Happy Friday, friends! When I found out the author of this novel was a 6th-generation Texan, I had to take a peek at her novel, The Knotted Ring. Turns out this not only has gorgeous cover art and an intriguing premise but is a semi-finalist in the Laramie Awards for Western and Americana Fiction. WOW y’all, that’s huge! Congrats to Myra and we wish you the best of luck! To those of you lucky enough to see this post, keep scrolling to learn more and enter the raffle 😉
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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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.
“An often engrossing and well-handled story of the 19th century.”
–Kirkus Reviews
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MEET MYRA HARGRAVE MCILVAIN
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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1st Prize: Autographed hardcover & tote bag
2nd Prize: Autographed paperback + candle
3rd Prize: Autographed paperback
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Thanks, Jennifer, for featuring The Knotted Ring on your blog. I am delighted and honored to be included.
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Myra, thank you so much for sharing with us! Wishing you the best of luck with the contest and your future works 😀
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We are so glad you’re part of our book blitz and sharing this terrific title with your readers. And the story is in part based on the author’s own family history.
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Oh wow, really?? That makes this even better! Officially adding this to my TBR pile! I need a day to just read and catch up on lovely books like this one 😀
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