{"id":769,"date":"2011-02-01T01:01:39","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T01:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/?p=769"},"modified":"2011-01-29T17:56:51","modified_gmt":"2011-01-29T17:56:51","slug":"author-janet-tronstad-loves-lost-and-found-a-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/author-janet-tronstad-loves-lost-and-found-a-prize","title":{"rendered":"Author Janet Tronstad &#038; Loves Lost and Found &#038; a prize!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-769 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Janet-Tronstad.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Janet-Tronstad-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/small-town-moms.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/small-town-moms-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">My guest today is Author Janet Tronstad, a fellow Love Inspired Author and a good friend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">&#8220;This is Janet Tronstad and I\u2019ve been  pondering just how often losing-and-finding is the dance of love.\u00a0  You\u2019ve probably noticed it in your own life \u2013 it can be as trivial  as losing a gift from a loved one or as devastating as losing the loved  one themselves.\u00a0 In my latest Dry Creek novella, \u2018A Family for  Dry Creek\u2019 (from the book \u2018Small-Town Moms\u2019), my heroine, Maegan  Shay, is a woman who lost her parents while a child and soon after lost  her two sisters to different adoptions.\u00a0 After becoming an adult,  Maegan works to find her sisters. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">The novella begins when Maegan finds  out that one of her sisters has died and left a daughter behind. The  daughter is living with her uncle, Clint Parker, and Maegan is determined  to make contact and find out if the little girl is all right. The story  of Clint and Maegan is one of my favorites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">In their honor \u2013 and for all of us  who have lost and found someone \u2013 I am sponsoring a <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Lost Valentine  Writing Challenge <\/span><\/strong>on eHarlequin this month.\u00a0 Readers will write  short 250-word stories that must include a lost and found Valentine  as well as some other items reminiscent of my popular Dry Creek series  (published by Harlequin Love Inspired). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The winner will receive  a $25 Barnes and Noble gift certificate.<\/span> The contest starts on February  7 and runs to February 11. Just follow the links to <a href=\"http:\/\/community.eharlequin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/community.eharlequin.com<\/a>.\u00a0  I\u2019ll look forward to seeing you there \u2013 even if you don\u2019t want  to write a short story of your own, it is great fun to read what others  have written. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">In the meantime, I\u2019d love to know  your experiences with \u2018lost and found\u2019 in your life. So, if you  have a minute, please share.&#8221;&#8211;<\/span>Janet Tronstad<br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.janettronstad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.JanetTronstad.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Thanks, Janet. The Lost Valentine Writing Challenge sounds like FUN! Recently I posted my review of one of Janet&#8217;s delightful, fun Dry Creek Romances. Here&#8217;s the link to my old blog, if you want to read that <a href=\"http:\/\/strongwomenbravestories.blogspot.com\/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-06%3A00&amp;updated-max=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-06%3A00&amp;max-results=50\" target=\"_self\">review<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">If you&#8217;re interested in Janet&#8217;s books, drop by<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eharlequin.com\/catalogsearch.html?keyword=Janet+Tronstad&amp;vcname=Catalog_Search&amp;go=go\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.eharlequin.com\/catalogsearch.html?keyword=Janet+Tronstad&amp;vcname=Catalog_Search&amp;go=go<\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> to purchase her latest books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">If you&#8217;ve never visited the Harlequin Love Inspired Community, drop by and say hi here<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/community.eharlequin.com\/forums\/steeple-hill\/christian-cafe-3?page=10\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/community.eharlequin.com\/forums\/steeple-hill\/christian-cafe-3?page=10<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My guest today is Author Janet Tronstad, a fellow Love Inspired Author and a good friend. &#8220;This is Janet Tronstad and I\u2019ve been pondering just how often losing-and-finding is the dance of love.\u00a0 You\u2019ve probably noticed it in your own <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/author-janet-tronstad-loves-lost-and-found-a-prize\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[533],"class_list":["post-769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-valentines-day"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Author Janet Tronstad &amp; Loves Lost and Found &amp; a prize! 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