{"id":18863,"date":"2015-05-27T23:37:54","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T04:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=18863"},"modified":"2015-05-27T23:45:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T04:45:24","slug":"as-waters-gone-by-by-cynthia-ruchti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=18863","title":{"rendered":"As Waters Gone By by Cynthia Ruchti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18864\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/As-Waters-Gone-By.jpg\" alt=\"As Waters Gone By\" width=\"600\" height=\"926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/As-Waters-Gone-By.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/As-Waters-Gone-By-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/As-Waters-Gone-By-150x232.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8220;As Waters Gone By&#8221; is one of the most beautiful and touching novels I have experienced in quite awhile. Its pages are filled with unique and sometimes quirky but lovable characters that somehow manage to encourage and bring hope and healing, even in the midst of darkness and despair.<\/p>\n<p>Emmalyn&#8217;s life has been turned upside down. Not only has her husband spent the past five years in prison but she has lost her job, her income, and their home. With nothing left but a tiny, run-down cabin they had purchased, Emmalyn pulls up her roots and moves to the Madeline Island to try to make sense of her life and marriage. While there she encounters a free spirit with the outrageous name of Boozie Unfortunate who absolutely does not live up to her name. Another islander, Cora also becomes a part of Emmalyn&#8217;s circle of friends. Their friendship and encouragement gradually bring Emmalyn to a place of contentment and peace.<\/p>\n<p>Each and every character plays a major role in this remarkable story about a journey to restoration and hope through faith. I actually do not feel that my words can adequately express how excellent this novel is. This is one you positively MUST read for yourself!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10857\" title=\"divider2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png 317w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>This book was provided for review by LitFuse Publicity.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How can a marriage survive when separated by hundreds of miles and impenetrable prison walls?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emmalyn and Max Ross may have to endure the fight of their lives to mend the tattered fabric of their marriage. His actions ensured she could never be a mother and put him in prison, giving their relationship a court-mandated five-year time-out. On a self-imposed exile to beautiful but remote Madeline Island, one of the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior, Emmalyn has just a few months left to figure out if and how they can ever be a couple again.<\/p>\n<p>Nudged along by the exuberant owner of the Wild Iris Inn and Caf\u00e9, a circle of misfit people in their small town, and a young girl who desperately needs someone to love her, Emmalyn restores an island cottage that could become a home and begins to restore her heart by learning what it means to love unconditionally. Yet even as hope begins to find a place within the cottage walls, Emmalyn still wonders if she\u2019s ready for Max\u2019s release. She may be able to rebuild a cottage, but can she rebuild a marriage?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiaruchti.com\/books\/as-waters-gone-by\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Learn more and purchase a copy.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-18865\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cynthia-Ruchti.jpg\" alt=\"Cynthia Ruchti\" width=\"190\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cynthia-Ruchti.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cynthia-Ruchti-143x150.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cynthia-Ruchti-150x158.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/>Cynthia Ruchti<\/strong> has more than three decades of radio broadcast experience with \u201cHeartbeat of the Home\u201d radio and currently serves as Professional Relations Liaison for American Christian Fiction Writers. Find Cynthia on the Web at www.cynthiaruchti.com.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about Cynthia at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiaruchti.com\">http:\/\/www.cynthiaruchti.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Ruchti\u2019s Summer of Fun $100 Giveaway<\/p>\n<p>Paste in this code:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1LpxVbR\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1LpxQVJ\" alt=\"As Waters Gone By Cynthia Ruchti\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Suggested Title: Cynthia Ruchti\u2019s Hemmed in Hope Giveaway<\/p>\n<p>Paste in this code:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1EmsRPz\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1EmsVic\" alt=\"As Waters Gone By Cynthia Ruchti\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>BLOG POST CODES (for WordPress and Blogger):<\/p>\n<p>SUGGESTED TITLE: Cynthia Ruchti\u2019s \u2018As Waters Gone By\u2019 Summer of Fun $100 Giveaway<\/p>\n<p>BLOG CODE:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can a marriage survive when separated by hundreds of miles and impenetrable prison walls?<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Find out in Cynthia Ruchti&#8217;s new book,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiaruchti.com\/books\/as-waters-gone-by\" target=\"_blank\"><em>As Waters Gone By<\/em><\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0Emmalyn and Max Ross may have to endure the fight of their lives to mend the tattered fabric of their marriage. His actions ensured she could never be a mother and put him in prison, giving their relationship a court-mandated five-year time-out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cynthia is celebrating the release of\u00a0<em>As Waters Gone By<\/em> by giving away a summer of fun to one lucky reader!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/ps\/74f7\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15896\" src=\"http:\/\/litfusegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/as-waters-gone-by-400.png\" alt=\"as waters gone by - 400\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><strong>One grand prize winner will receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00a0$100 cash card to put toward your trip to Madeline Island (discover the beauty of the setting of <em>As Waters Gone By<\/em>) or your summer vacation destination<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0book-club set (10 copies of <em>As Waters Gone By<\/em> and a downloadable starter kit) so you can start your own summer book club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on June\u00a010th.<\/strong>\u00a0The winner will be announced June\u00a011th on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiaruchti.com\/ponderings\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cynthia&#8217;s\u00a0blog<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prmo.me\/pdexx1\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15901\" src=\"http:\/\/litfusegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/as-waters-go-by-enterbanner.png\" alt=\"as waters go by-enterbanner\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><strong>Plus, now through mid-July, sign up for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aswatersgoneby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cynthia&#8217;s mailing list<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0a five-day virtual tour around Madeline Island for the chance to win a Hemmed in Hope prize pack. <\/strong>Each day begins with an email from Cynthia that introduces where you&#8217;ll\u00a0be \u201cvisiting\u201d that day (all key places from\u00a0<em>As Waters Gone By<\/em>)\u00a0with\u00a0various interactive elements, including\u201cI wish you were here\u201d postcards, trivia quizzes, and an ongoing Island scavenger hunt. The person who interacts the most\u00a0will win\u00a0a Hemmed in Hope prize pack (valued at more than $200). That includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The letterpress block Hope sign from DaySpring<\/li>\n<li>A set of 6 Hemmed in Hope notecards showing a hope-themed Bible verse<\/li>\n<li>A leather \u201cI can\u2019t unravel, I\u2019m hemmed in hope\u201d journal<\/li>\n<li>Signed copies of each of Cynthia\u2019s books, fiction and non-fiction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: \u00a0&#8220;As Waters Gone By&#8221; is one of the most beautiful and touching novels I have experienced in quite awhile. Its pages are filled with unique and sometimes quirky but lovable characters that somehow manage to encourage and bring hope and healing, even in the midst of darkness and despair. 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