Saving the Children
by Fran McNabb
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BLURB:
The lives of six orphans lie on the shoulders of a nurse and a wounded Special Ops soldier. . .
After losing her husband and unborn child in a car accident, Victoria Lafferty has devoted her life to helping South American children find homes in the US, but her plans are thrown into chaos by a rebellion in the country.
When his mission is compromised and he is shot and captured, Major John Dawson is kept alive so the rebel leader can “take care” of John himself for killing his brother.
Together Victory and John face the hostile jungle and the rebel leader, but will deep-seated guilt and a desire for revenge stand in the way of their life together?
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Excerpt:
The distant scream of a jaguar shattered the morning quiet of the jungle. Major John Dawson lay unmoving and imagined the beauty of the big cat stalking his prey in the last moments before the sun drove the animal into hiding.
John waited for another roar or scream from the thick underbrush—anything to help his mind escape the pain.
It didn’t come.
Finally he forced his eyelids open to face another day in captivity somewhere in the bowels of the tiny country of San Gabriel. Weak streams of light struggled through the hole in the thatched roof and fell on the dirt floor. The odor of lingering smoke and burned cornmeal sent his stomach muscles into knife-cutting contractions.
God, don’t let me vomit.
He covered his lower face with his hand then took several long deep breaths. Carefully he turned his head to the side to see how far the bucket of water sat away from him. He needed to wet his parched mouth, but getting to it meant moving, and moving meant more pain.
Bracing himself, he swallowed, lifted his elbow to begin the slide, but stopped. Talking and footsteps outside the door of his hut made him stop. His body went on alert. With a bullet still lodged somewhere in his left shoulder area and fever draining his body of every ounce of energy, there was nothing to do but wait for the makeshift door to be thrown open.
He gritted his teeth. He hated being helpless.
BUY LINKS:
SAVING THE CHILDREN can be found at the following outlets.
Book on sale for $0.99
Amazon http://amzn.com/B00V7CSRV
Nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/saving-the-children-fran-mcnabb/1121721940?ean=2940151495202
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Fran McNabb grew up along the beaches and waterways of the Gulf Coast and has used this setting in many of her novels. She and her husband live on a quiet bayou harbor and love to spend time fishing and boating with their sons and families. Visit her at www.FranMcNabb.com, http://classicandcozybooks.blogspot.com, Twitter @FranMcNabb, Facebook Fran L McNabb.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Fran McNabb will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn host.
Thanks for hosting!
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Looks like a great book 🙂
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Thank you so much including my book SAVING THE CHILDREN in your blog. I look forward to meeting your followers.
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Hi Fran, love the cover of your book, drew me right in 🙂
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I, too, like the cover. I think my cover artist did a great job.
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Me again. I thought I’d better tell you I’ll be on the road today and might not be able to comment often. I’ll check in as soon as I can get to my son’s house. Thanks.
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No problem, thanks for letting me know and drive safe
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Looking good Fran!
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I agree Pat, I’ve ordered my copy 🙂
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Hey, Pat. Glad to “see” you here. Thanks for dropping in. I miss you guys over in Mobile.
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Sounds like a great book! Thanks for sharing the excerpt.
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Good morning Victoria,
I loved the visual at the start of this excerpt. It’s on my TBR pile 🙂
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Hey, Victoria. Thanks for dropping by and for the sweet compliment.
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I liked the excerpt.
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Me too, Rita, my favorite genre 🙂
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Hi, Rita. I appreciate your dropping by and leaving a comment. I hope you entered the contest.
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I really enjoyed learning about you and your book! Thank you for a great post and contest!
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Hi Betty, thanks for stopping by the blog 🙂 I hope you’ll give Fran’s book a try, it sounds awesome!
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Betty, I appreciate you taking the time to stop by the blog. If you read SAVING THE CHILDREN, I hope you like it. Good luck in the contest.
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Thanks for the excerpt, you’re very detailed in your descriptions on point.
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I agree Kimberly, that first line drew me right into the story 🙂 Thanks for stopping by,
Jacquie
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Kimberly, thanks so much for taking time out of your Saturday to drop in and say hello. If you get to read the book, I hope you like it.
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Thank you so much for hosting my book and being part of my tour blog. I’ve enjoyed meeting some of your followers. Have a wonderful weekend.
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You too, Fran. Best of luck with the tour!
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Do you have a special time to write or how is your day structured?
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Mai Tran, thanks for the question. I’m a morning person so I seem to be most productive early in the day. Of course, when I’m “in” a new book I’ll write anytime during the day that I have ideas flowing. I’m lucky. I’m retired from teaching, so I can use my days as I wish. Thanks and have a great Sunday.
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Great excerpt!
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Thanks for dropping by the blog Danielle 🙂 I think this will be an action packed story!
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Danielle, thanks for stopping by and for the sweet comment. I hope you remembered to enter the contest.
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Do you like to read books too and what type?
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Kimberly, thanks for dropping by. Yes, I’m a reader as well as an author. I love relationship stories so I guess that’s why I write them. Even this romantic suspense (SAVING THE CHILDREN) is a relationship/love story set with a suspense background. Thanks for asking.
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Thanks for the giveaway and the opportunity to lean about you.
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Thanks for stopping by the blog Kimberly, best of luck 🙂
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