tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34472337150789715462024-03-05T23:51:29.951-08:00Novels by Caroline AkervikUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-58887569973539720582024-01-01T13:39:00.000-08:002024-01-01T13:39:38.229-08:00Author Visit Holiday Fun!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWlLQeS25hBj5XMoaLwRyVz96C55VRoBpAJfwoyOtcDASkwJiORLbyTyq3sgdH9RvfB9ezM-Yv5fDxnFHMsxp5XSLLSY49neBLoIzWP3gV_ZxCgpfgNOO4c31FmpxJalCLGvMEex6HGHr6P0Ik50GoVFBlZf9gpqp04l6ErcGuNbZSjAxLArn_XE-wXLz/s1440/Author%20Visit%201.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWlLQeS25hBj5XMoaLwRyVz96C55VRoBpAJfwoyOtcDASkwJiORLbyTyq3sgdH9RvfB9ezM-Yv5fDxnFHMsxp5XSLLSY49neBLoIzWP3gV_ZxCgpfgNOO4c31FmpxJalCLGvMEex6HGHr6P0Ik50GoVFBlZf9gpqp04l6ErcGuNbZSjAxLArn_XE-wXLz/s320/Author%20Visit%201.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0t0flYC-0fEQlw7cQTP1-sH1MFpye62rKyg3OPy47E03S6EFCfnEkoE8qW62MiuC1MEMJnjY1Al9Ltj83TXMXWzxyerMrS4LLW-28JiHV3y4vOS_HaRnHSdTNMSO0BHIcqCZhddsgOPv0OqfrkLMsECDdK2K3I11EYgcBVDsa9PhRHrAanqeZKsGbBY4/s1440/author%20Visit%202.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0t0flYC-0fEQlw7cQTP1-sH1MFpye62rKyg3OPy47E03S6EFCfnEkoE8qW62MiuC1MEMJnjY1Al9Ltj83TXMXWzxyerMrS4LLW-28JiHV3y4vOS_HaRnHSdTNMSO0BHIcqCZhddsgOPv0OqfrkLMsECDdK2K3I11EYgcBVDsa9PhRHrAanqeZKsGbBY4/s320/author%20Visit%202.jpeg" /></a><b>Visiting with Mrs. P's Second Graders was a highlight of the holiday season for me! We discussed where authors get their ideas, "small moments" that inspire writing, and how all of us have stories to tell. We also read the first chapter of <i>Calvin the Cookie Maker</i>. Calvin is no longer print, but it was delightful to revisit this story. The second graders connected with the themes and descriptions. Author visits are one of my favorite parts of being an author!</b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-37114963102138601902023-08-26T07:23:00.000-07:002023-08-26T07:23:18.951-07:00Anything But Graceful: A Second Chance Romance by D.G. Driver<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anything-But-Graceful-Second-Romance/dp/B0C9SDLTSP" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="193" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcLPp6_uIGxDikefG_GOKKRufKRso3gyC9EY-rp_nJuz5o6O_qhaFif4e4lmWbB6_VODVx94rWRGM3tQ9vBPwcghJq1TuQqRy5AhyRTelDVrenX5N3gMCnllJKyrvgQSbQXejvOfF95EsQ1w4r608S_RswfAU8Vg5U49lRegIvZkpndrCxIwmBxcCUJ1J/s1600/anything%20but%20graceful.webp" width="193" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Anything But Graceful: A Second Chance Romance Novel by D.G.
Driver<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">As a woman of a certain age, this novel was a delightful surprise.
