tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120218132024-03-18T14:28:43.653-07:00A Christian Writer's World ~~ Characters who grip your heartLena Nelson Dooley is an award-winning, multi-published Christian novelist and screenwriter.Lena Nelson Dooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060055435235263556noreply@blogger.comBlogger4279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-4316760041828294212024-03-15T11:19:00.000-07:002024-03-15T11:19:10.618-07:00THE SEAMSTRESS OF ACADIE - Laura Frantz - One Free Book<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #548235; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #548235; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent6; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="color: windowtext;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyqtlJ5Jm8nmXOmxRBmB_lbFaFlOCWC_uYBFoqZGanUWayt1LCuauJSzzdGnjMbWFO89xcPIINSTbZSWnxtJ_q2Hwj80gPi7pjwdQz-CEl_20yeittGE0GLHPHIQNoRJflHV8TeFSnfb0mFaDOvYaOlywgI8mh9UMX5cRMklad3eYVriwpnRItg/s280/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20131226.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="236" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyqtlJ5Jm8nmXOmxRBmB_lbFaFlOCWC_uYBFoqZGanUWayt1LCuauJSzzdGnjMbWFO89xcPIINSTbZSWnxtJ_q2Hwj80gPi7pjwdQz-CEl_20yeittGE0GLHPHIQNoRJflHV8TeFSnfb0mFaDOvYaOlywgI8mh9UMX5cRMklad3eYVriwpnRItg/s1600/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20131226.png" width="236" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bio:
Laura Frantz </b><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">is a Christy Award winner and the ECPA
bestselling author of fifteen novels, including <i>The Rose and the
Thistle</i>,<i> The Frontiersman’s Daughter</i>, <i>Courting Morrow
Little</i>,<i> The Lacemaker</i>,<i> </i>and <i>A Heart Adrift</i>.
She is the proud mom of an American soldier and a career firefighter. Though
she will always call Kentucky home, Laura lives with her husband in Washington
State.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">She is well known for her meticulously researched novels. In her
newest work, <b><i>The Seamstress of Acadie</i></b>, Frantz spins a gripping
tale of an Acadian woman caught between the warring French and English during <a name="_Hlk137545493">Le Grand Dérangement of 1755</a>. Filled with history, intrigue,
and romance, <b><i>The Seamstress of Acadie</i></b> is sure to win the hearts
of historical romance fans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="text" style="text-indent: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">About the
story: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Gifted seamstress Sylvie Galant and her
Acadian family desire to live peacefully and remain neutral in the upcoming war
between the French and the English. But the proximity of their land on <a name="_Hlk137544463">Acadie</a>’s rugged shores makes them an easy target.
While tensions escalate, Sylvie encounters Major William Blackburn. Although he
is a </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">British Army Ranger</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">, Blackburn warns her that the British are poised to invade. But the
warning cannot counteract the plans or</span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> stop the tide of
English soldiers.</span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">William Blackburn has seen firsthand the
atrocities that the British have done to the Acadian families and their villages.
Rather than participate in the heinous expulsion, Will resigns his commission
before a charge of treason is brought against him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">When Sylvie is forcibly
removed from her homeland, she finds herself on a ramshackle ship headed to
Virginia, where she crosses paths once again with Will. Together they must work
through the complex tangle of their shared, shattered past to navigate the
present and forge an enduring future.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Welcome
back to my blog, Laura. What was the inspiration for </span></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">The Seamstress of Acadie</span></i></b><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’ve
always been fascinated by Acadian history, which is the most heartbreaking I’ve
ever researched. I was disappointed to find few novels that deal with Acadie,
which, aside from Longfellow’s poem <i>Evangeline</i>, seems to have been
buried since the eighteenth-century expulsion. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Your
two protagonists, Sylvie Galant and William Blackburn, are on opposing sides in
</span></b><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Le Grand Dérangement of
1755. How did they first meet? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sylvie and William have a
rather charming first meeting by a well in Acadie that is based on a bit of
subterfuge and secrecy. Their attraction is instant and mutual, as it so often is
inexplicably even in real life. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Sylvie and William later find themselves on ships
headed to Virginia. Can you provide a brief summary of the events leading up to
their departure from Acadie? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Acadie, present-day Nova
Scotia, had long been a battleground between the French and English since its
founding in 1604. The conflict worsened in the eighteenth century as each nation
fought over contested territory. In 1755, the Acadians were deprived of their
weapons, detained as prisoners, and then forced onto ships to destinations
unknown. In the novel, William leaves Acadie first with his Rangers on a sloop
in late summer 1755 before the deportation of the Acadians begins. Sylvie
follows on a ramshackle transport ship in early fall. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What led to William’s decision to resign from the
British army? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">William has a profound change of heart and purpose. A
spiritual awakening as a prisoner of war among the French led to an about-face
in terms of his military career, culminating in his refusal to take part in the
Acadians’ deportation. </span><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlGYFE_dDKig6ZvSamOBdPgNfEy3PWz9X0b_8pToyd7g0y9v3-NQ6NSWLNS59M99pqtBVfFfTcfEGSzU0rzijV9JNOBcfbdlK532W3S-v5qxCRIkbrCdE_HzxSy0jlrjjM6WlIwsXLRycgGRy7nQRu5sQqu3t5-xe0QuEhcaT4HuKWderNnCDpg/s415/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20131159.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="273" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlGYFE_dDKig6ZvSamOBdPgNfEy3PWz9X0b_8pToyd7g0y9v3-NQ6NSWLNS59M99pqtBVfFfTcfEGSzU0rzijV9JNOBcfbdlK532W3S-v5qxCRIkbrCdE_HzxSy0jlrjjM6WlIwsXLRycgGRy7nQRu5sQqu3t5-xe0QuEhcaT4HuKWderNnCDpg/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20131159.png" width="211" /></a></div>Prior to the British invasion of Acadie, Sylvie
Galant was a seamstress. How did her profession play a part in your story? </b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Each
of us is gifted with the ability to do certain things well. Sylvie is no
different. Since childhood, she has plied her needle in a way that causes other
people to take notice. To her, it is just routine until she begins to see her
skill as a means to navigate her new, unwanted life in a hostile land. Personally,
I grew up with a grandmother who was an accomplished seamstress and sewed my
clothes, even historical garments. I don’t sew myself but am in awe of those
who do!<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Can
you please describe the setting for your novel and why this is important in the
overall plot? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">If you visit Nova Scotia, you soon realize why the British
fought hard to win it and why the Acadians took strong measures to keep it.
