heavy, I included humor in the zany character of Aunt Matilda. Early readers consistently
mention how much they love this character.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you'll read and enjoy this second
book in my <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Washington Island Romance</span></b>
series. If you get a chance to read the novel, please leave a review on Amazon,
Barnes and Noble, Goodreads, your own blog, etc. You don't have to write a lot,
but any kind review is greatly appreciated! (Please avoid spoilers.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Happy reading, friends!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Amazon e-book version: https://amzn.to/2GQrBxZ </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Amazon print version: https://amzn.to/2HFbAw4 </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Barnes and Noble print version: https://bit.ly/2FvFujs</span></span></div>
Annette M. Irbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248109874234508410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313977621354808674.post-86101470130808959322017-07-30T16:51:00.000-07:002017-07-30T16:51:01.333-07:00Announcing My New Book: Finding Love in Friday Harbor, Washington<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Coming September 1, 2017:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love lounging at the pool or the beach with a summertime read, don't you? I wrote this book out of a hunger, as a reader, for just such an experience. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Friday-Harbor-Washington-Romance-ebook/dp/B07483K51K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501454858&sr=8-1&keywords=finding+love+in+friday+harbor+irby"><i><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Finding Love in Friday Harbor, Washington</span></b></i> </a>is a contemporary Christian romance set at the Salish Sea in Washington State. Here's more information: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /><i><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Will keeping his promise lead to another broken heart—or help them find love again?<br /><br />Professor
Mikaela Rhoades has a plan: she’ll encourage her students’ marine
biology research through an exclusive program while helping an old
family friend’s whale touring business stay afloat. The challenge is the
tour captain is her first love and ex-fiancé. Mikaela longs to help his
family in the wake of his father’s death, but she’s keeping secrets.
She’ll have to face her past and overcome her concerns about the future
to make it through the summer.<br /><br />Captain Hunter Cahill has taken
over the family touring business after his father’s death.
Unfortunately, he’s drowning in grief and accumulated debt. He’s hoping
the incoming stodgy professor will help resurrect the failing business,
but he’s not prepared when that professor turns out to be Mikaela, his
former fiancée. To make matters more difficult, he’d promised his father
to pursue her if she ever returned to the island single. The more time
they spend together, the easier it is to keep that promise, though she
still plans to leave at the end of the season. How much will it cost him
to spend the summer romancing Mikaela?</span></b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Friday-Harbor-Washington-Romance-ebook/dp/B07483K51K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501454858&sr=8-1&keywords=finding+love+in+friday+harbor+irby">pre-order link </a>in this post is for the e-book format. But the print format will have its own link closer to release date. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Some of my themes in this book are: hoping in God, even when it's hard; grieving the loss of a parent; healing from past hurts. My characters are flawed, real, and at times hurting while trying to carry out their commitments. They're also noble and heroic and learning to trust God with their lives. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you'll read and enjoy this first book in my new <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Washington Island Romance</span></b> series. Books two and three will be out in 2018 and 2019. If you enjoy the book, please leave a review on Amazon. You don't have to write a lot, but any kind review is greatly appreciated! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy reading, friends!</span></span>Annette M. Irbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248109874234508410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313977621354808674.post-34068033421297841872017-06-17T15:30:00.000-07:002017-06-17T15:37:43.875-07:00Music Share: Steven Curtis Chapman - Worship and Believe CDI recently read SCC's autobiography* and checked out his CD, <i>Worship and Believe</i>. You can listen on YouTube or Amazon Prime, and buy the tracks to take them with you. Listen to the first track, "We Believe," below.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">* Check out my review of his autobiography, <a href="http://annetteirbyreviews.blogspot.com/2017/06/between-heaven-and-real-world-by-steven.html"><i>Between Heaven and the Real World </i></a>over at Net's Book Notes. </span> Annette M. Irbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248109874234508410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313977621354808674.post-54754868577286453862016-09-02T10:38:00.002-07:002016-09-02T10:38:51.923-07:00Music Share: United Pursuit's Oh How we Love YouYou can stream United Pursuit's latest 6-song EP on their website (just released). These are a beautiful collection, especially Oh How We Love You, featuring Will Reagan. Here's the stream of the entire album:<br />
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Annette M. Irbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248109874234508410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313977621354808674.post-69076023416581862052014-11-20T09:02:00.002-08:002014-11-20T09:02:42.231-08:00Music Share: On Our Side by Lincoln BrewsterRecently, I put together a playlist of songs that have helped encourage me. I've been sharing some of them with you over the last few weeks. Here's another one by Lincoln Brewster. See if this encourages you and remember God's got this.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How often do you sigh? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Recently I realized I was sighing a lot. And God spoke to me and said to pray every time I do. Generally when I sigh, I’m doing one of four things: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1) Reliving an ugly moment in my life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2) Worrying about a future moment in my life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3) Needing a deep breath. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4) Feeling content. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Another question for you: is sighing a sin? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">No, I don’t believe it is. If it were, contented sighs would be ungodly, and that’s ridiculous. (grin) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But I love God’s invitation: pray whenever I sigh. First, that causes me to stop and think about why I did. Was I feeling regret? Worry? Contentment? I could pray about all of these. I could leave the past in the past, extracting the lessons. I could trust God with the future—that upcoming situation that could require what I couldn’t give. I could thank Him for the current blessings that made me feel grateful. What an invitation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Oftentimes we sigh because we’re under a burden. By turning those things over to God, we let Him take the burden—which leads to less stress in our lives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Do you ever pray about something and “leave it with God,” only to fret about it later? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This invitation to pray every time I sigh is a great exercise in praying without ceasing, in releasing my burdens to the Lord, in living out my trust. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How has God graciously helped you lately? </span><br />
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