I've been anxiously awaiting this book by my friend Sandra D Bricker.
Welcome, Sandie. Why did you become an
author?
Aside from a brief period with my sights set on being a
ballet dancer (eek!), I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to write. It’s
just always been part of who I am. I write because I can’t NOT write.
If you weren’t an
author, what would be your dream job?
In my pre-writing career, I was an entertainment publicist.
I might go back to that, or pursue graphic design. As long as it’s a creative
outlet, I’m in.
If you could have
lived at another time in history, what would it be and why?
I think I’d like to live in the 1950s. I was a bit of a
flower child of the late 60s and early 70s, but sock hops and poodle skirts,
rockin’ around the clock at the malt shop? Oh yeah, I could rock me a poodle
skirt, Lena !
I was a teenager in
that time period, and I always wanted a poodle skirt. My mother made me a felt,
circle skirt with her new sewing machine that made all kinds of fancy stitches.
She stitched designs all over it, but I didn’t get the poodle. What place in
the United States
have you not visited that you would like to?
The Grand Canyon . With all
the traveling my family did when I was a kid, and that I did as an adult, I’ve
never made it there. I really want to see it!
I do, too. How about
a foreign country you hope to visit?
I’ve wanted to visit France since I was a kid. In fact,
I’ve had a Paris
trip planned twice, and both times something happened where I had to cancel. The
second time I canceled, I was booked on TWA flight 800 – the one that crashed.
My guardian angels were at the top of their game that day!
And we’re so glad
they were! I had French in college as my second teaching field, and I’ve wanted
to go to France
as well. What lesson has the Lord taught you recently?
I’ve been the co-moderator for a 6-week study at my church
based on Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven
Life. In the first week, we dug into the idea that God created us for the
sole purpose of loving us. It’s not like I didn’t know He loved me, but it
still dropped on me like a ton of bricks. There I was, comparing His desire to
love us to the yearning of a couple who really want to have a family. They do
fertility treatments, she harvests her eggs, they talk to surrogates…they’ll do
anything to make that dream of a family come true. Multiply that by a
gazillion, and that’s how much our Creator wanted a family to love! That
picture-type compounds my gratitude in a big way.
It’s mind-boggling,
isn’t it? I’m sure it changed you as much as that concept changed me. Tell us
about the featured book.
Always the Baker Finally the Bride is the fourth and final book in the Another Emma Rae Creation series for Abingdon Press. It revolves around The Tanglewood Inn, a boutique wedding destination hotel inRoswell ,
Georgia . The
series introduces quirky characters, yummy cakes and confections, and a lot of
laugh-out-loud humor. This book ties up the series and creates – hopefully! – a
really satisfying end for my readers.
Always the Baker Finally the Bride is the fourth and final book in the Another Emma Rae Creation series for Abingdon Press. It revolves around The Tanglewood Inn, a boutique wedding destination hotel in
I love your books, so
I’m sure it does. Can’t wait to get my copy. Please give us the first page of
the book.
“A champagne flute of vanilla bean gelato topped tableside with a shot of espresso.”
“A champagne flute of vanilla bean gelato topped tableside with a shot of espresso.”
“Seriously?”
“Chocolate
chip bread pudding drizzled with warm caramel.”
“Oh. My.”
“Tiramisu
lady fingers in coffee liqueur and cocoa.”
Emma balled
up the lapel of her jacket in her fist and whimpered. “Jackson . My heart.”
“Oh. All
right.”
The
gentleman pointed at the other side of the dessert cart as Jackson interrupted. “But I’ll have that
bread pudding,” he whispered.
“Yes, sir.
And for the lady, our sugar-free menu includes a warm berry tart with frozen vanilla
yogurt.”
“Oooh!”
“A red
velvet cupcake with cream cheese icing sweetened with agave.”
“You can
stop right there,” Jackson
told him. “You had her at red velvet.”
“Not so
fast,” she countered, and Jackson ’s
heart began to thump. “Go on. What else?”
“Pumpkin
spice cake with creamy buttermilk icing.”
“Oh, that
sounds lovely.”
Perspiration
puddled over his top lip, and Jackson
wiped it away with his napkin. “Don’t be ridiculous,” he said. “Red velvet is
your favorite.”
