Dear Readers,
Patricia Pacjac Carroll is a dear friend of mine. She’s a very popular author
on Amazon. Most of her books are westerns, and I love them. I think you will,
too.
Welcome back, Patty. Why did you become an
author?
I have stories that attack me and want to be told. I believe
the Lord gave me a gift and I love it.
If you weren’t an
author, what would be your dream job?
This my dream job.
If you could have
lived at another time in history, what would it be and why?
Well, I love the old West, but to be honest, I am totally
spoiled in the time that the Lord has placed me in. Not sure I would be happy without
electricity and computers and AC.
Amen to that, Patty. What
place in the United States
have you not visited that you would like to?
Me, too, that and Hawaii . How about a
foreign country you hope to visit?
What lesson has the
Lord taught you recently?
Humility. And that is
an ongoing lesson. Lol
I became haughty and would tell people that if you gave me a
name or place~ I’d come up with a story. And then one foggy night, I needed a
story to put in an anthology for Christmas and proceeds to go to a charity.
Well, friends gave me a name, a place, and my mind was blank. There was no
story. It was due at noon the next day. I went to bed sad. I could not come up
with a story. And I was a bit shaken. I boasted about being able to come up
with stories, and I’d hit a dry well. But GOD, He got hold of me and told me the stories are His. I woke up
at 5:30 AM and had a picture of a cowboy on a horse pulling a Christmas tree
and knew I had a story and that wasn’t even where the story started. And I did.
I wrote the story and turned it in before noon. God is good.
Yes, He is. Please tell
us about the featured book?
Brides of Black Horse Mesa is a collection of three mail-order
bride novellas. I love these books. The characters surprised me at every turn.
It all starts when the oldest of three brothers decides he needs a wife. Wait
until you read Greta’s solution to her predicament at the end of her story. Tom
and Maggie start their story off in a crazy twist that leads to Matt’s story. I
hope you’ll enjoy these stories. I sure had a fun time writing them.
I am eager to read
them. Please give us the first page of the book.
Greta’s Story
1867
Greta Pederson
lifted the beaten plant and groaned at the sight of the bug infested squash.
Gone. What the insects hadn’t eaten, last night’s hail had ruined. They were
finished. She dreaded going into the little farmhouse to tell Grandpapa.
She stretched
her back. The letters in her pocket crinkled, reminding her of the possible
escape from their dire circumstances. Perhaps her grandfather wouldn’t be so
set against the idea of leaving the farm. She brushed the dirt from her hands,
fished the first letter from her pocket, and opened it.
Wanted: A
respectable woman twenty years to twenty five. Must not be ugly. Blonde hair a
plus. Must know how to cook good and be friendly. I have a good ranch. Come
west to Texas
and Black Horse Mesa. Ask for Chase Logan.
She stuffed
the letter back into the envelope. She’d already written to Chase and told him
she’d come, and he’d quickly sent her the money for the travel fares. Dreading
what she had to do, she trudged to the ramshackle two-room house.
Opening the
door, her heart sank at the sight of the old man sitting in the rocker. Gently,
she nudged him. “Grandpapa, we need to talk.”
Waking, he
rubbed his eyes and stared at her. “Henny?”
She shook her
head. Poor man more often than not drifted to the other world her Grandmother
had passed into. “No, it’s me, Greta.”
“Ah, I see
better now.” His eyes brightened. “What is it my little Greta girl wants?”
“I’ve made up
my mind. I’m going to Texas
to Black Horse Mesa and marry Chase Logan. I’m taking you with me.” Shocked
that she’d included him in her plans, she knew that was the only thing she
could do. She couldn’t leave him alone.
I know my readers
will love this story, too. How can readers find you on the Internet?
For more
information about Patricia PacJac Carroll, please contact
email …………..pacjaccarroll@aol.com
Web site………...http://patriciapacjaccarroll.blogspot.com/
Books by
Patricia PacJac Carroll (They are also on Kindle Unlimited) http://www.amazon.com/Patricia-PacJac-Carroll/e/B008R9JCN2/
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Brides of Black Horse Mesa~Texas: Books 1-3
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5 comments:
Thanks for sharing Patricia's thoughts and the first page of Brides of Black Horse Mesa.
Blessings!
Connie from KY
cps1950(at)gmail(dot)com
These sound so good! I LOVE mail-order bride stories!
Elly -Indiana-
Thank you Connie and Elly.
sounds good! Shelia from Mississippi
I like swesterns and this one sound really good. Would love to win a copy.
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