Epic in scope and beauty with forests and fields and mountains, coastlines and
islands, it’s truly a one-of-a-kind place and makes the ideal novel setting. I
hope readers experience some of that beauty within the novel’s pages. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">What
are some of the themes found within <i>The Seamstress of Acadie</i>? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Love,
loss, trust, new beginnings. Life is one of continual change. How we navigate
those changes is a constant challenge both in fiction and in real life. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">What
do you hope readers will experience when reading </span></b><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">your novel</span></b><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">That
beauty can be seen amid the heartbreaking history and cause us to look at the
heartaches and hurdles we face today in a different light. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Where can readers purchase a copy of<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The
Seamstress of Acadie</span></i>? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The book is available in
paperback and e-reader on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other book online retailers.
If your local bookstore doesn’t have it, you can ask them to order it for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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romance from her home in North Georgia and also serves as a freelance editor
and the Acquisitions and Editorial Liaison for Wild Heart Books. A wife and
mother of two daughters, she always pauses for coffee, chocolate, and old
houses<b><o:p></o:p></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Welcome back, Denise. What are some of the spiritual
themes you like to write about? </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That’s a great question! I often find themes of emotional
healing and redemption weaving into my stories. In <b><i>A Courageous Betrothal</i></b>, the theme has to do with accepting
ourselves as God made us. The heroine is inspired by a real-life Revolutionary
War Patriot heroine, Nancy Hart, who was six feet tall, red-haired, big-boned,
pock-marked, and cross-eyed. She was also a crack shot the local Indians called
“War Woman” and successfully spied on and captured Loyalists and British
Regulars in the Georgia backcountry…all while defending her family. My heroine,
Jenny White, is a bit softer, but she feels gawky and unattractive next to her
pretty, petite little sister. The hero, Scottish militia scout Caylan McIntosh,
has a hard time convincing her that he finds what she thinks are her weaknesses
to be strengths, especially on the frontier.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What other books of yours are coming out soon? </b>The
Scouts of the Georgia Frontier books continue to release into 2024. Book three,
<i>A Cherished Betrothal</i>, just came out
in January and follows the beginning of Revolution on the Georgia/South
Carolina border. There will be two more coming later in the year, as well as my
novel about the 1865 sinking of the <i>Sultana</i>,
<i>When Hope Sank</i>, part of Barbour’s A
Day to Remember Series. Plus, my first-ever novella, <i>Redeeming Grace</i>, will re-release this July in Wild Heart Books’
Romance at the Gilded Age Resorts Series with a new cover and title, <i>A Summer at the Niagara of the South.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If you could spend an evening with one contemporary person
(not a family member of yours), who would it be and why? </b>You know, it would
be interesting to learn from Francine Rivers about her publishing journey.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>I met Francine over a decade ago, and she gave her
testimony. I bought the CD of that session. It was very interesting. What
historical person would you like to meet (besides Jesus) and why? </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I never know how to answer that one since there are so many
fascinating historical people. I’d have a hard time choosing between religious
leaders, military leaders, brave pioneers, and the American founding fathers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>How can you encourage authors who have been receiving
only rejections from publishers? </b>First, I’d encourage them to make sure
they have a solid grasp on the writing craft and the industry expectations for
submitting proposals. Read up on those things and ask experienced,
traditionally published authors or editors. Once that is in place, it’s important
to make sure they are submitting to publishers seeking the same genre, length,
and style of material…and then, following submission guidelines. One hurdle I
find with submissions I review as Acquisitions and Editorial Liaison at Wild
Heart Books is that some authors are still writing in narrative style rather
than deep POV (point of view). Or submitting historical fiction rather than
historical romance…or are truly unfamiliar with industry expectations or
formula <i>for</i> historical romance. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, it’s more than possible that they just haven’t
found the right fit yet. Publishers will often favor certain tropes, time
periods, or settings. They may be seeking lighter material or more serious
material. They may have just accepted something very similar. At other times, they
may have just received a glut of submissions, and their production schedules
may be filled for the foreseeable future. Editors who wear more than one hat
sometimes struggle to have time to read through lengthy proposals and sample
chapters. If they are deep into projects with current authors, they may put off
manuscript review for a specified time in the future. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are so many factors at play, but ultimately, none of
these things take God by surprise. He knows just which editor needs to open
your email on the right day. He knows just what you need to learn and where you
need to be in life before you are ready for publication…or before the world is
ready for your book! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6bFXmmEOtpdjZJdhe-m_bYC1qO27NdZMDx3XmxIjfaXO8O_9SjxLvjFD0IU_qDUNeSyRYkobdp9UbIQvgic57agS1w3hcQATNgWRgaeabjzz5VL3n38OO1Dnz67i2tlaJzaZPNjTY4CfjOCtUrgMXfREScWksZ2ZCplKAcuGXrC_TuqfVxwmng/s854/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20135152.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="585" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6bFXmmEOtpdjZJdhe-m_bYC1qO27NdZMDx3XmxIjfaXO8O_9SjxLvjFD0IU_qDUNeSyRYkobdp9UbIQvgic57agS1w3hcQATNgWRgaeabjzz5VL3n38OO1Dnz67i2tlaJzaZPNjTY4CfjOCtUrgMXfREScWksZ2ZCplKAcuGXrC_TuqfVxwmng/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20135152.png" width="219" /></a></b></div><b>That’s very valuable information. Please tell us about
the featured book. <i>A Courageous Betrothal</i></b>
is a short but action-and-romance-packed 20K-word novella originally entitled <i>Across Three Autumns</i> and included in
Barbour’s Backcountry Brides Collection. Because of the short word count and
long time span covered, I chose to use only the heroine’s point of view. <o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p><i>Red-haired, freckle-faced, and almost
six feet tall, Jenny White has resigned herself to fame over love. Possessing
the courage and wits to guard her younger siblings against nature, natives, and
loyalists in Georgia’s “Hornet’s Nest” gives life meaning until she meets scout
Caylan McIntosh. <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p><i>From the time Jenny nurses the young
lieutenant back to health after the Battle of Kettle Creek, she can’t deny her
attraction to the vexing Highlander, who seems determined to dismantle her
emotional armor. But when Georgia falls to the British and Caylan returns to
guide Jenny’s family on a harrowing exodus into the North Carolina mountains,
will his secrets prove stronger than his devotion? Or will their love be
courageous enough to carry them through the battles ahead?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p><b>Please give us the first page of the book.</b><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Prologue <o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Late June, 1778<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Wilkes County, Georgia<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She first sensed someone watching as a prickle of awareness
on the back of her neck as she and Hester floated, shift-clad, in the creek.
