To Wager Her Heart coming August 8 AND a BOOKSIGNING

I'd love to see you at Belle Meade Plantation on Saturday, August 5th! 

I'll be at Belle Meade Plantation on Saturday, August 5th (11AM - 2PM) signing early release copies of To Wager Her Heart—and would love to meet you there! 

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And soon, I'll be sharing a hefty "Thank you, reader friend, for reading" excerpt exclusively with my newsletter buddies! So sign up for my occasional eUpdates HERE and I'll send the excerpt directly to your inbox.

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More about To Wager Her Heart

Cover Reveal! To Wager Her Heart

Check out the cover for my Summer 2017 novel To Wager Her Heart, the third and final standalone novel in the Belle Meade Plantation series. 

about the book 

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I'm so excited to share this story with you on August 8th, and would love to know what you think!

Secretariat-themed Giveaway

What does Becky Wade's newest novel, A Love Like Ours, and mine, To Win Her Favor, have in common? Thoroughbreds! Specifically, Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown Winner.  

The horse in Becky’s novel traces its lineage back to Secretariat, and Secretariat’s lineage actually traces back to the Belle Meade Plantation (the setting of #ToWinHerFavor) and to a thoroughbred in my story named Bonnie Scotland. 

So we're having a GIVEAWAY to celebrate our "linked" contemporary and historical novels!

Enter by this Sunday night (June 14) at midnight central.

We'll post the winners (drawn at random) on our FB pages Monday morning.

I’m giving away a copy of Becky’s novel and a copy of Secretariat, the movie, to TWO lucky winners! And Becky’s giving away a copy of To Win Her Favor and a copy of Secretariat, the movie, to TWO lucky winners. 

So you have two chances to win! 

Simply leave a comment on my FB page post HERE to be entered and **ALSO** on Becky's FB post HERE.

Thanks for reading and for spreading the word to reader friends!

FaithTalk LIVE - a chat with Rick & Dan

Just had a fabulous chat with Rick and Dan on FaithTalk LIVE this morning! What FUN these Atlanta guys are. Lots of joking around and a somewhat snarky, LOL, and funny moment when the term "NashVegas" was used by one of us. 

Let me know if you take a quick listen!

Apparently Dan isn't pictured below because he hasn't been working out enough, LOL. Listen to the interview and you'll understand.

LISTEN TO OUR CHAT

Thanks to everyone who participated in my Race to the Pin contest!

It was such fun seeing your interpretation of the characters and the setting. Congratulations and big hugs to the following winners listed below... 

Grand prize: Tori Gordon (woohoo, congrats, Tori!)

A copy of To Win Her Favor: Samantha Tyler

A copy of To Win Her Favor: Rachael Farnsworth-Merritt

A copy of To Win Her Favor: Savannah-Marie Johnson

A copy of To Win Her Favor: Carrie Schmidt

(Hope you enjoy the story, gals!)

Gift card (winner's choice of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Starbucks): Hannah Gideons

Gift card (winner's choice of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Starbucks): Sarah Trout

Gift card (winner's choice of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Starbucks): Dana Michaels

Gift card (winner's choice of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Starbucks): FaithHopeCherrytea

(Happy shopping, sweet friends!)

Winners, please email your mailing address to:

info {at} litfusegroup {dot} com

Also, click here to see all the fabulous pins and sharing everyone did!

Race to the Pin Giveaway!

Another great giveaway to celebrate the release of To Win Her Favor! 

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Win a gorgeous Pandora "Bourbon Belle Bracelet," a Lodge Cast Iron Griddle (inspired by a fun scene in the novel), and a fabulous Cookbook that I now fully believe I need for myself. 

I mean, I should really "kitchen test" it first before sending it to you, right? It's the only kind thing to do. I'm just naturally nice like that. Wait... I almost choked there for a minute, sorry...  : )

Let me know if you're taking part! And truly, I'd hug you if I could, thank you for reading and taking these journeys with me.

To Win Her Favor Kindle Giveaway

Hey friends, 

In anticipation of the release of To Win Her Favor, we're holding a party of sorts, and you're invited! 

Enter to win

One grand prize winner will receive:

• A Kindle Fire HD 6

• A copy of To Win Her Favor

Enter today by clicking the icon above. But hurry, the giveaway ends on May 10th. Winner will be announced May 11th on this blog. Plus stay tuned for more opportunities to win after May 11 with a special Pinterest contest—more details coming soon!

And as always, friends, thank you for reading! 

Win 1 of 10 copies of TO WIN HER FAVOR

Enter the Goodreads giveaway for 1 of 10 copies of To Win Her Favor. But hurry, it ends May 1st!