Grace Fuller has deferred her dreams of becoming an actor and a dancer. Life
got in way. She works as a realtor while continuing to hone her craft as a
dancer. She dances because it is necessary to her soul. The thing is she has
continued to grow as an artist at an age when most other dancers are burned out
or over the hill. An old flame enters the scene. Tyler represents all the
dreams that Grace gave up when she lacked the confidence in herself to pursue
her passions. The mature Grace is not blinded to Tyler’s faults. She is a woman
who goes after what she wants, including a smoking hot choreographer/dance
instructor with whom she has a steamy interlude. <o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Grace is inspirational, a reminder that as more mature women
we can still pursue dream and ambitions which may not have been available to us
earlier in our lives. This story is vulnerable and sexy and brings the world of
acting and dancing vividly to life. In sum, Anything But Graceful is a sophisticated
delight.<o:p></o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-31352391014463039532023-03-16T13:14:00.003-07:002023-03-16T13:15:25.989-07:00Book Review: Dragon Surf by D.G. Driver with Jeni Bautista Richard<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Surf-D-G-Driver/dp/B0BXNPV9TH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="228" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUYDsZJMY0CSHpP8-QgLSsGsWWT76yHH_sXRhmO65LRGS1LTAq8466oyvVXEOUyeecDW40l3FLT3YKRhF6hQH24JH-k6aHAD0J5U6dw5uzh-eG5uBP3y_6760glDptzrrJNnkSZnhfoD8UB4ZVoZ8IcUYHVkZPxETGmLe3oBcpmaQFMn_Ah4fJh9oLg/w264-h400/Dragon%20Surf.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Eric Long wants to learn to surf, like his surfing champion father.
For his fifteenth birthday, Eric is given a surfboard, his heart’s desire, but
painted with a yellow serpent dragon by his artist mother. Eric wants nothing
to do with the dragons and dragon symbolism that art part of his heritage as a Chinese
American and the son of a dragon artist. While attending a surf competition
with his dad, Eric is haunted by dreams of a golden, protective dragon who may
be connected to his ancestors. I especially enjoyed the juxtaposition of Eric
and his father on their surfing trip with the stories of his immigrant family
all woven together through the dragon, Baidu. The setting of the surfing life
was flavorful and fun. This is a delightful, fast-paced read! <o:p></o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-70916012651929978872023-02-23T13:10:00.005-08:002023-02-23T13:13:03.198-08:00Interview on the writing, the riding life, and dancing horses from my memories. (Carly Kade Creative).<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.carlykadecreative.com/blog/episode-116-on-grand-prix-dressage-doing-whats-right-for-aging-horses-with-caroline-akervik-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast?fbclid=IwAR38PxgOYxGrTnsC2C9yy8ZKHwMAO8VDs1wULcc1jxckelanxs7ls-1Cnrs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6WQFdcRSxxx-FINqX91caLLiWiUnM_saYgmUvu_24fLxa1bcnHUmJxQdWa7ChHujaP14hsgz5jwCatOqybe7mBW6tCn2MCLn_387ogDwbfBZLb61QWl3O8og8LVG9L0087z_rEOj6da0sfXj1XjynK60uJXymtybgCvBQKufFvAbhsbI5GnGN51IkQ/w400-h225/caroline-akervik-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast_orig.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-50603083863910929882022-12-07T08:57:00.002-08:002022-12-07T08:57:21.342-08:00Advent Giveaway<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrlzvj4D8hD5NHDGTg8YEUmfLsBnXZUfpwDN_RDJBid_HilibHiCASjpV6WpeioqTttoLXRR-e2ZQm_aB4ISM0pTFYG7uEQL7weizDM1fm4vDl97WEeeWKYsv_fLg384h7fIC5LL63UHl7eG4uLf19iyvyLKS6xIYolWe6thBUiML5dofNE30BZqbeg/s1200/Advent%20Promo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrlzvj4D8hD5NHDGTg8YEUmfLsBnXZUfpwDN_RDJBid_HilibHiCASjpV6WpeioqTttoLXRR-e2ZQm_aB4ISM0pTFYG7uEQL7weizDM1fm4vDl97WEeeWKYsv_fLg384h7fIC5LL63UHl7eG4uLf19iyvyLKS6xIYolWe6thBUiML5dofNE30BZqbeg/w540-h270/Advent%20Promo.