Marion Ueckermann is the author of a dazzling romance. Set in Finland it offers readers a look into a different culture yet with similarities. We all love weddings!Helsinki Sunrise, a Passport to Romance, blog tour follows on from yesterday’s stop at on International Christian Fiction Writers where Ruth Dell did a book review on Helsinki Sunrise.
Marion
blogs for International Christian Fiction Writers and Beauty for Ashes. She belongs to Christian Writers of South
Africa and American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives in Pretoria East,
South Africa in an empty nest with her husband and their crazy black Scottie,
Wally.
Thank you for
hosting me on your blog today, Rita. I chose two small slices of romance from totally
different scenes in Helsinki Sunrise to tempt your readers with. Next Friday, I’m
excited to be able to share an insight to a special Finnish wedding on your
blog.
SLICE
1:
Strawberries. Blueberries. Maybe Adam needed to take
a row on the lake after all. He certainly had far too much on his mind.
Although her arms around his neck, her body close to
his, felt good—too good—he unclasped Eveliina’s hands and took a step away from
her.
“I appreciate your efforts, I really do. Maybe when
I’ve completed my fast, we could meet up in the city somewhere and I’ll treat
you to whatever blueberry dessert you desire.”
“Why wait ‘til the city, Adam? I’m not going
anywhere.” She placed her hand on his chest. “I’ll still be around for several days
after you break your fast.”
Adam took a deep breath and exhaled slowly as he
looked at her long manicured fingers, her pale skin stark against his black
shirt. Could she feel the thumping of his heart? He raised his gaze to meet
hers.
SLICE 2:
She pulled herself
closer and tightened her arms around his neck. She could sense his arms and legs treading water,
keeping them both afloat. “So tell me then, Adam, how attractive do you find
me…really.”
His eyes earnest, his breath warm on her face, Adam
whispered a single word. “Very.”
How she longed for more than his gaze. She ached for
him to wrap his arms around her, to return her embrace, to feel his lips on
hers as she had in her daydream. She waited, expectant. Any moment now for this
was no longer a dream, this was reality.
He needed the island to
himself. So did she.
Three weeks alone at a
friend’s summer cottage on a
Finnish lake to fast and pray. That was Adam
Carter's
On an impromptu trip to
her family's secluded summer
cottage, the last thing Eveliina Mikkola expected
to find
was a missionary from the other side of the world—in
her sauna. Determined to stay,
Eveliina will do whatever
it takes—from shortcrust pastry to shorts—to send the
man of God packing. This island’s too small for them
both. Adam Carter, however, is
not about to leave.
Will he be able to
resist her temptations?
Can she withstand his
prayers?
Be sure to follow this blog tomorrow to Pretoria, South Africa at Inkslinger where we’ll take a look at some of the things Finnish people
can’t do without.
There will be an eBook of Helsinki Sunrise up for grabs today. To be entered
into the draw, please leave a comment with your email address before
September 19th.*
Numerous eBooks
of Helsinki
Sunrise will be given away on the blog tour, so take a journey to each of the stops and leave a
comment. Don’t forget to include your
email address.
Helsinki
Sunrise is available to purchase from Pelican
Book Group, Christianbook.com,
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and iTunes.
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