Hey, everybody! It's
Throwback Thursday here on
Whispers in Purple!
Please Welcome author June Foster as we
spotlight a book from her backlist ...
A HOME FOR FRITZ
(There's a GIVEAWAY , too! Details below.)
All Brooke Cantrell wants is two weeks to live
Brooke Radcliff's life. But the one person who knows the truth resides in the
room next to hers at Sunlight Peaks Guest Ranch. When Brooke falls in love with
the handsome wrangler who works on the ranch, will her employer's daughter tell
him the truth Brooke hides?
Garrett Bowman has finally found peace under
Wyoming skies at Sunrise Peaks Guest Ranch. Never again will he return to the demanding
corporate life in Seattle, Washington. But will the guests recognize him from
the incriminating newspaper and magazine articles eighteen months ago??
Excerpt from the book:
At the clearing near a forest of
towering Douglas fir, Brooke Cantrell drew in a long breath of Wyoming air and
slowly exhaled. Bushes with red spindly flowers grew in clumps, dotting the
open space where she stood. On the northern horizon, the Big Horn Mountains
ascended high into the sky, more imposing than any Dallas skyscraper.
A howl charged the air.
Dog? Or wolf? She held the next
breath and stood as still as the Indian Paintbrush on the windless day,
listening. Had she imagined it?
Rowff.
Rowff. Yap. Oww.
A swell of pain pummeled her chest.
Only a wounded animal could vocalize such a woeful pitch. What if it was dying?
No. She gripped a strand of hair and yanked.
Driven by childhood memories of
loss, she crept forward, ignoring all caution. Death had won too many rounds in
her life.
Where had the sound come from? The
left, the right, straight ahead? She stopped.
Yow,
yap.
She darted toward the cops of
evergreens. Over another rise in the landscape, a pungent odor, like turpentine
assaulted Brooke's nose. She sidestepped the sagebrush growing close to the
ground as she skulked toward the mournful cries. She skirted the pond, complete
with beavers' dam, then scaled the rising countryside to the forest.
The wail grew more desperate.
What if a dangerous animal waited
within the trees? Brooke's knees locked. She had no self-defense skills. Moose
and savage wolves didn't exactly roam big-city neighborhoods. She should
scramble to safety.
No, what if a wounded pup needed
help? One of the working dogs at Sunlight Peaks Guest Ranch? Yet, no amount of
help could've saved Rowdy all those years ago—her dog Daddy brought home when
Mama died. His furry presence and warm cuddles had seen her through many a
lonely day. Rubbing her eyes didn't erase the stinging.
Now at the tree line, she navigated
around a couple of fir trees, guided by the sound's source then gasped.
A short distance into the forest, a
golden doodle, its paw in an iron trap, writhed and wiggled, then whined and
gawked with pitiful eyes.
"Oh, doggie. I'm so
sorry." What should she do? She angled a desperate glance in the direction
of the ranch, but no one strolled the path. She dared a few cautious steps
nearer the dog. In an instinctive urge to comfort the creature, she reached to
ruffle its fur then jerked her hand away. The dog might not understand and bite
her.
Instead, she lifted her palm in a
stop signal. She had to take action. "Just hang on, little guy. I'll find
someone to help."
Brooke raced toward the clearing,
heart pounding. Not because she dashed in and out of the dense trees but
anguish gripped her insides. A suffering animal would continue in pain until
she found aid.
Link for purchase: https://amzn.to/2KzzWdm
Author Bio:
An award-winning author, June Foster is also a
retired teacher with a BA in Education and a MA in counseling. She is the
mother of two and grandmother of ten. June began writing Christian romance in
2010. She penned her first novel on her Toshiba laptop as she and her husband
traveled the US in their RV. Her adventures provide a rich source of
information for her novels. She brags about visiting a location before it
becomes the setting in her next book.
To date, June has written twenty-two contemporary
romance and romantic suspense novels and novellas. She loves to compose stories
about characters who overcome the circumstances in their lives by the power of
God and His Word. June uses her training in counseling and her Christian
beliefs in creating characters who find freedom to live godly lives. She's
published with Winged Publications. Visit June at www.junefoster.com to see a complete list of her books.
About the Giveaway:
Who doesn't love a story with a dog in it? Of course there's a little romance involved, too.
June is offering a free eBook copy of A HOME FOR FRITZ to one of my readers who leaves a comment below with your name and contact information. This giveaway runs for one week from today, ending on Thursday, Feb 27, 2020, at MIDNIGHT Central Time.
Thank you, June, for being my guest once again. You're always welcome here!