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-591bb771-7fff-b295-63e3-cf0bb08c9e80"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ADVENT CALENDAR GIVEAWAY</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">December 1st-25th</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Goodies Given Away Every Day Totaling $450</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://ellenmint.blog/advent-calendar/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://ellenmint.blog/advent-calendar/</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s Christmas every day with this romantic Advent Calendar giveaway. Twenty-Five authors have teamed up to bring you over $450 worth of prizes. Every day another door opens and another giveaway chance for you to win!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Each day, return to the site to click on the calendar and open the door to another fantastic prize. Be swept away this holiday season by gripping romance, pampering treats, cozy gifts, and an amazing offer hidden inside the calendar.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The giveaway is sponsored by these wonderful authors:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ellen Mint • Jordyn Kross • Caroline Akervik • Wendi Zwaduk • Totally Entwined Group • T. Strange • Katherine Grant • Heather DiAngelis • Tanith Davenport • Liz Paffel • TJ Finn • Melissa McClone • TJ Finn • AE Lister • Elizabeth Cole • S. J. Coles • Lonna Seibert • Aurora Russell • Rianne Thaxton • Tigris Eden • Delta James • V.J. Allison • Monica Barrie • Cynthia Terelst • Sara Ohlin • Jaqueline Snowe</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-57491575608587369982022-10-05T14:14:00.002-07:002022-10-05T14:15:05.388-07:00Review of Songwriter Showcase <p> </p>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59616269-songwriter-showcase" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Songwriter Showcase" border="0" height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1637535409l/59616269._SX98_.jpg" width="126" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59616269-songwriter-showcase">Songwriter Showcase</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7867013.D_G_Driver">D.G. Driver</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5028485814">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
“What love feels like”<br /><br />(Spoilers)<br />This is the charming but real sequel to Songwriter Night by D. G. Driver. The novella recounts the trials and tribulations of two couples, Lyle and Trish, and Odette and Neil, as they compete in a talent competition. In “Songwriter Night,” Lyle and Trish seemed made for each other. He brought charm, good lucks, and more knowledge of the music industry to the relationship. In contrast, the lovely Trish is inexperienced, new to this entire world. But on the night of the competition, it is Trish that catches the judges’ eyes, among whom is Aiden Bronson. Lyle is both jealous and contemptuous of Aiden, a former friend. There is a conflicted honesty to Lyle’s reaction to Trish’s success. He is threatened. He loves Trish and wants her to do well, but he also doesn’t want to lose her.<br /><br />We see more of Odette’s and Neil’s relationship in this story. She is a woman who has a history. Any man who wants to be with her needs to accept the past that has shaped her. Neil is younger and less mature than Odette. He is frustrated by her lack of openness with him. She can’t expect him to understand her decisions if she doesn’t share her reasoning and experiences with him.<br />The power of this novella lies in the appeal of the characters. I found myself genuinely rooting for them, wanting them to succeed and get past the obstacles that life is putting in their way. The twists of the plot are often unexpected and there is a thread of humor throughout. I find myself wanting to know what happens next. Does Lyle finally break through in the music industry? Does Aiden make a play for Trish? Can Odette let Neil be a part of her life?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpXErTuzuaDgDZdmhOUkluoqXc1EDnP0-0XF63nujTysNpDOQGw2PEyPDY76eiBnNfC716b49aw3X61bjTAdvO2JJ_SWbT0Wpd9qJUU474DIFJcdW5Iryj47UbuvZuao_DWtF8AjHDT5zuPIpX4VLpO2UPaZUgttRjZpfLXVuS_Ucwr3mWaYvWO05tA/s475/59616269._SY475_.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpXErTuzuaDgDZdmhOUkluoqXc1EDnP0-0XF63nujTysNpDOQGw2PEyPDY76eiBnNfC716b49aw3X61bjTAdvO2JJ_SWbT0Wpd9qJUU474DIFJcdW5Iryj47UbuvZuao_DWtF8AjHDT5zuPIpX4VLpO2UPaZUgttRjZpfLXVuS_Ucwr3mWaYvWO05tA/s320/59616269._SY475_.