Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
A CALCULATED BETROTHAL - Denise Weimer - One Free Book
Welcome back, Denise. Why did you become an author? I
sensed the call to write ever since I was in middle school and the trips I made
with my parents to historic sites inspired stories in spiral-bound notebooks. I
knew this was how God had gifted me—absorbing details, nuances of character,
and blending them using right-brain creativity with left-brain research and
organization. Being an author allows me to bring the past alive and His love
and healing to readers through story form. Being an editor also allows me to
help others hone the same skills.
If you weren’t an author, what would be your dream job? I
very nearly went into historic preservation and restoration. Old homes and
buildings tell such fascinating tales, just like books.
If you could have lived at another time in history, what
would it be and why? I find American history fascinating during the years
the nation was gaining independence and expanding, especially along the Eastern
frontier. That time through the Civil War resonates most with me, although I
also enjoy later periods of history as well. There would be something to be
said for living in the Edwardian era through WWII when the old ways and manners
were still practiced but some modern conveniences were to be had.
What place in the United States have you not visited that
you would like to? The Grand Canyon and a snowy resort and Christmas town
in Colorado.
How about a foreign country you hope to visit? I
don’t see any international travel coming in my near future, but my top picks
would be Scotland, Switzerland, or a return to Italy or Spain.
What lesson has the Lord taught you recently? My life
has changed so much and there have been so many lessons in the last year, I
couldn’t begin to name them all. But through it all, the biggest lesson is that
He’s faithful.
That is so, so true in my life, too. Please tell us about
the featured book? The death of her titled husband means that not only is
Tabitha Gage no longer a lady—but she’s also abandoned on an isolated Southern
Georgia plantation on the eve of revolution. With the fine house and fields
sold to a neighbor, she’s left with a log cabin on unsettled timber land. Rather
than marry the neighbor’s son, Tabitha determines to make her own way—and never
again be shackled to a man she doesn’t love.
Please give us the first page of the book.
Early February, 1777
The morning she awoke at home after the funeral of her
husband, Lady Tabitha Gage opened her eyes to bright winter sunlight and
shuddered—with relief. She was free.
But a lady no longer.
Terror quickly replaced the relief.
Free, yes, but also alone on a thousand-acre South Georgia rice plantation.
Across the Altamaha River, Creek and Seminole Indians roamed the no-man’s land
of tangled swamps and bogs, allied to the British who held East Florida. Lord
Riley’s allegiance to the Crown had not excluded his cattle from being raided.
Should an invasion come, it would not protect this plantation,
either—especially now he was gone. After Henry’s name appeared on the St.
Andrews Parochial Committee’s list of twenty-nine suspected Tories last autumn,
River’s Bend was equally susceptible to Patriot retribution.
And yet it was to River’s Bend
Tabitha had returned—fled, more like—the day after she’d seen Henry laid to
rest in the Christ Church burying ground. Keeping up appearances in Savannah
had required more fortitude—and fortune—than she possessed now. Not to mention,
her twin, Temperance, was too apt to see past Tabitha’s façade. And their
father, too apt to pull her back under his control.
Tabitha sat up but clutched the
covers beneath her chin, not yet ready to relinquish their warmth for the chill
of the January morning. Maybe she could stay here all day.
When she’d first set eyes on her
new husband’s country house, she’d cried. The white frame home with its two
tiers of piazzas and saltbox-style extension in the rear set among the live
oaks and palms appeared so parochial in comparison to his elegant brick
Savannah residence. What a little fool she’d been. Her upstairs room with its
twelve-foot ceilings, walnut furniture, and tapestry curtains and counterpane
had since become her refuge. Lord Riley had sought her out here less and less frequently
as his hope for an heir dwindled over the eleven years of their marriage.
And now the burden of that
expectation was gone, along with the silent judgment of the man who’d imposed
it. She knew not whether to stretch her shoulders with the relinquishment or
continue to cringe under the accusation she’d come to expect. Her own head
supplied it in the absence of Henry’s voice. What kind of wife was she to not
mourn her husband?
