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An Unlikely Proposal + #Giveaway

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It’s here!!!! (cue excited screams)

My first Love Inspired book is out in the bookish world in ebook, print, and Large print. This is such a dream come true as I’ve tried multiple times in the past to write for them and the time and my writing finally worked out to where I got a contract for my novel, An Unlikely Proposal. I’m sharing an excerpt below and giving you a chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card. Happy reading!

Excerpt

“Let’s get married.”

Trinity Davis gaped at her best friend. “Omar, you can’t be serious. I just came over to vent, not for you to suggest some harebrained idea.”

Okay, not completely true. She did want a solution to her problem, but not that. Never that. She still had nightmares of standing in white all alone at the altar. Ever since that humiliating event—one that should have been the happiest day of her life—she’d steered clear of romance.

Besides, marriage wouldn’t give her a new job. Wouldn’t provide the health insurance she so desperately—

Okay, so Omar did solve that dilemma with his absurd suggestion.

“Look, Trinity. Bluebonnet is a small town. What are the odds of you finding another job here? Would you want to move away just to find one?”

She frowned, hating his sound logic.

“You can’t mess around with your health. You need insurance.” His lips turned downward, and his goatee shifted with the movement. “Your insulin has to cost a pretty penny.”

Another strike for logic. “They’re offering me a plan where I’d only have to pay the premiums.” Being a Type 1 diabetic meant going without insulin was not an option. Granted, she’d almost had a heart attack at the price of the insurance.

“And how can you afford that if you have no job?”

It was like Omar could read her mind, which was certainly possible considering they’d been friends for over twenty years. “I don’t know.” She shrugged, trying to keep her emotions at bay. Being laid off had never entered her thoughts as a possibility. “If I want to keep paying rent, something has to give.” She stuffed down a sigh as she mentally calculated her lack of income and growing expenses.

“Exactly.” Omar sat back, giving the porch swing a gentle push. He sipped his sweet tea as if he’d done his job for the day and solved the world’s problems.

About the Book

Their friendship can survive almost anything…

For two best friends,

marriage could be their greatest test yet…

Trinity Davis must not have heard firefighter Omar Young correctly. Did her handsome widowed best friend just suggest they get married? Omar needs a mom for his adorable little girls, and it’ll fix Trinity’s financial woes. But saying “I do” isn’t just business. Especially when the only vow they’re in danger of breaking is their promise to not fall in love…

From Harlequin Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

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Giveaway

One lucky commentator has a chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card. To enter, leave a comment telling me your favorite soda. Comment by February 5th, 2021, 2pm EST. A random winner will be notified by email.

Toni Shiloh (60 Posts)

Toni Shiloh is a wife, mom, and Christian fiction writer. Once she understood the powerful saving grace thanks to the love of Christ, she was moved to honor her Savior. She writes to bring Him glory and to learn more about His goodness. She spends her days hanging out with her husband and their two boys. She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). Find out more on her website at http://tonishiloh.com.


Comments

  1. Congratulations Toni on a dream come true and your new release. Beautiful cover. I enjoy reading Love Inspired books. My favorite soda is Squirt. With its touch of citrus. Second favorite is a Michigan flavor – Vernor’s Ginger Ale. Best wishes from chilly snowy Michigan. Yesterday we received almost a foot of snow.

  2. We call it soft drink here. I rarely drink any, but if I do I will have an Orange Fanta.

  4. I like the sound of the book Congrats on the release. I have several friends here in Australia with type 1 Diabetes and know even having it subsided by the government it does cos and I also know In America costs a lot more than here.

    Favourite soda (soft drink) I try not to drink them much but I guess fanta (orange)

  5. Toni, so happy you got into the Love Inspired market! Congratulations!
    Favourite soft drinks, as we call them in Australia, Lemon Squash and Pasito. (Which has passionfruit flavour)

  6. Congratulations on achieving your dream Toni. So happy for you. Sounds like a great book. Favourite is riberry, a native Australian spicy berry, it makes a wonderful soda.

