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We Must Never Forget

First Posted on September 11, 2013 by Janet Lee Barton


We Must Never Forget  Edited on September 12, 2017

 I feel the need to repost this post again this year, on the anniversary of that day in our history. We should never forget.

Who can forget what happened in  our country on this day twelve years ago today? What started as a beautiful September day turned to heartbreak in a matter of minutes. I was drinking second cup of coffee and watching the news when their coverage suddenly switched to the Twin Towers in New York City. When I saw the first Trade Tower hit by the plane, I wondered how someone could just run into it? Did the pilot have a stroke? How could it have happened? Then the second tower was hit.  As the day went on, with the attack on the Pentagon and the plane going down in that field near Shankstown, Pennsylvania– to keep it from doing the harm our enemies intended–we all knew our country was under attack.

In the days following, we all watched, cried and prayed as this country came together. We watched as the people in New York City reached out to one another and became an inspiration to us all. New Yorker’s became more than what we’d sometimes been led to believe by what we’d seen through the media–people hurrying from one place to another down busy streets, never making eye contact with one another,  appearing not to care about each other. What a lie. They became what they’d always been–people who care deeply, with families who lost loved ones, who lost friends, who’d had their city attacked in a horrible way. They became people we deeply cared about, wanted to help and prayed for.

I don’t think I can fully explain how much I began to care about the people of New York City during that time and wanted to know more about the city.  Wanted to know about its history in this country. And as a writer, I began to want to set stories there–historical ones–to show that people in this huge city have always been like people in small towns and large all across this county. They care deeply about one another, their families and friends, their city and this country.

It took a long while for the ideas to form and longer still to figure out the connection that would bring all kinds of people together, showing their care for others and their city,  but God is so good and in His time, He showed me the way to write my Heaton House stories. I feel so blessed that I am still writing this Christian historical series about people in New York City in the late 1800′s. Many people at that time reached out to others, too. I pray that these stories will somehow serve as inspiration to others just as the people of  New York City have been to me ever since that day sixteen years ago.

On this day, our thoughts and prayers remain with those who have suffered so much because of that day sixteen years ago–the families who lost loved ones and friends, the first responders and our military families, and those who witnessed the horror of that day from nearby buildings and the streets of New York City.  May God bless them and this country we love.

Janet

 

Hi everyone,

I’m sorry it’s been a while since you’ve heard from me. My sweet husband passed away in June and it’s taken me a while to even think of posting here. But I’m in the process of trying to find a new normal, not knowing what that is, except that I do know he would want me to continue with my writing.

I am trying to work on the next story in my Heaton House series (a continuation of the Boardinghouse Betrothal series), and am hoping to have it done for a November/ December release, but can’t promise that date at this time. In the meantime, for those of you who have been waiting for Julia’s story in my Heaton House Romances, The Cowboy & The Lady is out now in both eBook and print. The ebook can be found at any of your favorite ebook stores and the eBook and print can be found at Amazon here: http://amzn.to/2xugIxB

And I’ve joined a group of authors for a Christian/Wholesome authors giveaway. I’m giving away 3 copies of my contemporary Golden Creek series, in A Golden Creek Collection. It contains, Stormy’s Rainbow, To Heal a Cowboy’s Heart and A Cowboy’s Promise. The link to enter is below.

Until next time, Janet

Here is the link for entering: http://authorsxp.com/giveaway

I’m excited to announce that The Cowboy & The Lady, the seventh book of my Boardinghouse Betrothals series (to be recognized from now on as, Heaton House, will be out soon. This is Julia’s story and I loved writing it. She was the first boarder at Heaton House, and it was finally time for her to have her very own story. Here is a sneak peak at the first Heaton House cover. I’d love to know what you think.

 

 

The Heaton House series will enable me to tell stories of different lengths and you’ll be able to keep up with what is happening in the lives of the characters you’ve come to love. There might even be a few companion stories in the mix.  I’m very excited to be able to continue my turn of the century New York Romances and I hope you’ll enjoy them!

 

This story will be available by the end of this month.

 

I am so very excited to be part of these 55 authors in a Inspirational Historical Romance giveaway! Enter for a chance to win all 55 stories plus a Kindle Fire! My Stirring Up Romance is a Thanksgiving/Christmas story just right for this time of year!

