Wednesday, May 27, 2015

May is National Military Appreciation Month - Aloha to Julie Rowe

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Julie Rowe added international flare to the SOS America Military Tribute - she hosted the Canadian Table and read IN FLANDERS FIELD (we'll chat about the military tribute next week).  From Julie's bio,

Full-time author, freelance writer and workshop facilitator,Julie Rowe’s debut novel, Icebound, was released by Carina Press on Nov 14, 2011. North of Heartbreak followed on April 16, 2012 and Saving The Rifleman on October 8, 2012. Both North of Heartbreak and Saving The Rifleman finaled in the 2013 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, with Saving The Rifleman winning the novella category. Enticing the Spymaster and Aiding the Enemy followed in 2013. Molly Gets Her Man was published by Entangled Ignite in January 2014. Hollywood Scandal released May 27, 2014 from the Entangled Indulgence imprint. Julie’s articles and short stories have appeared in numerous magazines, such as Romantic Times Magazine, Today's Parent magazine and Canadian Living. Julie facilitates business writing and communication workshops at Keyano College in her home city, and has presented writing workshops at conferences in the United States and Canada. She’s also a strong supporter of life long learning and moderates a free announcement loop for the promotion of online classes, workshops and webinars. 

Visit her at JulieRoweAuthor.com.

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Julie is preparing for the release of DEADLY STRAIN, Book One of the Biological Response Team, available June 15:

Major Grace Samuels, a trauma surgeon deployed to Afghanistan, spends her life helping her fellow soldiers overcome disease and combat injuries. But her own wounds are harder to heal. Wracked with guilt over the death of a fellow soldier, she finds comfort in her only friend and appointed bodyguard, weapons sergeant Jacob “Sharp” Foster.

Sharp feels more for Grace than a soldier should, more than he wants to admit. When the team discovers a new, quick-to-kill strain of anthrax, he tries to focus on the mission to find its source. He knows he can help Grace defeat her demons, but first they must defeat the deadly outbreak.

Sharp is Grace’s most loyal ally, but in close quarters, he starts to feel like more. She can’t watch someone else she cares about die—but she might not have a choice. The closer they get to finding the source of the strain, the closer it gets to finding them
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A real medical team in Afghanistan ...

Mahalo, Julie for your support of the SOS America Military Tribute.  May is National Military Appreciation Month. For the month of May, I am giving away one grand prize of books and swag from the authors featured this month (link). Plus five more commenters - one for each branch of service - wins a book choice from my convention stash. To enter the giveaway,

1. Leave a comment about Canada - what do you know about it?  What do you love about it?  When we lived in the Netherlands, my oldest son attended the International School. He was taught by Canadian teachers for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.  Andrew learned about Canada's hero, Terry Fox.

2. Comments are open through Sunday, May 31, 10 pm in Baltimore.

3. I'll post the winners on Monday, June 1.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City

A young man with short, curly hair and an artificial right leg runs down a street. He wears shorts and a T-shirt that reads "Marathon of Hope"
Terry Fox, Canadian cancer research activist
Image released to Public Domain (link)


24 comments:

  1. My husband was born in Winnipeg.

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  2. I love every place we have traveled to in Canada. Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Jasper National Park.....those places are some of the most beautiful that I have ever seen.

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  3. they have Niagara Falls

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  4. The majority of people in Canada speak English, but in Quebec they speak French. I have never been to Canada, but I would love to visit it someday.

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  5. I've visited Montreal once, years ago. I enjoyed my time there. I'd love to go elsewhere in Canada, particularly Nova Scotia or Banff.

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  6. I know it's famous for poutine.

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  7. My grandparents took me to Canada when I was really young -- we drove over the border got out of the car and walked around, then drove back. They thought it was hilarious. :-)

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  8. I have a nephew who now lives in Canada with his Canadian wife and children. I imagine the winters to be incredibly cold.

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  9. Maple syrup :-) Never been to Canada but I hear it's beautiful there.

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  10. I went to Canada once when I was a kid and I remember how beautiful it was but that's about it.

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  11. I've been to Canada a number of times - when I was a kid. They have beautiful churches and Niagara Falls, on their side, is simply gorgeous.

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  12. As a teenager we visited Sarnia, Ontaria, Canada 3 summers in a row. We enjoyed visiting and had some sweet friends that lived there. It was a beautiful part of the country and I remember all the sidewalks and roadways were so clean. We liked getting vinegar fries at the lake.
    Lori

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  13. I've only visited once when I was younger but I remember it as being quite beautiful.

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  14. Just the accent, but I've always wanted to visit :) thanks for sharing!

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  15. I went to the Toronto World's Fair when I was a kid - saw Niagra falls that same trip. I had a great-uncle who lived north of Toronto.

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  16. I have a few friends who live in Canada and one guy sent me a box of his favorite maple leaf cookies. They were so good. He'd never had windmill cookies so I sent him a box of those and he loved them.

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  17. I'm a little bit Canadian and when i was in school we all drove up to Canada and it was pretty memorable and cold lol

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  18. Our son went to medical school in Montreal. Great city. Took a nice carriage ride. Went to Celion Dion's restaurant and had the fries with gravy - did not like that. LOL. We also visited Quebec with friends a few years ago; also very enjoyable. People friendly. A lot to see.

    patoct (Pat L.)

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  19. When I was growing up, we always spent our summer vacations (4 weeks) there. We always went fishing. The fishing was wonderful, the people very friendly, and the country was beautiful.

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  20. I've never been to Canada, not even Niagara Falls. My parents went there, so my mom can say she's been to another country. And, I have a friend who moved to Vancouver.

    I'd love to visit Prince Edward's Island.

    Denise

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  21. I went to Canada many years ago to visit Niagara Falls. It was really beautiful!!

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  22. I've never been to Canada but I'd definitely love to visit.

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  23. Have family there
    Thanks
    Kimh

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  24. I took an Amtrak train across the Sound from Seattle into Vancouver. British Columbia is verdant with crisp, sweet air. I had a wonderful time.

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