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-8563316563438824252022-09-20T12:03:00.002-07:002022-09-20T12:03:42.157-07:00***** Review of Songwriter Night by D.G. Driver<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnxN5XL-DiGiGrU68LWWX_eAxzlBNsADpi3Az4SZQSzYGskOYNk3EuHIH1wISWcfO_FHsxlQFCqN0YrrpRCKjlCqgc7uhZwGAtFNOxjQUOC_kVKrfm5WQ3BrmUUhoeim-n5X4NhW-FEoealVeN9mZcdaXcf6nlFp8UxyTRCoWFrWy1Q1M1P6RloJR4w/s608/Songwriter.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnxN5XL-DiGiGrU68LWWX_eAxzlBNsADpi3Az4SZQSzYGskOYNk3EuHIH1wISWcfO_FHsxlQFCqN0YrrpRCKjlCqgc7uhZwGAtFNOxjQUOC_kVKrfm5WQ3BrmUUhoeim-n5X4NhW-FEoealVeN9mZcdaXcf6nlFp8UxyTRCoWFrWy1Q1M1P6RloJR4w/w213-h320/Songwriter.webp" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Super creative love story. Made me wish I could attend a "Songwriter," though I would probably bring poetry. The story takes place over one evening when a group of creatives gather to share songs and offer suggestions and/or criticisms. Composer/singer Lyle invites gorgeous new girl Trish. The company of friends eventually put her at ease until rising country star Aiden Bronson arrives and turns the evening on its ear. </p><p><br /></p><p>I truly felt as if this sort of evening was something I wanted to be a part of. I enjoyed the vibe. The characters were well developed and unique. The spark between Lyle and Trish is tangible, but can Trish resist Aiden's star power?</p><p><br /></p><p>A charming and unique read.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-35214391552424808382022-09-07T13:15:00.007-07:002022-09-07T13:16:26.118-07:00Press Release for My Golden Horse<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7n9NjVCLkqS5IJYYO1psb3Me-pQgmAglgyTiqkNqlTkNl-WWJImL_dYEDJW_tTf6vy4JsflmGHZuHX5wuj37Sg0XEgR71GEagNtxa5qzSih-2qjG_L1ucRHipVaKpmS2aj2SnD7e6NyAkgwH1VxHhSrPZQlgDOHyfYHPoh5F6kmBsCOnaMeTsHaXaGg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="1032" height="74" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7n9NjVCLkqS5IJYYO1psb3Me-pQgmAglgyTiqkNqlTkNl-WWJImL_dYEDJW_tTf6vy4JsflmGHZuHX5wuj37Sg0XEgR71GEagNtxa5qzSih-2qjG_L1ucRHipVaKpmS2aj2SnD7e6NyAkgwH1VxHhSrPZQlgDOHyfYHPoh5F6kmBsCOnaMeTsHaXaGg=w320-h74" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CONTACT: Caroline Akervik<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: cakervik@icloud.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Website: <a href="http://carolineakervik.blogspot.com/">http://carolineakervik.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Twitter: @CAkervik <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HorseNamedViking/">https://www.facebook.com/HorseNamedViking/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WISCONSIN AUTHOR RELEASES
NEW YOUNG ADULT HORSE NOVEL<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-indent: 0in;">Caroline Akervik’s new Young
Adult Horse story, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MY GOLDEN HORSE, book
2 of the DREAM HORSE SERIES, </b>was released August 30th, through Fire &
Ice Imprint from Melange Books, LLC. The book is available in print format and
in eBook format through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">www.amazon.com</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">www.barnesandnoble.com</a>, several other
booksellers, and at the website, <a href="https://www.fireandiceya.com/">https://www.fireandiceya.com/</a>. The first novel in the series, A HORSE NAMED VIKING, a highly rated novel,
was released in 2012. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-indent: 0.3in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-hyphenate: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111;">Caroline Akervik has always
been a voracious reader of most any genre, except for horror, because it’s
scary. Blessed with a wonderful husband and three amazing grown children,
Caroline has worked as a horse trainer and as a school librarian. Once a Grand
Prix dressage rider, she remains an animal lover. Caroline believes that
libraries are among the most magical of places, and her writings reflect the
eclectic nature of her life and reading taste. Her books include sweet
romances, horse stories, and even science fiction. Caroline seeks to write from
the heart, to transport her readers, and to give wings to their imagi</span>nations.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;">About <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MY GOLDEN HORSE</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111;">Ellen Sanz is