“Yes, but I
can make my own sugar-free red velvet. The pumpkin sounds—”
“Really?”
she reconsidered. And by the time she nodded, Jackson ’s heart had begun to pound at
double-time. “Okay. I’ll try the cupcake.”
“Very
good.”
“Coffee for
me, and a pot of tea for my date, please,” Jackson said, leaning back against the
leather booth with a sigh.
“Are you
all right?”
“Hmm? What
do you mean?”
“I don’t
know,” Emma replied. “You seem a little tense tonight.”
“Oh. No. I
don’t know. I guess—”
Fortunately,
the waiter reappeared so that he didn’t have to concoct some lame excuse. He
stopped breathing as the waiter set the beautiful red velvet cupcake down in
front of Emma. A shiny pink cupcake tin held the confection, and a ring of
intricate white chocolate made to look like a crocheted doily surrounded it.
The carefully-chosen diamond ring shimmered on top of it, catching the light
from the chandelier overhead and reflecting the glint of recognition in Emma’s
brown eyes.
I love it! How can
readers find you on the Internet?
Either on my website (www.SandraDBricker.com ) or they can
LIKE my reader page on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/SandraDBricker
).Thank you, Sandie, for sharing this new book with us today.
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Always the Baker, Finally the Bride: Another Emma Rae Creation / Book 4 (Emma Rae Creations) - paperback
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23 comments:
Great interview - always look forward to reading a new author. Elaine in Iowa
I've read all of Sandra's othre books in this series, and I'm curious to see how it concludes!!
- Leauphaun from BC
Leauphaun, I tried very hard to satisfy readers like yourself! I'm eager to hear what you think after you read the final book in this series that I love so much.
And Elaine: Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope to snag you. :-)
Lena: I love you, my friend. Thank you for inviting me to stop by today. You're an angel.
I would love to win an autographed copy of this book! I live in the Dakotas and none of the book stores in my town had a copy of the book and I was not going to wait an extra week for them to order it so I just have the Kindle book.
I loved this book and am excited for Sandra's next book "If The Shoe Fits"
~Mrs. Lopez of lovinglifeinpink.blogspot.com
I can hardly wait to find out how Sandra concludes her series. Would love to win a copy.
I live in Indiana.
Blessings,
Cindy W.
countrybear52 AT yahoo DOT com
Sounds wonderful. Count me in, please.
California
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
So fun to see all your comments, and to sense how excited you are about the last book in the Emma series! Thank you for stopping by, peeps.
Great interview! I have read Sandra's other books to this series and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the opportunity to win this one.
Blessings,
Jo from Southern Arizona
I just learned tonight that Sandie writes books... and in the genre that I love. I'm looking forward to my first read. Sandie, I needed to send you a pic of my trip to Grand Canyon this past December--the Canyon with snow!
God bless,
Sandra from OH & our WOEAIHF Igroup
I'm so excited to see Sandra's book is here, I love this series, so fun!
Merry in TX
Sandra's books are so much fun! Sign me up!
Kandra in TN
I love this series! Please enter this gal from Ontario, Canada! Thank you.
Enter me!!
Sharon Richmond
Blanch,NC.
sharonruth126@gmail.com
I am a great fan of this series. I actually made the macaroni and cheese recipe in one of the books. It was fabulous and everyone liked it. I cannot wait to read this one.
I live in Indiana.
deamundy(at)gmail(dot)com
I love all of Sandie's books! She does a great job of blending faith and fun!
Enter me!!
Sarah
N.C.
What a lovely way to present the engagement ring. My grandson just recently gave his sweetie an engagement ring and he was nervous. So the gentleman in the story being nervous fits my grandson to a T.
I'm from NC
thanks for the chance to read this novel
karenk...from PA
kmkuka at yahoo dot com
I've really enjoyed this series! Looking forward to Emma's wedding!
HollyMag from SoCal
I enjoy the humor in Sandra's books. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of Always the Baker Finally the Bride.
pmk56[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
Kansas
This sounds like a fun one! I'm in MN.
I enjoy Sandra's books and look forward to reading this one.
Beth from Iowa
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