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Tuesday, January 07, 2025
Today is release day for MAGGIE'S JOURNEY
This is a second edition of an award-winning book that released 15 years ago.
Excerpt:
“Mrs. Caine.” Angus McKenna came to an abrupt stop and
cleared is throat before starting again.
“I’ve come to ask you something that . . . I never dreamed I’d . . . ever ask
anyone.” His voice rasped, and he stopped to take a gulp of air, staring off
into the distance.
She couldn’t take her eyes from him, even when the baby
in her arms squirmed. “How can we help you?”
New tears followed the trails down his cheeks and
disappeared into his beard. He grabbed a bandanna from his back pocket and blew
his nose with one hand. “I’ve just lost the most important thing in my life.”
He paused and stared at the ground. “I don’t know how I can go on without her.”
His voice cracked on the last word.
Once again he paused, but much longer this time. His
prominent Adam’s apple bobbed several times. “I’ve been crying out to God, but
I don’t think He’s listening to me right now. If He were . . . ”
What a thing for a man to admit to them. Florence knew he must be near a breakdown. He did need
help, but what could they do?
“I’ve decided . . . it would be best to find another
family to raise one of my girls.” He stood straighter. “I’ve watched you with
Margaret Lenora . . . ”
“Is that what you’ve named her?” Florence gazed at the
sleeping baby, and her heart ached for the child. To grow up without a mother.
“Yes.”
Angus looked straight at Joshua, and her husband gave a
slow nod. “Your husband has told me . . . how much you’ve wanted a child.”
For a moment, anger flared in her chest. Joshua shouldn’t
share her secret with anyone. She took a deep breath to keep from saying something
she’d regret. Even though she didn’t even look at her husband, she could feel
his gaze deep inside. She was grateful he couldn’t see the ugly jealousy and
covetousness that resided there.
“What I’m trying to say, Mrs. Caine, is . . . ” His
Adam’s apple bobbed again. “Would you consider adopting one of my daughters and
raising her as your own?” He snapped his mouth shut and just stood there
waiting, staring at the ground and clinging to the tiny baby in his arms.
As her own? Was
this God’s answer to her prayer for a baby? It
could be. She knew she should try to encourage
Mr. McKenna to keep his daughters. He might marry again and want all three of
them, but she pushed those thoughts aside before they
could take root. This might be the only chance she would ever have for a child,
and she didn’t want to lose it. Finally, she turned her attention toward
Joshua.
“I’ll be happy with whatever you decide, Florence.” Love
poured from her husband and enclosed her in its warmth.
How could she refuse? She held this precious bundle close
to her heart right now, and she didn’t want to ever let her go.
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About the book:
The stories of these identical triplets percolated in my heart and mind for several years before I put them on paper.
If I’m setting the story in an actual city instead of a fictional one, I want to find pictures or descriptions of that city. With Seattle, Washington Territory, in 1885, I had trouble finding any information. I did know a lot about wagon trains on the Oregon Trail, so I didn’t have trouble with the Prologue. With Chapter 1, I came to a standstill.
I knew most libraries had Adult Research Librarians. So I called the Seattle library. I told the ARL that I didn’t want her to do the research for me. I just wanted her to point me in the right directions to find what I needed.
Their library had digitized thousands of historical photographs. She sent me the link to where they were stored, by decade. The information with each photo included who took the picture and the names of the people in the picture, as well as the street names and names of the businesses if they weren’t on the building.
This was like a gold mine to me. I went to the 1880 decade and went through the photos, printing the ones I needed to recreate the city. Everything in the book, besides the business of my characters are actual businesses in 1885. And the mayor and his wife who attended Maggie’s birthday party were the actual ones at that time.
This is true for the railroad trip, Denver, and Little Rock as well. I grew up in Arkansas and lived near Little Rock when I was in high school.
Book 2 in the series, Mary's Redemption, will release in March, and the third book, Catherine's Pursuit, will release in April.