angry at the world, and she wants nothing to do with horses. Before her
mother’s accident, they’d had a great life. Her mother, Linda, was a successful
show jumper. Ellen had attended virtual school, and they had travelled between
international horse competitions. Everything had changed when Linda suffered a
catastrophic riding accident. Ellen has been her mother’s caretaker in the year
since. They’ve been forced to move to Linda’s parents’ hobby farm in the
Maryland countryside.</span><span style="color: #0f1111;"><br />
<br />
<span style="background: white;">Here, Ellen finds herself irresistibly drawn to
Lemon Meringue, nicknamed Tandy, a show ring sour palomino rescue mare, as well
as to Joel, a cute and horse crazy guy.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Can Ellen and Tandy let go of the pain of their
pasts to embrace a new life and find that special connection?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">Caroline Akervik </span>is
available for interviews and appearances. For booking presentations, media
appearances, interviews, and/or book-signings, contact her at cakervik@icloud.com.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-63604946558628148692022-09-01T08:46:00.002-07:002022-09-01T08:46:18.735-07:00Recent Article in Volume One Magazine<p> Renewing Respect for the Rivers by Caroline Akervik</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://volumeone.org/sites/summer/articles/2022/06/06/297746-column-renewing-respect-for-the-rivers" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="1080" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvS6vtORJqxQaUA6-J_nDP1i3Jfcp28HGXfhlrrx25WioOQh2XaqqrZuIsSZhodCcz_pWk92A7ZXhs8pqtYdjlbpB3m2jPiaTDPz6o9Vf5go4ob38PFWjK6bEPqPIt-kZR4Wy6wDQCHjY0SCLicS27jsFKIflPXrYwVjagITI4FUNKOE9kUFq1aZvrKA/w478-h449/129731_top_web_nibs_illustration_soda.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-22177262562866710652022-08-26T13:43:00.001-07:002022-08-26T13:43:41.704-07:00Viking is for sale for the first time!My Golden Horse is available for preorder on Amazon now! In honor of the release date, May 30th, A Horse Named Viking is now for sale for $2.99. Check them out! Two down one to go.
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Ellen Sanz is angry at the world, and she wants nothing to do with horses. Before her mother’s accident, they’d had a great life. Her mother, Linda, was a successful show jumper. Ellen had attended virtual school, and they’d travelled between the international horse competitions. Everything had changed when Linda suffered a catastrophic riding accident. Ellen has been her mother’s caretaker in the year since. They’ve been forced to move to Linda’s parents’ hobby farm in the Maryland countryside. Here, Ellen finds herself irresistibly drawn to Lemon Meringue, nicknamed Tandy, a show ring sour palomino rescue mare, as well as to Joel, a cute and horse crazy guy. Can Ellen and Tandy let go of the pain of their pasts to embrace a new life and find that special connection?
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-85960035464648948012022-05-19T14:15:00.001-07:002022-05-19T14:15:21.418-07:00Writing "The End"<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNfeN_eSDfBKOl7XuUrIJ5aVQfCWjrx0znycn30cj_TX8FbXlqEERmzqHbLUy3JnaVyzTjimOjimUkEpsv3wF9wEXgyBVLvatWQyRCUjTEagTDzyeURq0JVCRMk0esyDSXdgQgfuVZZdMY_HH4HZgBmd3HyViCdNOEy7XxQeiZd_GfgAI0hyk2ZqFLg/s1300/end-24915099.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNfeN_eSDfBKOl7XuUrIJ5aVQfCWjrx0znycn30cj_TX8FbXlqEERmzqHbLUy3JnaVyzTjimOjimUkEpsv3wF9wEXgyBVLvatWQyRCUjTEagTDzyeURq0JVCRMk0esyDSXdgQgfuVZZdMY_HH4HZgBmd3HyViCdNOEy7XxQeiZd_GfgAI0hyk2ZqFLg/s320/end-24915099.jpg"/></a></div>
There is a thrill that comes with typing those two words. For me, it means I will be going back and revising a completed manuscript at least two or three times. My writing process is more of a chaotic discipline. I have started writing outlines and character sketches before I start to write. Doing so helps keep me on track. But then I just sit and write, any rubbish that comes to mind. After completing about 70,000 words of this, I know what the story is about and I can begin to craft and shape it. It's a messy approach, but it works for me.