Like cowboys, western towns and reunion stories? Come visit Golden Greek New Mexico where family and friends live, work and fall in love. I am so excited about my newest contemporary series, Golden Creek.

Stormy’s Rainbow was the beginning and I wasn’t sure if I should make it a series or not, but since nearly all my stories are part of a series, it was bound to happen and I love these storie and hope you will too!

As kind of a Christmas in July, I’ve put the first two book on sale. Hope you grab yours now!

Book 1 Stormy’s Rainbow is on sale for a limited time for only $.99 at: Amazon,  Barnes & Noble , iBooks  & Kobo

You can also get Stormy’s Rainbow for a Kindle for FREE  by joining my reader group on my home page  and clicking on the Stormy’s Rainbow cover there.

 

 

And Book 2 To Heal a Cowboy’s Heart is on sale for a limited time for only $1.99 at: Amazon , Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Kobo

Look for book 3, Trey’s story, later this year.

I’m so excited to announce that To Heal A Cowboy’s Heart, the sequel to Stormy’s Rainbow, has been released! I had such fun writing this second story in my Golden Creek Series! Clicking on the cover will take you to Amazon, but it is also available at  Barnes & Noble, KoBo and the iBooks store. Here’s a short excerpt from it: 

He looked from her to his mother-in-law and back again. Sierra had a feeling he didn’t know she’d been hired. There were no dimples in evidence as his eyes narrowed when he looked into hers. Oh yes, he was as handsome as ever—maybe even more than ever. But from the look he shot her, and the way a muscle twitched in his jaw, she could tell he was one angry cowboy. And she had a really strong feeling it was all because of her

And, if you haven’t had a chance to read the 1st story, Stormy’s Rainbow, it’s on sale now for $.99 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, KoBo and the iBooks store.  Or, you can get it for free by signing up for my newsletter on my home page of this site, or on my Facebook pages. Just click on the book cover of Stormy’s Rainbow on those pages to sign up and it will be sent to you via email.   Next up will be Trey’s story. You’ll meet him in To Heal A Cowboy’s Heart and know why I feel I must tell his story. Then maybe his sister Rachel’s story. Ever since Stormy came back to Golden Creek the small town has been seeing changes galore!

I don’t know how long it will last, but just found out that Love Inspired Historicals has put the ebook editions of all of my Boardinghouse Betrothal (stores 1-4) on sale for $1.99. This is a great sale! This link will lead you to my Amazon page where you can find them. They are shown below in the best reading order.

And don’t forget to look for the newest, just released  Boardinghouse Betrothal story The Mistletoe Kiss!   And my present to you, is my contemporary Christmas story, Making Memories for Free! Be sure to pick it up, too!

To celebrate the release of my next Boardinghouse Betrothal story, The Mistletoe Kiss, coming out in November,  I’m giving away a few tidbits about the characters in my newsletter. But these little known facts will only go out to my newsletter subscribers, so you need to sign up to read about them. The button for that is to the right of this post. From now on, I’ll be posting tidbits about the characters in my stories and letting my subscribers know any new  writing news first!

And  I’ll be holding a drawing from the list to give away five copies of this newest book on November 1st, so hurry and sign up for a chance to win The Mistletoe Kiss!

Until next time, Janet

 

 A Christmas Romance
 I am so excited that The Mistletoe Kiss, my November release and the fifth story in my Boardinghouse Betrothal Love Inspired Historical series, is up for preorder now on Amazon. Just click on the photo to take you there.  I loved writing this Christmas story–it’s  one of my very favorites and I love the cover!
I’m working on the sixth story in this series now and I just sent in new proposals for more Boardinghouse Betrothal stories. I hope my editor likes them! I do love writing this series!
 What do you think of the cover? Does it say Christmas to you? Who do you think the newest heroine is?  I’d love to hear from you.
Until next time,
Janet Lee Barton

 

One never knows how a book will be received, but I am so excited that A Home for Her Heart won the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award for Love Inspired Historical for 2014! I loved writing this story!

I’m honored to have won this award, for the other authors nominated with me wrote wonderful books, and I was thrilled just to be nominated along with them.

Was too excited not to share!