THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN by Karen Kingsbury

Tour Date : February 13th

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A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Enjoy your free peek into the book!</strong></span><br /><br /><font color="#cc0000"><em>You never know when I might play a wild card on you!</em></font><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Today's Wild Card author is: </strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><a href="http://www.karenkingsbury.com/">Karen Kingsbury </a></span></strong><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;">and the book:</span> </span></strong><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1599956780">This Side of Heaven</a></span></strong><br /></p><p align="center">Center Street (January 6, 2009) <br /></p><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#333399;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span> </span></strong></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqbgnjqtgz0CoOY36PnNIDDyDonFd7HII02W-vSd3nq9dnX5sqnChnPHi4Ujzbq3kny_KQDIPy7geCeIW06p2cJKVWz3hfg7WLCuq4TvwgvJnLnKjtVIaC2l6czQY6YUEHK5BmG-0Xi57/s1600-h/karen+kingsbury"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqbgnjqtgz0CoOY36PnNIDDyDonFd7HII02W-vSd3nq9dnX5sqnChnPHi4Ujzbq3kny_KQDIPy7geCeIW06p2cJKVWz3hfg7WLCuq4TvwgvJnLnKjtVIaC2l6czQY6YUEHK5BmG-0Xi57/s200/karen+kingsbury" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301031196272780578" /></a>New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is America's #1 inspirational novelist. She's written more than thirty novels, ten of which have hit #1 on bestseller lists, and her Center Street novel Just Beyond the Clouds hit #13 on the New York Times bestseller list. There are nearly seven million copies of her award-winning books in print, including more than two million copies sold last year alone. She lives in Washington state with her husband, Don, and their six children, three of whom are adopted from Haiti. <br /><br />Visit the author's <a href="http://www.karenkingsbury.com/">website</a>.<br /><br />Product Details:<br /><br />List Price: $14.99<br />Paperback: 352 pages <br />Publisher: Center Street (January 6, 2009) <br />Language: English <br />ISBN-10: 1599956780 <br />ISBN-13: 978-1599956787 <br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER:</span> </strong><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNzutOTY2fIVQ7WZJM2TQoH8WmSAkyvGEXRTD7iPD59MUKxCDur0L89N-oElAa3NdBxJVaRLlNbvP4RjoVVmbTalYl5rR6bfpa_uRsQZVCNReTDSSlwKNBZo_AcJqu0hZWHYp2xxQGiP3/s1600-h/this+side+of+heaven"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 127px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNzutOTY2fIVQ7WZJM2TQoH8WmSAkyvGEXRTD7iPD59MUKxCDur0L89N-oElAa3NdBxJVaRLlNbvP4RjoVVmbTalYl5rR6bfpa_uRsQZVCNReTDSSlwKNBZo_AcJqu0hZWHYp2xxQGiP3/s200/this+side+of+heaven" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301031256418400066" /></a><div style="background-image:URL('http://datapipe.libredigital.com/img/HBG/WidgetBackGround.jpg'); width:189px; height:236px; background-repeat:no-repeat;"> <div style="text-align:center;padding-top: 31px;"> <img src="http://datapipe.libredigital.com/content/A3C21347E3D372C3870616F74636E736A74766A797877767574737D133529415E736F44565A417960505A51454540617A141C1C1C111E1F10151B15181F0A2C2E242B2E263A6272666571617E336A696C6162652C666E6A6775666C6E2.jpg" style="border:1px solid #E6E6E6;margin:5;"/> </div> <div style="text-align:center;"> <a href="http://datapipe.libredigital.com/bil?mUNHuOvDXgKp6YkGiuFW%2FQfIUNPkC2eL%2BrdcnNqSWnLowk5%2Bx83Q7HHGIuH1MAcW%2F1%2FWXBtHYeiMdYMrZqjDZaBmlMBXw36bpC2nNSzdiko%3D" target="_new"> <img src="http://datapipe.libredigital.com/img/HBG/BrowseInsideBook.jpg" style="border:0px;"/> </a> </div> <div style="text-align:center; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <a href="http://datapipe.libredigital.com/eolink?mUNHuOvDXgKp6YkGiuFW%2FQfIUNPkC2eL%2BrdcnNqSWnLA9eQAQoFf0Rz2QyMTUDOzv2WRuMY2K6BJpYxJZFIn3w%3D%3D" target="_new"> <img src="http://datapipe.libredigital.com/img/HBG/GetForYourSite.jpg" style="border:0px;"/> </a> </div> </div> <br /><br />

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It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book!

You never know when I might play a wild card on you!

Today's Wild Card author is:

Karen Kingsbury

and the book:

This Side of Heaven

Center Street (January 6, 2009)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is America's #1 inspirational novelist. She's written more than thirty novels, ten of which have hit #1 on bestseller lists, and her Center Street novel Just Beyond the Clouds hit #13 on the New York Times bestseller list. There are nearly seven million copies of her award-winning books in print, including more than two million copies sold last year alone. She lives in Washington state with her husband, Don, and their six children, three of whom are adopted from Haiti.

Visit the author's website.

Product Details:

List Price: $14.99
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Center Street (January 6, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1599956780
ISBN-13: 978-1599956787

AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER: