Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Book Blitz: JOSIE'S DREAM by Angela Raines




Angela Raines is the pen name of Doris McCraw.  Doris is an actor, historian, poet, photographer, and (of course) writer. After she retired Doris decided to pursue her other dreams. She performs as Helen (Hunt) Jackson, Katharine Lee Bates, as stand alone historic characters. She researched and wrote on Karol W Smith, Colorado's first film commissioner, and currently is researching the early women doctors of Colorado prior to 1900. She writes and post haiku with her photographs, five days a week on her fivesevenfive page.  




Connect with the Author here: 
 ~ Blog ~ Amazon ~

 She also contributes to these blogs
~ Sweet American Sweethearts ~
~ Prairie Rose Publications ~
~ Writing Wranglers and Warriors ~




Josephine, Josie, Forrester FOLLOWS her DREAM and heads to the Eastern Plains of Colorado to be the doctor for the new town of Kiowa Wells. She faces the challenges of not only being a woman doctor, but earning the trust of the people in and near the town. Her life is complicated when William Murphy, a lawman, becomes her patient after being shot and losing his memory. Can these two find the love and happiness they deserve, despite a threat from the past? Can they get past their own beliefs about life and love and societies expectations to find the love and happiness they both deserve?







~ Amazon ~ Amazon UK



Top Ten List  

Fun facts courtesy of my friends
1.     She is and has been a tremendously talented actress, she is also a very extravagant singer as well!
2.     Started acting at age 2 ½
3.     "Mom" to the young. Doesn't take guff. Tells people to "Just do it!"
4.     Has a dry or sarcastic sense of humor which when one stands back and watches it unfold, it's really funny and entertaining. 
5.     In college was in the “New Frontiers” trio? (We were something of a hit in Denver, IL!)
6.     Played the role of ‘Olive’ in the female version of “The Odd Couple”, and once performed Helen Hunt Jackson on a moving bus!
7.     Directed a film
8.     Directed a stage production of  “Inspecting Carol”
9.     Love rock music, Alice Cooper, Rush, etc. along with Western, Classical, Folk and Broadway music

10. Likes to stop in the middle of the road to allow her passengers to take pictures


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