{"id":567,"date":"2018-10-01T14:08:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T17:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twobooksinashelf.com\/?p=567"},"modified":"2018-10-01T14:08:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T17:08:12","slug":"lancamento-fragments-of-ash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twobooksinashelf.com\/index.php\/lancamento-fragments-of-ash\/","title":{"rendered":"Lan\u00e7amento &#8211; Fragments of Ash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-P31x-JD9ZWg\/W6_1j5B441I\/AAAAAAABOt8\/-MdlkOjsozwIuuYU2tzuPDNKwpzQGINogCLcBGAs\/s1600\/RB%2BBanner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-P31x-JD9ZWg\/W6_1j5B441I\/AAAAAAABOt8\/-MdlkOjsozwIuuYU2tzuPDNKwpzQGINogCLcBGAs\/s400\/RB%2BBanner.jpg\" width=\"664\" height=\"319\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"901\" data-original-width=\"1600\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<h3>Hoje \u00e9 dia de lan\u00e7amento!! O mais novo livro da cole\u00e7\u00e3o Modern Fairytale \u00e9 o Fragments of Ash, inspirado na hist\u00f3ria da Cinderela.<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<h3>\u00a0Today is the Release Day for the newest book in the Modern Fairytale Collection. Fragments of Ash is inspired by the story of Cinderella.<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NJ6oN3E8WFk\/W13wEG_6Y7I\/AAAAAAAAIys\/sLHGk2YtKcIzuYS-kkUyBLeOq95JwS9tgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Fragments%2Bof%2BAsh%2BEbook%2BCover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NJ6oN3E8WFk\/W13wEG_6Y7I\/AAAAAAAAIys\/sLHGk2YtKcIzuYS-kkUyBLeOq95JwS9tgCLcBGAs\/s640\/Fragments%2Bof%2BAsh%2BEbook%2BCover.jpg\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1067\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Title: Fragments of Ash<\/span><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">(Inspired by &#8220;Cinderella&#8221;)<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Collection: A Modern Fairytale<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Author: Katy Regnery<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\">Release Date: October 1, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twobooksinashelf.com\/index.php\/pre-venda-fragments-of-ash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sinopse \/ Synopsis<\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-autospace: ideograph-other;\">\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u2665<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-US\">\u2665<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-US\">\u2665<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-US\">\u2665<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-US\">\u2665<\/span><\/span><\/span>Fragments of Ash\u00a0is part of the ~a modern fairytale~ collection:<br \/>\ncontemporary, standalone romances inspired by beloved fairy tales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">The Vixen<br \/>\nand the Vet (Beauty &amp; the Beast) &#8211; available now <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Never Let<br \/>\nYou Go (Hansel &amp; Gretel) &#8211; available now <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Ginger&#8217;s<br \/>\nHeart (Little Red Riding Hood) &#8211; available now<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Dark Sexy<br \/>\nKnight (Camelot) &#8211; available now<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Don&#8217;t Speak<br \/>\n(The Little Mermaid) &#8211; available now<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Sheer<br \/>\nHeaven (Rapunzel) &#8211; available now<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Fragments<br \/>\nof Ash (Cinderella) &#8211; available now<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Swan Song<br \/>\n(The Ugly Duckling) \u2013 coming soon<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36173885-fragments-of-ash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><b>ADD TO GOODREADS<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2uVJnvD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"color: #3d85c6; 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font-size: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'coneria script demo'; font-size: 36pt; line-height: 55.2px;\">Excerpt<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\"><b><i>All rights reserved. Used with permission.<\/i><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">Instead of going inside, I walk around the house, to the backyard, to see if I can help bring in any dirty dishes, but the picnic table is empty. All traces of our dinner party have already been cleaned up by the Ducharmes siblings.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">I look up at the midnight sky, at the dozens and dozens of stars, and I wonder if Gus is right. What he says feels right, but I feel very young and very small as I stare up at the universe. It\u2019s not wrong to give yourself over to loving if the chance arises.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cWe get amazing night skies up here.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">I look over my shoulder and find Julian, tall, barefoot, and beautiful, walking toward me.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cYes, you do,\u201d I answer, giving him a shy and tentative smile before I turn my attention back upward.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">My skin prickles with awareness. My lips tingle, remembering the insistent pressure of his. And elsewhere in my body, I clench hard, willing those deep-set tremors not to start up again right now. I want to believe what Gus has told me\u2014that liking and wanting a man isn\u2019t wrong\u2014but it\u2019s new to me, and I need a little time to reconcile my desire and conscience together.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cWhen I lived in DC, it was what I missed the most, besides Noelle. More than the cheese. More than the beer. More than the skiing.\u201d He stops, standing beside me, staring up at the firmament. \u201cI missed Vermont\u2019s night skies. And the millions of stars.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cI can see why,\u201d I say. \u201cWhen I lived in LA, I never saw stars.\u201d I giggle. \u201cI mean, I saw the people kind, but not the sky kind.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cWho\u2019s the most famous person you ever met?