Even in the cool waters, the fine ginger hairs from Jenny White’s nape to her
arms stirred, and she froze. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Casting a glance over her shoulder,
she saw him—a brown bare-chested native, his face smeared with black-and-red
war paint. He did not even attempt to conceal himself. After all, the White
family may have brought their livestock out from Augusta and built a cabin four
years prior. They might have planted their small patches of corn, wheat, and
flax alongside the vegetable garden Jenny and her sister had been weeding in
the fork of Long and Dry Fork Creeks before yielding to the urge to cool down
from the sun’s blistering rays. But this had been his land. Whether Hitchiti
Creek of the first people in these parts, or Muskogee who came from the west
many years ago, he belonged and she did not. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">But the brave’s alliance with the
British made him Jenny’s enemy. She was old enough to remember from North
Carolina what the British could do. She had given up too much—her little
brother’s life and her best years to make a good match, for starters—to just
hand over this land. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Thank God Gabriel had not taken the
Brown Bess hunting today. She’d left it propped against the giant oak that
marked the ford. With the steady diagonal trajectory of a water bug, she waded
toward Hester and the tree.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Hester’s head—curly
strawberry-blonde hair darkened and dripping—broke the surface. She started to
let out an exclamation of delight but gave only a gasp when Jenny’s firm hand
encircled her wrist. Green eyes wide, she allowed herself to be towed toward
the shore.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">“Hester, run for the house. Make
sure Ma and the baby stay inside.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Thank you for sharing <i>A
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Readers,
here’s a link to the book.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courageous-Betrothal-Scouts-Georgia-Frontier-ebook/dp/B0CHMXGLJG/">https://www.amazon.com/Courageous-Betrothal-Scouts-Georgia-Frontier-ebook/dp/B0CHMXGLJG/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Today </i>bestselling author of more than 100 books, including <i>Her Heart’s
Desire</i> and <i>Her Only Wish</i>. Two-time winner of the HOLT Medallion and
a Carol Award finalist, Gray lives in Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes
too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town’s bike
trail.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">She introduced readers to A Season in Pinecraft series with <i>Her
Heart’s Desire</i>. This was followed
by <i>Her Only Wish </i>in June 2023. Now Gray wraps up her heartwarming
series with her final installment, </span><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Her
Secret Hope</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">, which explores the theme of facing one’s past in order to make way
for a brighter future. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">About the story: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Two years ago, Lilly Kurtz left her home in Middlefield for a much-needed
vacation in Pinecraft, Florida, where she could escape her feelings of always
being an outsider within her community. Little did she realize that this trip
would be such a life-changing experience. Not only did it lead to a fresh start
in Florida and a new set of friends, but a budding romance has started to bloom
with hardworking farmer Eddie Byler. However, secrets from Lilly’s past may
threaten to destroy her new relationship. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Eddie Byler values honesty and trust. He sees Lilly as a breath of fresh
air, but he is mystified about her past. Although they grew up only thirty
miles apart, Lilly remains silent about her time in Middlefield, which makes
Eddie wonder if Lilly is hiding something. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">As Eddie and Lilly’s relationship deepens, she must decide whether she is
willing to return to Middlefield—a place where she never felt accepted. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Will Lilly have to give
up on love in order to find peace? Or could it be that love is actually the
solution to all of her problems?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .85pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Welcome back
to my blog, Shelley. It’s always a pleasure to host you. Please provide a brief
summary of <i>Her Secret Hope</i>. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lilly
Kurtz decides to take a job at the Marigold Inn in Pinecraft, and she’s eager
to spend more time with her best friends and make new friends who know nothing
about her past. When guests Eddie Byler and his grandmother befriend her, she’s
sure she made the right decision. However, as her romance with Eddie blossoms,
she soon learns that everything in her past cannot be erased, just as Eddie
must come to terms with the fact that his views on what is right and wrong
might not be as correct as he believed. Only by being completely honest with
each other—and with themselves—will Lilly and Eddie learn that their secret
hopes and dreams can become their realities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Readers
were first introduced to Lilly Kurtz in <i>Her Heart’s Desire</i>, the first
book in your series. Can you please explain why Lilly left her hometown in Middlefield,
Ohio, and went to Pinecraft? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Lilly
Kurtz first leaves her hometown in an attempt to live her life without the
stigma of her birth parents’ mistakes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Lilly has
a budding relationship with Eddie Byler, who highly values honesty and trust.
But Lilly’s past could threaten their future. What do you feel readers can
learn from Lilly and Eddie’s relationship? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">This
novel focuses not only on the themes of honesty and trust but also God’s grace.
It’s my hope that readers will be able to connect with one of the characters in
the novel who is searching for the Lord’s acceptance and love. </span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfpwZq2MPMQ5C4xbfMFOdDwGFSif8dxp2NG4rprq8qQhYpKcKod_vP4dFwJrwg3c-gMF9thZmnuIpqrbqBLs_th8YwD9jkG8xW-d1spbpkNiMk_ITfkMUVRF6iqG1ySkCffdO9R5edbSSbgVBxpEVSGrX0w-tSj3UJ_uKHuCzpWARdRmlQMAqUg/s901/Screenshot%202024-03-06%20121302.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="586" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfpwZq2MPMQ5C4xbfMFOdDwGFSif8dxp2NG4rprq8qQhYpKcKod_vP4dFwJrwg3c-gMF9thZmnuIpqrbqBLs_th8YwD9jkG8xW-d1spbpkNiMk_ITfkMUVRF6iqG1ySkCffdO9R5edbSSbgVBxpEVSGrX0w-tSj3UJ_uKHuCzpWARdRmlQMAqUg/s320/Screenshot%202024-03-06%20121302.png" width="208" /></a></b></div><b>In
addition to facing one’s past, are there other underlying themes found within <i>Her
Secret Hope</i>? </b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">I think another theme is friendship and
accepting God’s grace. So many of the characters—whether they are in their
twenties, forties, or seventies—are often reaching out to others for support or
guidance. I loved that each character is eventually reminded that he or she
needs not only God’s love but their friends’ and family’s support and love as
well. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Her
Secret Hope </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">is the final novel in the A Season in
Pinecraft series. What was the connecting element for all of the books in your
series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">From
the beginning, I was eager to highlight three women who felt like “wallflowers,”
who felt like they didn’t really click with their peer group in their
hometowns. I wanted to empower them and have them not only find acceptance but
learn to value their unique selves. Pinecraft, Florida, a place where Amish
from all over America vacation, felt like the perfect spot. So, I strived for
each novel to be a different play on “an Amish wallflower on vacation.” <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk92885927"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk92885927"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Are there any threads that run through the whole series that will be
wrapped up in this book? </span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">No. Each book was written to stand alone. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">How have
you personally been impacted by this series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">I
love to write novels about things that could happen to anyone—my characters
just happen to be Amish. Writing this series, with each woman looking for acceptance,
love, and friendship, reaffirmed this belief. On a personal note, I truly
enjoyed writing this series. It was an upbeat trio of stories highlighting
positive themes. It made for a lot of happy writing days! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Why did you choose Pinecraft, Florida, as the
setting for your series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pinecraft is one of my favorite settings for novels
because it’s the only place where Amish from all over the world come together.
