Bio: Tracie Peterson is the award-winning author of over 100 novels, both historical and contemporary. Her avid research resonates in her many bestselling series. Tracie and her family make their home in Montana.
Award–winning
novelist Tracie Peterson has received high praise for her captivating and
thought-provoking storylines. Now she offers a series starter that is
reminiscent of Francine River’s renowned work Redeeming Love. Set in
Seattle, Washington, during the early 1900s, Peterson’s newest work, Remember
Me, book one in the Pictures of the Heart series, offers a tender tale
where forgiveness, faith, and love conquers all.
About
the story: Addie
Bryant grew up in the heart of Northwestern Canada in
the Yukon territory. It is here that she met and fell in love with Isaac
Hanson. When Isaac left the territory, they vowed to love each other and to
find each other one day. But life does not always turn out as planned. When
Addie’s father dies, she is sold to a brothel owner. Although Addie manages to
escape, she realizes that the future she always dreamed of will never be hers.
She has vowed to keep her past forever hidden, but the past has a way of
catching up to the present.
Years
later, Addie has found peace and significance in her new life as a
photographer, training Camera Girls to operate the Kodak Brownie camera. While
attending the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo in Seattle, her past resurfaces as she
is reunited with her former beau.
Addie
must decide whether to run or to stay. Can she face her wounds in order to
embrace her life, her future, and her hope in God?
Welcome
back to my blog, Tracie. Remember Me is the first book in your Pictures
of the Heart series. What inspired the idea for this series? In reading
histories of the Pacific Northwest, I came across the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition that was held in Seattle in 1909. I also kept seeing information
that talked about cameras becoming affordable for the average person thanks to
the Kodak Brownie camera. I thought it would be great fun to set a series at
the Expo and the idea of creating Camera Girls came to mind.
What
is the connecting element for all the books in the Pictures of the Heart series
and what do readers have to look forward to in the rest of this series? This is a series that builds on book one,
however, a person can read them out of order and not really suffer the individual
story. The common thread is the Exposition. This fair was the event of the year
and people came from all over the world to see it. The series will cover the
months that the Expo was active, June through October, and each story will
cover a Camera Girl’s characters and their romances.
How
were your protagonists, Addie Bryant and Isaac Hanson, acquainted and what led
to their separation? Addie
and Isaac met during the Yukon goldrush. They fell in love and pledged to marry.
However, Isaac needed to leave to attend college. He promised to return for
Addie.
Your female protagonist, Addie Bryant, faces some very difficult circumstances in her early life. Can you provide some background information on Addie? Addie’s mother dies and Addie is raised by her thieving father and battling brothers. They are very abusive and when their father dies, her brothers sell Addie to a brothel owner. At first just to cook for the place, but then she becomes the owner’s mistress and eventually wife and widow. Even though she’s free to remarry, Addie feels she will never ever be good enough for Isaac.
One
of the underlying themes within Remember Me is forgiveness. Can you
expound upon how this theme plays out in your novel? Forgiveness is
always a key theme in my stories because it’s so vital in the life of a
Christian. God tells us in the Bible that if we won’t forgive, we won’t be
forgiven. With my characters they have to learn to let the past go and realize
they are forgiven in God’s love and that He will give them a future of love.
Are
there any other lessons that you hope readers can gain from reading Remember
Me? That
holding on to the past and letting it dictate who you are is never a beneficial
thing. God is all about looking forward.
Remember
Me
begins in Northwestern Canada in the Yukon territory and eventually ends up in
Seattle, Washington. Why did you choose these locations for the setting of your
book? I
chose the Seattle setting because of its tie to the Yukon goldrush in 1898 and
to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909.
Both
Addie Bryant and Isaac Hanson reunite at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo in
Seattle. Can you tell us more about this event and how Addie was involved in
this Expo? The
Expo was a World Fair that focused on the areas of the Pacific Northwest as
well as Pacific islands and the Yukon. Addie is working for a photography
company and when they decide to get involved with the expo as a vendor, Addie
comes up with the idea of Camera Girls. These girls will walk around the Expo
and offer to take souvenir photos for the attendees. The new Kodak Brownie
camera is all the rage and so they promote this as well. Addie trains the
Camera Girls and acts as one herself. She also gets involved in lecturing on
the Yukon goldrush since she actually participated and knew a lot about it.
What
are you working on next? I’m currently writing book three in the Pictures of
the Heart series. There will be three books in the series and the stories will
cover the entire time that the Expo was running. There were a lot of
interesting tidbits about the Expo that I wanted to include in the series. After this series is complete, I plan to
start a series on Cheyenne, Wyoming.
How
can readers connect with you?
Readers
can get in touch with me through my website www.traciepetersonbooks.com and
on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTraciePeterson
Thank
you, Tracie for sharing this story with us. I always love your books, and I
really like Alaska as the setting.
Readers, here’s a
link to the book.
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12 comments:
I have this book on my TBR, it sounds lovely🥰
Elly -Indiana-
I have this on my wish list. Thank you for sharing. Blessings from Lucy in WV.
Tracie Peterson is one of my MUST read authors!
Caryl K in TX
I love her books. I haven’t read remember me. I am going to add this one to my list.
I love her books. I haven’t read Remember Me. I am adding this one to my list. Can’t wait to read it.
Oh, that beautiful cover! The description sounds amazing. Love me some Tracie Peterson! I've loved her books ever since I 1st discovered Christian fiction!
Diana in SC
Remember Me sounds captivating. What a wonderful author. Anne in NM.
I love Tracie's books!
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Tracie Peterson is one of my favorite authors of historical fiction. Would love to win this one!
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