COURTING COUNTRY - LoRee Peery - One Free Ebook

Welcome back, LoRee. Why do you write the kind of books you do? As a Christian I can’t imagine writing without referring to my Lord and Savior. I write for His glory. As per romance, the genre promises a happily-ever-after. What better way to escape the reality of our world?

 

Besides when you came to know the Lord, what is the happiest day in your life? I’m going to say marrying Bill on July 27, 1974. We had dated for a long time.

 

How has being published changed your life? Other than the fulfillment of a long-awaited dream, that first release drove depression from my life. It solidified having purpose in my life, an appointment with my desk chair and computer. And a much deeper relationship with the Lord ensued, because I need Him to help me write.

 

What are you reading right now? H.L. Wegley’s Resisting. I think Harry is brilliant. Though he writes about tech and military stuff that can make my eyes cross, I get it. And there’s always romance in his stories.

 

What is your current work in progress? I had to set aside my fiction in July. The story had stalled. Rather, I found nonfiction lamentations and psalms pouring from my fingertips, often in the wee hours of sleepless nights. I’m still scratching them out left-handed.

 

What would be your dream vacation? It’s been way too long since I’ve seen the ocean. Being on the beach for a week without sightseeing would be a dream come true.

 

How do you choose your settings for each book? I decided early on to set my stories in Nebraska. Small town life is what I know, but I’ve lived three-fourths of my life with Lincoln as my “town” so a little bit of city has crept in. I either make up a small town or place characters where I’m familiar with the lay of the land.

 

If you could spend an evening with one person who is currently alive, who would it be and why? Nicola Martinez, Editor in Chief of my publisher White Rose Publishing (an imprint of Pelican Book Group). She works tirelessly on tech stuff, the business side, book design creation, and what really impresses me prays daily for the company, the authors, and staff. Her faith takes priority in her life.

 

I have enjoyed working with her for authors on my blog. What are your hobbies, besides writing and reading? If I’m sitting anywhere other than my desk, there’s a book (or three), and my Kindle within reach. I also do crosswords and word searches, play cards with hubby or one-on-one with grands. I work a 1000-piece puzzle with the first measurable snow. I still have a fabric stash and hope to get back to strip quilting.

 

What is your most difficult writing obstacle, and how do you overcome it? I have a tendency to over think scenes and try too hard. I love when I start typing “I don’t know what to write, I don’t know what to write” and then my characters are talking and take over.

 

What advice would you give to a beginning author? Pray and never stop. Practice. Read. Learn. Repeat.

 

Tell us about the featured book. I was intrigued and laughed hard when a friend told me about her online dating experience with a rancher. I came up with what I call my 40 words. 

Kylie figures online dating is her last chance at finding love. Friend Taggart loves her from afar, and agrees to pen messages from another old friend whom Kylie is interested in. Will she see Taggart for who he really is?

 

Please give us the first page of the book.

“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” ~ Proverbs 16:9

 Taggart closed his ideas document and picked up a pen. In between freelance jobs as a ghostwriter, and only two articles pending with magazines, he needed to find someone to interview. He ran a pen through the fingers of his right hand baton fashion, and then transferred it to his left. Not quite as adept with his less dominant hand, the pen hit the floor.

A new email ping stopped him from reaching for the dropped utensil. He’d received approval for his profile on the Country Courting dating site. He clicked on the link, checked out the options on screen, and then sat back to consider his next move. He’d always viewed those blind connections as risky.

Relationship. Companionship. Friendship. All those “ships” made him curl his lip. How about those who found themselves in a situationship?

Much like the one his friend, Kylie, got into when she’d signed up on the site. Nine years a widow, she was ready to jump into the dating pool again. The duds she’d encountered included one who had turned into a real problem. It had taken some doing to get the guy to understand that he was to never darken Kylie’s door again.

Taggart had casually mentioned that he cared for her, but had been rebuffed, just as casually. Kylie wasn’t interested in him except as a friend. They spent a lot of time together, sometimes meeting for coffee or lunch, the occasional outing when they wanted a partner. He’d driven her to the optometrist when her eyes were to be dilated. She’d driven him to the dentist when he’d had a root canal, and he’d worried about what would be used to numb him.

Kylie had no qualms about calling him to repair something, and he had no inhibitions asking her to accompany him on an outing. But while his heart grew with love, she experienced no spark at all. He turned his mind away from those thoughts and back to the article already taking shape.

What percentage of people, men or women, took the chance on meeting someone blind and then ended up victims? Any manner of abusers, control freaks, or predators could be lurking as liars behind smiling profile pictures, even fake profile pictures. The position they’d place themselves in presented a different manner of putting one’s life on the line.

Editors recognized Taggart Bauman as the author of articles written about people who chanced physical danger on the job or for an adrenalin rush. Kylie’s experiences with online dating made a possible topic for an article. He’d floated the idea to one of his sources and now, it’d been picked up.

Scrolling through the profile pictures, Kylie’s lovely face appeared in a shot he’d snapped. He gazed into the image of periwinkle eyes that touched him soul deep.

 

How can readers find you on the Internet?

www.loreepeery.com

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Find her publications at Pelican http://tinyurl.com/kwz9enk

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Thank you, LoRee, for sharing this book with my blog readers and me.

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