Late Night Kindle Freebie!

I just got back to my hotel room after a super meeting with the Common Threads quilt guild in Columbus, OH!

I’m so wound up from everything we got up to today ----I spent the day on a quilt shop tour! And in order to unwind a bit, I’m watching a bit of “Cold Case” while tackling some emails that need replying to.

I found an email from Valerie J who writes:

Oooh, I read the first few pages of this one in the "look inside" feature and it starts out great. Might want to give it a gander. It was free when I sent this e-mail.

Of which book is she referring to? I had to click the link and find out!

Jaden Baker by Courtney Kirchoff is currently free in the Amazon Kindle Store.

Product Description

Jaden Baker is unique, talented, special.
And for a while there, things were looking up. Adopted by an upper-middle class couple of suburbia, Jaden believed he'd finally gotten that second chance everyone raves about. It came with potato salad.

But something happened. Something always happens. The life he'd been living took a dark twist, taking him on a journey that exposed him to evil, and the power it wields.
For those receiving it, patience is a deadly virtue.

I wasn’t totally sold by the description, but that just leads me to reading reviews --- and the reviews raved about how good this is – so it’s worth the price of free to me ;c)

This novel was great! Harry Potter meets Jason Bourne in a witty and honest look at what life can mean to different people. This book has a little bit of everything in it - mystery, suspense, romance, good vs. evil, science fiction, adventure, and humor.

It's a must read for anyone tired of a stereotypical hero written in a stereotypical way. Not all mysteries are spelled out for the reader, allowing you to think, plot, and imagine throughout the story. There's just enough hidden information that the suspense successfully carries the reader through the whole book without ever spoon-feeding you answers.

Kirchoff's style is truly fresh; she doesn't shy away from sarcastic and non-traditional characters, just as she isn't afraid to write about a truly dark side of man. I loved reading this book - the honesty, quirky characters, and intense plot balanced each other so well. I'll be raving about this book for a long time to come!

Double check to make sure it’s still free before you click to purchase! Thanks for the heads up, Valerie ;c)

Tomorrow we have a full Sister’s Choice workshop --- I’m winding down my time in Ohio and will be heading home on Thursday. It’s about time – this girl is ready to go home, no matter how much fun this midwest tour has been!

iPhone-o-Gram! Out Shoppin'!!

First stop--Quilt Trends, Columbus Ohio!

Several bolts, 30% off---let the drooling begin!!

When in Dublin, Ohio ----

If you ever find yourself near Columbus, Ohio ----

You MUST stop to wander through the “Field of Corn”!!

This is one of those “Things that make you go “Huh?!”

or --

One of those things that makes you think “REALLY!?”

Or ----

Make you wonder if you somehow missed a turn and found yourself in Iowa by mistake ;c)

We passed these sculptures yesterday after 4 of us left Bonefish with dinner filling our bellies to way-too-full! I did a double take!

I just think oddities like this are so fun ---I know, kinda CORNY, huh?!

((Yeah, and you just knew I was going to say that!))

Photos are not mine ---I had to search google!

There are 109 giant ears of concrete corn in in Sam and Eulalia Frantz Park. Awesome!

I just finshed going over the final pdf copies of the pages for my next book. Oh – it’s BEAUTIFUL! Just wait till you see it! I don’t want the summer to go too quickly, but I also can not wait for July and the book release to get here.

I’ve got just 30 minutes before Catie picks me up to do some more sight seeing, and then off to a dinner with the guild ladies, and finally a lecture/trunk show tonight for the Common Threads quilt guild in Columbus!

Smith Mountain Morning at Quilt Beginnings!

We cooked up a lot of heat in Columbus!

It also felt like summer OUTSIDE – the poor AC was getting a work out trying to keep up with 33 women “of a certain age” and all of our community power surges---

It always tickles me to learn that people have traveled far and wide to gather together and sew, baby sew!

The award for the farthest distance traveled went to some sisters who drove up from Southern Alabama --- only a 12 hour drive! The whole family got into the act and were working on one project together ----nothing like team sewing to make the work go faster!

We had quilters drive a couple hours ---from all over the state, and some drive from near Pittsburgh, PA ---any excuse for a road trip!

There were quilters I knew from other visits elsewhere from other Ohio guilds, or Caribbean cruises --- who now know each other! It was fun to see.

I really wish I could remember names. 32 quilters –and one knitter who was there with the sisters from Alabama –left me SO inspired.

Our beautiful knitter is sight impaired ----yet you should SEE how beautiful her knitting is! And is she ever fast! I had no idea how impaired she was visually, until one of the ladies brought her up to the quilt…..and was helping her trace her fingers around the patch outlines of every piece in the block so she could “see” with her fingers what it was that we were doing.

It was the most beautiful act of love --- and it made my day. Thank you ladies for coming all the way from Alabama to spend the time with us!

The slide show is large – and my fingers are crossed that it loads --

		Smith Mountain Morning, Columbus OH 2012 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

We have a lecture this evening with the Common Threads Quilters of Columbus ---but this afternoon we’ll be doing some running around and getting ourselves into some trouble just for fun!

Until then – I’ve planned a morning power walk, that is if the rain stays at bay --- and perhaps some piecing in my room.

Happy Tuesday, Everyone!