TAMING JULIA - Jodie Wolfe - One Free Ebook

Welcome back, Jodie. So good to have you back on my blog. What are some of the spiritual themes you like to write about?

All of my books have the common theme that true hope can only be found in Jesus Christ.

What other books of yours are coming out soon?

Other than Taming Julia, nothing is currently scheduled yet. I'm working on some new books though, the second book in my Burrton Springs Brides series with a working title of either Wooing Annie or Protecting Annie. I'm also working on a book series set in the town where I went to college dealing with the topic of belonging. That book is called, Hannah's Quest.

If you could spend an evening with one contemporary person (not a family member of yours), who would it be and why?

I'm not one to be enamored with people, but I would love to meet Vice President, Mike Pence. I recently read the book, The Faith of Mike Pence by Leslie Montgomery and was so impressed by it and this man with a deep faith in God.

What historical person would you like to meet (besides Jesus) and why?

I suppose it would be Laura Ingalls Wilder since my love for writing and the 19th Century was stirred after reading (and watching) her Little House on the Prairie series.

How can you encourage authors who have been receiving only rejections from publishers?

Keep polishing and trust God for His timing and direction. It took over seven and a half years for Taming Julia to be accepted and published. I feel that it finally found the right publisher for this project. What if I'd given up after five or six years? Trust the Lord to direct every step of the writing and publishing process.

Tell us about the featured book.

Here's the back cover blurb:

In 1875, Kansas bachelor Drew Montgomery's sole desire is to serve God, but his congregation's ultimatum that he marry or leave, forces him to advertise for a wife by proxy.

Jules Walker strides into Drew's life wearing breeches and toting a gun and saddle—more cowboy than bride. After years on the trail, she's not exactly wife material, but she longs for home and family and will do anything to ensure Drew never discovers what she really is.

Please give us the first page of the book.

Matrimony News, February 6, 1875 edition

Minister bachelor aged 27, height 5 feet 10 inches seeks genteel, honest and first-rate homemaker with a desire to serve God. Must be willing to marry by proxy and arrive in Burrton Springs, Kansas, by May 1.

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Burrton Springs, Kansas, Saturday, May 1, 1875

Dear Lord, please don’t let that creature be my new wife. Drew Montgomery swiped the sweat trickling a path down his neck and shoved the new hat back on his head. He squinted, taking in the lone passenger stepping from the stagecoach. At least, he thought it was a woman. He shielded his eyes from the sun, taking in the britches.

Britches? A gun belt strapped to a slim waist. He gulped. A rifle rested on her shoulder, and she wore a Stetson situated low on her brow. The figure shifted sideways, and Drew groaned, fearing his proxy mail-order bride had arrived by the look of all the curves. He squared his shoulders and crossed the street.

"Are you Montgomery?" Her coffee-brown gaze seared through him.

He snapped his gaping mouth shut and nodded. "Y-yes."

"Name’s Jules Walker." She shoved her hand into his and shook it so hard his teeth clattered. "I reckon, Jules Montgomery since we’re hitched." She waved a slip of paper in his face. "Got the paper here to prove it. So are you my husband or not?"

Drew caught a whiff of dirt. He coughed and cleared his throat.

She peered at him as if he were a chicken with one leg.

"I’m Drew." He managed to choke the words out. "Isn’t your name Julia?"

She scrunched her face, pushed her Stetson from her head, and allowed it to dangle from the string around her neck. Her brown hair scattered in disarray, slipping from a shoulder-length braid. "I can’t remember the last time I’ve been called Julia. Like I said, name’s Jules."

"But..." Drew let the word hang between them. No matter. "Where’re your things?"

"Got my knapsack and that there." She pointed to the top of the stagecoach. He expected to see a trunk, but a saddle rested there instead. What kind of woman brought a saddle into a marriage? What kind of woman showed up dressed like a man? No. No. Something was terribly wrong.

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Thank you for having me here today, Lena!

It’s my great pleasure to welcome you on my blog today. I’m eager to read this new book.

Readers, here’s a link to the book.

Taming Julia

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