It’s a unique setting rich with possibilities for new stories. Honestly, I
could happily write a dozen books set in Pinecraft—there’s such a fun mixture
of people there! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">How can
readers connect with you? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’m on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter. I have
a private FB group called Shelley Shepard Gray’s Buggy Bunch, which is easy to
join and I post often. I also have a “short and sweet” monthly newsletter that
readers can sign up for on my website, </span><a href="http://www.shelleyshepardgray.com"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">www.shelleyshepardgray.com</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 26.15pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thank you for sharing </span></b></span><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Her Secret Hope </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">with my
blog readers and me. I love your stories, especially those in Pinecraft.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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link to the book.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 0in .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 472.45pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Her-Secret-Hope-Season-Pinecraft/dp/0800741692/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3A3DAOD23Y9IZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6mK-g-tg4bjD5LqYVCEIeLeWYVUtQWn_PrnP9X8-ekWb0EZ8OIp9o9NOBmMeAbrFELl__u2Tyw-Ow8z6aAoMKqY0ob2Ds8rHLnNYRUVjDJM-IcyguTSc1kdrI9sEFr3MEttNfheMN1rqEscJLs9SxgLJcISlO_7-MzgsaLRai_WyArWPIaZ1f9c6nEK6VnqA.e8rTIG_pyBAGa0xCHJ7Bs81DIRWy8M6-8y_65wdoT-Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=her+secret+hope+shelley+shepard+gray&qid=1709750079&s=books&sprefix=Her+Secret+Hope+%2Cstripbooks%2C97&sr=1-1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">https://www.amazon.com/Her-Secret-Hope-Season-Pinecraft/dp/0800741692/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3A3DAOD23Y9IZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6mK-g-tg4bjD5LqYVCEIeLeWYVUtQWn_PrnP9X8-ekWb0EZ8OIp9o9NOBmMeAbrFELl__u2Tyw-Ow8z6aAoMKqY0ob2Ds8rHLnNYRUVjDJM-IcyguTSc1kdrI9sEFr3MEttNfheMN1rqEscJLs9SxgLJcISlO_7-MzgsaLRai_WyArWPIaZ1f9c6nEK6VnqA.e8rTIG_pyBAGa0xCHJ7Bs81DIRWy8M6-8y_65wdoT-Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=her+secret+hope+shelley+shepard+gray&qid=1709750079&s=books&sprefix=Her+Secret+Hope+%2Cstripbooks%2C97&sr=1-1</a></p>
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contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels. In addition to her many
other honors, she is a three-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award from
Romance Writers of America. She is also a member of RWA’s elite Hall of Fame
and has received a Career Achievement Award from <i>RT Book Reviews </i>for her
entire body of work. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Irene was named “the queen of i</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">nspirational romantic
suspense” by <i>Library Journal</i>, and with over sixty novels Hannon continues
to prove that she is a master at her craft. Now she introduces readers to another
blazing tale in <b><i>Into the Fire</i></b>, book 1 in the Undaunted Courage
series. Brimming with a puzzling mystery, a budding romance, and escalating
danger, <b><i>Into the Fire</i></b> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">will leave readers breathless but craving more of Hannon’s
electrifying tales.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">About
the story: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">As
a former smokejumper, arson investigator Bri Tucker knows her way around fires.
But after a mysterious blaze takes the life of a former colleague, Bri inherits
a curious puzzle from him that raises questions about several fiery deaths.
Someone, however, doesn’t want her picking up where he left off in search of
answers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">When
she teams up with ATF Special Agent Marc Davis to solve the puzzle, the danger
escalates. But will they manage to track down the person behind the mysterious
deaths before their budding romance—and maybe even their lives—go up in flames?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="line-height: normal; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Join Irene Hannon in her brand-new series that is sure to get your
adrenaline pumping as you burn through the pages to discover the truth.</span><span style="color: #1a7064; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please provide a brief summary of <i>Into
the Fire</i>. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here’s my one-sentence elevator
pitch: </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
fire investigator and ATF agent join forces to track down a serial arsonist who
will stop at nothing—including murder—to carry out a nefarious plan. (Romance
ensues as well, of course!)</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What was the inspiration for your
new novel? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I’ve written many law-enforcement
related books featuring a variety of crimes, but never anything fire-related.
This story gave me an opportunity to do that. Plus, after researching the
fascinating world of smokejumpers, I knew it was the perfect background for my
strong and determined heroine.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xtqRQVt5AMqxRCqCeUERap1LzOIGtS8qLJ6OSLjAVGcCkmD-ODXpBjVDjufaylefakgcL_swwIpG7DsyO3zf_wrq95qcz0g-xjeu7FAo-Pnm6C_Ry0eKxySs2ky__OP5WIoVa5GvU272IJQuz1jy0yE1kyjicxd7gPuaUcAt3XT7r6wGEFTSTg/s890/Screenshot%202024-02-29%20103219.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xtqRQVt5AMqxRCqCeUERap1LzOIGtS8qLJ6OSLjAVGcCkmD-ODXpBjVDjufaylefakgcL_swwIpG7DsyO3zf_wrq95qcz0g-xjeu7FAo-Pnm6C_Ry0eKxySs2ky__OP5WIoVa5GvU272IJQuz1jy0yE1kyjicxd7gPuaUcAt3XT7r6wGEFTSTg/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-29%20103219.png" width="205" /></a></i></b></div><b><i>Into the Fire</i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> is the first book in the Undaunted Courage series. How many
books </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">will be part of your new series and
what ties the books together? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">There
will be three books in the series. The link between the books it that they
feature three foster siblings from difficult backgrounds. Each story spotlights
one of the siblings, but the other two siblings do make appearances in that
book.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What do readers have to look forward
to in the rest of the Undaunted Courage series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Book 2 will feature Jack Tucker, a homicide detective, who </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">must determine
whether the sole witness in a murder case has lost her grip on reality or
whether someone is conducting a relentless campaign to destroy her credibility
. . . and perhaps her life. In book 3, the youngest sibling, Cara
Tucker, takes center stage. She’s a historical anthropologist on sabbatical at
a remote estate, where she’s researching a vanishing language. When she finds
herself caught up in a century-old mystery and murder, however, the local
sheriff must track down the killer before he or she strikes again.</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Your two protagonists, Bri Tucker
and Marc Davis, have very unique professions. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What type of research was required
to accurately portray their roles? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">As
I always tell people, while I write fiction, the professions and agencies and
law enforcement protocols I write about are real. Since I’m a stickler for
accuracy, I do huge amounts of research to ensure I portray these correctly. In
this case, I found plenty of material online about smokejumpers, including
female smokejumpers. That was invaluable. For the arson plot element that was
unique to my story, I worked with a </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">retired fire chief/fire marshal, who
reviewed the scenarios I created. Those kinds of sources help put the final
polish of authenticity on my stories.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In Bri’s new role as a fire
investigator, she inherits a curious puzzle from her predecessor. What type of
questions does this puzzle raise for Bri? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After
the death of a retired colleague, Bri realizes he may have been on the brink of
soliciting her help with several fires that had been ruled accidental but which
continued to trouble him. But she has almost nothing to go on. What cases was
he focused on? Why was he still concerned about them? Who were the victims? But
when a few clues emerge that suggest his quest may have merit, Bri digs in