I just completed a novel entitled My Golden Horse and submitted it to my publisher. It is the second story in a horse trilogy. In it, as in A Horse Named Viking, the horse who inspired the book is real but the story is fiction. My editor has it now. No one else has read it to this point. It's different from my other books in that I put more vignettes from my own life in it. I wonder what people will think of it? Will they like the story?
It's scary and exciting. I need to take a writing break and think about the third horse story for the trilogy. I'm thinking it will be named Dancing Horse. For now though, I will work on the business of writing for a bit, submit other completed works, engage in social media. This book is done and now set free into the world!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-37683085401325557252021-04-25T14:13:00.003-07:002021-04-25T14:13:14.290-07:00Coming soon! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIo2v8NoWZHXWQeoK_ql0uXAAz2O0XYuvna9wDqYlXyftnEk87D5PTO4lPdme0XCOi40aaIAA9UyrQrJ5qc1IpstfVGBjyrf6nIQywb0_9zLziyWHzvn_gcmJvFATOjXtdruscG1G5Q80/s2048/OneLastFarewell_Front+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIo2v8NoWZHXWQeoK_ql0uXAAz2O0XYuvna9wDqYlXyftnEk87D5PTO4lPdme0XCOi40aaIAA9UyrQrJ5qc1IpstfVGBjyrf6nIQywb0_9zLziyWHzvn_gcmJvFATOjXtdruscG1G5Q80/w265-h400/OneLastFarewell_Front+%25283%2529.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /> This oldie but goodie, my first novel length historical fiction, is being re-released with beautiful new cover art by Caroline Andrus! I'm so excited. This swashbuckling romance will transport readers!<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-88258462316427440442021-02-28T18:23:00.005-08:002021-02-28T18:24:26.946-08:00March Madness sale: Calypso's Secret is 99 cents<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XFW4N5S/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDajelpk6I13pfuJXvUqkKVKaTK2tRQJz9srFcO72d_zD6syyaVhEyh_UaXsGwWK2693jiCuff1OU6Sd9P6mJE7xHutrCg8PgnlPkToCqwC2m-wpelrtJYGzjTVhtVVJR7Hspbu5FHUHR/s320/51LliiRPdqL.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Skylar Connelly wants to know what happened to her sister, Maia, who vanished without a trace in the Florida Keys. Unwilling to accept the authorities' dismissal of the case, she conceals her relationship to the missing girl and takes a position at Casa del Mar, a magnificent, seaside estate owned by Martin Escalle, a slick entrepreneur whose business interests, she suspects, include illegal activities.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Luke White, the captain of the yacht named Calypso and Escalle's right hand man, challenges and fascinates her with his combination of surfer good looks, bad boy charm, and stiletto sharp mind, but is he also a killer? Dare she trust him? Her heart and soul will accept no less.</span></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-23429934915124611482020-12-17T06:59:00.000-08:002020-12-17T06:59:58.669-08:00Halcyon is for sale now for 99 cents!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079DW435K/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBDpfQ_M-ScC7MsbHIOoOHyTmcF7tVd-O3jSDAc9-v-hmoVGjDeO9cOWLJNUWtLwAjuh_oqumDyisnJY5c4tgFnud9bcQwXFIs4O4DYiw2VfOBXlkbTOOb6ir4hhAsigpCz9amOFJbzLs/w212-h320/51CexWMJnpL.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>On sale for the holiday season for .99 cents!</p><p><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Parallel universes, an invasion of Earth, and eternally youthful sentinels.<br />Nothing is as it seems at University School.</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Hailey Schick is used to being the new girl, but when she angers the dominant clique, her dreams of a normal school year are dashed. To make matters worse, Trevor, the boy she's falling for is a social pariah.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">When eternally young sentinels from a parallel universe infiltrate the school, it's up to Hailey and Trevor to stop them. But how are a pair of teens who can barely handle high school drama supposed to save Earth?</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-90259176049795777502020-12-10T11:40:00.004-08:002020-12-10T11:40:45.321-08:00Spotlight on Homemakers' Christmas by Jill Piscitello<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N3RH1RhbJeyaMvB9n0cQGC7tIKPIFx5kty9vKi1ddlEXOWQih19kew9kXRKBcy_WPr2IOoiIydftNleAAHnIkd6pzI8dnhwZMfIP5vHtvyUnd1GrB_ziF1bCrESmZxCjZQCq7ubcRRjc/s500/51JH6P1p5kL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N3RH1RhbJeyaMvB9n0cQGC7tIKPIFx5kty9vKi1ddlEXOWQih19kew9kXRKBcy_WPr2IOoiIydftNleAAHnIkd6pzI8dnhwZMfIP5vHtvyUnd1GrB_ziF1bCrESmZxCjZQCq7ubcRRjc/w265-h400/51JH6P1p5kL.