Welcome to the Blog Tour and Giveaway for The Edge of Mercy by Heidi Chiavaroli, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: The Edge of Mercy
Author: Heidi Chiavaroli
Publisher: Hope Creek Publishers
Genre: Split Time/Women's Fiction
Release Date: April 9, 2019
Two women, three hundred years apart, must face the devastation of all they hold dear...
Suspecting her husband is having an affair, Sarah Rodrigues fights to appear unbroken while attempting to salvage her family. Though distracted by her own troubles, Sarah is summoned to an elderly friend’s deathbed for an unusual request—find a long-lost daughter and relay a centuries-old family story.
Determined not to fail her friend, Sarah pieces together the story of her neighbor’s ancestor, Elizabeth Baker, a young colonist forced into an unwanted betrothal but drawn to a man forbidden by society.
While Sarah’s family teeters on the edge of collapse, her world is further shaken by the interest of a caring doctor and a terrible accident that threatens a life more precious than her own.
Inspired by the unconditional love she uncovers in Elizabeth’s story, Sarah strives to forgive those who’ve wounded her soul. But when light shines on the dark secrets of her neighbor’s past and the full extent of her husband’s sins, will looking to a power greater than herself rekindle lost hope?
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EXCERPT
I wasn’t
supposed to fall in love with Matthew James Rodrigues. Not according to my
parents, anyway.
The
first time Matt showed up on my doorstep, Dad took one look at his rumpled
hair, his Elvis tattoo, and idling jalopy and told him he could take a long
hike off a short pier if he thought he’d get anywhere near his daughter.
Back
then, Matt had been nothing more than a teenager with a lawn mower, a shovel,
and a good tan. But he had something else—business smarts. He knew how to work
people.
He
knew how to work me.
He
used to visit me at the high school lunch table while all my friends tittered
not-so-conspicuously. I still didn’t know why he approached me that first time
to introduce himself. I wasn’t anything to look at. Matt smelled like fresh
wood shavings from the vocational shop. His rugged dark looks and persistence
caught me off guard.
Before
long, I was begging Daddy to change his mind about Matt. He didn’t budge.
“Do you think I worked hard all these years to
have my oldest daughter marry some trailer trash? And a Catholic at that?”
He
said Catholic as if the devil himself
had spawned the religion. As if half the boys I went to school with weren’t
Catholic. As if it were some pagan religion requiring child sacrifice.
“I don’t want to marry him, Daddy. I just want
to get to know him.”
“No. End of conversation.” He went away
mumbling about how he should have never taken the pastorate position in New
England all those years ago.
I
snuck off to meet Matt that night. It was the first time I’d disobeyed my
parents.
Matt
was a year older than me and had a Volkswagen with a tape deck. That first
night we drove to Newport, listening to Elvis tapes. Matt wasn’t like other
boys I knew, listening to Pearl Jam or Billy Joel. He liked what he liked,
whether it was popular or not.
He
liked me.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Heidi Chiavaroli began writing twelve years ago, just after Jesus had grabbed hold of her heart. She used her two small boys’ nap times to pursue what she thought at the time was a foolish dream. Despite a long road to publication, she hasn’t stopped writing since! Heidi won the 2018 ACFW Carol Award for Debut Novel and is a 2018 Christy Finalist. Both her debut novel, Freedom’s Ring, and her sophomore novel, The Hidden Side, are 4½-star Romantic Times Top Picks. Freedom's Ring was also a Booklist Top Ten Romance Debut. Heidi loves exploring places that whisper of historical secrets, especially with her family. She loves running, hiking, baking, and dates with her high-school sweetheart and husband of fifteen years. Heidi makes her home in Massachusetts with her husband and two sons.
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(1) winner will win this beautiful prize pack from Heidi Chiavaroli, including:
- Rustic Metal Lantern
- Bordeaux Journal
- Country Potholder
- Colonial-Inspired Hand Glazed Mug
- Simple Life Notepad
- Be Still and Know Magnet
- Plymouth Rock Bookmark
- Fresh & Clean Goat Milk Soap
- Handmade Rustic Book Decor
- Signed Copy of The Edge of Mercy
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