The Reluctant Blogger by Ryan Rapier

The Reluctant Blogger
By Ryan Rapier

For an LDS man in his early 30s, Todd Landry couldn’t have been more stereotypical. He had the perfect family with more children than the national average; a heritage replete with pioneer ancestry; and a house in Gilbert, Ariz.—a Mormon stronghold in the southwestern United States. But nine months ago, on a night that continues to haunt his dreams, Todd’s wife died unexpectedly—and suddenly everything changed.

Now, Todd is seeing Dr. Melvin Schenk, a psychiatrist not of Todd’s faith who requires his patient to blog regularly as a way to escape crippling depression and an aversion to therapy. Through his blog posts, Todd reveals his ugly reentry into the world of dating, the overwhelming odds he faces as a newly-minted single parent, and the uncomfortable realization that the life he enjoyed was not as picture perfect as he thought it to be. With the clarity that his blogging therapy provides, Todd must now decide whether a new chance at happiness is worth alienating his overly traditional father, his emotionally threatened daughter, or both.

“‘The Reluctant Blogger’ is about people. Real people with real problems searching for acceptance while learning to accept others in the process,” said Rapier.

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About Mormon Author Ryan Rapier
Ryan Rapier is a graduate of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and “The Reluctant Blogger” is his debut novel. Ryan is an Arizona native, who enjoys spending time with his wife and four children, golfing year round and hours of uninterrupted reading in a well air-conditioned environment when Arizona temperatures reach triple digits.

Award-winning romance novelist’s newest release available now

Safe Passage

By Carla Kelly

It’s 1912, the beginning of the Mexican Revolution—and the Mormon colonists must flee to the United States. When his estranged wife is mistakenly left behind, Ammon Hancock goes back to rescue her. But when he finds her, he must coax her to follow him to safety… and maybe even love him again. This revolution could be the very thing that ends their war of hearts.

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About Mormon Author Carla Kelly

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.

Jane Austen gets a coach in Rebecca Jamison’s new book, ‘Emma: A Latter-day Tale’

Emma: A Latter-day Tale

By Rebecca Jamison

Coaches aren’t just for athletes any more. Average Americans are using coaches to help them with relationships, weight loss, career development, and many other areas. One coach has even found her way into a Jane Austen retelling. “Emma: A Latter-day Tale” is a romantic comedy about a life coach who gets a little carried away.

Emma wants to help her new friend, Harri, improve her appearance, establish a support group, and, most importantly, find love. Little does Emma suspect the hilarious disasters that ensue—including a run-in with the paparazzi and a skinless turkey. Through it all, Emma learns a lesson about self-improvement that has nothing to do with the hair salon. She also learns a little too much about country music.

“Emma is an embarrassment to the profession of coaching—at least in the beginning of the book,” says Jamison. “She has such great intentions, but every time she tries to help someone, she makes the situation worse. I think we’ve all felt like that at times.”

Jamison credits coaches for helping her meet her personal goals to lose weight and become a writer. “My coaches gave me a more positive outlook on life, and that’s what this book does for readers. It’s a burst of positive thinking.”

The book is subtitled “A Latter-day Tale” because the main characters are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons.

“Like many Latter-day Saints, Emma is very goal-oriented,” Jamison explains. “Her enthusiasm for improvement gets her into some messes, and she eventually learns to accept herself as a work in progress.”

Visit www.rebeccahjamison.com to learn more and to order your copy today.

Amazon Kindle: $6.99

Paperback: $13.59 

 

About Mormon Author Rebecca H. Jamison

Rebecca graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA and MA in English.  She has worked as a teacher, a technical writer, a full-time mother and a freelance writer.  She is also the author of Persuasion: A Latter-day Tale.  Visit www.rebeccahjamison.com for more information.

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"We walk among you. Wherever your lives take you within this world, we are there, and we are many. We are not superior, we simply know more...far more...and none of you are safe." Sam has always had the gift of reading auras and seeing future events. But since beginning college, her gifts are strengthening—becoming more foreboding. Dark visions she can't explain haunt her daily. She senses danger but doesn't know why. Meeting gorgeous Olympic swimming star Trin Kosolov, who shares her extra sensory abilities, only seems to intensify the imminent peril. Sam soon discovers she was born with an identity she never knew she had and finds herself fighting for her life as she and Trin struggle to save humanity from an evil that could ultimately destroy them all.

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