~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BLURB:
Reid Haliburton, a skilled gunsmith, wants to control who uses his revolutionary handgun until a vicious pirate decides the gun will be his. The price of refusing is Reid’s life and those of his three young sons. Reid’s only chance to save his sons is to send them away and face the pirate’s wrath alone.
Leena Cullane Adair is stunned to find three lads hiding in her cart, and, although she only met their father a week ago, he holds her heart and her dreams, and she will do whatever it takes to keep him and his sons alive.
BUY LINKS:
Universal link: https://books2read.com/u/4Xroj7
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Keeper-Dreams-Susan-Leigh-Furlong-ebook/dp/B0994NWD7M/
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58575240-keeper-of-my-dreams
Barnes and Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/keeper-of-my-dreams-susan-leigh-furlong/1139825086
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excerpt:
With the gentleness of a great healer, Leena washed away the blood, applied salve, and wrapped both hands with strips of cloth torn from the checkered material she’d bought for the tablecloths for Marta, the cook. When she finished, he held up his red and white covered hands.
“I’m sorry you had to waste the cloth on me,” he said.
“Marta will understand. Do they pain ye much?”
“Nay,” he lied.
“Ye were verra brave when we lowered ye down the cliff.”
He narrowed his eyes. “Only a lunatic without his senses wouldna be afeared. If ye dinna think me afeared, ye must no’ think me much of a man. ’Twas a long way down.”
“Ye didna show it.”
“Fear is an odd thing. When the men were beating me in the shop, I wasna afeared. I kenned I could take it. I just hoped they didna kill me, but when my lads showed up, fear nearly swallowed me. And when I lay in bed until yer brother came, I was sick with fear that they hadna hidden in yer cart. Now that Hendrie and Ramy are safe with ye, I have fear in my soul for Willie.”
“ ’Tis because ye love them. Love and fear tangle up in each other.”
He looked away for a moment, and then turned back. He had to tell her what he felt. If he did, she might forgive him. “And I feared…I feared I ne’er see ye again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR Bio:
Susan Leigh Furlong was born in the middle of a blinding spring snowstorm at the University of Michigan, which forced her mother to walk across campus in the snow to the hospital while in labor. Susan doesn’t remember any of this auspicious beginning, but it always makes for a good story! As a child she moved across the country six times to various big cities before the age of fourteen because of her father’s career in women’s ready-to-wear clothing. At college she met and married her love, and moved to his small hometown in southern Ohio, and you couldn’t get her out of there with a crowbar! She taught first grade and fourth grade and raised her children who did not have to change schools even once. Creating stories started early in life—as is typical of most writers—even before she could actually write. Then came handwritten pages stuffed in her underwear drawer, followed by stories created on a manual typewriter. Her first computer—a Commodore 64—was replaced by a series of computers and laptops, which her husband promised she could never fill up the storage space, but she always did. At age 32 she performed in her first community theater play—Guys and Dolls—where she quickly realized that she wanted to play ALL the parts, which is exactly what a writer does. She writes and/or directs church-related plays and sketches and also performs and sings with a music and drama ministry, LightReaders.
Her love of history led her to write two plays about her now hometown, presented in reader’s theater style by local citizens, followed by two non-fiction books about the local history published by Arcadia Publishing. She loves to do the research even though old books and documents make her cough and sneeze! Susan first discovered romance novels when she won a copy of Velvet Song by Jude Deveraux at the local bookstore. She reads all varieties of books, but historical romance is forever her first choice.
Steadfast Will I Be and By Promise Made were published by The Wild Rose Press in 2019 and 2020 respectively. By Promise Made won the NEST – National Excellence in Story Telling – for Historical Romance for 2021. Her third book – Keeper of My Dreams – a continuation of the Cullane family adventures - will be officially released on September 6, 2021.
CONTACT AND SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
Susanleighfurlongwriter@gmail.com
Twitter - @FurlongLeigh
Facebook – facebook.com/SusanLeighFurlong
Website – www.SusanLFurlong.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GIVEAWAY INFORMATION:
Susan Leigh Furlong will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN GC to a
randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteLynn, Thank you for hosting Keeper of My Dreams. Your support is appreciated!
ReplyDeleteI liked the excerpt. The cover is nice.
ReplyDeleteRita, I hope the excerpt entices you to read the book. The cover is one of my favorites.
DeleteLynn, Thank you again for hosting Keeper of My Dreams on your blog today. I appreciate your support.
ReplyDeleteI love the cover and think the book sounds good.
ReplyDeleteSherry, Leena on the cover captures the feel of the book. Please enjoy reading it!
DeleteI love the cover! It sets the tone for the book.
ReplyDeleteJeanna, The cover was designed by Abigail Owen and she does a fantastic job. Thanks for commenting. I hope you will enjoy reading the book.
ReplyDelete