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KPHN6MD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KPHN6MD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" target="_blank">Homemaker's Christmas</a> (Amazon) and <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1046865" target="_blank">Smashwords</a><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Homemakers' Christmas captures the joy, love, and hope of the Christmas season. Cricket Williams' life has seemingly hit rock bottom when she and her children are unexpectedly rescued. It seems she is being a given a new chance at life and love, but will she have the courage to take that chance? </b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>This is unique and special holiday story because it is truly about the essence of Christmas, more than just a love story backlit with holiday lights. It is about charity, kindness, and forgiveness, especially of one's self. </b></span></p><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A tender and enjoyable read,</span></b><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> perfect for the holiday season</span></b><div><div><em style="color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></em></div><div><em style="color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></em></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Blurb: </b></span><em style="color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">One woman’s journey from nothing to everything...</em></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i><br /></i></span></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">A recent error in judgment has deposited Cricket Williams, her daughter, and a son spiking a high fever into a homeless shelter. A touch of Christmas magic is sprinkled upon her family when an eccentric volunteer invites them into her New England farmhouse. Blindsided with the proposition of a contractual living arrangement, Cricket is seized with renewed hope for her future.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">Boris Glynn is in town visiting his grandmother but harbors a secret that will impact her life and the lives of his dearest friends. Complications arise when he is unable to restrain himself from pursuing his grandmother’s beautiful new neighbor.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">As Cricket begins to succumb to Boris’s attention, her new world is shaken by a series of events that have the potential to destroy her plans for a fresh start.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>About the Author: </b><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">Jill Piscitello is a teacher with a passion for writing and an avid fan of multiple literary genres. Although she divides her reading hours among several books at a time, a lighthearted story offering an escape from the real world can always be found on her nightstand.</span></p><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">A native of New England, Jill lives with her family and three well-loved cats. When not planning lessons or reading and writing, she can be found spending time with her family, traveling, and going on light hikes. Jill loves to try out new restaurants, but if truth be told, she will order a chicken Caesar salad wrap whenever possible.</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-14508910075469762382020-11-19T06:57:00.001-08:002020-11-19T06:57:29.409-08:00Press Release for Christmas Comeback (To Me)<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p><p>CONTACT: Caroline Akervik</p><p>Email: cakervik@icloud.com</p><p>Website: http://carolineakervik.blogspot.com</p><p>Twitter: @CAkervik</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HorseNamedViking</p><p>Instagram: c_akervik</p><p>WISCONSIN AUTHOR LAUNCHES NEW SWEET HOLIDAY ROMANCE NOVEL</p><p>Caroline Akervik’s new sweet holiday romance, CHRISTMAS COMEBACK (TO ME) was released November 3rd, 2020, through Satin Romance Imprint from Melange Books, LLC. The book is available in print format from and in eBook format through www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, several other booksellers, and at the website, http://www.satinromance.com .