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The Far Side of Heaven - Book Tour and Giveaway

12/19/2020

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The Far Side of Heaven
by D.L. Gardner
Genre: Contemporary Holiday Romance

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Charlene survived a deadly fire that swept through the hills of a quiet mountain town. With her ranch home destroyed she lives above her gift shop struggling to make ends meet and still recovering from a vile divorce. ​Three days before Christmas, a blizzard pounds the already despondent community, blowing in snow and with it a stranger.

With roads closed to the ski lodge, Dallas, a successful entrepreneur who is on a mission to promote his ingenious line of ski jackets, is stranded in the township of Meritville. Lured by the charm of the community, he soon learns that all is not well.  When he meets the owner of a failing gift shop, he loses his heart and is thrust into the turmoil.

With all the forces against them, is it possible to spread the Light and Love of Christmas?



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​“I wish I knew you,” she started. “I wish I had already spent more time with you so that we had established a friendship. You’re a gentleman and a joy to be around but…” Oh, good heavens, was she really going to say this? She choked on her words. “…but I know you will be gone tomorrow.”
When he frowned, she corrected herself. “Maybe not tomorrow, but the next day, or whenever it is that you and Lew are leaving. And then you’ll be just another memory. Like the ranch. Like my horses, or my old dog, or all the other lovely things that had come into my life and are gone now.”
Why was she telling him these things? She had no control over these words. They were pouring out of her mouth like a fountain, and there were more.
“And I’ll be left alone to struggle through each day, a penny at a time.”
Charlene shook her head, knowing she should stop but she had no self-control. She had to talk to someone. There was too much bottled up inside.
“My savings will dwindle. Meritville will no longer be on the map if we continue to have fires every year. People will leave. More shops will close. I’ll never be able to rebuild my ranch. I don’t think the pieces will ever be picked up again. How can they be? I have this shop now, but for how long? I can’t live upstairs, I’ll be evicted come spring and the shop isn’t providing enough profit for me to rent a place. Then what? Then I’ll have to sell the ranch.”
Here come the tears.
“I’m not feeling sorry for myself. I’m just saying it like it is. All that was beautiful is now gone. Everything. Even my self-respect. Oh, I know that there’s hope for me in the afterlife! The thing is, I’ll be on the far side of heaven from everyone else. The lower forty. Maybe where the old cows are put out to pasture! Excuse me.”
She rushed to the counter where her till was, where she kept her tissues. She blew her nose and turned her back to him. Dallas stood when she got up.
The poor man, she thought. What did he do to deserve this?
“I’m sorry,” she said and shook her head.
Don’t!” he replied so sharply that she spun around.
“Don’t apologize,” he said. “You’ve lost so much.” His voice quieted, his words almost inaudible if the room hadn’t been so still, she might not have heard him. “Such a compilation of tragedy for one person to bear. I have not had half the misfortune in my entire lifetime that you have borne in a matter of months. I think if it were me, I would be wallowing in my bed refusing to open my eyes to daylight. And yet look at you. You’ve done all of this and helped others along the way. Please. Don’t apologize for anything.”

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D.L.Gardner is an award winning author and screenwriter, taking home the Book Excellence Award for her Amazon's best selling Ian's Realm Saga as well as various other prestigious awards for her audio books and screenplays. Her young adult adventure fantasy and historical fantasy novels are loved by youth and adults all over the world.
"Dianne's wonderfully descriptive writing style will have you so involved in the story that in a sense you will have forgotten that it was just a story."
Dianne is a columnist for Amazing Stories Magazine, one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy magazines of all time. She's taught workshops and participated on panels at conferences and film festivals. Her concept film for Ian's Realm has won numerous fantasy short awards in L.A., New York and New Zealand.
Dianne was born in Ohio and raised in southern CA. She attended Northern AZ University and later continued her education in the Pacific Northwest. She's an oil painter, book illustrator, screenwriter and filmmaker.


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61 Comments
June S.
12/19/2020 04:30:27 am

The Far Side of Heaven sounds like a wonderful book read to me.

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Dianne Gardner
1/1/2021 07:49:21 pm

Thank you.

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Bernie Wallace
12/19/2020 08:51:19 am

How long did it take you to write your book?

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D.L. Gardner link
12/19/2020 10:56:45 am

Thank you June S and Bernie. The Far Side of Heaven took about 3 weeks to write. It's a novella inspired by a small mountain town in Washington, one where there were devastating fires that probably did ruin some livelihoods these last few years. I hope you enjoy the story. I'm getting a lot of positive feedback because its meant to restore faith in mankind. Thank you for following!

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Rita Wray
12/19/2020 10:02:32 am

Sounds like a great book.

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Dianne Gardner link
12/19/2020 01:26:27 pm

Thank you! I hope you get to read it!

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Wendy Jensen
12/19/2020 10:15:47 am

Heavenly looking book cover.

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Dianne Gardner link
12/19/2020 01:28:14 pm

Thank you. I love my cover artist. She's the best!

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Susan Smith
12/19/2020 11:40:11 am

Sounds like a great book. I like the cover.

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Dianne Gardner link
12/19/2020 01:28:46 pm

Thank you. I hope you get to read it.

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bn100
12/19/2020 12:58:47 pm

no questions

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Beyond Comps
12/19/2020 02:08:15 pm

Great cover!

