Release Day of Pattern for Romance!

 Sometimes God's pattern for our lives can lead us somewhere unexpected.

Pattern for Romance, a Quilts of Love novel
by Carla Olson Gade

Honour Metcalf’s quilting needlework is admired by a wealthy customer of the Boston mantua-maker for whom she works. In need of increasing her earnings, she agrees to create an elaborate white work bridal quilt for the dowager’s niece. A beautiful design emerges as she carefully stitches the intricate patterns and she begins to dream of fashioning a wedding quilt of her own.

When Honour is falsely accused of thievery and finds herself in a perilous position, merchant tailor Joshua Sutton, comes to her aid. Joshua risks his relationships, reputation, and livelihood to prove her innocence but even that might not be enough.

 "With an obvious passion for her era and a beautiful insight into her characters' world, Carla Olson Gade has penned a love story that sucked me straight back into the days of our nation's founding. With political unrest as a dynamic backdrop and faith and love in the fore, PATTERN FOR ROMANCE is exactly what a historical romance should be!" ~ Roseanna M. White, author of the Culper Ring Series

"Five stars, two thumbs up, and a quilting needle."
~ Amazon review from Becky Bookworm

 To help celebrate, my friend Patricia Iacuzzi at Hope Inspired Stories has made this beautiful museum quality doll of Honour, the heroine from Pattern for Romance. She will be giving away a prize package that include the Honour doll, a crocheted cross bookmark, Pattern for Romance, and a copy of  Cynthia Howerter's God's Provision in Tough Times.

I hope you'll stop by for a chance to win this special giveaway!

For more chances to win a copy of Pattern for Romance you can find me at:

A Pew Perspective (wed.)
Barn Door Book Loft (this weekend)

Read Pattern for Romance's Introductory Letter to the Reader
at Christian Fiction Online Magazine.

For some visuals, visit my Pattern for Romance Pinterest Boards.
More fun on my blog tour here with a radio interview
and an interview with Honour.

Pattern for Romance is available
in print or digital format

Amazon
CBD
Cokesbury - only $8.18

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Tea, Quilting, History, & Books

I'm chatting about Pattern for Romance which will officially release in 10 days, though you can find it on Amazon right now! I'd love for you to join me and have a chance to win some of the wonderful giveaways including my novel, a tea cup, and a box of cinnamon!

Quilting a Novel at Ritty's Adventures in Writing with Rhonda Rittenour.

Bringing History to Life Through Story at Fresh Fiction

Interview at A Christian Writer's World with Author, Lena Nelson Dooley.

At ACFW Fiction Finder you'll find my featured Interview with Paula Mowery.

And Christian Fiction Online Magazine is hosting my Quilts of Love novel with the introduction to Pattern for Romance.



I hope you'll stop by for a visit!

Special Deliveries

My author copies of Pattern for Romance have arrived and the book is now available for order on many online book stores! I can't tell you how long I have been waiting for this special delivery. The labor was long and hard, especially with the encumbrance of my wrist injury. I couldn't wait to open the package and hand the first one to my huz with its special dedication to him.

We've had another special delivery in our family recently as well, our first grandson, Holden Bradford Gade. What a special joy he is, beyond belief!

And now that he is 3 1/2 months old, Nana is putting him to work to help tell everyone how they can get their hands on my new novel!

 

Amazon
Christian Book Distributors
Barnes and Noble

To learn more about Pattern for Romance in the Quilts of Love series from Abingdon visit HERE.

Tea Party Celebration for Pattern for Romance

Join me at Colonial Quills to celebrate my August 20TH release of Pattern for Romance along with my friend, Lori Benton, and her debut novel of Burning Sky! Great GIVEAWAYS!

http://colonialquills.blogspot.com/2013/08/colonial-fiction-tea-party-for-august.html