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Chivalry’s Promise
I’m doing the happy dance over here. It may not be pretty, but it’s happy indeed. I just released my 7th book. I am standing on my head, excited. I reckon, I’m excited for each and every book I publish. I keep saying, I am still in awe at how God has opened this opportunity up for me. And while I’m not the brightest or the best, I can say, — I love my job! I enjoy the conversation I have with readers about the characters they get to know and the pondering of what’s to come.
This book is a standalone story set in the Wild Texas frontier in 1850. Texas has such a rich history that spans many years involving six different flags that flew over our state. I for one, am a proud Texan, and I love Texas history. This book’s setting takes place in East Texas near the muddy waters of the Trinity River. Those of us that live in this area know and respect the river as she gets moody occasionally. The little town we get to know is a fictitious community called Chivalry based on a real East Texas town.
In this story Mattie travels to Texas on the verbal promise to fulfil last requests of a dying friend. When she arrives, her welcome isn’t quite what she expected. She has just one month to accomplish her goal or leave on the stagecoach. The highs and lows prove to test her resolve as an unsolved death intertwines, complicating her goals. There is even a true, Texas treasure legend thrown in there that might encourage you to do some exploring.
I enjoyed this story so much and many readers have voiced an opinion to see it develop into a series. While I’m still pondering over that, I hope you’ll take a chance and read this story. I have it available in paperback or ebook only over at Amazon. I love to hear feedback and read comments. If you purchase the book, kindly leave me a review. Your thoughts will help other readers decide to take a chance on my books.
What’s next? I’ll be diving into a treasure mystery unfolding in Chalet Dreams book 2. Maybe I can have that ready for you in time for the cool fall weather. Where else can you follow me?
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Mattie Reynolds made a promise to a dying Meg Boldrin to fulfill her last wishes, to mend the strained relationship with her son from beyond the grave. She would make the journey of her life by stagecoach over seven hundred miles to the small East Texas town of Chivalry, receiving a cavalier welcome. Her quick, persistent determination fouls her pure intentions to do right by a grieving son. Chess Boldrin, Chivalry’s most eligible bachelor is situated comfortably with everything he needs. When Chess and Mattie meet, the temperatures run high and short. Chess avoids her attempts to gain his attention before succumbing to her innocent charm and fiery retorts. Her timing, combined with unanswered questions surrounding the death of his best friend, creates a summer storm. In the end, resolving the hurt of the past complicates his view of the impending future. Will Mattie deliver on her promise and help Chess understand circumstances fracturing a relationship long before her arrival? This 1850s Texas Western is a whirlwind love story. A clean, wholesome, and inspirational romance seeking to honor God even in the boundaries of fiction. “Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;” (Romans 12:12 KJV)
Blessed Assurance
I’m so excited to announce that the fourth book in the Cultivating Texas Roots Series is HERE! My third book published this year, Blessed Assurance, will be available just in time for Christmas. This book is more like part 2 to Rustling a Heart, where half of the family is away on a cattle drive. Blessed Assurance gives us a peek into the window at what is going on at home. I have brought back some old characters from the first book, Long Journey Home, to catch up with.
These characters have become part of my family and have grown in fiction, just as I have in writing. I hope you’ll take a chance and read this series of books. My books are clean and inspirational with a hint of romance.
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;” ~1Tim.1:7
In 1855, Texas life is well established for our frontier families, yet daily living is far from mundane. Sadie Abner’s husband, brother, and ranch hands left and will be gone for months pushing cattle north to Missouri in RUSTLING A HEART. Bess McDougal comes to stay on the homestead escaping her mother’s matchmaking efforts and to help with children and chores during Sadie’s pregnancy. An unexpected critter attack jeopardizes the family’s physical and mental well-being. The most unlikely hero presents himself armed with the Sword of the Lord and the time to give. Not only will the women face their greatest trial, Manatoa and Samuel find their moment of surrender.
Their helplessness in trial gives birth to a stronger, more profound, actionable faith in God.
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Happy Reading!
Celina
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Chalet Dreams
Advertizing… promotions…yesh, not my strong suit. It’s like you are constantly yelling from the social media roof tops,
“HEY LOOK OVER HERE! I PUBLISHED A NEW BOOK”.