. . . and suddenly finds herself in the crosshairs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What is the connection between Bri
and Marc? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When Bri is assigned to investigate
the suspicious death of her retired colleague, she’s still relatively new to
her job. Plus, it’s a death that hit close to home for the department, and her
boss wants to pull out all the stops. So he decides to have the ATF get
involved too. That doesn’t sit especially well with Bri, who’d prefer to work alone—but
Marc ends up being an asset on both the professional and personal front! </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The setting for <i>Into the Fire</i>
is St. Louis, Missouri. Why did you choose this </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">location? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">All but one of my suspense novels are set in the St. Louis
area. Since my stories tend toward psychological suspense and aren’t generally
location contingent, I can set them anywhere. I use St. Louis because I’m very
familiar with that setting, and writing about it requires almost no research
. . . which frees me up to research everything else in the book.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What are some of the main themes
covered in <i>Into the Fire</i> and what do you hope </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">readers will gain from reading your
book? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Forgiveness, self-esteem issues,
overcoming challenges, finding the courage to trust, the importance of family,
perseverance. All of those are in the book. Mostly what I try to do with my
novels is tell a compelling story that entertains, encourages, and uplifts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What do you love most about writing
romantic suspense novels? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">he high
stakes, the deep dive into the minds of multiple characters, and the gradual
build toward a dramatic climax. I also like watching a romance develop as two
characters grapple with dangerous situations. Those sorts of conditions bring
emotions to the forefront and allow the characters (and the reader) to get a
clear read on their strengths and weaknesses fairly fast.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How can readers connect with you? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Facebook is my favorite place to hang out with readers. I’m
there every day, and I love to engage with readers. For general information
about me and my books, my website is the best resource—<a href="http://www.irenehannon.com">www.irenehannon.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thank you, Irene, for sharing <i>Into
the Fire </i>with us. I’ve loved every book of yours I’ve read.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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link to the book.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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drawing. </b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Here’s a link: </span><a href="Http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">Http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com</span></a> </p>Lena Nelson Dooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060055435235263556noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-68416091588027300942024-02-27T11:00:00.000-08:002024-02-27T15:53:07.442-08:00A SUMMER ON BELLEVUE AVENUE - Lorri Dudley - One Free Book<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDUd500ZWXiGEGKOI3la0NmKjs4E4OZp5xwgHb2eh3uu2kGxDLpuWfDdiEs8yY3mSsaYJSG_LBIc0xr30b6WZcnL-NL9v4RM3HCaT80TPRv7Il-zHF_KT86i-0krn7ZuEIM4Ln2PAj3RJgJYCyvsgpcWrs2ILm6YMDnUjKBqZZM4ItD2WdO-AXw/s903/Screenshot%202024-02-27%20164218.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="903" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDUd500ZWXiGEGKOI3la0NmKjs4E4OZp5xwgHb2eh3uu2kGxDLpuWfDdiEs8yY3mSsaYJSG_LBIc0xr30b6WZcnL-NL9v4RM3HCaT80TPRv7Il-zHF_KT86i-0krn7ZuEIM4Ln2PAj3RJgJYCyvsgpcWrs2ILm6YMDnUjKBqZZM4ItD2WdO-AXw/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-27%20164218.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Welcome back, Lorri. </b><b>Since you’re being
published regularly, what new avenues will your future books take? </b>There
are still two more books to be released in my Agents of Espionage Series: <i>Redeeming
the Rake</i>, where a vicar’s daughter saves a spy’s life, but his rogue tactics
may destroy everything she values and steal her heart, and <i>Relinquishing the
Agent</i>, about a gentleman spy on a mission to arrest a ring of resurrection men,
must protect a beautiful bluestocking when women start disappearing.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After the series releases, I’m looking to pitch Wild Heart
Books on an adventure-competition series resembling a Regency version of <i>The
Apprentice</i>, <i>The Amazing Race</i>, and <i>Wife Swap</i> (but more like a life
swap to keep it Christian-based). Otherwise, I’m entertaining a British deportation
series where wrongfully charged heroes are transported to Australia and find redemption
within a penal colony, or a Windward Island Series to match my prior Leeward Island
Series. My creative juices are flowing! I love writing and am so blessed to have
the opportunity. God is good.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Yes, He is. What conferences will you be attending this
year? Will you be a speaker at any of them? </b>I’m looking to attend ACFW’s
conference in New Orleans and the Just Read Rendezvous conference, where readers
meet writers in St. Louis. I don’t plan to speak, but I hope to either moderate
or be on a panel at the Just Read Rendezvous conference as I did last year. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>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? </b>With my psychology background, I love characterization. I
would hold a panel on how authors determine their character’s personality and use
the traits to develop and push the plot, especially when the characteristics
may be opposite their own (i.e., an introverted, detail-oriented author who
writes about a flighty, extroverted heroine). Also, I’d ask them how birth order
plays a role in the characters’ personalities and interactions, especially in sibling
series and romantic relationships. Some authors who have done this well that I would
love to interview on the panel would be Kristi Ann Hunter, Blossom Turner,
Misty Beller, and Robin Patchen.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>How important is it to you to be active in writing
organizations? </b>Connections are vital to being an author. We are an isolated
bunch who sit alone in front of a computer. It’s essential to be part of
writing organizations and critique groups. I’ve been a member of ACFW for ten
years, and the people I’ve met through their conferences and the Northeast
Chapter are why I’m published today. Friendships and networking have been
invaluable. In the beginning, I soaked up how to improve my writing, but now I
lean on my writer friends for encouragement, strategy, marketing tips, and when
I get stuck in a plot hole. Writing is an “always be learning” process. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>That is so true. After 40 years in the business, I’m
still learning. Where in the community or your church do you volunteer? </b>I’ve
been a greeter at church for twenty years and ran the team for five years. Even
though I’m introverted, I believe my unease in new situations allowed God to
instill in me a heart to want new guests to feel welcome and at ease. I tell my
team you never know how long a mother has prayed for her child to walk through
these church doors, and we get to be like the prodigal son’s father waiting
with wide-open arms to welcome them home. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have also been an active member and leader of small groups
for over twenty years. My husband and I currently help co-lead a marriage group
where we’re the advanced couple (a nice way of saying we’re comparatively old),
having now been married twenty-four years. We have a passion for helping couples
succeed in marriage. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Who are the five people who have made the most impact on
your life, and how? </b></p><p class="MsoNormal">My husband, John, has loved me through my faults, drawn me
out of my shell, talked me off cliffs, and given me three wonderful boys.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My parents, who have also been my biggest cheerleaders, have
taught me to work hard and be independent. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My friend and spiritual mother, Lynn Jamros, took my husband
and me under her wing when we were baby Christians. She encouraged, challenged,
and loved on me as a Jesus with skin on. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pastor and Stacy Frye are my pastors, leaders, and friends.
