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Welcome back, TINA! As many of you know, I'm a big fan of Tina Radcliffe and she loves stopping by and chatting with y'all. Today is a special day. Of course it's Valentine's Day, but it's also a joint-force adventure in hosting Tina between Carrie of Reading is My SuperPower and myself, here at Just Commonly blog!  Now, for my new readers and in case you're not familiar with Tina Radcliffe, here's a bit about her: A freelance writer for over twenty years, Tina Radcliffe is an RWA Honor Roll member, a two-time RWA Golden Heart finalist, and three-time ACFW Carol Award nominee.  She is a 2018 ACFW Mentor of the Year recipient and a 2018 Carol Award finalist. Her 11th book for Harlequin Love Inspired, Her Last Chance Cowboy, releases in print on February 19th.  In addition to novel-length fiction, Tina has sold over two dozen short stories to Woman’s World Magazine. A former library cataloger, Tina is a frequent presenter on writing topics an...

Welcome  to the Takeover Tour for Her Last Chance Cowboy   b y Tina Radcliffe with JustRead Publicity Tours! Title: Her Last Chance Cowboy Series: Big Heart Ranch, Book 4 Author: Tina Radcliffe Publisher:  Love Inspired Release Date:  February 1, 2019 Genre: Contemporary  Romance / Western Link:  Goodreads  l  Book Bub   She came seeking family… Will she find love at Big Heart Ranch? When pregnant single mother Hannah Vincent shows up professing to be the half sister of the Maxwells of Big Heart Ranch, horse trainer Tripp Walker is wary. Wounded before, he doesn’t trust easily. If only Hannah and her feisty five-year-old daughter weren’t so impossible to resist. Now, despite his doubts, joining this little family is quickly becoming the cautious cowboy’s greatest wish. Preview Christmas with the Cowboy   HERE . ...

Have you ever thought about how other readers read fiction? I have. I’m even sort of a reader voyeur. I watch people read on planes, in the library, and at the airport.  How their eyes move along the print can be very revealing. How quickly do they turn the page or scroll on the screen?  Are they frowning or smiling? Jaw clenched or relaxed? Do they pause to think or mull over the words? Or are they sucking them in like a warm delicious soup, eager to get to the bottom of the bowl and emotional satiation? I’ve been analyzing readers for a long time. Not only to I stalk er..watch them but I follow them on review sites and read all their reviews. This has nothing to do with the reviewing of my books. This has to do with understanding the psyche of a reader.  I want to know what makes them tick.  I have discovered that there are four kinds of readers.  Credit: Unsplash 1. Skimmers . These are the professional readers. They have spreadsh...