{"id":22013,"date":"2017-05-28T23:06:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T04:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=22013"},"modified":"2017-05-28T23:06:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T04:06:06","slug":"a-ruby-glows-by-katy-trumbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=22013","title":{"rendered":"A Ruby Glows by Katy Trumbo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows-150x226.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am a bit tardy in submitting my review due to a lightning strike that took out my home phone line and my internet connection along with it. I was told it could be nearly a week before it would be repaired but surprisingly the internet suddenly began to work again. So here I am, taking advantage of a small miracle and my post is only twelve hours or so late rather than several days.<\/p>\n<p>Kari Trumbo is a new-to-me author but I tend to enjoy most western novels so I agreed to review &#8220;A Ruby Glows&#8221;. Apparently this book is one of a series but I had no problem jumping right into the story. For the most part the story flowed fairly well. Aspects that seemed to annoy some other reviewers didn&#8217;t detract from my enjoyment. I felt that the plot was unique and I liked the two primary characters enough to want to know how their story would end. The unobtrusive addition of a strong message of faith was also a plus.<\/p>\n<p>I appreciated that the romance did not overwhelm the plot but developed slowly and naturally between Ruby and Beau. Beau&#8217;s determination that he was not the marrying kind kept him oblivious to his attraction to Ruby even though it was pretty obvious to everyone else. Ruby was pretty hard on herself because of her past so that added some difficulties to the relationship also. As expected everything works out toward the end but as is often the case, it seemed to be tied up in a neat little package much too quickly. Nevertheless, &#8220;A Ruby Glows&#8221; was a satisfying read and I am definitely interested in reading more of this author&#8217;s books when I can find the time.<\/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>I voluntarily reviewed a\u00a0 digital copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required and all views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22015\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lIjDAd\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22015\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows-sm.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows-sm-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows-sm-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Click to purchase<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ruby\u2019s heart froze as she threw her dead husband over the cliff. When Beau walks into her life, one glance has her running from her past. He couldn\u2019t want someone like her. It should be easy to avoid his quiet charm.If he can convince her she\u2019s a prize, not prey, he might have a chance. Beau\u2019s captivated when Ruby scrambles from him whenever he gets too close. Her sweetness is an allure he can\u2019t fight. Can Beau convince Ruby she is beloved?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lIjDAd\">here<\/a> to purchase your copy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-22016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kari-Trumbo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kari-Trumbo.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kari-Trumbo-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Kari-Trumbo-150x223.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/>Kari Trumbo<\/strong> is an inspirational romance author, blogger and proud home schooling mother to four great kids. She interacts often on reader groups on Facebook and volunteers at the local library when needed. When she isn\u2019t writing, she is obsessively reading and expanding her skills as a wordsmith. Kari lives in her great-grandfather\u2019s remodeled 1890-built home in central Minnesota with her husband, children, cats, and one hungry wood stove.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUEST POST FROM KARI TRUMBO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greetings! I hope this isn\u2019t your first introduction to Cutter\u2019s Creek, but if it is, let me explain a bit about it. Cutter\u2019s Creek is a series written by myself and three other Christian authors. Though there are numbers on each book, you don\u2019t have to read them in order to get into the series, in fact, since each author writes in their own time period it might be somewhat confusing. Especially if you like a consecutive story. However, they are all stand-alone books and can be read in any order. If you like to read them in date order, you\u2019ll want to read Kit Morgan\u2019s books first, then Vivi Holt, Annie Boone, and finally mine, that will put them roughly in time order.<\/p>\n<p>The Cutter\u2019s Creek series has been a huge blessing to me. I\u2019ve gotten to write with some wonderful authors and learned so much about writing a series together. So, out of my Cutter\u2019s Creek books, why did I choose Ruby over Lily, Ivy, or Carol\u2026well, I hate to play favorites, but Ruby is my favorite. She\u2019s quiet, and her strength is surprising. She has a big trial, and some hurt to work through, but when you find the right person to help you through it, that\u2019s a gift more precious than anything.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you love Ruby as much as I do. Blessings, Kari<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows_banner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows_banner-150x56.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>BLOG STOPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>May 18: <a href=\"http:\/\/carolkeen.blogspot.com\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Blogging With Carol&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Blogging With Carol<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 19: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.melissawardwell.com\/topics\/backporchreads\/\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Back Porch Reads 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data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Karen Sue Hadley<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 28: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Daysong Reflections&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Daysong Reflections<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 29: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bibliophile.reviews\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Bibliophile Reviews&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Bibliophile Reviews<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 29: <a href=\"http:\/\/bigreadersite.wordpress.com\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Bigreadersite &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Bigreadersite <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 30: <a href=\"https:\/\/captivedreamswindow.wordpress.com\/\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Captive Dreams Window&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Captive Dreams Window<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 31: <a href=\"http:\/\/debbieloseanything.blogspot.com\/\">Debbie\u2019s Dusty Deliberations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 31: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mary.a.hake\">Mary Hake<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>GIVEAWAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/ps\/b3de\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22018\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows-Giveaway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Ruby-Glows-Giveaway.jpg 300w, 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Click below to enter. Be sure to comment on this post before you enter to claim 9 extra entries!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/ps\/b3de\">https:\/\/promosimple.com\/ps\/b3de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 36px; left: 410px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: I am a bit tardy in submitting my review due to a lightning strike that took out my home phone line and my internet connection along with it. I was told it could be nearly a week before it would be repaired but surprisingly the internet suddenly began to work again. 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