They’ve taught, inspired, and believed in me. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If you could write the inscription on your tombstone,
what would it be?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Servant of Jesus<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Devoted wife<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mother of Christ-following men <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">who carry on the charge. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about the featured book. <i>A Summer on Bellevue
Avenue</i></b> is the sixth installment of the Romance in the Gilded Age
Resorts Series written by various Wild Heart Books authors. It was my first
dive into America’s Gilded Age, and I loved it. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wealthy heiress Amanda Mae Klein is set to marry the man she
loves, Wesley Jansen—the only person she trusts to help ease her anxiety among
the social climbers of high society. Then the daughter of a union boss falls
down a flight of stairs at Wesley’s oil company’s office in the middle of the
night…and the woman claims Wesley pushed her.<br />
Seeking solace from the growing scandal, Amanda flees to the mansion-dotted
seaside of Newport. Wesley follows and sets about disproving the rumors while
winning back Amanda’s trust. But soon, Amanda finds not only her social status
but her life at risk. As grievous events pit the two against each other, will
their love find a way to survive?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please share the first page with us.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>New York, New York<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>June 7, 1895<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A scream and tumbling sound woke Wesley Astor Jansen. He
jolted upright from his desk and swiped at the paper that stuck to his cheek. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Had he dreamed the noise? Who else was here? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He tilted his ear up and listened, but in the office of Jansen
and Sons Oil and Energy Engineering, not even the janitorial staff stirred. The
oil lamp on the corner of his desk burned low. He flicked open his gold pocket
watch and held it near the sputtering light. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Quarter after three in the morning. He snapped the lid shut
and tucked the timepiece back into his suit pocket. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">His copy of the signed marriage agreement he’d struggled for
the better part of an hour to read though lay scattered across his desk. He
gathered the pages into a pile and turned to file them in his side drawer. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Odd. The drawer stood open. Had he left it that way?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He slid the papers into the first folder, then closed and
locked the compartment. It was late. He should head home. Light sparkled off
the remaining bubbles still bursting in his half-finished champagne glass. He
brought the glass over to the sideboard for the staff to clear. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It had been a solitary victory celebration after obtaining
Mr. Klein’s blessing to marry his daughter—a hard-won feat. Mr. Klein’s ruthless
business and social dealings sought one-sided advantages, but Wesley, too,
could be relentless. A financial investment closed the deal with Klein &
Co. manufacturing their line of motor cars with Jansen and Sons’ unique grade
of gasoline. They both signed, and the only stipulation was for Wesley’s money
to be returned if Amanda declined his offer of marriage. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paying for his bride didn’t sit well with Wesley. If Amanda
discovered what her father asked of him and the dollar amount, she’d be
horrified. In the end, he’d have paid even more because he loved Amanda, and a
Jansen-Klein business alliance would profit them both. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Grander festivities would take place tomorrow evening after
he proposed and Amanda accepted. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wesley yawned and ran his hand down his face. He’d been
having some dream.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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well as<i> </i>several historical and contemporary romance series, including
Mesquite Springs, Cimarron Creek Trilogy, Texas Crossroads, Texas Dreams, and
Westward Winds. Her books have been finalists for the ACFW Carol Awards, the
HOLT Medallion, and the Booksellers’ Best. She lives in Wyoming. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">With more than 350,000
copies sold she has become well known for her </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">historical romance novels.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">In her newest work, <b><i>Against
the Wind</i></b>, book 2 in the Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing series, Cabot
returns readers to the Texas Hill country for a</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> skillfully
woven tale of faith, romance, and a dash of intrigue.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">About the story: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Doctor-in-training Louisa
Vaughn has no intention of spending more than a few days in Sweetwater Crossing,
but when she finds an injured man on the side of the road, she can’t abandon
him. She’ll stay and serve as both the town doctor and the midwife until the
man’s broken leg heals. But someone is determined to thwart her dreams of
healing others. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Josh Porter is eager to step into his rightful role as head of the
family business, if only he can prove himself to his grandfather. But his
accident and the enforced stay in Sweetwater Crossing destroy his plans and
leave him no option but to ponder different ideas. Maybe, just maybe, the right
person to help make his dreams a reality is Louisa Vaughn. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">As the two work together, can they fulfill their dreams while also
uncovering who is behind the threats? And is there any future for them together
when neither of them plans to stay in Sweetwater Crossing? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Against the Wind</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> is the
second book in the Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing series. What is the
connecting element for all of the books in the series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">There are two connecting elements: the relationships among the three
Vaughn sisters, who are members of a blended family, and the mystery behind the
man who built Finley House, their decidedly out-of-place home.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Sweetwater Crossing is set in the Texas hill country. Why did you
choose this location and time period for your series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Not only have I loved the Hill Country from the first time I visited
it, but judging from the fan mail I’ve received, it also appeals to readers.
There’s so much history, not to mention natural beauty. As for the timeframe, I
enjoy writing about the late 19th century because it’s far enough in the past
to feel historical, but late enough that people had conveniences like trains
and telegraphs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNS5X5i37kmLk4L1Zk8iynfU2qfT8rWwyCdCFmcKPYp4EmGgjTJGBy8WTo-TuaQr7rVJqvExQm5CNkU0xPihsV-P2rlF4m30oFwLHQMO2TVT7lEq1keCSdUNt8ClgZoa63b3rHNuhOb871lxOEGfFPNIWVMfulhXmNKDgGKeAz4NPXSulZzDhUA/s437/Screenshot%202024-02-22%20221741.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="283" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNS5X5i37kmLk4L1Zk8iynfU2qfT8rWwyCdCFmcKPYp4EmGgjTJGBy8WTo-TuaQr7rVJqvExQm5CNkU0xPihsV-P2rlF4m30oFwLHQMO2TVT7lEq1keCSdUNt8ClgZoa63b3rHNuhOb871lxOEGfFPNIWVMfulhXmNKDgGKeAz4NPXSulZzDhUA/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-22%20221741.png" width="207" /></a></b></div><b>What do you hope readers will gain from reading <i>Against the Wind</i>?
