Book Blitz and Giveaway For The Knotted Ring

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THE KNOTTED RING
BY MYRA HARGRAVE MCILVAIN

Historical Fiction / Family Saga / Historical Romance
Publisher: Next Chapter
Page Count: 412
Publication Date: December 7, 2023

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Cover for The Knotted Ring. Woman in the foreground looking away at a man riding off on a horse. She is standing next to a covered wagon pulled by a white horse.

Susannah Mobley, expecting a baby by her lover, a slave owned by her family, submits to an arranged marriage to Hezekiah James who is headed to Texas to claim a Spanish land grant. Caught in a series of lies about the origin of a beautiful ring woven from her red hair and the circumstances of her pregnancy, Susannah embarks on the harsh trip to Texas, grieving for her lost love and determined to control her destiny.

On the wagon train journey, Hezekiah is tested by his beliefs and strengths with his slaves and Native Americans, as well as a strange Mad Stone. His determination to build a plantation as fine as Susannah’s home place and to make the best decisions for Susannah fails. Susannah will have to decide if she can live with the consequences of her lies and open herself to this man who shows every form of contrition or if she will allow longing for what she cannot have to destroy her life.

The Knotted Ring is currently a semi-finalist in the Laramie Awards for Western and Americana Fiction.

“An often engrossing and well-handled story of the 19th century.” –Kirkus Reviews

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NOTE: I had the pleasure of receiving an ARC of the book before it was released and enjoyed the read so much.
Here’s the link to my review of The Knotted Ring.

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Myra Hargrave McIlvain, a sixth-generation Texan, is a storyteller who has written Texas historical markers (yes, real people write those things lining Texas highways), articles for newspapers and magazines such as Texas Highways, and six nonfiction books about famous and infamous Texas characters and places.

McIlvain found her real love when she wrote her first historical fiction. All her tales take place in Texas during major periods of its history. However, The Knotted Ring was inspired by an old family story, and in her search to understand what may have happened, she imagined their lives set in a time that she knew well––the establishment of the first Anglo colony. 

McIlvain views history as the story of a people; the people she knows best have made Texas home.

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*** THREE WINNERS ***
1st Prize: Autographed hardcover & tote bag; 2nd Prize: Autographed paperback & candle; 3rd Prize: Autographed paperback
(US only; ends midnight, CST, 02/29/24)

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Determined to control her destiny.
The Knotted Ring by Myra Hargrave McIlvain.

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