Only it’s true. I did. This is the second book to come from my tiny publishing house this year with promises and intentions of another very soon.
Stevie’s Night Light is not like my western romance series. I wrote this book for the pre-teen- teenage gal in mind. The story is set in Texas 1987 when life was simple and awesome; you know back then your biggest worry was being embarrassed in front of all the school kids. Okay, that still is an issue, but in the summer of ’87, Stevie goes on an adventure back into time even further to 1927. This average girl is put in a position where she if forced to see the opposite side of the coin. I’m just sayin’, between me, you, and this keyboard, I really enjoyed writing this book. So much so I am planning the next book in the series.
I have a faithful group of readers that read for me before you get it. They range in age and situation. And they promised me that gals of all ages will enjoy this book.
Here is the summary from the back of the book,
Junior High in 1987 ends with an epic pizza day that Stevie Brady and nemesis Resin Martin soon wish to forget. At his wit’s end, her father sends Stevie to stay with her Grams for the summer in rural Cinder Veil, Texas. The soon to be freshman finds her entire world lit up as she unexplainably travels 60 years into the past to Alabama. While surviving this new world and working through her own desertion issues related to her Mom, Stevie befriends a widow to uncover her painful secrets. Little does she know that the intriguing light of summer would hold the key to the mystery of Belle Lynavid and to the peace she so desperately needs. This Christian youth fiction is brimming with suspense for the adventurous preteen with a clear positive spiritual message. Let the Chalet mysteries begin!
Mom, it’s sweet and clean, always pointing toward God in our ordinary lives. It has some fun elements with intrigue too.
If you take a chance on me and read this one, would you leave me a review on Amazon where you purchased it… pretty please with a cherry on top! Your review helps other readers decided if they should take a chance on my book. And more readers that chance my book means potatoes in my stock pot and more books to read! HAppY DanCE.
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Blessings,
Celina
Stevie’s Night Light
Guess what?
I have big news to share.
I am getting ready to release a brand new book in a new genre. I mentally planned for this release to come in August 2020, but thanks to Rona, you will have it much sooner.
I had this book idea stuck in my head a few years back and toyed around with the story line a bit. This book was so much fun to write. The eighties were exceptional years for most of us, so why not dive into a fiction based in our childhood days before electronics consumed our lives?
Here’s a teaser….
Junior High in 1987 ends with an epic pizza day that Stevie Brady and nemesis Resin Martin soon wish to forget. At his wit’s end, her father sends Stevie to stay with her Grams for the summer in rural Cinder Veil, Texas. The soon to be freshman finds her entire world lit up as she unexplainably travels 60 years into the past to Alabama. While surviving this new world and working through her own desertion issues related to her Mom, Stevie befriends a widow to uncover her painful secrets. Little does she know that the intriguing light of summer would hold the key to the mystery of Belle Lynavid and to the peace she so desperately needs. This Christian youth fiction is brimming with suspense for the adventurous preteen with a clear positive spiritual message.
Let the Chalet summer mysteries begin…
Yep, this book is a Christian cozy youth fiction mystery with a time travel twist. What more could a teen gal want in a story? Don’t worry, I didn’t forget the guy! I think you’ll be surprised it’s a fun read for all ages.
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Book Club
This week I was invited to hang out with the Prime Timers Buffalo Book Club in Buffalo, TX. I got to share a bit about me and, most importantly, talk about my books! Surprisingly, an author’s writing can take on a personality all of their own kind of like your children. If you want to talk about something, you can always ask me about my kids, grandkids, my state, and my books.
I enjoyed my visit. I chatted with old friends, acquaintances, and made some new friends. They are a quaint membership of readers that enjoy reading! Indeed, a book club is a perfect place for an author to hang out with a pile of readers in a library. It’s kind of like the delightful combination of bacon, cheese, and pretty much anything else.
I was eagerly awaiting the Amazon delivery of my new books to have them available. They finally came a day late.
Writers and readers, a unique bunch of humans who love to appreciate things old & new, bound & digital, and even borrowed or purchased. And when writers and authors are put together—you are likely to have a teensy bit of strong opinions spillover. We did not have that trouble. They were a friendly group who were kind and generous.
