The Traveling Prayer Shawl Kick-Off Package
About the Book
Book: The Traveling Prayer Shawl
Author: Jennifer Lynn Cary
Genre: Christian Women’s Fiction/Split-time
Release date: March 17, 2021
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Her dream account just landed in her lap…
…So did the future of her family
And she’s got two months to save them both.
Cami Madison’s grandmother died, leaving her with a task she must complete or all the inheritance goes to charity. Plus her boss handed her the ad campaign that will win her the coveted vice presidency opening.
Both have the same time table.
When she realizes the projects are intertwined, things really start to unravel.
Kate Hanson raised her granddaughter after the child became an orphan in a car accident. But not all scars are on the outside.
Can Kate’s last request help Cami to heal?
Will Cami be able to step up to the job?
You will love this split-time women’s romance because when family is on the line, everyone knows the only way to survive is wrapped in prayer.
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About the Author
Historical Christian Romance author, Jennifer Lynn Cary, likes to say you can take the girl out of Indiana, but you can’t take the Hoosier out of the girl. Now transplanted to the Arizona desert, this direct descendant of Davy Crockett and her husband of forty years enjoy time with family where she shares tales of her small-town heritage and family legacies with their grandchildren. She is the author of The Crockett Chronicles series, The Relentlessseries, and The Weather Girls trilogy as well as the stand-alone novella Tales of the Hob Nob Annex Café and her split-time novel The Traveling Prayer Shawl.
More from Jennifer Lynn
The Traveling Prayer Shawl is actually a tribute to the wonderful women I’ve had the pleasure of making shawls with for the last ten plus years. We have a group that has remained faithful though some have had to leave, and new faces have joined. I thought this would be a book where there would be several points of view, sort of like how it is when we meet one Saturday per month. I even asked the girls when this idea began to churn if they could give me some character ideas.
Then one morning this scene came to me and wouldn’t leave. I wrote it out and sent it to my critique group. They thought I might be on to something.
Follow that with one of my prayer shawl girls asking if I was still interested in a character idea. Of course I said yes, and she handed me a fully fleshed out supporting character—Dericka.
I hadn’t planned on anything romantic but apparently my characters had other ideas. This story couldn’t get itself written fast enough.
The cherry on top was when another of my prayer shawl girls shared about a pattern her grandmother had designed that was published back in the 1960’s. With her permission, I include that pattern at the end of the book—an actual prayer shawl to crochet.
You will also see a prayer that is included with the shawl in the book. That is the same prayer that is given with each shawl from our Needles of Hope group. It was written by my dear friend, Pastor Lori Brown and used with her permission.
Crocheting is a relaxing craft for me and one I came to only a few years ago. My sweet grandmother tried to teach me to crochet, then gently suggested I stick with knitting. Ha! But my husband’s cousin came to visit and accepted the challenge, finally helping me to see what had been so elusive. Now I prefer it to knitting.
Though The Traveling Prayer Shawl is a stand-alone and not like my other books, I am currently working on another stand-alone split-time and have included the first chapter at the end of the book. Hope you will enjoy it and that you will try out my friend CeCe’s grandmother’s prayer shawl pattern.
Abundant blessings!
My Thoughts
The traveling prayer shawl is written by Jennifer Lynn Cary. This is a Christian Fiction/Split time novel. One of the things that I love about this author is the fact she always creates such realistic and flawed characters. I’ve read her previous series, The Weather Girls and was excited for this new novel.
We meet Cami in this novel. Her grandmother has passed away and she has to complete a task or she has to donate the inheritance to charity. Unfortunately she also has a new account for an ad campaign that if she wins them over she will have a nice big promotion.
Cami is a realistic character. She’s flawed, rough around the edges, and needs to heal. I love that the tasks her grandmother set before her will help her on that journey. Cami was the lone survivor of a car crash that left her in the care of her grandmother to raise her. Morgan is her cousin who also has to complete these tasks to get her inheritance.
I loved this story. It’s about family and forgiveness. It’s well written and I cried in a few places. I’m so happy to have been able to read another story by this author.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Celebrate Lit for allowing me to read a copy of this story. All thoughts are my own.
Blog Stops
An Author’s Take, May 24
Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, May 25
lakesidelivingsite, May 25
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, May 26
Texas Book-aholic, May 27
Boondock Ramblings, May 27
Inklings and notions, May 28
For Him and My Family, May 29
Miriam Jacob, May 29
deb’s Book Review, May 30
Abba’s Prayer Warrior Princess, May 31
Locks, Hooks and Books, May 31
Ashley’s Clean Book Reviews, June 1
Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, June 2
Mary Hake, June 2
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, June 3
Gina Holder, Author and Blogger, June 4 (Author Interview)
Vicarious Living , June 4
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, June 5
Blogging With Carol, June 6
Spoken from the Heart, June 6
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Jennifer is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/1df1d/the-traveling-prayer-shawl-celebration-tour-giveaway
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on The Traveling Prayer Shawl, this sounds like a wonderful story, a must read for me
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ReplyDeleteHow do you handle writing slumps?
ReplyDeleteActually, I faced that recently. I'd picked up a rhythm and wrote about half million words (honest) in 2020. Then in 2021 I got hit with covid, chronic myeloid leukemia, and a car accident that put me in the hospital for 5 days with broken bones--and in the first 6 months of the year. I wasn't writing much then and that was more frustrating than the pain and exhaustion I faced. Even when I started to feel better, I had a hard time getting back into my groove. So, I give myself grace, set small goals, and when I can be consistent with the small ones (that could be as tiny as reread the last thing I wrote or come up with an idea for a name), then I can increase the goal. I'm still not back to where I was in 2020, but I'm moving forward and that's a win. Time, prayer, and grace. There's my answer. ;-) Thanks for asking!
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