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cHmm. Maybe . . . Gigi Hadid . . . or Bella? Hmm . . . Or Cara Delevingne? Kate Moss mentored my m\u2014Tig for a while, um, and she knew Gisele, of course. Also\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cWait a second! Gisele? Did you ever meet Tom Brady?\u201d he asks, his voice eager.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cLet me guess.\u201d I glance at his face. \u201cPatriots fan?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cThe biggest.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cTig went to their wedding, but I never met him. Sorry,\u201d I say, giggling as he lays a hand over his heart and pretends to cry. \u201cSpeaking of the rich and famous, Noelle tells me you met the vice president while you worked in Washington.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cShe did?\u201d His teasing expression disappears quickly as he straightens, dropping his hand. \u201cUh, yeah. Long time ago.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cNot so long,\u201d I say.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cYeah, well . . . I guess it just feels like a while ago.\u201d I wait for him to say more, hoping to learn why he left Washington so abruptly, but he stretches his arms over his head and yawns. \u201cI\u2019m tired. You must be exhausted.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cAt school I was on the dining hall rotation, which meant cooking for one hundred souls regularly. Tonight was a breeze.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cYour soup was amazing.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cThe steak too.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cThank you again.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cAnd the tart.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cThat was your sister. Let her know you thought so.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cAnd the kiss.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u201cThank\u2014\u201d I\u2019m grinning at him, but my eyes widen at his unexpected compliment, and I immediately look back up at the sky. It\u2019s dark out so he can\u2019t see my blush.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">His chuckle is soft and low beside me, and maybe I\u2019m wicked for not feeling more guilty, but I feel my smile grow as I trace Orion\u2019s belt. I don\u2019t dare look at him, but I feel him step closer to me, the warmth of his chest radiating against my back. If I moved slightly, one step even, his body would be flush against mine, and the shiver down my arms has nothing to do with the night chill. I want him to touch me, but I know he won\u2019t.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">As though he can read my mind, he whispers, close to my ear, \u201cNot unless you ask.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">I close my eyes and say a prayer for strength and virtue, which, sadly, works, because the next thing I hear is his footsteps receding.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'georgia' , 'times new roman' , serif; 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font-size: large;\"><b><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">New<br \/>\nYork Times <\/span><\/i><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">and<i> USA Today<\/i> bestselling author Katy<br \/>\nRegnery<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\"> started her writing career by enrolling in a<br \/>\nshort story class in January 2012. One year later, she signed her first<br \/>\ncontract, and Katy\u2019s first novel was published in September 2013.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Forty books later, Katy claims authorship of<br \/>\nthe multititled <i>New York Times<\/i> and <i>USA Today <\/i>bestselling<br \/>\nBlueberry Lane Series, which follows the English, Winslow, Rousseau, Story, and<br \/>\nAmbler families of Philadelphia; the six-book, bestselling ~a modern fairytale~<br \/>\nseries; and several other stand-alone novels and novellas, including the<br \/>\ncritically-acclaimed, 2018 RITA\u00a9 nominated, <i>USA Today<\/i> bestselling<br \/>\ncontemporary romance, <i>Unloved, a love story<\/i>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Katy\u2019s first modern fairytale romance, <i>The<br \/>\nVixen and the Vet<\/i>, was nominated for a RITA\u00ae in 2015 and won the 2015<br \/>\nKindle Book Award for romance. Katy\u2019s boxed set, <i>The English Brothers Boxed<br \/>\nSet<\/i>, Books #1\u20134, hit the <i>USA Today<\/i> bestseller list in 2015, and her<br \/>\nChristmas story, <i>Marrying Mr. English<\/i>, appeared on the list a week<br \/>\nlater. In May 2016, Katy\u2019s Blueberry Lane collection, <i>The Winslow Brothers<br \/>\nBoxed Set<\/i>, Books #1\u20134, became a <i>New York Times<\/i> e-book bestseller.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Katy\u2019s books are available in English, French,<br \/>\nGerman, Italian, Portuguese and Turkish. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Katy lives in the relative wilds of northern<br \/>\nFairfield County, Connecticut, where her writing room looks out at the woods,<br \/>\nand her husband, two young children, two dogs, and one Blue Tonkinese kitten<br \/>\ncreate just enough cheerful chaos to remind her that the very best love stories<br \/>\nbegin at home.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><b style=\"font-family: 'coneria script demo'; font-size: 36pt;\"><span style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'coneria script demo'; font-size: 36pt; line-height: 115%;\">Author Links<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/katyregnery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;\"><b>WEBSITE\/NEWSLETTER<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KatyRegnery\">FACEBOOK<\/a><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/katharineregner\/\">PINTEREST<\/a><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/7211470.Katy_Regnery\">GOODREADS<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kR_WJph7nLU\/W6z7sawJjCI\/AAAAAAAALhM\/OAJbUyIP2-4jaxRRXU8j46kI3ZO53gCkgCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Fragments%2Bof%2BAsh%2BTeaser%2B6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kR_WJph7nLU\/W6z7sawJjCI\/AAAAAAAALhM\/OAJbUyIP2-4jaxRRXU8j46kI3ZO53gCkgCEwYBhgL\/s400\/Fragments%2Bof%2BAsh%2BTeaser%2B6.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"750\" data-original-width=\"1334\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoje \u00e9 dia de lan\u00e7amento!! 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