Monday, February 27, 2012

Another New Release by Roseanne Dowell!

Hey y’all!  Welcome back to Flowers on the Fence country!  Guess who’s back?  Guess who’s done it again?  Oh, yeah, Roseanne Dowell’s got another new book out!  Time To Love Again, published by Books We Love.  Sweet romance just got sweeter.  Which is a good thing, ‘cause Rose is actually kinda tart.  But we’ll let her sister tell you about her.

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Rose Asbury is my sister – was my sister.  After I passed away she became a recluse. Not that she doesn’t have reason to, mind you. We lost our parents within months of each other and Rose and I clung to each for support during our grief. Of course our husbands helped, but Rose and I understood each other.

We were just adjusting when Rose’s husband passed away suddenly. Poor Rose fell apart, not that I blame her. I would have reacted the same way if it had been my husband.  I was just getting Rose to come out of her shell when bam, I was gone.
That did Rose in. She went to pieces and to make matters worse, her kids moved three thousand miles away. She ignored all of her friends, except for Louise. Louise wasn’t about to let Rose ignore her. But everyone else gave up. Heck, you can only call people so long and have them ignore you, not return your calls and won’t talk to you before you give up. So that’s what everyone did. Louise didn’t give up. She marched right over to Rose’s house and read her the riot act until Rose gave in and at least went to the store.

At least now Rose visited Louise and came to grips with life. Not that she had much of a life. Stephen Daniels the guy next aimed to change that – or so it seemed. Good looking guy, too. Anyway he moved in to take care of his granddaughter while her parents did their tour of duty in the Mideast. He kind of took a shine to Rose. Rose wouldn’t give the poor guy the time of day. Most she did was nod at him.

Well, that’s all she did until that day. I can’t help but giggle thinking about it. She fell on the ice and splat, groceries went flying everywhere. Stephen came to her aid – or tried to. Rose, true to form, tried to ignore him. That’s where I come in again. I showed up to talk some sense into Rose. Of course, she tried to ignore me, too, but I wasn’t about to let that happen. It was time Rose started to live again. She was much too young to waste her life away.

Now it seems his granddaughter, Sarah, saw the whole thing and had other ideas. She didn’t care for the way the old lady ignored her grandpa. Yeah, all kids think anyone in their 40s is old. What can I say, we thought the same things.

But I digress. Sarah devised a plan to get Rose to talk to her grandpa. She talked  her friends into building a snowman in Rose’s front yard. You’d think that wasn’t a big deal right? I mean what harm could a snowman do?

Of course, Rose, being the neighborhood grouch –at least that’s what the kids pegged her as – had a fit.

After that things got real interesting. If you’d like to find out more about Rose, you’ll have to buy the book available from Amazon at http://amzn.to/timetoloveagain

To learn more about me and my books check out my website at www.roseannedowell.com

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Well, I don’t know about y’all but I’m on my way to grab this book!  Not that I’m pushing you out the door or anything, but – y’all come back now, hear?

15 comments:

  1. Awww, that does sound sweet all the way around. But I sure can understand Rose's shutting down, too.

    And I think kids have always called me the "neighborhood grouch". LOL

    Wishing you many sales, Ro!

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    1. Hey darlin'! You are the furtherest thing from a grouch I've ever MET!!!!

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  2. Sounds like another great romance story from Roseanne. Congratulations! I know several women like Rose. I hope the Grandpa can bring some light and love into her life. Yes, old folks can be very romantic!!

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  3. Holy Smokes Roseanne.....Are you awake 24/7? Your schedule must be extremely busy! As always, your book sounds awesome.....Big congrats!

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  4. Hey girls! Yes, doesn't this one sound GREAT? Hope for us old folks yet! So glad y'all stopped by!

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  5. This does sound like a great story. Congratulations Roseanne. I love it when grandkids care about their grandparents and share their lives. I hope Sarah's plan works out. :)

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    1. Hey Wendy! Yes, I think in today's economy Grandparents have more impact than they did in the 60s and 70s. I know as grandparents, we're a major part of Austin's childcare and pickup and delivery from Pre-K, and I know a set of GREAT-grandparents who do it for another of the Pre-K'ers! And that couple is a HOOT, let me tell you!

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  6. Roseanne, this new one sounds like fun. Nothing better than a little romance with a few giggled.

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    1. Doesn't it sound great? Hey Joylene, so glad you stopped by!

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  7. Finally! Blogger is letting me play with Ro today. Ro! You are a master at creating such lovely stories. I can just envision sitting in your warm kitchen staring outside at nature's beauty and conjuring up all kinds of scenes to tug at the heart. Congrats dear friend. Simply love ya!

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    1. Hey darlin'! Glad Blogger finally let you in. I simply love Ro, too. And you, and actually, everybody that stopped in to comment today!

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  8. Hi, Roseanne! Your new book sounds like a winner. Definitely putting this one on my TBR book list. Nice book cover.

    Hi, Gail!

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    1. Hey Susanne!!! So glad to see you! You know you've got a vested interest in this blog, of course, I tell you all the time! (Any reader who doesn't know, my very first blog ever was a guest spot at Susanne's. And I was scared to death!)

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