</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Of course, I hope they’ll enjoy the romance
between Louisa and Josh, but I also hope the story of forging a new path when
faced with obstacles will resonate with them.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Against the Wind </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">combines
historical details with just the right touch of romance. But there is also an
element of intrigue. Can you provide a hint of the danger that threatens your
main protagonist, Louisa Vaughn? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I don’t want to give away too much of the
story, so let’s just say that after Louisa makes some decisions that don’t
please everyone in town, more than one person is determined to show her the
error of her ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Louisa Vaughn had no plans to stay in Sweetwater Crossing. What event
led to her extended stay? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">When she finds a man
lying by the side of the road suffering from dehydration and a badly broken
leg, she cannot abandon him. Instead she takes him to Sweetwater Crossing and
agrees to stay until she can remove the cast. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Your male protagonist, Josh Porter, is also a temporary visitor to
Sweetwater Crossing. Can you provide some information on his backstory? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Josh’s grandfather has challenged his two grandsons to find a way to
expand their family business (what he refers to as America’s answer to Fortnum
& Mason), declaring that whoever develops the best proposal will gain
control of the company. Unfortunately, Josh’s plans are stolen along with his
horse, leaving him with nothing. Nothing, that is, until he sees new
possibilities in Sweetwater Crossing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What do you love about writing historical novels? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">It’s so much fun traveling back to what most people consider to be
simpler times and creating characters and situations that are decidedly not
simple.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">How can readers connect with you? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I love hearing from readers and
invite them to visit my website, </span><a href="http://www.amandacabot.com"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">www.amandacabot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">. I call it my
one-stop-shopping site, because it includes information about my books, links
to my social media accounts, the signup link for my monthly newsletter, contact
information, and resources for writers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Where can readers purchase a copy of<i> Against the Wind</i>? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">It’s
available at all the usual online sites and should also be available in brick
and mortar bookstores.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thank you, Amanda,
for sharing </span></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Against the Wind </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">with my blog readers and me. I always love your stories.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you’re reading
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come to the blog to leave your comment if you want to be included in the
drawing. </b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Here’s a link: </span><a href="Http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">Http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com</span></a> </p>Lena Nelson Dooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060055435235263556noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-33887625277107144522024-02-20T11:42:00.000-08:002024-02-20T11:42:29.676-08:00RECLAIMING THE SPY - Lorri Dudley - One Free Books<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpKjIlEd5JrMEzh29hp6_wUou6lHI7HxVPE1TusBC_Mv8tTjXU5gKRZINMkzqnfZgT3ZxIVwPVtB9L0cZ6bg6uDzFqxZFOpAz1pRsxCAHUVWt_zzRyoV0Skw4yNrXtgRB4cxcA8D-MezaraKftnEjh61rvuSH940Gkf998BLacrOD2xDXSxUXSw/s902/Screenshot%202024-02-20%20125739.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="902" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpKjIlEd5JrMEzh29hp6_wUou6lHI7HxVPE1TusBC_Mv8tTjXU5gKRZINMkzqnfZgT3ZxIVwPVtB9L0cZ6bg6uDzFqxZFOpAz1pRsxCAHUVWt_zzRyoV0Skw4yNrXtgRB4cxcA8D-MezaraKftnEjh61rvuSH940Gkf998BLacrOD2xDXSxUXSw/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-20%20125739.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Welcome back to my blog, Lorri. As an author, I know it
takes a lot of people to birth each book. Who were the people involved in the
birthing of this book, and what were their contributions? </b>It takes an army,
and I couldn’t do it without such great people as the Wild Heart Books staff,
my beta readers, and my launch team. It all starts with the Robins—my friend Robyn
Hook does freelance editing and tells me if I’m on the right track and if my
characters are likable. Then, my manuscript goes to Robin Patchen through Wild
Heart Books, who deep dives into line edits, more feedback on the characters,
and other tweaks. Meanwhile, Sarah Erredge is honing my back cover copy, coordinating
with the amazing designer for the cover, and issuing galley copies. Sherri Johnson
is setting up promotions, marketing, and blog tours. My beta readers and
critique partners refine my writing further (big shout out to Lori, Megan,
Barbara, and Tammy), and my incredible launch team spreads the word, posts
reviews, and hypes the book on social media. I’m blessed to have all these people
in my life. They’ve become my book family.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If you teach or speak, what’s coming up on your calendar?
</b>On November 17th, I will be at the Just Read Rendezvous in St. Louis, Missouri.
It’s an excellent opportunity for readers and authors to meet and talk about
our favorite subject—books! Details can be found here: <a href="https://rendezvous.justreadtours.com/2023-event/">https://rendezvous.justreadtours.com/2023-event/</a>.
I’d love to see you there.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If you had to completely start over in another place,
where would you move, and why? </b>I’d move to the outer banks of North
Carolina. New England is beautiful and full of history, but the winters are long
and brutal. Since I was five, until there were too many great-grandchildren to accommodate,
my grandparents and relatives on my dad’s side rented a beach house in Wrightsville
Beach, North Carolina. We’d stay for a week, where all the cousins would sleep in
a big bunk room, and the adults would alternate making dinners. Vacationing
together kept us tight as a family, and I have some of my best memories from
that area—walking on the beach, jumping waves, swimming in the ocean until my
skin shriveled, catching sand fiddlers, and eating lunch at the Dockside.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If you could only tell aspiring novelists one thing, what
would it be? </b>Always be learning. There is so much to the craft of writing
and so many great resources out there. I have bookshelves full of craft books from
plotting to editing and everything in between. Some of my favorites are <i>Writing
with Emotion, Tension, and Conflict</i> by Cheryl St. John, <i>Rivet Your
Readers with Deep Point of View</i> by Jill Elizabeth Nelson, <i>The Story
Equation</i> by Susan May Warren, <i>The 90-Day Novel</i> by Alan Watt, and <i>Super
Structure</i> by James Scott Bell. I also listen to podcasts on the rides to
pick up my kids: <i>Your Best Writing Life</i> by Linda Goldfarb, <i>Novel
Marketing</i> by Thomas Umstattd Jr., <i>Helping Writers Become Authors</i> by
K.M. Weiland, and <i>Fiction Writing Made Easy</i> by Savannah Gilbo. And I’m
always looking for more. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>You’ve been asked to be in charge of a celebrity cruise.
Who would you ask to take part, and why? (AS in what program, singers, etc. [it
doesn’t have to be writing related]) </b>I don’t think I have the patience for Hollywood
celebrities. (God is still working on me in that area.) I’d love to run a
cruise with inspirational women of God like Christine Caine, Lisa Bevere, Joyce
Meyers, and Charlotte Gambill. Can you imagine what amazing conversations you’d
have sunning on the top deck in beach chairs with those ladies or dining for
full sit-down dinners? For entertainment, I’d have Kari Jobe, Rebecca St.