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Dianne Gardner link
12/19/2020 03:10:04 pm

Thank you!

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wendy hutton
12/19/2020 03:03:51 pm

beautiful cover, congrats on the release

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Dianne Gardner link
12/19/2020 03:09:41 pm

Thank you very much!

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Eva Millien
12/19/2020 03:22:15 pm

Nice to meet you, D.L.! Your book sounds like a wonderful holiday read for me! Thanks for sharing and good luck with the tour!

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Dianne Gardner link
12/19/2020 03:48:47 pm

Thank you for following the tour! I hope you enjoy the story.

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Sara Zielinski
12/19/2020 03:55:13 pm

I think this sounds like a great book

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Dianne Gardner
12/19/2020 03:58:48 pm

Thanks!

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Sherry
12/19/2020 05:15:07 pm

I think the book sounds really good and i love the cover.

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Dianne Gardner
1/1/2021 07:51:16 pm

Thank you. I hope you get a chance to read it!

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Amy F
12/19/2020 07:07:05 pm

The cover is amazing!! Sounds really good.

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Dianne Gardner
1/1/2021 07:51:35 pm

Yes, I love my cover artist!

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Debbie P
12/19/2020 08:07:04 pm

This sounds like a great story. Pretty cover!

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Dianne Gardner
1/1/2021 07:51:49 pm

Thank you. I hope you enjoy it!

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Gwendolyn Jordan
12/20/2020 09:22:37 am

I like the cover

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Dianne Gardner
1/1/2021 07:52:25 pm

Thank you. I have a great cover artist.

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Marcy Meyer
12/20/2020 02:01:56 pm

I like the cover. Looks great.

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Dianne Gardner
1/1/2021 07:52:38 pm

Thank you. Happy New Year,

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Calvin
12/22/2020 06:35:10 pm

What a wonderful book, Happy holidays.

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Dianne Gardner
1/1/2021 07:53:00 pm

Thank you. I hope you had a wonderful holiday as well.

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Bea LaRocca
12/22/2020 10:24:12 pm

I love the cover, synopsis and excerpt, this is a must read for me. Thank you for sharing your book and author details and for offering a giveaway.

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D.L. Gardner link
12/28/2020 10:20:29 am

Thank you. I hope you enjoy the story!

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Monica McConnell
12/24/2020 01:11:40 pm

I am a sucker for a christmas miracle book

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D.L. Gardner
12/28/2020 10:21:10 am

Christmas is a time of miracles. Thanks for commenting and good luck!

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Erin Madigan
12/27/2020 01:51:36 pm

I really like the cover!

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D.L. Gardner
12/28/2020 10:21:55 am

Thank you. My cover artist is very talented.

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Mary Cloud
12/28/2020 08:51:47 pm

The cover is nice - thanks for sharing

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Dianne Gardner
12/29/2020 11:47:51 pm

Thank you and you're welcome!

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Robin Abrams
12/29/2020 04:29:55 am

The cover is beautiful.

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Dianne Gardner
1/1/2021 09:16:28 am

Thank you and good luck with the rafflecopter!

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Sarah L
12/29/2020 10:39:33 pm

Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest. 

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D.L. Gardner link
12/29/2020 11:47:21 pm

Thank you. I hope you have a chance to read it. Good luck with the drawing.

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Karin
1/1/2021 07:23:01 am

Such a romantic cover for The Far Side of Heaven

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Dianne Gardner
1/1/2021 09:17:03 am

Thank you. I hope you get to enjoy the book!

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Heather Kaufman
1/1/2021 04:14:15 pm

The cover is romantic.

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Dianne Gardner
1/1/2021 07:53:53 pm

Yes. The book is too. Thank you.

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Elaine Lund
1/1/2021 04:55:28 pm

I love the cover! It speaks of falling in love, a winter romance and the added snow effect gives it the magical feel.

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Dianne Gardner
1/1/2021 07:53:33 pm

Thank you. That's what the story's about!

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Maria
1/1/2021 09:01:32 pm

WOW this looks amazing, love the cover and the title.

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Dianne Gardner
1/2/2021 09:20:33 am

It was a fun book to write. Thank you.

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AuntySuzany
1/2/2021 03:08:24 am

Great cover! Thank you for sharing!

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Dianne Gardner
1/2/2021 09:20:58 am

And thank you for reading! Happy New Year.

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latisha depoortere
1/2/2021 11:15:54 am

This sounds so good can't wait to read it!

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Dianne Gardner
1/2/2021 11:40:33 am

Thank you! Enjoy! And Happy New Year!

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Deborah D
1/2/2021 01:01:20 pm

How long was the writing process?

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Dianne Gardner
1/2/2021 01:25:21 pm

Hi Deborah
This novella of around 20,000 only took me a month to complete from draft to editing to formatting to cover. Thanks for asking!

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Dave Gibb
1/2/2021 07:13:45 pm

wow cool cover and it looks interesting.

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Dianne Gardner
1/3/2021 12:04:00 am

Thank you I hope you get to read it!

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Jerry Marquardt
1/2/2021 11:39:42 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including The Far Side of Heaven, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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Dianne Gardner
1/3/2021 12:03:39 am

Thank you so much, Jerry! I appreciate the kind regards! May you have a wonderful new year!

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