Winter Tea Party

Welcome 1777 in the Mohawk Valley and our winter Tea Party to celebrate some recent releases! Our location is a little more rustic than usual, but I assure you we have lots of firewood to keep us warm. And lots of refreshments, too! Despite the ever increasing raids by the Iroquois and Tories, harvest was good. 

With winter there has been a pause in the fighting, but rest assured we are always prepared for our Loyalist neighbors and their red-coated friends. 

The location for our party comes from Angela K Couch's debut novel, The Scarlet Coat, the first of her Hearts at War series. She will give away both an autographed print copy and ebook to one of our guests today. 

A Woman Compelled by Christian Charity
Surrounded by the musket fire of the American Revolution, Rachel Garnet prays for her family to be safe.  When the British invade the Mohawk Valley, and her father and brother don’t return from the battle, she goes in pursuit of them. She finds her brother alive but her father has been killed at the hand of the enemy. Amidst the death, how can she ignore a cry for help…? Rachel reluctantly takes in a badly wounded British officer. But how long can her sense of Christian duty repress her hatred for his scarlet coat?

A Man Lost to the Devastation of War
Passages of Scripture and fleeting images of society are all Andrew Wyndham recalls after he awakens to the log walls of his gentle prison. Even his name eludes him. Rachel Garnet insists he is a captain in the British army. He mourns the loss of his memory, but how can he hope to remember war when his “enemy” is capturing his heart?

A Scarlet Uniform Holds the Power to Unite or Divide
Andrew’s injuries are severe, his memory slow to return, and the secret of his existence too perilous to ignore. As Rachel nurses him back to health, his hidden scarlet coat threatens to expose the deeds of her merciful heart, and Andrew is forced to face a harrowing decision—Stay hidden and risk losing the woman he loves or turn himself in and risk losing his life.

Available at:       Barnes & Noble           Indigo/Chapters         Amazon

Angela K Couch is an award-winning author for her short stories, and a semi-finalist in ACFW’s 2015 Genesis Contest with The Scarlet Coat. As a passionate believer in Christ, her faith permeates the stories she tells. Her martial arts training, experience with horses, and appreciation for good romance sneak in there, as well. Angela lives in Alberta, Canada with her “hero” and three munchkins

 Moving farther west... I'm celebrating the Valentine Matchmaker collection from Forget Me Not Publishing. Included is my novella Why Not? which is set in February 1914 at Grand Canyon Village. It might be Arizona, but it's also cold and wintry!

The Valentine Matchmaker Collection includes nine sweet novellas, contemporary and historical, from Authors Mary Alford, Brandi Bobbie, Martha Rodgers, Niki Turner, Jennifer Vander Klipp, Jennifer Collins Johnson, Sherri Stewart and Gail Gaymer Martin. And me, Debra E. Marvin.

Here's the 'scoop' on WHY NOT?

Love Puts These Two On the Edge!

Grand Canyon, 1914

Society girl Amber Wynott’s wintry escape to the Grand Canyon provides a chance to pursue her dream and prove she has what it takes to be a successful architect. It doesn’t take long to realize the incredible scenery can’t hide the simmering anger between ‘railroad money’ and the struggling locals. 

Which side is master builder Stone Morrison on?

Amber has met her match in the handsome, hard-headed man. He’s been directed to keep an eye on her, but when iron meets iron—oh the sparks! As their unlikely old matchmaker tells them, pride goes before a fall, and this is a bad place to fall. Will danger finally knock some sense into the pair?

Like many of you, I'm a history fan and I enjoyed digging into Grand Canyon history, including the 'real heroine' of my tale, famed architect Mary Colter who designed many of the historical treasures known as National Park Architecture as well as hotels and train stations for the Sante Fe Railroad and the Fred Harvey Company.

"BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!"

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And because it's Valentine's Month, and we're romance writers and because Carrie loves pink, I'm giving away a Valentine Table Runner that I created just for this party!  Please note in a comment if you'd like to be in the drawing. 

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