If you are a member of a book club, I’d be glad to attend
one of your meetings on Zoom to discuss my story. Email me at: lenanelsondooley@gmail.com if you
want to book me.
Thursday, November 07, 2024
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Franklin Vine has worked hard to build the ranch he inherited into one of the most successful in the majestic Colorado mountains. If only he had an heir to one day inherit the legacy he's building. But he was burned once in the worst way, and he doesn't plan to open his heart to another woman. Even if that means he'll eventually have to divide up his spread among the most loyal of his hired hands.
When Lorinda Sullivan is finally out from under the control of men who made all the decisions in her life, she promises herself she'll never allow a man to make choices for her again. But without a home in the midst of a hard Rocky Mountain winter, she has to do something to provide for her infant son.
A marriage of convenience seems like the perfect arrangement, yet the stakes quickly become much higher than either of them ever planned. When hearts become entangled, the increasing danger may change their lives forever.
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Accepting an ad for a mail-order bride was supposed to solve her problems.
It's 1890, and Golden, New Mexico, is a booming mining town where men far outnumber women. So when Jeremiah Dennison's good friend and mentor finds himself in need of a nurse, Philip places an ad for a mail-order bride—despite Jeremiah’s protests.
Hoping to escape a perilous situation back East, Madeleine Mercer answers the ad and arrives in town under a cloud of suspicion. What she finds in Golden is nothing like what she expected, especially not Philip, her expected husband-to-be.
But just as she begins to win over Philip—and Jeremiah himself—the secrets she left behind threaten to follow her to Golden…and tarnish her character beyond redemption.
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A single lawyer whose clients think he needs a wife. A woman who needs a forever home...or a forever family...or a forever love.
Although Traesa Killdare is a grown woman now, the discovery that her adoption wasn’t finalized sends her reeling. Especially when her beloved grandmother dies and the only siblings she’s ever known exile her from the family property without a penny to her name.
Wilson Pollard works hard for the best interest of his law clients, even those who think a marriage would make him more “suitable” in his career. And when the beloved granddaughter of a recently deceased client comes to him for help, he knows he must do whatever necessary to make her situation better.
As each of their circumstances worsen, a marriage of convenience seems the only answer for both. Traesa can’t help but fall for her new husband—the man who’s given her both his home and his name. But what will it take for Wilson to realize he loves her? Will a not-so-natural disaster open his eyes and heart?
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
RIVER OF PERIL - Sandra Merville Hart - One Free Book
Sandra
is a founding member of The Erasers, a group that encourages and uplifts
writers and readers. ERASERS is an acronym for “Edit, Rewrite, And Save. Edit.
Repeat. Save.”
Sandra
is thrilled that her Spies of the Civil War series was released by Wild Heart
Books in 2022. Book 1 of the series, Avenue of Betrayal, is set in Washington DC in
1861. Boulevard of Confusion and Byway to Danger (Books 2 & 3) are set in
Richmond, Virginia, in 1862. Byway to Danger won the Gold Illumination
Award 2023. Actual historical spies will influence the lives of fictional
characters. Books 4-6 in this series are set in Vicksburg, a Southern city the
Union considered a prize it needed to capture. Streams of Mercy, Book 4, was published on
March 26, 2024.
Sandra has taught at writers’
conferences, writers’ groups, and women’s retreats, participated in Author
Panels, and led sessions at women’s retreats. As Treasurer of ACFW Ohio, she
has helped plan writing retreats and other events.
How did you come up with the idea for this story? River
of Peril is Book 5 in my Spies of the Civil War Series. We met Felicity
and Luke, the heroine and hero in our story, in Book 4, when several friends
are introduced to readers.
Felicity and Luke were already courting and very much in
love in the previous story. I wanted to give them a mighty hurdle to overcome
in their relationship. As the story opens, we see Nurse Felicity’s horror when her
soldier beau is among her wounded patients. Unfortunately, the situation worsens—Luke
has amnesia and cannot remember her. The doctor cautions her to allow him to
recall those hidden memories on his own, but her secret rips her heart apart.