CLICK TO ENTER the Goodreads GIVEAWAY

Read more about To Win Her Favor

Also, new Belle Meade bookmarks will be available soon. And best of all, they're free! More details coming this week.

Are you a reader who loves bookmarks like I do?

Coming in July

A novella collection with friends and fellow authors Shelley Gray, Dorothy Love, and Elizabeth Musser. . .

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To Mend a Dream by Tamera Alexander
(a Belle Meade Plantation novella)
Savannah Darby would do almost anything to revisit her family home. So when new owner, Aidan Bedford, a Boston attorney and former Union soldier, seeks to redecorate the house for his fiancée, Savannah jumps at the opportunity. But the clock is ticking. Can she find the box her father supposedly hid there during the war before her assignment is completed? And before she sees yet another battle lost on the home front. This time, one of the heart.

An Outlaw's Heart by Shelley Shepard Gray
When Russell Stark returns to Fort Worth, he's determined to begin a new life. But when he arrives at his mother's homestead, he discovers she's very ill, and the woman he loved is still as beautiful and sweet as he remembered. With time running out, Russell must come to terms with both his future and his past.

A Heart So True by Dorothy Love
Abigail knows all too well what is expected of her: to marry her distant cousin Charles and take her place in society. But her heart belongs to another. A terrible incident forces Abby to choose between love and duty.

Love Beyond Limits by Elizabeth Musser
Emily has a secret: She's in love with one of the freedmen on her family's plantation. Meanwhile, another man declares his love for her. Emily realizes some things are not as they seem and secrets must be kept in order to keep those she loves safe.

Each novella includes a scrumptious Southern recipe that's inherent to each author's story and that will suit your book club meeting to a T!

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"Savannah and Aidan’s story touched me deeply, and made me smile because, a century and a half later, people really haven’t changed so much. We still have the same longings, the same fears, the same trials. And as this story so beautifully illustrates, we still have the same God desiring to fulfill our longings, calm our fears, and carry us through every heartache. And sometimes, to bring us the kind of love Savannah and Aidan were blessed to know."

~ Deborah Raney, author of the Chicory Inn Novels and The Face of the Earth

Book signing this Saturday in Franklin, TN at the Pumpkinfest

I've got a booksigning this weekend in lovely Franklin, TN at the Pumpkinfest. What fun! I'll be at Landmark Booksellers from 12PM - 2PM. Let me know if you're coming, and I'll watch for you! 

More about the Pumpkinfest

Cover reveal...To Win Her Favor coming April 2015

Have you seen the cover for my next novel yet? 

It's TO WIN HER FAVOR, the second standalone novel in the Belle Meade Plantation series which releases April 2015. Thanks, friends, for reading and for always asking about what I'm writing next. Appreciate you! What do you think about the cover?

ABOUT To Win Her Favor: 

A gifted rider in a world where ladies never race, Maggie Linden is determined that her horse be a champion. But the one man who can help her has vowed to stay away from thoroughbred racing for good.

An Irishborn son far from home, Cullen McGrath left a once prosperous life in England because of a horse racing scandal that nearly ruined him. He’s come to Nashville for a fresh start, hoping to buy land and start a farm. Yet starting over proves harder than he’d wagered, especially when Maggie Linden’s father makes him an offer he doesn’t dare accept. Yet, cannot possibly refuse.

Maggie is certain that her mare, Bourbon Belle, can take the top purse in the annual Drayton Stakes at Nashville’s racetrack––the richest race run in America. Maggie only needs the chance to prove it. To give her that chance, and to save Linden Downs from being sold to the highest bidder, Maggie’s father––aging, yet wily as ever––makes a barter. His agreement includes one tiny, troublesome detail––Maggie must marry a man she’s never met. A man she never would have chosen for herself.
  

Cullen and Maggie need each other in order to achieve their dreams. But their stubborn, wounded hearts––and the escalating violence from a "secret society" responsible for lynchings and midnight raids––may prove too much for even two such determined souls.

Pictures from the Franklin Main Street Festival

I had such fun on Saturday meeting with current and new reader friends at the Franklin Main Street Festival in downtown Franklin, TN. 

Thanks so much, everyone, for stopping by to see me. Made my day! I'll be right there again come the last Saturday in October for the Pumpkin Fest (thank you to Joel at Landmark Booksellers for hosting me)! 

