tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post6461676812184540463..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: #NewRelease -- Big Meadows Valentine by Zina Abbott -- Giveaway!Livia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-73089743486536222672015-02-08T21:18:05.156-06:002015-02-08T21:18:05.156-06:00Sorry I took so long, but I want to congratulate K...Sorry I took so long, but I want to congratulate Kirsten Lynn for winning the free digital copy of BIG MEADOWS VALENTINE. Thank you to all to stopped by. I hope you enjoy my book.Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-32570871759888832602015-02-08T21:16:57.510-06:002015-02-08T21:16:57.510-06:00Congrats! Kirsten, you won the copy of BIG MEADOWS...Congrats! Kirsten, you won the copy of BIG MEADOWS VALENTINE. I will contact you with details of how to claim it.Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-953353098047358172015-02-07T07:16:41.657-06:002015-02-07T07:16:41.657-06:00Wow...sounds like a terrific read. I'm so har...Wow...sounds like a terrific read. I'm so hard headed I'm sure I would have murdered many times over..LOLPennys Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707910724427878686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-85247390796824134502015-02-06T00:19:25.352-06:002015-02-06T00:19:25.352-06:00I sure did love her, Robyn. I loved her strength a...I sure did love her, Robyn. I loved her strength and determination in everything. Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-90526710870305225672015-02-05T23:31:51.705-06:002015-02-05T23:31:51.705-06:00Sounds wonderful!Sounds wonderful!Sandy Swanger Bartleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585766836420384849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-72896903595129735702015-02-05T19:34:05.710-06:002015-02-05T19:34:05.710-06:00Thank you, Kirsten. I thoroughly enjoyed writing t...Thank you, Kirsten. I thoroughly enjoyed writing this story. I think Livia selected an excellent excerpt to feature in order to set the stage for Beth.<br /><br />Zina AbbottZina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-2754891235222814862015-02-05T19:30:20.727-06:002015-02-05T19:30:20.727-06:00Thank you, Doris. I think once you read this you w...Thank you, Doris. I think once you read this you will find that you have named the crux of the plot line.<br /><br />Robyn Echols writing as Zina Abbott Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61379897954806312722015-02-05T19:29:03.703-06:002015-02-05T19:29:03.703-06:00Thank you, Barb. Like you say, arranged marriages ...Thank you, Barb. Like you say, arranged marriages can work.There have probably been more arranged marriages throughout times than marriages where the husband and wife chose their own spouse. One thing I learned when I took first year law is that one of the five basic types of contract violations involves breaking an engagement and another backing out of a land transfer agreement--often because Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-90001625522371174842015-02-05T19:21:43.574-06:002015-02-05T19:21:43.574-06:00Thank you, Cheryl. I tried to make it different. W...Thank you, Cheryl. I tried to make it different. We will just have to wait and see if love triumphs. Beth is quite a different kind of heroine, but one I hope my readers will come to love.<br /><br />Zina AbbottZina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-62722799252200239222015-02-05T19:16:30.935-06:002015-02-05T19:16:30.935-06:00The deal is Sarah, the father thought he was doing...The deal is Sarah, the father thought he was doing her a favor. He wanted her to have a husband so she could fulfill her traditional role as a housewife and mother instead of letting her work the farm. We will see how well that works out for her.<br /><br />Robyn Echols writing as Zina AbbottZina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-9277669089706764002015-02-05T19:14:09.538-06:002015-02-05T19:14:09.538-06:00Thank you for your response, Debby. Yes, laws didn...Thank you for your response, Debby. Yes, laws didn't favor women. The early dower laws that were to guarantee that a widow had something to fall back on began to be left by the wayside as women gained more property rights. But, especially further east, change was slow and change of attitudes even slower. A family was a unit, and the father or husband was in charge of controlling it all. <br /Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-48886457334661223662015-02-05T15:04:10.847-06:002015-02-05T15:04:10.847-06:00That excerpt really pulls a person right in! Looks...That excerpt really pulls a person right in! Looks like a great story Robyn!<br />Kirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-87565888635158464902015-02-05T10:45:09.054-06:002015-02-05T10:45:09.054-06:00A premise that has so many options and this one so...A premise that has so many options and this one sounds like the least likely to succeed for your heroine, which makes it all the more compelling. The story will be worth reading, and of course I will as I add this to the TBR, All the best on this story and the rest of the series, for I love when women take their future into their own hands. Doris McCraw/Angela Raines Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-75366088764676036182015-02-05T09:58:53.828-06:002015-02-05T09:58:53.828-06:00Times were different back then and children were u...Times were different back then and children were used to help build the family fortune. I have no doubt things like this happened all time. Imagine having to marry a man who is a complete stranger. I have a nephew who was born in Korea and then came to the states when his mother married my brother-in-law, when he finished college he returned to Korea and married the girl he'd been promised toAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-81897218443123219642015-02-05T09:14:57.233-06:002015-02-05T09:14:57.233-06:00Oh, Robyn, when I read that I just shivered. So ma...Oh, Robyn, when I read that I just shivered. So many women bought and sold like that...with no say about it. I really loved each and every one of your characters. This is a very different love story, and I enjoyed it so much. Can't wait to see what the rest of the series holds.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-42962109294805463702015-02-05T08:48:03.274-06:002015-02-05T08:48:03.274-06:00Whew! I hope she has a backbone made of steel. It&...Whew! I hope she has a backbone made of steel. It's hard to imagine a father who cares do little for his daughter that he would basically sell her off for his own comfort. I can see why she doesn't trust men. Good luck Val in winning her heart.<br />All the best to you, Robyn. I wish you every success.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-24744365876472233972015-02-05T06:35:33.476-06:002015-02-05T06:35:33.476-06:00Laws were tough on women. I hope she triumphs.
de...Laws were tough on women. I hope she triumphs.<br />debby236 at gmail dot comDebbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516477616699255278noreply@blogger.com