If you were planning a party with Christian authors of contemporary
fiction, what six people would you invite and why? What a fun question! For
my contemporary friends, I’d ask them to bring their favorite appetizers for
supper.
I have many writer friends because I’ve been writing for
years. It’s not easy to narrow it down to six, so I will choose some authors I’d
love to talk with again soon—Deborah Sprinkle, Lisa Carter, Ane Mulligan,
Sharon Lavy, Sharyn Kopf, and Rebecca Waters.
I’d add one more… Yvonne Lehman, who has gone on to her
reward. She was such a sweet, fun, feisty author—and she was such an encouragement
to me and hundreds of others. I’m not the only one who misses her friendship
and sense of humor.
Now let’s do that for a party for Christian authors of historical
fiction, what six people would you invite and why? Yes! Let’s have another
party for more author friends. For my historical friends, I’d plan a meal with recipes
from my cookbook written about 150 years ago. These recipes are not always easy
to decipher so I’d try them out on my husband first.
However, it’s not any easier to whittle back this list. I’d
invite KD Holmberg, Starr Ayers, Linda Dindzans, Debra DuPree Williams, Misty
Beller, and Susan Mathis. And Lena Nelson Dooley, can you come too? 😊
I’d be honored to attend. Many times, people (and other
authors) think you have it made with so many books published. What is your most
difficult problem with writing at this time in your career? My biggest
problem is that there’s not enough time to accomplish all my tasks/projects. One
might imagine that writer’s block might attack after the completion of a book
or a series. That’s not the case with me. I’m always planning ahead. Ideas for
my next book/project begin to swirl while I’m still writing the last novel. I
can’t wait to begin researching, yet I do think it’s healthy to take a creative
break. That’s not always been possible.
Writing brings with it many other opportunities and we, as
authors, always seem to have lots of irons in the fire. I try to remember to
pray for guidance as a new opportunity arises. If I can’t forget about it, I
feel that God is prompting me to pursue it. If I never think of it again, then
I believe He’s telling me to pass on it.
What I most need to do is to keep my focus on what God wants
me do. Ideas for my next series are taking shape and I’m praying for His
guidance.
Tell us about the featured book.
Amnesia
stole his memory, and now he’s fighting for the wrong side.
When Luke Shea awakes in a hospital with no
memory of the last five years, he’s shocked to learn he's been fighting against
the Union he once so strongly supported. And when he learns of his past courtship
with his nurse, Felicity, he struggles to understand the man he was and what
happened in those missing years. Determined to atone for his Confederate past,
Luke also joins the Union cause as a spy.
As danger lurks at every turn, only a Divine
hand can not only protect their lives, but give them a second chance for love
and the future they both crave.
Please give us the first page of the book.
Friday, December 19, 1862, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Felicity Danielson hurried through the city streets of Vicksburg
in the early-morning fog toward her volunteer job at the City Hospital. Some
shops she passed were unlocking their doors for the day’s business, while
others had been closed since the Union navy’s two-month attack on the city.
Ultimately, the Confederates had won the battle, more’s the pity—and not only
because Felicity supported the Union. Northern military leaders were too
interested in her city located on a bluff by the mighty Mississippi River to leave
them alone. They’d be back.
Her pace slowed as she approached an intersection. Five
Confederate soldiers headed down the steep sidewalk toward the center of town,
another common occurrence in occupied Vicksburg. Some soldiers had left after
running the Union ships from the river, and others had replaced them. She
lowered her eyes as their booted steps passed her on the other side of the
cobblestone street. If the Twenty-first Mississippi Infantry—her beau Luke Shea’s
Confederate regiment—were
How can readers find you on the Internet? I love to
connect with readers. Thank you so much for asking!
I’d love to connect with readers on my blog and Facebook.
