Wishing on Baby Dust-- By Lydia Winters (Lindzee Armstrong)

(Read through for the Give-A-Way Information!)

This novel holds a special place in my heart for multiple reasons. 

I met Lindzee Armstrong (AKA Lydia Winters) when I joined her writer's critique group back in early 2013. She sent out chapters of this novel during that time, and I immediately fell in love with the novel. 

Infertility seems to be a rising problem, but in actuality, women are being more open about it. There are so many couples who struggle to get pregnant, whether they have "small" issues, larger ones, or don't even know why they aren't getting pregnant. This is a heart-breaking time. 

For me, it took a year and a half of trying before I got pregnant, and then I miscarried. I was devastated, and I was terrified that something was wrong, that I may never have children. I cried and I begged God to give me children--a righteous desire--for years. After over two years, I got pregnant with my sweet (and now 3!) Caleb. When trying for our second, it took a year and another miscarriage to get pregnant with my daughter. The time it takes, being unsure if it will happen at all, and the heart break when losing a baby, are things many women go through.

This book deals with all that. It deals with the fear of infertility, the frustration, the questions that run through our minds, the tears, and the heart break. These characters and their similar frustrations of infertility, though each unique in the hows and whys, made me laugh, made me cry, made me want to throw my book against the wall, and made me get on my knees and thank my Heavenly Father for the children I have. For the experience which taught me patience (Heavenly Father knows that I need a lot of trials that give me patience. Sigh), and taught me to have faith and hope. 

I believe this book is for those who struggle with infertility AND for those who don't. It's hard to understand what other people go through, but reading enlightens our minds. Reading gives us a bit of experience we wouldn't otherwise have. Wishing on Baby Dust does exactly that.

Back of book:

Infertility stinks. No one knows that better than Megan. After six years of insanity-inducing hormone drugs and desperate prayers, all she has to show for her efforts are enough negative pregnancy tests to fill a bassinet. All around her women are accidentally getting pregnant—like her star piano student—while Megan remains hopelessly barren. Megan’s never felt so alone. But she’s not the only one struggling. 

Christina has just entered the world of infertility, made worse by the fact her husband isn’t ready to be a father. Their marriage, already hanging in the balance, is being torn apart. 

Then there’s Kyra, the mother of a precocious three-year-old. She’s shocked to be struggling with secondary infertility. A baby is priceless, but sometimes Kyra feels like she’s being forced to choose which commandment to keep: stay out of debt, or multiply and replenish the earth. 

When Megan and Christina are assigned as Kyra’s visiting teachers, they all realize that what you see isn’t necessarily what’s beneath the surface. Some secrets aren’t worth the cost of keeping them. 

This book is definitely better than chocolate. 

Lindzee Armstrong now has four novels and three novellas published. If you're ever looking for a clean romance, hers are excellent! 

http://www.amazon.com/Lydia-Winters/e/B00R3KYWK4/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1

http://www.amazon.com/Lindzee-Armstrong/e/B00UJVLI88/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1450203506&sr=1-1

Good news! I have a copy of Wishing on Baby Dust for one lucky person. :) Free give-a-way to a random draw. To enter, all you have to do is comment below. Tell me an experience you have with infertility or with someone you know who has infertility. Tell me something you love about being a parent, or maybe something that is so hard about being a parent. Or if you've read this book, tell me what you like about it. :)