Shannon here: Contemporary romance author, Angela Breidenbach shares info on a romantic location near her home. Comment on any post dated May 13 – 17 to get your name in the drawing for her latest release, A Healing Heart. Deadline: May 25th, 11:59 pm central time. Here’s Angela:
Taylor Planetarium (part of the Museum of the Rockies) in Bozeman, Montana is the perfect place to me for a special romantic event like a wedding or anniversary celebration. I love planetariums. I could sit and watch the light shows, star and solar system display, and learn about the universe all day long. In A Healing Heart, the Museum of the Rockies holds a Museum Ball every year for a fundraiser. But there’s a special nod to the Taylor Planetarium because the facility was being remodeled. The planetarium is part of the museum and free with museum entry fees. I can’t wait to go myself! It’s newly reopened to the public on March 2, 2013.
One romantic idea for a couple’s wedding would be to hold a ceremony inside a planetarium with it lit up like the night sky. This year the Taylor Planetarium is focusing on the Aurora Borealis because it’s a banner year (2013) for solar flares that cause spectacular effects. Can you imagine how that might look during a wedding ceremony? Picture stars twinkling around the bride and groom while the Northern Lights gracefully billow. I see the wedding colors matching the light greens and pinks of the sky and small sparkly crystals all over the bride’s gown and flower displays. Then as the groom kisses his bride, a massive solar flare erupts scattering intense displays around the auditorium. Sigh worthy.
Oh boy, I think I just started the scene for another book here!
[Links for Taylor Planetarium http://museumoftherockies.org/Exhibits/ExhibitDetails/tabid/73/Type/View/Exhibit/4/NOW-OPEN.aspx]
About Angela: Angela Breidenbach is a speaker, coach, and author of A Healing Heart, April 2013 from Abingdon Press in the Quilts of Love series. Her family tradition is to create the life story on a photo memory quilt for each graduating senior. She is certified in mentor/peer counseling as a CTA life coach, as a Stephen Minister, and a weight loss/nutrition coach. Learn more: http://www.AngelaBreidenbach.com, Twitter and Pinterest: @AngBreidenbach, and http://www.facebook.com/AngelaBreidenbachInspirationalSpeakerAuthor
About the book – A Healing Heart: What would you do if the one man who can help is the one man you can’t trust? A heart attack has stopped Mara Keegan in her tracks, leaving her daughter’s unfinished photo memory quilt hanging by a thread. Little does Mara know, this quilt—and the memories it bolsters—are the key to her rehabilitation. But Mara’s heart needs to be healed in more ways than one. And Joel Ryan is fraying her last nerve. With her daughter’s graduation fast approaching, even Mara starts to wonder if she—and her faith—can mend in time. Will Joel’s photo find a place on the quilt… and in Mara’s heart?
Purchase your copy of A Healing Heart from your local book store or from one of these online retailers: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Christianbook.com
More Praise for A Healing Heart
“As beautifully woven as a keepsake quilt, A Healing Heart wraps itself around you, offering a cozy, heart-tugging story. A lovely masterpiece, with as many embellishments as Mara’s memory quilt. This is definitely my kind of tale, one that pulls you in from the first page and keeps your emotions engaged throughout. Highly recommended.
—Janice Thompson, author of Queen of the Waves, “Love, Laughter and Happily Ever Afters!”
“A heart-warming and romantic story of new beginnings and hope through the fog. A story of real life filled with true emotion and characters you can’t help but love.”
—NY Times bestselling author, Tosca Lee, www.toscalee.com
“A Healing Heart is an emotional story of learning to let go of the past and embracing the future. Angie Breidenbach deftly creates lifelike teenagers, a frazzled mother, and a caring hero you will love. This charming book tugs at your heart and encourages you to reevaluate what’s important in your life.”
—Vickie McDonough, author of 25 books and novellas, including End of the Trail
Come back May 17th when Angela shares how she met her husband!
Thanks for having me here today! I’m so excited to go see the new planetarium this weekend with my hubby and grandsons. I expect to be wowed 🙂
Angie
We have the “Quilts of Love” Series in our Church Library. I would love to win this one to add to our collection.
Thanks for the opportunity to do so.
That’s an awesome reason, Jane. Thanks for sharing that 🙂
Angie
Oops, typo on cell phone, sorry Janet. 🙂
I think about any place in the Rockies would be a great place to have a wedding, but then I love that part of the country. This sounds like a great read and something I would enjoy. I think we can all relate to needing to move beyond our past and embracing the present and future with an open heart and mind. Thank you for the giveaway and for writing great Christian fiction Angela and thank you Shannon for featuring great Christian authors!
Blessings to you!
Lori
I would love to read this book. Thanks for having the giveaway.
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Thanks for the having the giveaway. I would love to read this book.
Hi Lori, Rose, and Katie;
So nice to “meet” you all here. I’m just thrilled you’re all interested in A Healing Heart. And I so agree that just about anywhere in the Rockies is romantic. I’ve been kissed on a mountain top (by hubby) and snuggled on horseback as he took me to a picnic. We’ve watched deer frolic and horses graze. We’ve walked in streams and run from a sudden storm inside to a fire. Some of the most fun is creating unusual sledding hills like in A Healing Heart or hiking with a dog to a hidden lake. It’s all about lifestyle up here.
I love Montana 🙂
Angie
Sounds like a great book – looking forward to reading it!
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
I always wanted to get married in a small chapel. My husband prevailed, and we had a large church wedding. It doesn’t really matter does it? It’s the commitment to the marriage.
Enjoy these “Quilts of Love” books. Great idea.