SHE WALKS IN LOVE - MaryLu Tyndall - One Free Ebook

Welcome back, MaryLu. Since you’re being published regularly, what new avenues will your future books take? 

Actually, I never quite know where my writing will go or what stories God will lead me to write in the future. After I finish a book or series, I pray about it and then head in the direction of whatever the Lord puts on my heart. At the moment, after this series, I’m thinking of another time-travel book involving treasure hunting!

If you were in charge of planning the panel discussion at a writing conference, what topic would the panel cover, and who would you ask to be on the panel, and why?       

How to grab your reader from page 1 and keep them hooked!  I would fill the panel with the following authors: Michelle Griep, Julie Lessman, Laura Frantz, and Ronie Kendig. Why? Because they are, in my opinion, among the top authors who know how to do this.

How important is it to you to be active in writing organizations?

Writing is a lonely profession and can often be frustrating and demoralizing. Therefore, it’s extremely important for a writer to stay connected to other writers, whether by a professional organization such as ACFW or an online group. We need the support and encouragement, believe me! It’s also nice to bounce ideas off each other.   

That is so true. Where in the community or your church do you volunteer? 

I’m not currently volunteering anywhere. I watch my 4 grandkids during the week. They are 1, 3, 4, and 5 years old, so I’m pretty busy. I guess you could say that’s my volunteering at the moment.           

And that’s so important. We are great-grandparents, and James has picked one of the great-grandsons up after school one day a week last and will this year. It’s important to both of them. Who are the five people who have made the most impact on your life, and how?

My sister because she has the biggest heart of anyone I know, and she has shown me how to be kind to the unkind. My friend Selma because she knew me BC (Before Christ) and never condemned me but loved me anyway. My mother because she taught me humility.  My good friend Mark because he has shown me what a true man of God looks like, and last but not least, Jesus, because He is my all in all, my Savior, and my Prince!            

If you could write the inscription on your tombstone, what would it be?  

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son Jesus that whosoever believes on Him will not die but have everlasting life. See you on the other side!

Tell us about the featured book.     

She Walks in Love is the 2nd book in my Protectors of the Spear trilogy, but you don’t need to read the first book to enjoy this one. The trilogy is about the Spear of Destiny, which is the Spear that stabbed Jesus on the cross, and the three ladies who are assigned to protect it. Here’s the book blurb:

Lady Cristiana D'Clere, the new protector of the Spear, is on the run from the steward of her estate, who has kept her drugged for years. All she ever wanted was to be safe, marry well, and raise a bevy of wee ones. Instead, she is far from home, chased by men intent on killing her and stealing the Spear of Christ for its incredible powers.

Sir Jarin the Just has never forgotten the woman who stirred his heart like no other. Determined to find and restore her to her proper place as Lady of Luxley Castle, he sets out on a journey fraught with more dangers than he ever could have foreseen. The biggest danger is to his heart, for he has vowed to remain unfettered and never surrender his freedom to a woman.

Though the Spear protects the couple along their journey, Cristiana must learn to trust the One whose blood stains the relic, while Jarin must learn to rely on powers far above his own knightly skills. For the dark magic that is chasing them may take all the powers of heaven to defeat.

Please share the first page with us.

“Prithee, whose wedding is it?”

“’Tis yours, my lady,” the curious maid who buzzed around Cristiana D’Clere answered.  “Do you not remember?”

Mine? Closing her eyes, Cristiana attempted to shake the fog from her mind as the maid adjusted a circlet laden with flowers, atop her head. When she opened her eyes, it was to the blurred image of a woman in a looking glass. Her? Nay, not possible.

She peered closer. Honey-streaked brown hair, braided with golden threads, tumbled over her shoulders and down her back, framing what could be considered a comely face, though a bit thin and pale. She wore an exquisite wedding gown of blue Samite silk with a jeweled belt hung about her hips. Her wide bell sleeves were embroidered in gold and embedded with glistening pearls that matched the adornment hanging about her neck. Light brown eyes—misty and vacant—stared back at her.

The maid lifted a white veil over the lady’s head and draped it down her shoulders.

Cristiana’s vision became snowy. She lifted her hand to rub her eyes, and the woman across from her did the same. Horror squeezed the breath from her lungs. She stumbled back from the looking glass as the truth sank in.

My wedding?

The maid gripped her elbow. Another woman scurried up from behind and caught her waist ere she fell. A wave of heat swamped her. One of the maids lifted her veil and set it gently atop her circlet.

“Are you all right, my lady?” Her face appeared overly large and distorted before it suddenly disappeared. Blinking, Cristiana glanced over the chamber—her chamber, the room she’d occupied alone for the past seven years.

Ever since her sister, Alexia, had abandoned her.

Light flowed in waves through the small window and over a stone floor before firing glistening arrows atop a large bed set against one wall. A table and chairs perched beside a glowing hearth, and in the corner, two large chests sat open, overflowing with all manner of fine attire.

Several women, dressed in too-fine clothing for maids, scurried about with various tasks of which Cristiana could make no sense. Some set vases of fresh flowers on the tables and mantel, others dusted and swept, some placed lit candles about, while others flung rose pedals on the bed.

Nothing, in truth, made any sense.

One of the ladies handed her a mug. “Here, my lady. A drink will settle your nerves. ’Tis normal to be nervous on your wedding day.”

The tapestries decorating the high walls spun around her.

“Who are you?”

The lady’s brow twisted. “I’m Gelda, your bridesmaid.”

Bridesmaid. “Who…who…” Cristiana took a sip of the spiced wine and attempted to draw a breath. “Where is Seraphina?”

“Your lady’s maid? Never fear, my lady. She’s about somewhere. Prithee, be at ease. We must finish getting you ready. Sir Walter will be here anon to escort you to the ceremony in the great hall.”

Setting down the cup, Cristiana gaped at the woman. Surely this was but a dream—a terrible, horrible dream. Lord knew she’d had many a nightmare the past few years. Some even whilst she was awake. Aye, that must be it. Closing her eyes, she prayed to wake up, but her head grew light again and she wobbled.

Firm hands gripped both her arms ere she fell. Mayhap ’twas not such bad news…not if she were to marry Sir Jarin the Just. Was he not her hero? Her knight? The only man who caused her heart to leap at the mere thought of him?  Besides, had she not always desired above all to be married to such a man? To be protected, cared for…cherished? Alas, why could she not recall the courtship…the engagement? She pinched the bridge of her nose, desperately trying to remember.

“Who am I to marry?” she finally asked.

Some of the ladies giggled.

Wow! What happens next? Where can my readers find you on the Internet?

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Thank you, MaryLu, for sharing this book with us. I’m eager to read it, and I’m sure my blog readers are, too.

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