GUEST AUTHOR and GIVEAWAY (1 of 4)

I am so honored and pleased to have this author visit with us.  It was at her request, to stop by here today,  and visit with all of us, and tell everyone about her new book, Through Hazel Eyes. She has also generously offered to have 2 of my lucky followers win a signed copy of her book!! So please help me give a warm welcome to Ms. Heather Hummel!!

   Heather Hummel is an award winning author and ghostwriter. She has been called “a writer’s writer” by Victoria Moran (radio host, author, and frequent guest on Oprah).
   Heather has guided new authors through the publishing ropes in the roles of ghost writer, writing coach, writing workshop teacher, editor, and publisher. Her message to new and aspiring authors has been voiced to a variety of audiences, including Victoria Moran’s radio show, “A Charmed Life.” Heather and/or her books have appeared in newspapers such as: Publishers Weekly, USA Today and the Washington Post; and in magazines that include: Body & Soul, First, and Spry Living—a combined circulation and audience of nearly 15 million.
   Heather Hummel’s published works include:
Gracefully: Looking and Being Your Best at Any Age (McGraw Hill, 2008)
– Merit Award of the 2009 Mature Media Awards
Through Hazel Eyes (PathBinder Publishing, 2008)
– 1st Honorable Mention of the 2009 New York Book Festival
The Universe is My Sugar Daddy (PathBinder Publishing, 2009)
   A graduate from the University of Virginia, Heather holds a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree and is working toward a Ph.D. in Metaphysical Sciences.
Visit Heather’s website at http://www.heatherhummel.net/

   Through Hazel Eyes won the first Honorable Mention at the New York Book Festival in 2009. The novel is a journey of life through the eyes of Madison Ragnar, a high school English teacher who is struggling to recover from an emotionally abusive relationship. Madison s speckled view of the world is seen through her troubled students, a fellow teacher, an intriguing man who enters her life, and a haunting past. Yet everything comes into focus when she learns to trust in herself for the first time in thirty years.
   Madison discovers that the most commanding role played throughout our lives is fate. There are times when we embrace it, times when we curse it, and always times when we are blinded by it. As a result of blinding fate, Madison s past catches up to her, and with the help of her students, she learns why a mockingbird is worthier than a diamond ring.
   “Because the iris is the tunnel to our souls, this is where we look in others to find unspoken answers. It is the whites of our eyes that hold our sacred secrets, and knowing that the iris will divulge all, the white remains pure.” – Madison Ragnar, Through Hazel Eyes.
   Through Hazel Eyes is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, PathBinder and other sites. A free sample is available on Heather’s website at www.HeatherHummel.net.