Welcome back, K Dawn. What are some of the
spiritual themes you like to write about?
My next release is called Amazing Love. It's the
contemporary story of Hosea and Gomer from the Bible. I enjoyed writing about
how much God loves us no matter what we do. Some people believe that God could
never love them because they've done such terrible things. This is not true.
God loves us all with an amazing unconditional love.
What other books of
yours are coming out soon?
Amazing Love- November 1, 2012
The Hot Line Girl
(YA romance)- June 2013
Luck of the Draw
(YA romance)- December 2013
If you could spend an
evening with one contemporary person (not a family member of yours), who would
it be and why?
Lisa Gardner. I love reading her suspense novels and would
like to spend some time with her talking about her process and soaking up any
recommendations she may have for authors who write suspense.
What historical
person would you like to meet (besides Jesus) and why?
Gomer from the Bible. I'd like to interview her about the
consequences of her sin and how it felt when God forgave her and accepted her
back into His loving arms.
How can you encourage
authors who have been receiving only rejections from publishers?
My advice would be to keep writing no matter what. Write
something every day. When you finally get published, you'll have several novels
finished. Your publisher may want more than one!
And if they are
already written, the time to publication could be shortened. Tell us about the
featured book?
Gabe Knight, a pastor in a small coastal town,
finds his life is turned upside down when Dee Dillow arrives and hires him to
remodel an estate she's inherited from her aunt. Dee dashes his plans for
wedded bless when on a drunken binge, she divulges that she's the highest paid
call girl in Nevada
and part-owner of the ritziest brothel in the state.
Gabe falls in love with her, but can't believe
he's hearing the voice of God when a still, small voice tells him to marry her.
After much questioning, they marry and he is deliriously happy. Until, Dee betrays him.
Gabe soon discovers just how hard it is to have
the unconditional love God calls him to have for his wife, the kind of love God
has for his children. When faced with losing her, Gabe realizes what true love
is, how much it hurts, and just how much God loves and is willing to sacrifice
for his children.
Please give us the
first page of the book.
Prologue
Maggie:
For
the longest time, I blamed myself. There must be something terribly wrong with
me, something so bad that even a mother couldn't love me. After years of
therapy, I've learned that it's not me, it's you, Maggie. You're not capable of
loving anyone. That's a terrible thing to say about a mother, but it's true.
Even
here at Carpe Diem, I've continued therapy via technology. Today was a hard day
because it's my birthday. As was expected, I never heard from you. Like my
therapist said, it's not my fault you didn't call. It's a choice you made, Maggie,
like so many other bad choices.
I
used to dwell often on the things you allowed to happen to me. You had to have
known that John was visiting my room almost nightly. You chose to ignore it
even though he was your husband. And then, he sold me to his wealthy friends
and you stood back and allowed it to happen. Whoever had the most money. That
wasn't the life I would have chosen if given a choice. Even now, I long for a
life of normalcy. A husband, a couple of children, and a picket fence is just a
dream.
There
are times I hate you, but I realize you have demons of your own. Something has
happened to you to cause you to be so selfish and full of anger. That's why I
try to overlook your hostility and lack of love toward me. You need a good
therapist.
My
therapist recommends that I write letters to you when I'm angry. It helps. This
is letter 642. I've kept them all. You'll probably never read them, but they're
not really for you. They're for me.
Your
daughter, Dee
Powerful! How can
readers find you on the Internet?
My blog is www.kdawnbyrd.blogspot.com.
I host the Christian Fiction Gathering site on facebook. I'm also on twitter
and pinterist with the user name kdawnbyrd.
I'm in the process of changing website providers and when finished, my
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21 comments:
WOULD BE BLESSED TO WIN. ANGELA FROM KY.
Sounds wonderful. Thanks for the giveaway
Marianne from northern Alberta
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thanks for chance to win
live in ND
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Thanks for the opportunity to get this book.
Lyndie Blevins
Duncanville, Tx
Very powerful, often a story we probably gloss over in the Bible!
Patty in SC
Thanks for all the comments! Amazing Love will be available until November 1 in both ebook and print format. I'm excited about this book. It was difficult to write because my heroine suffers severe consequences for her sin, but it was also a blessing to see how God rescues her from her sin. God is so good!
Wow! This story is so powerful. Parts of it I've lived! I would love to win a copy of Amazing Love. I have to read the whole story!
Thanks for this interview and giveaway.
Blessings!
Judy B from Indiana
I would love to read this book.
California
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
Here's the hook from Amazing Love, "The modern-day story of Hosea and Gomer from the Bible, speaks of God's unconditional love, mercy, and grace and how much loving someone that much can cost."
Can you even begin to imagine what Hosea went through? He was a preacher, a man of God. It must have been a real surprise when God told him to marry a prostitute. I'm sure there were times, he felt as if his heart was being ripped to shreds, but God was always there for him.
What a strong, emotional letter. AMAZING LOVE is going to be quite a read.
Mary P
QLD AUSTRALIA
Hey, Mary P! Amazing Love is not for the timid. My heroine suffers grave consequences for her sin, but it makes it all the better because the end shows just what God can do in our lives if we let him.
Sounds like a wonderful book!
Beth from IA
Please enter me.I would love to win this book.Thanks...Jackie Tessnair from N.C.
Enter me!!
Sharon Richmond
Blanch,NC.
sharonruth126@gmail.com
Sounds like another great book K. Dawn and looking forward to reading. Thanks
Brenda from Georgia
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I love modern-day retellings of stories! I'm in MN.
I loved the first page of the book! Thank you for the opportunity to win.
Val in NV
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Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks! Portsmouth, VA
Veronica:
I love the contemporary version of Biblical stories also. Because the Bible is somewhat vague sometimes (ex- we don't really know the consequences of Gomer's sin), authors can allow their imaginations to run free.
I'm considering writing a contemporary version of the Biblical prodigal son. I think that would be a fun story to write. Even though a love interest isn't given in the Bible, I'd have to give him one since I love romance.
I'm happy to say that Amazing Love released early. It's available now on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Love-ebook/dp/B009W5PQJO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1351115815&sr=8-2&keywords=byrd+amazing+love
I have been reading comments about this book all morning - I am in Love. your writting technique is amazing. The way you retell the story of Hosea and Gomer is well Amazing Love. I think this will be another book that leaves me crying in the most powerful way like Redeeming love did in its rendition of Hosea and Gomer. I am nothing but on pins and needles excited to dive into this book!!! I am thankful to be part of this wonderful giveaway! jdovefamily@gmail.com
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