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Walking Disaster Audio Book Winner

02 May, 2013 by in Uncategorized 1 comment

Congratulations to Beckie Voigts who won the audio book of Walking Disaster by Jaime McGuire from Fire and Ice and Simon & Schuster Audio on our facebook page.

 Please email us your US mailing address and we will send it out to you!
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Books and ARCs Up For Grabs

28 Mar, 2013 by in Uncategorized 17 comments

It’s Spring Cleaning time and I have over 100 books up for grabs! While I LOVE reading sometimes I receive multiple copies of the same book or know I won’t read one in the near future.

 I want to share with all of you awesome bloggers and blog readers first!

All of my books are shelved on Goodreads, so to make it easy…simply comment below the book on Goodreads to secure your pick.

Once you’ve sent $4 via paypal to heatoddgardner(at)yahoo(dot)com which covers shipping costs sent media mail, I will delete the book title and let you know (via the email address you leave) that it’s yours!

If you are interested in multiple titles; I will ship each additional for $2.

I am only shipping to the United States at this time.

Locals who live in my state… feel free to come by and grab an ARC.

Anything left over, I will donate to our local library.

Here’s the two lists with fun books to choose from… go forth and claim!

ARCs

Hardbacks and paperbacks

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My Loving Vigil Keeping Blog Tour

02 Mar, 2013 by in Uncategorized 4 comments

Fire and Ice is thrilled to be the stop on the official Cedar Fort Blog Tour for

My Loving Vigil Keeping
by Carla Kelly
Paperback, 400 pages
Published August 14th 2012
by Cedar Fort, Inc.
ISBN1599558971
Book source: publisher
5 stars
Summary From The Publisher: Della’s giving up all the comforts of bustling Salt Lake City to teach school in a rural coal mining camp. Little does she know, she may soon be giving up her heart as well. But when tragedy strikes in the Scofield Mine, Della’s life will be changed forever. Based on true events, this thrilling new romance from award-winning and bestselling author Carla Kelly is a must-read!
Heather’s Review: I had never heard of the Scofield Mining Disaster before reading Carla Kelly’s My Loving Vigil Keeping. Now, the event, the people who lived in the mining town of Winter Quarters and the history behind May 1, 1900 are forever etched in my memory. I really enjoy Carla’s new LDS Historical romances and this was no exception.

Ms. Kelly took personal interest in the stories of these men and women. I was so moved by the story I went online to find photos and additional histories about Scofield once I was done reading. The author has left her fingerprint in a story of the past by bringing it to life for readers of our generation–many of whom are ancestors left from the widows and fatherless children left behind by the mining tragedy. This book is authentic in its history; you will feel like you are really there. It also weaves in a few more characters from Utah’s history including Jess Knight and Mr. Auerbach of the prominent Utah department store rivaling ZCMI. This is a book I will be gifting for Christmas to my family. The pacing was a bit slow and there is a bit too much detail in the spa/kissing scenes for my taste, but that is only a small complaint.

I will read antyhing else Carla Kelly writes under Cedar Fort. She’s done justice and a tender act of service to the over 200 Finns, Welsh, Scotts and local LDS people who lost their lives. I loved Owen for his tenacity and tenderness toward his wife and child– Della for her bravery and spunk. My heart truly took in all the families of Winter Quarters and the humble but educated immigrants. Spot on, lovely character development. I’ll be taking a trip to the mine and cemetery now that I feel like I know Bishop Parmley and all of his men.

Bring a box of kleenex for this one.

Content: mention of naked women in a spa, detailed kissing scene and small bath scene. Recommended for adults

See the entire blog tour schedule here

About the author: Award-winning author Carla Kelly is a veteran of the New York and international publishing world. The author of more than thirty novels and novellas for Donald I. Fine Co., Signet, and Harlequin, Carla is the recipient of two Rita Awards (think Oscars for romance writing) from Romance Writers of America and two Spur Awards (think Oscars for western fiction) from Western Writers of America.    

Recently, she’s been writing Regency romances (think Pride and Prejudice) set in the Royal Navy’s Channel Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars between England and France. She comes by her love of the ocean from her childhood as a Navy brat.                                                                          

Carla’s history background makes her no stranger to footnote work, either. During her National Park Service days at the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Carla edited Friedrich Kurz’s fur trade journal. She recently completed a short history of Fort Buford, where Sitting Bull surrendered in 1881.
Following the “dumb luck” principle that has guided their lives, the Kellys recently moved to Wellington, Utah, from North Dakota and couldn’t be happier in their new location. In her spare time, Carla volunteers at the Railroad and Mining Museum in Helper, Utah. She likes to visit her five children, who live here and there around the United States. Her favorite place in Utah is Manti, located after a drive on the scenic byway through Huntington Canyon.
And why is she so happy these days? Carla is enjoying writing for an LDS audience now, where she feels most at home.
Find out more about author Carla Kelly: Goodreads/ Website/ Blog

Big News With Lots of Love

24 Oct, 2012 by in Uncategorized 21 comments

This is a post that I’ve been procrastinating writing all week because it makes me sad. But sometimes I think it’s important to slow down,  pray, and take an inventory of your life–then figure out where things need to be shifted. I did that this last weekend and had a strong answer that for now I need to stop book blogging.
On Monday I will announce our final giveaway winners on Facebook and Twitter.
After that I will most likely publish any reviews I am going to do primarily on goodreads, Barnes and Noble, Deseretbook.com, Amazon (but what is up with them lately?) instead of making a blog post.
For now I’m hoping it’s just a break and someday I’ll come back. But I’m going with my gut.
I took on new part-time staff this year and they’ve been awesome so I want to thank all of my contributors. Under meet our staff you can see where they will be blogging full-time at their own sites.
On our right-hand sidebar you can see all of my network links if you want to keep up with what I’m doing and stay in touch. I will remain on Twitter so I can follow all of the amazing new releases coming out and keep up with some of my favorite tweeples.
I’ve met so many wonderful people these last three years. Many of my dreams have come true– having  author photos published in two books, being able to interview authors face-to-face, as well as helping to create a book trailer made with my original photos.I’ve been able to go to conventions in New York City and Anaheim. Meeting the big six and taking a tour of some of the major publishing houses was awesome. I loved LDSBA and being a judge for the Whitney Awards. I’ve attended many wonderful author signings and events which I intend to keep going to when I have time.
You may see At Comic Con, ALA, or BEA with my camera and family in tow now that my children have discovered their love for books.
However for now I’m taking a break from my sites.
Thanks so much to all of the amazing authors, publishers, independent bookstores, publicists and bloggers who have kept me busy these last few years.
I know I’m making the right decision but that doesn’t make it any easier. So many of you have become my personal friends. I will continue being a cheerleader for books and authors. Be kind to one another, not competitive. Be unique and honest. Respect our copyright by not stealing or re posting our words and images.

If you know me well please email or DM me with your information or find me on Facebook.

Leave a comment below to remember you by.

God be with you till we meet again.  

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