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On Thanksgiving Day, I'll find out.

The Basques are descending on my home for the holidays. My husband's family is from the Basque country in Spain, and ten of them are coming for Thanksgiving. They love to eat Squid's Ink Soup (it's black) and clams with rice. My own family, which hails from Texas and Oklahoma, prefers the traditional turkey and cornbread dressing. We like beer; they like red wine. But on Thanksgiving, we're all family. We will celebrate being together, even if we don't share the same tastes.

Fiction readers are like that, too, aren't we? Some of us love dark mysteries, some prefer gentle romances, and some want to explore space or history. (Personally, I like to explore the lives of notorious women in history, like Jezebel.)

Yet we're all family. We can hang out on the same blog and celebrate what bonds us together: a story, well told. Readers and writers long for the beauty that a great story delivers. We all appreciate words and their power.

That's why this Thanksgiving, I am thankful for you. We may share the same tastes, or we might not. Either way, words have made us a family. And whenever a family gathers together, there is strength, comfort, and renewed hope for the days ahead.

When you gather around the table this Thanksgiving, remember that your family extends far beyond what you see every day. Books and blogs have brought the world to your door, and people have been impacted whenever you opened that door wide. Whether you bought a book, or penned one, you affirmed your place in the worldwide family. We need you, and we need each other.

I wish I could open my front wide and let all of you come over for Thanksgiving. (Especially since I won't want to put any leftover Squid's Ink Soup in my fridge! Does anyone want it?) But in lieu of that, I will leave you with the Irish blessing that hangs in my kitchen:

May your days be many and your troubles be few. May all God's blessings descend upon you. May peace be within you and may your heart be strong. May you find what you're seeking wherever you roam.

Wherever you roam in pages, or genre, or tastes: may you be blessed this holiday season!

REIGN

Beyond the Drama, Her Heart Was Real

From the moment her marriage to prince Ahab thrusts her into the intrigues of palace life, Jezebel's exotic beauty opens doors and her will breaks down walls. Torn from her homeland and wed to power in a strange country, Jezebel vows to create a legacy and power all her own. Some might call her a manipulative schemer, bent on having her way. But they don't know the whole story, and she was much, much worse.

As she moves through the halls of power, her heart struggles between devotion to the gods she worships, the prince who loves her, and her thirst for revenge. She sparks a battle between her strangely powerless gods and the God of palace administrator Obadiah—a God who confronts her with surprising might. She will fight, though victory may cost her everything.

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Comments

this sounds really good thanks for the giveaway
(Denise Smith 12:08pm November 24, 2013)

Personally, the squid gets its own holiday-Christmas Eve. I'd love to win this book-especially because it's like nothing I have read in recent memory. Thank you.
(Lynne Mauro 1:03am November 24, 2013)

I am not sure the squid said anything to the turkey but I
wonder if he inked his last words.
(Felicia Lockamy 2:29am November 24, 2013)

All I did was Google "squid", and the next thing I knew I was checking out "calamari". I had no idea that calamari is fried squid! Learn something new every day. Speaking of which, I read that the arms, tentacles and ink are edible, so you must be including all those in the soup. EEK! I can't imagine looking at the tentacles or having them in my teeth, so I'm hoping they are really chopped up. Good luck with that!!!
(Elaine Seymour 7:55am November 24, 2013)

Looks like a great book to read. Looking forward to it.
(Robyn Roberts 8:28am November 24, 2013)

The squid said "you go first"...turkey for Thanksgiving and fish for Christmas Eve...love the cover by the way and can't wait to read this book!!!
(Bonnie Capuano 8:51am November 24, 2013)

The squid said come over her turkey and give me a hug...Turkey: you are so cute squid I could just gobble you up. Look forward to reading this book.
(Patricia Bishop 10:19am November 24, 2013)

I have to say that your posting today had to be one of the most beautiful writings I have read in quite a while!! It really touched me deeply, and I Thank You for that. It was quite moving. I unfortunately, won't be with my family, since my Mother has passed away, my Father is in a nursing home, and the rest of my family is scattered quite a few miles away from me. I haven't seen them in years, and it breaks my heart this time of year. I tried to get them together as a unit, but to no avail. Anyway, I've started a new life with my Husband in a new area, with new Family, and it's calming out in the country. After all I've been through (long story), even if we have hot dogs, it's going to be a Thanksgiving that I'll be thankful for. I have a roof over my head, and I'll be with people I care about deeply. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I'll be thinking about you as well, as you sit down to your soup and Turkey!! I only wish that I had your book next to me to start on for dessert!!
(Peggy Roberson 12:07pm November 24, 2013)

This book sounds very different from most I've read in many years! I will have to read it for sure. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
(Vennie Martinisi 12:25pm November 24, 2013)

I love to read different genres of books, I find myself most into mysteries though. Totally agree with what you say, we all have one thing in common.
(Courtney Haas 1:57pm November 24, 2013)

Looks like a great book. Thanks for the giveaway
(Janice Reyes 2:34pm November 24, 2013)

Wonderful post and book. So unique and intriguing.
(Sharon Berger 3:05pm November 24, 2013)

Just turkey for me please. I don't want to take some of that delicious soup
from someone who really loves it. I'm thankful for my selflessness!!
(Susan Falkler 3:11pm November 24, 2013)

I like to explore other worlds through my reading---truly escape from my world while doing it.
(Sue Farrell 3:54pm November 24, 2013)

Thanks for the giveaway. Hope you have a lovely holiday.
(Leslie Davis 4:13pm November 24, 2013)

I have wanted to try a Basque meal for thirty years-- but I'd
need to kind of train for the massiveness of it all!

Your novel sounds sumptuous, and a real feast for Bible fans--
I'm one. No training required. I've got to get it.
(Mary Ann Dimand 5:12pm November 24, 2013)

Think I will pass on the squid Ink Soup. I'll stick to my favorite turkey and dressing.
(Barbara Wells 7:16pm November 24, 2013)

I've had squid ink pasta, but never soup. I'd have to try a bit of it. I like trying unusual cuisines. We're having Turducken for Thanksgiving. ;)
(Marcy Shuler 7:45pm November 24, 2013)

We all have different tastes but we all love good books.
(Melanie Backus 9:02pm November 24, 2013)

I've eaten calamari -- including the tentacles but not ever
tried the ink anything. I'm wondering if you have to cook
everything for everyone.... that's a ton of work especially
if you add in the exotic (for us anyway) dishes.

Happy Thanksgiving!!
(Glenda Martillotti 9:23pm November 24, 2013)

Squid's Ink Soup? God bless you!! I usually make my turkey and stuffing because I'm allergic to onions, garlic, peppers and peanuts. I create my own stuffing and frankly, I think it's pretty darn good since there is NEVER any left over! I married into a Ukrainian family and we've added pyrogi to our holidays. It was a good fit, although once again, I can't indulge. The holidays are for sharing, opening our doors and inviting one another in.
(Marcia Berbeza 10:19pm November 24, 2013)

Sorry about the skid ink soup but I love the Irish Blessing
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours
(Candy H 10:53pm November 24, 2013)

Every year at work, the supervisors get together to cook the employees a Holiday dinner. We always have calamari for an appetizer before the main turkey lunch/dinner course. So for me, it's part of my work place's Holiday celebration with squid and turkey.
(Kai Wong 12:54pm November 25, 2013)

We plan on turkey, but that squid soup could find a place on
our table--seafood sounds delicious to me!
(Janet Martin 1:35pm November 25, 2013)

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