Follow me on Goodreads and BookBub to find my all my books. Here are my links:
https://sandramervillehart.wordpress.com
https://www.facebook.com/sandra.m.hart.7
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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8445068.Sandra_Merville_Hart
https://www.amazon.com/Sandra-Merville-Hart/e/B00OBSJ3PU/
https://www.bookbub.com/profile/sandra-merville-hart
https://twitter.com/Sandra_M_Hart
Thank you, Sandra, for sharing River
of Peril with my blog readers and me. I know a lot of us will love this
book.
Readers,
here’s a link to the book.
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Monday, October 21, 2024
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
ONE WRONG MOVE - Dani Pettrey - One Free Book
With nearly one million books sold and a Daphne Du
Maurier and National Reader’s Choice Award under her belt, bestselling author
Dani Pettrey has established herself among the very top names in romance and
suspense. Recently closing out her blockbuster Coastal
Guardians series, Pettrey trades the lush coast of North
Carolina for the scenic desertscapes of the Southwest to launch a brand-new era
of stories with One Wrong Move, book 1 in the Jeopardy Falls series. Featuring an
intriguing locale, a new cast of characters to love, always-satisfying romance,
and even higher stakes, readers will get to know Christian MacLeod—and the rest
of his siblings—as they strive to outrun a family legacy of crime within the
pages of Pettrey’s newest novel, One Wrong Move.
About the story: Taunting riddles. A deadly
string of heists. Two broken hearts trapped in a killer’s game.
Christian MacLeod was
pulled into a life of crime at a young age by his con artist parents. Now
making amends for his corrupt past, he has become one of the country's foremost
security experts. But when a string of Southwestern art heists targets one of
the galleries Christian was in charge of securing, he is paired up with a
gifted insurance investigator who has her own checkered past.
Andi Forester was a
brilliant FBI forensic analyst until one of her colleagues destroyed her
career, blaming her for mishandling evidence. She now puts those skills to work
investigating insurance fraud, and this latest high-stakes case will test her abilities
to the limit.
Drawn deep into a
dangerous game with an opponent bent on revenge, Christian and Andi are in a
race against the clock to catch the perpetrator, but the game is far from
finished, and one wrong move could be the death of them both.
One Wrong
Move is the first book in your new Jeopardy Falls series. Can you share
with us what this book—and series—is about? One Wrong Move is about two people with pasts they are
ashamed of. Both are trying to make it right, but the road they’re taking only
leads down a dangerous path of lies, riddles, and murder. Only when they come
face-to-face with their pasts are they finally able to move beyond the hurt and
heartache and find healing in God and one another.
The last time
you had a new series starting was back in 2019. How do you feel about entering
a new era of your storytelling with the Jeopardy
Falls series? Wow! It’s crazy to think it’s been that long.
I’m ecstatic to be launching my fifth series with Bethany House. It often seems
like I was just meeting my editor and starting my debut series the Alaskan Courage saga. At other times, I
think of all that has happened in the last decade—all the amazing booksellers,
librarians, and readers I’ve met and been blessed by and the stories I’ve told.
Now, launching Jeopardy Falls, I’m
full of excitement and gratitude. I can’t wait for my amazingly supportive
readers to get a new journey to set out on with the MacLeod family.
How many
stories can readers expect in this series? There
will four books in the series. One for each of the four MacLeod siblings, if
the lost one decides to return home. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see J
How does
this series stand out from the other books you’ve written? I think the biggest difference is the setting. I’ve always written
coastal series. I’m a beach girl and love the ocean, so I’ve always set my
series by water, but this time I’ve gone a completely different direction into
the desert. Jeopardy Falls is set
in a fictional town in New Mexico. Why New Mexico? Because I lived there for
seven wonderful years and fell in love with the Land of Enchantment, and I
wanted the opportunity to share such a breathtaking place with my readers.
At the
same time, what will longtime readers who enjoy your work love about these
books as well? The stories are still full of romance,
suspense, adventure, those twists and turns that I love weaving in, and, of
course, faith. My characters, particularly Andi and Christian in One
Wrong Move, are real and raw and hurting. It’s through their journey
together and the unplanned paths God leads them down that they find what
they’ve been looking for all along.