So if you haven't made a sojourn to Nashville to see the Belmont Mansion or Belle Meade Plantation, the settings for my Southern mansion novels, that would be a great weekend in which to do it. You'll get mansions and pumpkins in one fell (or fall?) swoop! ;)  

These sweet friends drove from Indiana for the festival and to see Nashville. Bless you gals!

Thank you, again, everyone! Meeting y'all is one of the biggest highlights of writing! 

Southern hugs, 

Tamera

Booksigning this Saturday in Franklin, TN

BOOKSIGNING in quaint, historic Franklin, TN 

this Saturday, April 26 at Landmark Booksellers, 

during the Franklin Main Street Festival

Have you ever been to Franklin, TN? It's a lovely town on the outskirts of Nashville (about 20-25 minutes or so from downtown), and this weekend is the annual Franklin Main Street Festival. We'll have copies of all the Southern Mansion books available.

I'll also have a special little "pink something" for the first 20 readers who stop by. More details on the festival here. Are you planning on coming? 

Sure hope our paths cross this weekend!

Join me at Belle Meade Plantation

Meet Uncle Bob, a real man who lived at Belle Meade and who's a character in my novel, To Whisper Her Name…

Visit the Belle Meade Plantation novels page to view the trailer of the book and much more... 

Book signing Tuesday, Oct 8, Dickson, TN | Reading Rock Books

BOOK SIGNING in Dickson, Tennessee

 JOIN ME on Tuesday evening, October 8 (6:30pm) at Reading Rock Books in Dickson, TN where we'll be discussing Southern history and my latest book, To Whisper Her Name, a Belle Meade Plantation novel. Hope to see you there!

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To Whisper Her Name releases in Germany

Wie ein Flüstern im Wind
 (Like a Whisper in the Wind)

To Whisper Her Name (Wie ein Flüstern im Wind, or Like a Whisper in the Wind, is the German title), releases in Germany this month and I couldn't be more thrilled. I love connecting with my German readers and am excited to share that Francke, my German publisher, has invited me to come for a visit next summer.

So get ready, my German friends, next June I'm headed your way! More details once we get them confirmed, but I'm grateful to Francke for the kind invitation, and I'm looking forward to meeting my readers in Germany.

Read a sample of Wie ein Flüstern im Wind

Watch the German trailer for Wie ein Flüstern im Wind…

Now here it is in English… 

Blessings on your day…

Reader pictures from Belle Meade Plantation and Belmont Mansion

How I love it when readers visit Belle Meade Plantation (setting of To Whisper Her Name) or Belmont Mansion (setting of A Lasting Impression), and when you share your pictures with me! Keep 'em coming! Thanks so much, Jeanne Alfveby Crea!!

Note from Jeanne:
LOVED your book TO WHISPER HER NAME and I told the folks at Belle Meade that your book was the reason for our visit. Would not have known about it had it not been the setting for your book! My daughter and I enjoyed our tour along the way on our road trip from MN to FL. Thank you for your beautiful stories!

Thank you, Jeanne, for reading and for visiting Belle Meade.

Anyone else have a picture? I'd love for you to post it on my Facebook Page.

A 2-minute tour of Belle Meade Plantation

For all you history lovers out there…

Let me take you on a quick two-minute tour of Belle Meade Plantation, the setting of To Whisper Her Name, the first of three Belle Meade Plantation novels.

The film crew, marketing director, and I had such fun filming these videos (six in all). As always, thank you for being sociable and sharing these videos on your websites and walls. I'm grateful!

I'm about to start writing Belle Meade book 2 and am so ready to be back there with those characters and in that lovely setting.

What's the last historical you read and what did you love about it?

Belle Meade Plantation and the Old Harding Cabin

I love Southern history and have fallen more than a little in love with Belle Meade Plantation, the setting of To Whisper Her Name, the first of three Belle Meade Plantation novels.

Join me on location at Belle Meade in Nashville as we take a brief look inside the old Harding Cabin, a turn-of-the-18th century log cabin that plays an integral role in To Whisper Her Name.

The film crew, marketing director, and I had such fun filming these videos (six in all). As always, thank you for being sociable and sharing these videos on your websites and walls. 

Have you visited Belle Meade Plantation or read To Whisper Her Name yet?

Belle Meade Plantation novels and Thoroughbred History

I love Southern history and have fallen more than a little in love with Belle Meade Plantation, the setting of To Whisper Her Name, the first of three Belle Meade Plantation novels.

Join me on location at Belle Meade in Nashville as we take a brief look at the lineage of thoroughbred champions.

The film crew, marketing director, and I had such fun filming these videos (six in all). As always, thank you for being sociable and sharing these videos on your websites and walls.

Have you visited Belle Meade Plantation yet?