An Unexpected Hero: A Legacy Falls Romance by Diana Marie DuBois-Cover Reveal

  We're delighted to kick off the Legacy Falls cover reveal tour--a week where we'll feature eight great stories as part of the Legacy Falls charitable anthology project. Each author will donate a portion of their sales to the wounded or returning veteran charities of their choice.

  Legacy Falls project summary: Families from Legacy Falls share a tradition of loss. Lovers have said farewell at the Pleasant Street train station for seventy years. Mothers have welcomed home their sons in the ticker tape return from war and loss. After every war, every battle, Legacy Falls opens its arms and its hearts to the wounded warriors returning home. These are their stories.

  TITLE: An Unexpected Hero: A Legacy Falls Romance AUTHOR: Diana Marie DuBois 

GENRE: Magical Realism/Romance

  SUMMARY: Sergeant Jackson Hamilton Ledet didn’t want to be a burden. Not to Bex, the woman he left behind to serve his country. Not to anyone. But returning home with an injury he fears he’ll never recover from Jackson faces the bitter knowledge that life as he knew it is over. One Dear Jane letter to Bex and the deal is done, knowing he could never let her care for the half man he is now.

But Jackson’s return to his sleepy hometown of Legacy Falls offers more than the peaceful life he wants. It starts with a veterinary clinic, a dog and the woman he thought he could walk away from. Jackson knows life can be cruel but sometimes the unexpected surprises are enough to heal us all.

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  ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

 

Diana Marie DuBois resides in the historical and richly cultured-filled state of Louisiana and just outside of the infamous city of New Orleans. She shares her home with two beautiful Great Danes and four spunky rescued mutts. As a young girl, Diana was an avid reader and could be found in her public library. Now you find her working in her local library, where she reads everything and anything. She has many stories ideas running through her head, with plenty interesting characters.

Letters Written In White by Kathryn Perez-New Release & Review

Title: Letters Written In White 

Author: Kathryn Perez 

Genre: Magical Realism 

Book Blitz: November 30 - December 2 

Release Date: November 30, 2015 

Hosted by: S.B.B. Promotions

I’m dead.

I’m cold and alone and I’m dead. There’s no air in my lungs. My chest is as cold and hollow as a cave on a snow-capped mountain side. My heart no longer beats there. Frigid winds whistle through my ribs and the sadness inside me weeps like my favorite tree.

Days ago, I met with death face to face. The mirror, our meeting place. My two darkened green eyes stared deeply into hers. I tilted my head to the side. She did too.

“It’s time,” I whispered.

“It’s time,” she whispered.

And with that I turned away from her, the woman in the mirror who knew all of my secrets and all of my pain. I walked away from her and yet we’d never been closer than we were in that moment. The inner struggle was over. No more arguing with the woman in the mirror. No more arguing with myself. The choice was made. She was the victor. Or was I?

That was the day Riah Winter died.

Review by Jenny
3.75-4 Heartbreaking Stars
This book is raw, and quite different than anything I've read before. It's real and in your face, without the typical story line many readers have become accustomed to having. It deals with issues that are difficult for many to discuss. Depression affects so many individuals, and I'm happy that Kathryn has tackled this subject. 

Where the story lacked was in its length. It's VERY short, ending at 60% before going to real life letters submitted to, and included by the author. I felt it difficult to fully connect with the characters because the story was so condensed. I wanted more of Riah, more about why she was the way she was, more of her daily struggle, more about her relationship with her husband & kids, more of her thoughts. The author should consider this a compliment, because she penned such a poignant story, I was truly disappointed I didn't have those details I longed for.

Hours after finishing the story, I still have a knot in my stomach. I will recommend this book to others because awareness needs to be raised about the horrors of untreated, undiagnosed, and/or uncontrolled depression. Thanks for writing this story, Kathryn.

 

 

 

Kathryn lives in her small East Texas hometown with her family. She 's a music infused writer and self-proclaimed book junkie. When she isn't listening to music, writing or reading you'll probably find her watching her favorite sport, UFC.

Kathryn is also an anti-bullying advocate and avid supporter of mental-illness and suicide awareness.

         

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