This book
takes place in the fictional town of Jeopardy Falls. What do you look
forward to readers experiencing about this new locale? A brand-new experience for those who have never experienced the
Southwest. There will be beautiful sunrises over the mountains, purple- and
orange-hue sunsets, horses, open land and skies, and a close-knit ranching
community of wonderful and often quirky neighbors.
Throughout
your career, you’ve highlighted a variety of law enforcement and investigative
professions in your books. What kind of research was required to write
Christian and Andi’s characters accurately? I
spent a lot of time researching what private investigators do, the resources
available to them, and the boundaries they can’t cross. It was fascinating and
a little crazy to see all they, and anyone who’s good at research, can pull up
on an individual. I also read a lot on real-life heists and the insurance
agents who investigated them.
What kind of
reader do you envision will fall in love with Christian and Andi’s story—as
well as the rest of the series? I
think readers who enjoy sweet romance, fast-paced suspense, and the fun of
trying to figure out whodunit and how on earth the hero and heroine are going
to survive. J
Do you have
a favorite character that you’re especially excited for your readers to meet? Greyson Chadwick. He’s surprisingly not one of the siblings, but he
works with them. He’s a man of mysteries I still haven’t fully figured out, so
I’m really excited to dive in to his story thread.
One of the
main themes in One Wrong Move that both
Andi and Christian must deal with is facing the past to find healing. How do you think
confronting old and often painful memories or choices that we’ve made can help
us move forward? I think there’s a place where we should
confront past memories and past mistakes, but the key isn’t wallowing there. I
come from a trauma background, so I’m not making light of the pain of anyone’s
past, but rather speaking of a lesson I learned in my own life.
I had a lot to deal with and walk through, but at some point, I
realized I needed to stop treading water and to swim for the shore. I feel like
that’s Christian, and once he realizes he’s free to swim to shore, he will.
Andi is in a different place with her past, one that keeps her in a killer’s
crosshairs. How she deals with it is very different, which made the story
really interesting for me to write. Seeing how God has different paths of
healing for each of His children.
What do
you hope readers experience when picking up One Wrong Move? I hope they feel like they’re part of Jeopardy Falls, riding in the
car with Christian and Andi, seeing everything firsthand and experiencing the
story as if they were there. I’ve called my stories “Armchair Adventures” since
my debut novel, but it’s how I hope my readers enjoy my stories. Going along on
the journey, the ups and downs, and Tilt-A-Whirl moments right from the comfort
of their favorite chair with a yummy drink in hand.
How can readers connect with you? I love connecting
with readers. They can email me anytime at Dani@DaniPettrey.com
Visit me on Facebook at DaniPettrey and on Instagram @AuthorDaniPettrey or drop by my website www.DaniPettrey.com and sign up for my newsletter to keep up with all the fun announcements and latest news.
Thank you, Dani,
for sharing this book with my blog readers and me.
Readers,
here’s a link to the book.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
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Friday, August 16, 2024
COLD THREAT - Nancy Mehl - One Free Book
With nearly 1 million copies sold, Nancy Mehl has garnered a devoted readership with her electrifying romantic suspense novels filled with treacherous circumstances. Penning the second installment in her new series, Mehl crafts another spine-tingling thriller that follows two former FBI analysts—River Ryland and Tony St. Clair—as they investigate cold cases. Perfect for fans of Terri Blackstock, Colleen Coble, and Irene Hannon, Mehl’s latest will keep reader’s hearts racing until the daring conclusion of Cold Threat, book two in the Ryland and St. Clair series.
About the book: Twenty years ago, several people were murdered in Des Moines, and the
only evidence left behind was a snowman ornament hanging ominously on a tree in
the victims’ front lawns.
With a suspect behind bars, the killings have come
to an end—or so everyone thought. But now crimes with a similar modus
operandi are happening in a small Iowa town, and a local detective believes
the killer is back and ready to strike again.
