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Welcoming in the New Year #giveaway

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Did everyone have a wonderful Christmas? I sure do hope so. Christmas at my house is always a big deal every year. On Christmas Eve my home is filled to the rim with family and friends, and the noise can be deafening at times, but I LOVE IT!! It’s one of the things I look forward to the most.

But now that’s Christmas is over, and all the decorations are tucked safely away until next year, my mind is on the upcoming New Year. It’s so hard to believe that in four short days we will be entering into 2017.

Where did 2016 go? As I look back over the year, I’m happy about some of the things that I’ve accomplished, and not so much, about the things that I didn’t. I’m not one to make New Year’s resolutions, because  as bad as I hate to admit it, I’ve tried it a few times in the past, and I’ve never kept them. Maybe one reason, is because the ones I have made in the past have been unrealistic or they were just too hard to keep.

However, this year I have made a list of things I’d like to accomplish in 2017, and I’ve pinned it to my refrigerator so I can see it everyday. I’m calling it my ‘goal motivator’. It’s not a long list, but it is of things that are within my reach. One of the things that is at the top of my list is to write and publish book three in The Alabama Brides series :-)

I know that a few of you already have A Marriage of Convenience (book one) & A Marriage Worth Waiting For (book two). But I wanted to start the new year off right and give an ebook copy of both books to one winner.

A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE

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She’s Alabama country, He’s New York City, thrown together by an inheritance they both desperately need. *** In Martin Chapman’s will, his final request is a peculiar one. Upon the day of their marriage, his caregiver Lily Meyers and his grandson Bryce Fowler will become joint beneficiaries of his entire estate, which includes the Chapman Quarter Horse Ranch.

There’s only one problem, Lily and Bryce have never met. For the past three years, Lily and her five-year-old son Joey have lived on the ranch with Martin, never knowing they might inherit anything. Will Lily uproot her son from the only stable home he’s ever known, or will she marry a man she doesn’t know to secure her son’s future?

Bryce’s decision isn’t an easy one either. Will he leave the fast pace and bright city lights of New York City to move to the sleepy little town in Trinity, Alabama, or will the cowboy life and Lily prove challenging enough to chase him back to his comfort zone?

 

A MARRIAGE WORTH WAITING FOR

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Anslee Ryan’s living her dream. Dream life. Dream job. Dream boyfriend. Until the dream comes crashing down around her. With no good options, she decides to move back home to Trinity, Alabama to nurse her broken heart and figure out where to go from here. But in her absence some things have changed drastically including some additions to the town she doesn’t remember from her first time around. Can she navigate this new landscape and keep her heart from being shredded once more?

Wade Haston hasn’t had life any easier. His first love is now married, and the grandmother who raised him no longer recognizes him. Hurting and very much alone, he has decided that love is a one-way street to getting your heart shattered. However, when a beautiful former Trinity resident shows up, his commitment to being a “confirmed bachelor” might be harder to stick to than he thought. Love always sounded so easy, but he’s no longer sure love is even worth it.

Can he convince her, much less himself, to give love a second chance, and if he does, will he just end up where he started?

Here’s a question for all of you, If you wrote down one thing you’d like to accomplish is 2017, what would it be?

Remember, I will be giving away an ebook copy of both books to one winner. Comment by December the 30th for your chance to win :-)

Happy New Year, Everyone!!!

Carol here! Debra messaged me on Monday to let me know she’s unexpectedly out of town. She was asked to help take supplies to the Gatlinburg area to help those dealing with the aftermath of the fires there. She’ll be in and out as she can, but it may be later this week before she’s able to respond to comments. Please keep her, those helping, and all of the ones affected by the fires in your prayers.

Debra Lynn Collins (13 Posts)

Debra Lynn Collins is an Amazon No# 1 bestselling author. She was born and raised in Georgia, but moved to Gaylesville, Alabama after her 1981 marriage. She considers herself a Georgiabamian. God has blessed Debra with four children and seven grandchildren. Through the years, she has tried her hand at many, many crafts. Everything from quilting, candle making, woodworking, cake decorating, scrapbooking, and the list goes on and on. She is now living her own happily-ever-after ending with her biggest fan and husband, Steve, while writing contemporary Christian romances. Debra is a graduate from The Long Ridge Writers Group and an active member of ACFW (American Christina Fiction Writers)


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Comments

  1. I hope to finish my certification as a biblical counselor in 2017! I want to show fellow beggars where I found bread!

  2. I really enjoyed both A Marriage of Convenience and A Marriage Worth Waiting For. I’m looking forward to read book three in the series. I’m kind of hoping Greg, Kyle and Trevor get their own stories too.
    As for 2017, I hope I’ll be a good mom (our first child is due in February and all our efforts and dreams for the year surround him).. probably also means I’ll be more absent from posting comments in this blog, but I’ll certainly not stop reading the books in my TBR pile.

      • Thanks, Valerie. I wish her all the best! I’m looking forward to the baby arrival (in due time, of course) and I’m guessing so does she.

  5. My goal is to find better ways to meet my work obligations so that I can spend more quality time with my children. The essence of the goal is better time management with an emphasis on schedule but not to the point of being rigid. I want to find more time to read as I so love all the wonderful stories that are shared here. Happy New Year everyone!

  6. My 1st New Year’s Commitment, has to do wit my time. I commit to putting Jesus 1st. I have chronic depression, & it’s too easy to not put the effort into my relationship with Jesus, ’cause I don’t feel like it. But I need Jesus so badly each day, & I my day always goes better when I do commune with Him. So, Jesus 1st is my commitment!

  8. I would like to be more available for God to use, and less busy with what I “have” to do.

  9. My goal this year is to declutter. It is amazing how much junk you collect without realizing. Happy New Year!

  12. Well, the first thing I thought of is to finish scanning all of my dad’s slides that we want to keep!

  14. Praying for God’s will as to our new home and neighborhood in bowling green, kentucky. The Lord has had us in our current townhouse in northern Virginia for 30 years. A big change for us! New mission field!

  15. I want to take more time to spend with my family as I work alot so don’t see them as much as I’d like.

  16. I need to learn how to read faster. I have so many books I want to read. I’d also like to spend more time with my grandchildren.

  17. You’re not kidding, Debra…2016 went by in a flash. I have no doubt you’ll accomplish your goals in 2017. As for mine, I’m still muddling through my list. Happy New Year to you and your family!

  19. Such a hard question to answer! I don’t make resolutions or goals for the year either, so it’s really hard to know what I want to accomplish.

    Maybe be more gracious & merciful to others and not so critical (especially in my thoughts!). Instead of thinking negatively towards someone, I could be praying for that person. I’m getting better at it, but I know that I could improve on it :-)

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