  8. Congratulations! The book sounds wonderful.
    I am definitely a Coca Cola girl, but I also love cream soda.

  9. First off, Congratulations! That is so exciting to fulfill a dream! And my favorite soda is Dr. Pepper. I don’t drink coffee so I tell my students it’s my one addiction. Okay, there’s chocolate, but…

  12. Congratulations! I love the cover and the excerpt makes me wonder how everything is going to turn out for them. My favorite soda is Cheerwine. It is a southern cherry flavored drink and I was introduced to it in NC.

  15. Congrats, Toni! This landed on my Kindle last night :)

    Coca Cola is testing Stevia Coke in Canada. Definitely my favorite, though we can’t always get it these days. (Hello, covid…)

  17. Congratulations!! The book sounds really good, and I love the cover!! I’d have to say my favorite coke is Sierra Mist. It used to be Mountain Dew. Of course, if they still had Coke in glass bottles, that would be my all time favorite!

  25. Friend, you already know how I feel about this! I’m so proud of your perseverance and hard work, but also excited the world gets to read this wonderful story. Hugs and high fives!!!

  28. Congratulations. This is a sweet cover. And it sounds like an interesting story. Just like a man to come up with a solution to help fix more than one thing at once. I have one of those. They are gems. I dont drink soda anymore. But when I did, I loved Dr. Pepper.

  35. What a lovely cover! I just want to hug those little girls. Doesn’t the Harlequin Art Department do a wonderful job??

    I go back and forth between Coke and Mountain Dew as my favorites, but mostly I drink Diet Dr. Pepper because it’s the only diet soda I can tolerate.

  38. Congratulations Toni, that is Awesome!! Your book sounds like a very good read and I love the book cover it it Beautiful! My favorite soda is A&W root beer. Have a Great week and stay safe.

  40. Congratulations Toni, My favorite pop is of course Pepsi all the way Love the cover of your book Can’t wait to read this one! Blessing’s to You!

  46. Toni, I am so excited to see you as a first time Love Inspired author!! Congrats on that, how very thrilling for you :-)

    An Unlikely Proposal has one of my very favorite troupes…marriage-of-convenience. I see more and more authors delving into it in contemporary fiction and I am just eating it up! I love historical with that theme, so to set it in today’s world would be more challenging I would think. Your book is definitely one I want to read :-) Oh and by the way, Trinity is my 6 year old grand-girls name, so I already love your character!

    I cut soda out years ago to eat more healthy. In the past, my favorites have been Coke, Vanilla Coke, Strawberry Fanta, A&W Cream Soda and Root beer, and Jarritos Pinapple soda (Mexican). Though the latter, I will have every once in a while when my husband and I go to our favorite Mexican restaurant. Oh, and there’s a brewery near where my husband works that makes some of the BEST homemade root beer! He will bring a couple of cans home every once in a while so we can have root beer floats….yummy!

  47. Congratulations! Happy Book Release!

    I love a Coke, the real thing. Once in a while a Cheerwine which is a cherry soda from North Carolina–no alcohol.

  48. Congratulations on the upcoming release!

    I’m not a soda gal, preferring sparkling mineral water or coffee. However, as a child we were treated to A&W root beer floats once or twice a summer. I have fond memories of that. Now, I prefer sparkling mineral water ice cream floats, if temped, instead.

  50. Denise, I tried Cheerwine years ago and really enjoyed it! We have a old time candy/toy shop here in town that also sells old fashioned sodas in glass bottles. I love seeing all the different varieties!

  51. Congratulations on your love-inspired book. Wishing you lots of success. My favourite soft drink is good old Root Beer. Always refreshing and no caffeine.

  54. My favourite pop would be Coca Cola Zero. I like it cause it has no sugar or anything to worry about my weight.

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