With little time left on the clock before they have
another murder on their hands, private investigators River Ryland and Tony St.
Clair must work alongside Tony’s detective father to find evidence that will
uncover an evil that has survived far too long.
As the danger mounts and the suspect closes in, it
will take all they have to catch a killer—before he catches one of them.
Welcome back to my blog, Nancy. Cold
Threat is book 2 in the Ryland and St. Clair series. What exactly ties the books in
this series together and can they be read as standalones? River Ryland was attacked by a man nicknamed the Salt River Strangler
and left for dead. Her partner, Tony St. Clair, was shot four times while
trying to save her. Thanks to a stranger who witnessed the attack and called
the police, River survived. Dealing with PTSD and needing to care for her
ailing mother in St. Louis, she leaves the FBI. Tony goes with her, talking her
into opening a detective agency where they can continue to use their expertise
and training. Although they profiled the Strangler as a loner, the FBI receives
confirmation that he had a partner. The Strangler’s protégé sends River a
message, telling her that he intends to finish what the Strangler started. This
story continues throughout the series, as does River’s spiritual and emotional
journey. Each novel in the series can easily stand alone. I hope, however, that
people will read all three books so they can follow River and Tony’s story to
its completion. In book three, they will not only face the feelings they have
for each other, but they will also finally come face-to-face with the
Strangler’s twisted disciple.
The series has cold cases at its center. What
led you to focus the series on this type of case? : Based on River and Tony’s past experiences as behavioral analysts
with the FBI, their interests would be based on their education and talents. I
decided that chasing cheating spouses or working on cases that involve fraud
wouldn’t be compatible with their training. Instead, cold cases involving major
crimes would be their forte. Tony’s old friend from the FBI Academy is now the
police chief of St. Louis. He sends them cold cases that the department isn’t
currently pursuing. This gives them a way to use their training as profilers
and build their detective agency.
Tony St. Clair was raised by two parents who
loved him—and each other. Through them, he met God and gave his life to Him. He
joined the FBI because he wanted to follow in the steps of his police detective
father. From the first moment he meets River, he can’t imagine living without
her.
In this installment of the series, Tony’s
father—a local detective—plays a supporting role. What is the relationship
between Tony and his father like? Tony’s
father is his hero. He’s watched his father risk his life for others, and Tony
wants to be just like him.
How do you keep readers on their toes when
plotting out a deadly mystery? I see
each story as a roller coaster ride. The first hill starts the ride and needs
to be exciting enough to fuel the rest of the ride. There should also be
smaller hills as well as twists and turns to keep readers engaged before the
final big hill that propels them to the finish.
What is your favorite thing about writing
crime mysteries? Creating a story of good versus evil. I see
it as a war—and I love it when good wins!
What do you hope readers take away from
reading Cold Pursuit? In Cold
Pursuit, River faces her fears and her anger at God. I hope that readers
will not only enjoy the story but will also relate to River and realize how
much God actually loves them. I think an important spiritual theme is that it’s
never too late to find your way home.
Finally, how can readers connect with you? Readers can reach me through my website: NancyMehl.com or on my blog, the Suspense Sisters: SuspenseSisters.blogspot.com.
I’m also active
on
Facebook.
Thank
you, Nancy, for sharing this book on my blog. It sounds wonderful, and I love reading
your books.
Readers, here’s a link to the book.
Leave a comment
for a chance to win a free copy of the book. You must follow these
instructions to be in the drawing. Please tell us where you live, at least
the state or territory or country if outside North America. (Comments
containing links may be subject to removal by blog owner.)
Void where
prohibited; the odds of winning depend on the number of entrants. Entering the
giveaway is considered a confirmation of eligibility on behalf of the enterer
in accord with these rules and any pertaining local/federal/international laws.
The only
notification you’ll receive is the winner post on this blog. So be sure to
check back a week from Saturday to see if you won. You will have 2 weeks from
the posting of the winners to claim your book.
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