{"id":9559,"date":"2011-10-24T11:13:34","date_gmt":"2011-10-24T16:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/\/?p=9559"},"modified":"2011-10-24T11:16:11","modified_gmt":"2011-10-24T16:16:11","slug":"baby-its-cold-outside-by-susan-may-warren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=9559","title":{"rendered":"Baby, It&#8217;s Cold Outside by Susan May Warren"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I finished reading &#8220;Baby, It&#8217;s Cold Outside&#8221; a few hours ago but as I sit here gathering my thoughts to review it, I still find myself tearing up. This story contains such a powerful message of hope and love that it touched something deep within me. I have read most of Susan May Warren&#8217;s novels and have come to expect a high standard of excellence from her. I always enjoy her books and usually glean something extra from them but there is something about &#8220;Baby, It&#8217;s Cold Outside&#8221;\u00a0 that makes it particularly special. This story would be perfect for a Hallmark Christmas movie.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring four people who weather a winter storm together in a storm house, this story is one of restoration and healing. Each of the characters labors under false perceptions about themselves and the others are used to speak truth into their lives. I really don&#8217;t know how to describe this book without totally giving away the plot. Just let me say that it is one you absolutely don&#8217;t want to pass up. I loved it and consider it to be required Christmas reading. It will join the other books in my Christmas book basket.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"divider2\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/divider21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"52\" \/><\/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><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BabyItsColdOutside.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9560\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" title=\"Baby It's Cold Outside\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BabyItsColdOutside.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BabyItsColdOutside.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BabyItsColdOutside-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BabyItsColdOutside-150x235.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hope finds the hopeless when a storm hits.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Christmas weekend 1949, and despite the threat of a storm, the townspeople of Frost are determined to continue their holiday traditions, if only as a means to forget the war that they had all just suffered through. But the suffering hasn&#8217;t ended for Dottie Morgan who lost her only son in the war. She&#8217;s preparing to wallow in her isolation for the weekend, when Violet, nearly a spinster at age 29, dares to make a request that will force Dottie to publicly revive the memory of her dead son.<\/p>\n<p>When a storm traps the two women at home with a strange young man who has an unbelievable confession and a neighbor with more to do with Violet&#8217;s past than she would like, no one can predict how this Christmas will give them all a second chance.<\/p>\n<p>Read an excerpt <a title=\"Baby It's Cold Outside\" href=\"http:\/\/www.susanmaywarren.com\/novels\/\">HERE<\/a> and find out the story behind the novel.<\/p>\n<p>Purchase a copy of Baby, It&#8217;s Cold Outside <a title=\"Baby, It's Cold Outside by Susan May Warren\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1609362152\/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=sprightly-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=1609362152&amp;adid=1W6V46X88E4D79FGRNE1\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/litfusegroup.com\/blogtours\/text\/13433361\">Read what the other reviewers are saying here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/susie-chairback-new-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9282\" title=\"Susan May Warren\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/susie-chairback-new-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/susie-chairback-new-sm.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/susie-chairback-new-sm-150x135.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a>Susan May Warren is an award-winning, best-selling author of over twenty-five novels, many of which have won the Inspirational Readers Choice Award, the ACFW Book of the Year award, the Rita Award, and have been Christy finalists. After serving as a missionary for eight years in Russia, Susan returned home to a small town on Minnesota\u2019s beautiful Lake Superior shore where she, her four children, and her husband are active in their local church.<\/p>\n<p>Susan&#8217;s larger than life characters and layered plots have won her acclaim with readers and reviewers alike. A seasoned women\u2019s events and retreats speaker, she\u2019s a popular writing teacher at conferences around the nation and the author of the beginning writer\u2019s workbook: From the Inside-Out: discover, create and publish the novel in you!. She is also the founder of <a title=\"http:\/\/www.mybooktherapy.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mybooktherapy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.MyBookTherapy.com<\/a>, a story-crafting service that helps authors discover their voice.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Corbel; font-size: x-small;\">\u00a0<\/span>Susan makes her home in northern Minnesota, where she is busy cheering on her two sons in football, and her daughter in local theater productions (and desperately missing her college-age son!)<\/p>\n<p>A full listing of her titles, reviews and awards can be found at:\u00a0 <a title=\"http:\/\/www.susanmaywarren.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.susanmaywarren.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.susanmaywarren.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CHRISTMAS PARTY\/GIVEAWAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baby, It\u2019s Cold Outside \u2013 warm up with a Kindle Fire from Susan May Warren<br \/>\nWarm up to Christmas early this year with Susan May Warren&#8217;s <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1609362152\/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=sprightly-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=1609362152&amp;adid=1W6V46X88E4D79FGRNE1\">Baby, It&#8217;s Cold Outside<\/a><\/em><\/strong>! To celebrate the release of her new Christmas book with Summerside Press, she and the publisher are giving away a Kindle Fire and hosting an early <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=248101495241263\">Christmas Party on Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/litfusegroup.com\/blogtours\/text\/13433361\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wildfireapp.com\/website\/6\/contests\/162788\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/g.virbcdn.com\/_f\/files\/resize_1024x1365\/41\/FileItem-138316-bico_300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>One festive winner will receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A brand new Kindle Fire<\/li>\n<li><em>Baby, It&#8217;s Cold Outside<\/em> by Susan May Warren<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Enter today by clicking one of the icons below.\u00a0Giveaway ends on 10\/26!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But, wait there\u2019s more!<\/strong>\u00a0Join Susan May Warren on 10\/27 for merriment and a few early Christmas presents at her <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=248101495241263\">Baby, It&#8217;s Cold Outside Christmas party<\/a><\/strong>! Grab your Christmas sweaters, socks and pj\u2019s and join Susan and a few friends for a fireside chat about her recent books (Heiress &amp; Baby, It\u2019s Cold Outside), holiday traditions, favorite Christmas recipes, a trivia contest and more! Invite your friends and don\u2019t miss the fun!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=248101495241263\">RSVP here<\/a> and we&#8217;ll see you on October 27th at 5 PM PST \/ 8 PM EST!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wildfireapp.com\/website\/6\/contests\/162788\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Enter via E-mail\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-uZ-Jn9hhgco\/TXqYObD7J_I\/AAAAAAAAAiQ\/nG5ci6jgwFg\/s1600\/email_icon.png\" alt=\"Enter via E-mail\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.facebook.com\/sweepstakeshq\/contests\/162788\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Enter via Facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-ZBHv5uije28\/TXqYfJCLMkI\/AAAAAAAAAiU\/AVPqG6Tv5W4\/s1600\/Facebook_icon-300x300.png\" alt=\"Enter via Facebook\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/wildfireapp.com\/twitter\/233\/contests\/162788\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Enter via Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-m-99VSwns4U\/TXqYmf0klHI\/AAAAAAAAAiY\/VwREnY_u7TA\/s1600\/Twitter_button.png\" alt=\"Enter via Twitter\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: I finished reading &#8220;Baby, It&#8217;s Cold Outside&#8221; a few hours ago but as I sit here gathering my thoughts to review it, I still find myself tearing up. This story contains such a powerful message of hope and love that it touched something deep within me. I have read most of Susan May [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,57,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-christmas","category-historical"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9559"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9683,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9559\/revisions\/9683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}