Thank you, Buffalo Book Club, for a chance to come and share. May your pages not stick together, nor your coffee stain be dark. I pray you read, read, and read again to write a review with a kind and thoughtful pen.
Blessings,
Celina
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Wait!
This is the post you have been waiting for! I have fantastic news to share and who doesn’t love good news, right?
Rustling a Heart, Book 3 in Cultivating Texas Roots, is now available at Amazon. You have your choice between traditional paperback or the digital ebook. Whichever your preference, I sincerely hope you try it. This book can stand-alone if you only want to read this one or look up the whole series.
I greatly enjoyed writing this book. Meredith has a challenge with her independent ways and the handsome Texas Ranger, who happens to be in the right place at the right time. Saddle up for a trail drive with Ollie and the rest of the cowboys to get Kershy’s cattle to market. Things get a little wild and hairy — read to find out if they make it to Missouri.
I dreamed up these families about four years ago. After being diagnosed with a chronic illness, life for me changed in ways that I could not have imagined. I look back now and count my disease as a blessing of sorts. I realize that sounds silly to you, but it has forced me to slow down, smell the flowers on the roadside, and try my hand at things I never had time to do.
Cultivating Texas Roots is about a couple of fictitious families that settled in present day Centerview and Hopewell communities near to where I call home. Texas was a very different place in 1845. These two families weather life together in ways I hadn’t imagined possible when we began this journey.
Did you notice my cover model? Like book 2, I chose the young lady specific for the cover. She is a dear friend of ours with a lovely personality. She is wearing an original ball gown I named “the Catella.” I made this gown for my elder daughter a few years ago for living history reenactments.
There is a fourth book, Blessed Assurance, I hope to deliver to you by March 2021, and there is a fifth book on the back burner of my mind.
Thank you so much for reading along with me and supporting my books. I appreciate your candor and praise. Drop me a review on Amazon below my books if you can. Reviews are critical and appreciated. You can even follow me on Amazon, check out my Author profile. Follow- Sufficient Grace Novels – on Facebook to stay up on book signings and giveaways! If you want to join my email fan list for additional insights, drop me a line at sufficientgracenovels@gmail.com.
Spring is coming, and you need a cattle drive drama in your life!
Happy Reading!
Celina
Rustling A Heart
Yes! There is a new book to talk about….
Rustling A Heart is the third book in my Cultivating Texas Roots series. It has been another busy year for me with two grand blessings born. I wasn’t sure I could get this project in print. With God’s help and an amazing supportive family, it is nearly here.
Rustling a Heart is available for preorder only at Amazon. The release date is March 10, 2020. I chose this date as the anniversary date of the launch of my very first book, Long Journey Home. It has been a wild ride in three years- hopefully, this is only the beginning. Rustling a Heart was so much fun to write, I hope you enjoy Meredith and the whole family!
Meredith McDougal, a grief-stricken daughter, searches for the approval of her deceased father. On impulse, she joins the cattle drive led by Ollie Hartmann to push her father’s mixed breed of Longhorns to market in Missouri. Her rebellious streak puts her at odds with a handsome Texas Ranger on the journey before a kidnapping changes the course of multiple lives, forcing the past into her future. Courage, faith, and trust meet with God’s grace in her life to cultivate deep roots in this 1850s Texas family.
Can Meredith let go of the past to embrace the future God has for her?
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Purchase–Rustling a Heart–Kindle/EBOOK
FICTION, ROMANCE, INSPIRATIONAL, WESTERN/FRONTIER
Don’t panic! The paperback is coming for my traditional book reading friends! Check back with Amazon… about the same time!
Is there a book 4? There most certainly is…… Blessed Assurance.
It’s MY Birthday!
In celebration of my 40 somethin’ birthday, I want to make my first book, Long Journey Home, available for free! Offer lasts for two days only February 8 & 9, Limited to ebook only @ Amazon.
This book was born during a difficult time in my life after they diagnosed me with chronic illness. I never dreamed I would publish. I have learned so much in three years. God Blessed this venture and with his grace I have given the story a new cover and a fresh look on the inside.
I hope you seize this opportunity and jump on the story book 3, Rustling A Heart, is coming SOON!
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Fall Frolic
I had fun selling and signing books in Jewett, Tx at the Fall Frolic last Saturday! 
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