</p><p>Caroline Akervik has always been a voracious reader of most any genre, with the exception of horror, because it's scary. Blessed with a wonderful husband and three amazing grown children, Caroline has worked as a horse trainer and as a school librarian. She remains an animal lover and believes that libraries are among the most magical of places. Her writings reflect the eclectic nature of her life and reading taste, and her books include sweet romances, horse stories and even science fiction. Caroline seeks to write from the heart, to transport her readers and to give wings to their imaginations.</p><p>About CHRISTMAS COMEBACK (TO ME)</p><p>Rear ending a reindeer, even a faux one, is a bad start to any morning, especially when that woman in a reindeer costume is your first love, the one you’ve never gotten over.</p><p>Erik or “Erik the Wall” Engen, formerly one of the most feared and admired goalies in the International Hockey League, now an executive in his family’s holiday ornament company, has returned to his hometown of Noelle, Wisconsin during its annual Nutcracker Festival. It’s his job to evaluate the prospects of the Engen Nutcracker Factory, the company founded by his beloved grandfather.</p><p>After travelling the world creating murals, artist Stella Larson has returned to Noelle as well. Erik and Stella soon realize the old feelings between them linger, but she can’t seem to forget or forgive him for breaking her heart a decade before.</p><p>With a little hope and some Christmas magic, can Erik make his way back to the woman he always carried with him in his heart?</p><p>Caroline Akervik is available for interviews and virtual appearances. For booking presentations, interviews, and/or book-signings, contact her at cakervik@icloud.com.</p><p>CHRISTMAS COMEBACK (TO ME)</p><p>ISBN-13: 978-1680469615</p><p>ISBN-10: 1680469614</p><p>ASIN: B08LP1C92S</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-15383080915940315072020-11-02T13:16:00.001-08:002020-11-02T13:16:21.651-08:00Cover of the Month Contest - Please Vote <p>They say not to judge a book by its cover but I need you to do just that. If you liked the cover of my book, <strong>Christmas Comeback (To Me): A Sweet Holiday Romance</strong>, please vote for it for the Cover of the Month contest on AllAuthor.com! </p>
<p>I’m getting closer to clinch the "Cover of the Month" contest on AllAuthor! I’d need as much support from you guys. Please take a short moment to vote for my book cover here:
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you come back to your one true love after breaking her heart many years before?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>I am looking for a few reviewers who enjoy Christmas themed sweet romances. Please let me know if you would be willing to read and review Christmas Comeback (to me) by emailing me at kane.tremaine@gmail.com.</p><p>Thank you and in the words of L. M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables), "I'm so glad to live in a world where there are Octobers."</p><p>Caroline</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-79672132665948111372020-04-24T11:15:00.001-07:002020-04-24T11:17:59.297-07:00Resources for At-Home LearningBecky Wojahn and I shared At-Home Learning Resources for students and families on the Morning Show at Wisconsin Public Radio.
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<a href="https://www.wpr.org/home-learning-resource-list"><b>For the list of resources</b>.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447233715078971546.post-5073047517669942812020-04-17T10:50:00.001-07:002020-04-17T10:51:27.016-07:00Books for "Safer at Home"<a href="https://www.amazon.com/White-Pine-Year-Lumberjack-River-ebook/dp/B00J8X79EU/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=white+pine+caroline+akervik&qid=1587145321&sr=8-1"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J8X79EU/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_WPEMEbPJ6CNT8 via @amazon"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9Wj6cV5D-Gbi0HXPCdYER41LAiNJp9_MvBEEa6cvXMqIddwxJ6db8_vbMyzD6Px8sejB5n1V-0B4RBFWdkMeSSCLDO4lPCJcMZa0u6BHqXChGUGHuTIKgC6lYPn9l3hiwy6rTx9Lid_x/s1600/WhitePine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9Wj6cV5D-Gbi0HXPCdYER41LAiNJp9_MvBEEa6cvXMqIddwxJ6db8_vbMyzD6Px8sejB5n1V-0B4RBFWdkMeSSCLDO4lPCJcMZa0u6BHqXChGUGHuTIKgC6lYPn9l3hiwy6rTx9Lid_x/s320/WhitePine.jpg" width="212" height="320" data-original-width="331" data-original-height="500" /></a></div></a></a>
<b>White Pine will be free from April 18th-22.</b>
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