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Guest: Hymns of the West Blog Tour and Book Review

8/27/2015

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Hymns of the West Blog Tour and Book Review on Melanie D. Snitker's Blog
I'm very happy to have Author Faith Blum as a guest on my blog today. She's celebrating her three Hymns of the West Novellas with a fun tour, sales, and a couple of prizes as well. 

So read on to learn more and make sure to enter the contests at the bottom as well! 

Don't Miss Out on the Sales! 
From August 24-28 only, I Love Thee will be free!

Also on sale during the blog tour are A Mighty Fortress which will be $0.99 from August 23-30 and Be Thou My Vision which will be $0.99 from August 30-September 6.


Pass Me Not - My Review
Pass Me Not by Faith Blum
Book Blurb: 

Let me at Thy throne of mercy/Find a sweet relief/Kneeling there in deep contrition/Help my unbelief 

Timothy is at his wit's end. His twelve year old half-sister has run off five housekeepers in almost a year. Since their parents died, she has grown wilder than ever. What can he do? As he looks for a new housekeeper, his eye catches sight of a mail order bride advertisement. One young lady has a younger sister and sounds like a God-fearing woman. Could this be the answer to his dilemma or will Louise run her off, too? 


My Review:
I've read a number of mail order bride stories. Typically, they center around men and women who are single or the couple involved is getting re-married because one spouse or the other has passed away. The widow or widower is then left to care for their child as a single parent. 

I like how Faith changed it up. Both Timothy and Abigail are raising a younger sibling after their own parents have passed. This makes the story unique and also gives the two of them some common ground to start their marriage off with. 


I especially liked Abigail. I thought Faith did a fantastic job of developing her character and making her someone we care about immediately. 

While I found myself wanting to read more about how Timothy and Abigail's relationship developed over time. I think this novella will encourage the reader to check out Faith's Hymns of the West full-length novels. 

Pass Me Not is Available on Amazon

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Faith Blum is a 24 year old home school graduate who enjoys doing many right-brained activities such as reading, crafting, writing, and playing piano. Her favorite genre to read and write is Historical Fiction, more specifically, Westerns. In the Hymns of the West series, she has endeavored to create clean, fun, and challenging Western stories for the whole family.  She currently has three novels and one novella published or available for preorder.


Stay connected with Faith
Website | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest


Meet the Novellas in the Series
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I Love Thee

Mom and Dad dead STOP Please come STOP Gage

When his sister dies, leaving him with four children ages 8 and under, Cole Baxter gets desperate. He decides he needs a wife. He writes to a mail order bride before realizing he almost through away the best woman he could have.

Approximately 18,000 words



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Pass Me Not

Let me at Thy throne of mercy/Find a sweet relief/Kneeling there in deep contrition/Help my unbelief

Timothy is at his wit's end. His twelve year old half-sister has run off five housekeepers in almost a year. Since their parents died, she has grown wilder than ever. What can he do? As he looks for a new housekeeper, his eye catches sight of a mail order bride advertisement. One young lady has a younger sister and sounds like a God-fearing woman. Could this be the answer to his dilemma or will Louise run her off, too?

Approximately 18,000 words


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Redeemed

Mail Order bride seeks wealthy Western man. Write Mona Sommers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Alexander Granger is tired of his father’s lectures and sermons. It’s time for payback. His plan is to pretend to marry a woman and scandalize his father when he finds out they aren’t really married. Will Mona accept his offer? Can Alex get away with his plan?

Approximately 14,000 words.


Giveaway Time!
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First Prize:

The first prize winner will receive:
~A paperback of the novel that started the novellas, Amazing Grace (or novel of choice)
~One handpainted bookmark (painted by the author’s sister)
~A silver pen nib bookmark


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Second Prize:

The second prize winner will receive:
~An ebook copy of Amazing Grace (or ebook of choice by Faith Blum)
~Two handpainted bookmarks (painted by the author’s sister)


Click below for your chance to win

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Blog Tour Schedule - Be sure to stop by the other sites!
Monday, August 24
  • Tour Intro at Writings, Ramblings, and Reflections
  • Spotlights and Guest Post at Rebekah Lyn Books – Writing novellas
  • Review of Pass Me Not at The Overactive Imagination
  • Spotlights at Rise, Write, Shine!
Tuesday, August 25
  • Spotlights at River of Stones
  • Review of Redeemed of Wildflower Acres
  • Author Interview at Jaye L. Knight
  • Review of Pass Me Not at Hello Precious Bliss
Wednesday, August 26-RELEASE DAY!
  • Review of Pass Me Not and Author Interview at Laura Whiskens
  • Spotlight and Character Interview (Rhoda) at Shannon Pemrick
  • Spotlights at God’s Peculiar Treasure Rae
  • Release Day announcement with excerpt from Amazing Grace at Writings, Ramblings, and Reflections
Thursday, August 27
  • Review of Pass Me Not at Melanie Snitker, author
  • Author Interview at Marianne Sciucco
  • Review of Redeemed at With a Joyful Noise
  • Review of I Love Thee at Hello Precious Bliss
Friday, August 28
  • Review of I Love Thee at Laura Whiskens
  • Review of Pass Me Not at Wildflower Acres
  • Spotlights at Tialla’s Tellings
Saturday, August 29
  • Review of I Love Thee and character interview (Abigail) at Flights from the Aerie
  • Spotlights and Guest Post at Franky Brown
  • Review of Redeemed at Hello Precious Bliss
  • Sneak Peeks at Writings, Ramblings, and Reflections
Sunday, August 30
  • Review of Redeemed at Laura Whiskens
  • Review of Pass Me Not and Author Interview at Flights from the Aerie
  • Spotlights at Samantha Fury Novels
Monday, August 31
  • Blog Tour Wrap-up and Giveaway winners at Writings, Ramblings, and Reflections
4 Comments
Dyanne Gordon Green
8/27/2015 01:29:53 am

Great blog post! I love getting to know a bit more about authors and their books.

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Melanie D. Snitker link
8/27/2015 09:32:05 am

Thanks for coming by, Dyanne!

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Faith Blum link
8/31/2015 03:14:09 am

Thank you for stopping by, Dyanne!

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Faith Blum link
8/31/2015 02:40:48 am

Thank you for hosting me and for the review, Melanie!

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