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Once Upon a Western Way: An Epic Tale of the Western Empire Kindle Edition

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Young Susan finds herself moved far away from her childhood home, and betrothed to the prince of a neighboring kingdom. She vows to hate her new husband, but when they are young adults, an unstoppable force destroys their homes and families, and he is the only one she can turn to.

Prince Joseph fell in love with her the moment their eyes met. But her prickly attitude tells him that he will have to work hard to win her affections. And when circumstances out of his control throws them together, he would give his own blood to keep her safe.

Together, are they strong enough to defeat the most unlikely of foes, and free the people of the Western Empire from slavery? Or will they simply vanish into the hourglass of time, two small grains of sand lost forever in history?

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Marguerite Madden was born August 19, 1975 and has written stories as long as she can remember. She's married with 2 teenage daughters, three dogs, and a horse. She's the author of My Butterfly Cancer and Keeping a Backyard Horse. She is a cancer survivor, battling leukemia in 2013. She currently lives in a small country town in southeast Missouri where she continues to write.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NAD901E
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Metamorph Publishing; Second edition (September 2, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 2, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2118 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1500837822
  • Customer Reviews:
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Markie Madden was born August 19, 1975, in Midland, Texas. She grew up in the small town of Flushing, Michigan. While in high school, she took creative writing and was a photographer for the school newspaper. In 1993, she won the National Quill and Scroll Society award for best photo in a high school paper. She began writing her first novel, Once Upon a Western Way, while still attending school.

Markie is now married with two teenage daughters, three rescue dogs, and her horse, Athena, who is featured on the cover of her horse care guide, Keeping a Backyard Horse. She tried many times over the years to publish her novel, first on her own, and then hiring a literary agent, all without success. In early 2012, after getting her first smart phone and e-reader application, Nook, she discovered the world of self-publishing through a website called Smashwords. She finally published Once Upon a Western Way through this distributor in April, 2012.

In the late spring of 2013, Markie came down with a mysterious illness, which was ultimately diagnosed as leukemia (AML specifically). She underwent a rigorous treatment of chemotherapy, during which, at one point, her life was endangered. While she was hospitalized, an old high school friend who is also a published author reconnected with her. Since cancer and the treatment of cancer forced her out of the traditional workforce, Markie turned her attention back to the world of writing.

By December of 2014, Markie was the successful publisher of three books, her first published work, Once Upon a Western Way, now available in print as well as e-format, as well as a self-help guide to horse care, Keeping a Backyard Horse, available in print and e-format, and her cancer memoir, My Butterfly Cancer, available in print, e-format, and audiobook. Her other two will soon be available in audiobook format as well. Markie has founded Metamorph Publishing, in order to publish her own books, and she is now working with two other independent authors as well.

Currently, Markie lives in the small town of Fisk, Missouri, with her family, her dogs, and her horse. She is still writing and is working on a crime/paranormal series called The Undead Unit Series. Book one of the series, Fang and Claw, is now available. The second book of the series, Souls of the Reaper, is expected out in 2016, along with a thriller novel entitled Cured Delusions. You can find her at her website: https://metamorphpublishing.com.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2015
    I wasn't sure what to expect when I got this audio book for a road trip. What drew me to this book in the first place was the beautifully designed cover and then the description. What I found interesting is the time setting. It is set in the future, not in the past as I expected.

    I was enthralled with this book and the narrator did an excellent job. I loved how she was able to distinguish the characters with her voice. My favorite voice was Mac's.

    The story line itself was very engaging. In fact, when one of my favorite characters dies, I almost cried. I was driving so I didn't but I wanted to. For an author to expel that kind of emotion out of a reader then you know the reader connected to the character.

    The ending wasn't what I expected and I can't say more without giving spoilers.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2014
    Imagine a world wherein it is required that you spend so many hours a day on the Internet? It’s normal, everybody does it, and doesn’t think anything is weird because computers are such an fundamental part of life. They even cook and clean for you. This is the world that begins Once Upon a Western Way. But, it is far from what the story is about.

    Two young friends, Sarah and James, accidentally discover an ancient diary. The diary contains the love story of Susan and Joseph, during a time before computers, before automobiles! They are desperately devoted, a couple swept up by circumstances that threaten their lives together. Be prepared to be surprised, I won’t give away the ending. Not a life changing story, not earth shattering … but a very pleasant read. Just under 220 pages, this is a break out novel for Marguerite Madden and is available in Kindle and paperback on Amazon.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2016
    A sweet fantasy story. I enjoyed the story itself but I felt like I could have related to the characters better if more time had been taken to flesh them out. I wasn't upset at Kelly's passing since I knew very little about her as an individual and saw very little interaction with her and her mother.
    Overall, good story with a cliff hanger ending that had me looking for the sequel!
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2014
    This was an interesting novel that highlighted the dangers of letting anyone else do your thinking for you. The blend of past and present, fantasy and sci-fi, was really interesting and not something I've seen done in quite this way before. If you enjoy distopian fiction, especially with computers run amok, you'll like this story.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2015
    A beautifully written fantasy, which flows along at a steady pace.
    A wonderful blend of past and futuristic, with likeable characters​ and a great twist at the end.

    If you're looking for love, romance, passion and courage... it's all here.

    (previously reviewed on Amazon.co.uk - 15 July 2015 )
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