James, Mandisa, Lauren Daigle, and Taya Smith bring the house down with some incredible
worship. <o:p></o:p></p>
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Please tell us about the featured book. <i>Reclaiming the Spy</i></b> is a
twist on the childhood sweetheart and <i>Beauty and the Beast</i> tropes. The
book opens with Nicholas and Abby just married and madly in love, but Nick is pulled
into the Napoleonic Wars and disappears for ten years. But Abby never gives up
hope. She prays for her husband, even though he’s presumed dead. His return
should be the happily ever after of fairy tales, but it becomes a nightmare
when he coldly instructs her to forget she’d ever seen him. Abby refuses to let
her beloved slip through her fingers again, and she’s willing to battle for his
love, despite the walls he’s created to barricade his heart.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nicholas Emerson’s time as a spy for the War Office has left
physical and mental battle wounds. He can never be the charming, carefree man
he once was—the man his wife deserves—but when a threat to Abby’s life returns
him to their small Midland village, keeping her safe proves challenging. If
only Abby would forget him and remarry, then he wouldn’t have to face the
torment of all the tender, buried feelings she evokes. The consequence of his
life as a spy mean he can never have her again…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please give us the first page of the book.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Laurel House, Worcestershire, England 1807<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Abigail Hartington Emerson’s new husband scooped her into
his strong arms. Her petticoats flounced and her feet dangled in the air. Nicholas
faltered a step and she shrieked, digging her nails into the thick wool of his
overcoat. “I love you, Nicholas Emerson, but it’s bad portent to drop your new
wife, especially before you cross the threshold.” <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The glint in those mischievous hazel eyes revealed he was
teasing her by pretending to trip. “I’m not going to let you fall. In fact, now
that I’ve made you mine, my plan is to never let you out of my arms.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She clung to his shoulders, buried her face in his neck, and
breathed in his woodsy scent of newly cut cedar. The vibrations of Nick’s husky
laughter tickled her nose. She lifted her head but didn’t relax her grip. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Welcome to Laurel House, Mrs. Abigail Emerson.” Nicholas raised
his gaze to the rustic two-story stone home that stretched along the bulrushes.
Ivy climbed the exterior as if wrapping the house in a leafy embrace, and the primrose
in full bloom burst with cheery color from each window box. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Do you hear that?” He tilted his ear up.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Abby stilled but only heard a distant woodlark song. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“It’s the sound of our future children playing.” <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Truly?”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“I hear them as clearly as the clock tower.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“I do hope you’re being prophetic and that I didn’t marry a
man who’s as mad as a hatter.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A crooked smile graced his lips.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">His breath mingled with hers, tickling her mouth and cheeks.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Either way, I don’t care. As long as you’re mine.” Public
affection was considered improper, but on impulse she pressed her lips to his,
savoring their velvety feel and his strong arms. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">His mouth moved on hers with a slow, tantalizing kiss —just
a taste of what the next forty or more years would hold.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The front door swung open. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Abby tore away with a gasp.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mrs. Smith, the housekeeper, stepped aside and held the door
to allow the newlyweds passage. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Heat spread through Abby’s cheeks quicker than a house fire.
When was she going to learn to control her whims? She avoided the woman’s gaze
as Nicholas swept her across the entranceway into the open foyer. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The setting sun spilled its golden rays through the
mullioned window, illuminating the large bouquet of red roses, most likely
freshly cut from his mother’s rose garden, that graced the pedestal table.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Her new home. Her grip on the lapel of his coat tightened.
The reality of this momentous day sank in. She was Laurel Manor’s new mistress.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Where can we find you on the Internet?</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://lorridudley.com/">Lorridudley.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Spy-Agents-Espionage-Book-ebook/dp/B0C4Z741R7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BY25ARNEGH4E&keywords=Reclaiming+the+Spy&qid=1695126687&sprefix=reclaiming+the+spy%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-1">Amazon</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/books/reclaiming-the-spy-by-lorri-dudley">BookBub<o:p></o:p></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152579587-reclaiming-the-spy?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=pfzRz9Qfvy&rank=1">Goodreads</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.wildheartbooks.org/lorri-dudley.html">Wildheartbooks.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Thank you for sharing <i>Reclaiming the Spy </i>with my
blog readers and me.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<o:p></o:p></p>Lena Nelson Dooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060055435235263556noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-49062871065495836262024-02-19T11:44:00.000-08:002024-02-20T11:53:18.610-08:00WINNERS<p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 16.8px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span style="color: red;">I</span></b><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">M</span><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">PORTANT:</span><b> Instructions for winners - When you send me the email, make sure your subject line says this: Winner - (book title) - (author's name) If you do</b></span></span></span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"><span style="line-height: 16.8px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b>n't do this, your email could get lost in my hundreds of emails per day.<span style="color: red;"> I WILL SEARCH FOR POST TITLES STARTING THAT WAY</span></b></span></span></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">.</span></b></p><div class="post-body entry-content" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 670px;"><div class="post-body entry-content" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 670px;"><p style="font-size: 15.972px;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: red;"><b>Some people don't read the instructions of how to enter. 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If you won a print book, send me your <strong>mailing address</strong>:<br />Click the <strong>Contact Me</strong> link at the top of the blog, and send me an <strong>Email</strong>.</span></span></div></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">If you won an ebook or audio book, just let me know what email address it should be sent to. <b>R</b></span><b style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">emember, you have 2 weeks to claim your book.</b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif"> </span> </p>Lena Nelson Dooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060055435235263556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-66678340788999536212024-02-16T10:28:00.000-08:002024-02-16T10:28:05.961-08:00A COUNTERFEIT BETROTHAL - Denise Weimer - One Free Book<p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0onIPnGZSlygJJlVby2H88hb2dfl_qtAVV1XSmyo3I4D4FnRevbSOV_UuYcDHKTfy8g_DYLeGgJ7zTRku8CzpbZKfCGW1UPSFRtytbflpB4r0tHedNbl2-YJ2MHTK9Pt7eQ_sVoxs0zhPAnSBhWqcOaZZezo_-O2eXE7KFqlvPQ0cH7PgZTwWqQ/s762/Screenshot%202024-02-16%20114716.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="595" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0onIPnGZSlygJJlVby2H88hb2dfl_qtAVV1XSmyo3I4D4FnRevbSOV_UuYcDHKTfy8g_DYLeGgJ7zTRku8CzpbZKfCGW1UPSFRtytbflpB4r0tHedNbl2-YJ2MHTK9Pt7eQ_sVoxs0zhPAnSBhWqcOaZZezo_-O2eXE7KFqlvPQ0cH7PgZTwWqQ/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-16%20114716.png" width="250" /></a></b></div><b>Bio:</b> Denise Weimer writes historical and contemporary
romance from her home in North Georgia and also serves as a freelance editor
and the Acquisitions & Editorial Liaison for Wild Heart Books. A wife and
mother of two daughters, she always pauses for coffee, chocolate, and old
houses.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>God has really been moving in your writing life. What do
you see on the horizon? </b>Yes, I am so blessed to work with Misty Beller and her staff
at Wild Heart Books with the release of my Scouts of the Georgia Frontier, a
five-book series. I also am releasing two novellas in their Romance at the
Gilded Age Resorts Series. Releases from both series populated 2023 and
continue throughout 2024. Plus, my novel of Barbour’s A Day to Remember Series,
<i>When Hope Sank</i>, about the 1865
sinking of the <i>Sultana</i> steamboat,
comes out in May.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This year, I’ll be promoting all those novels as well as continuing
as the Acquisitions & Editorial Liaison at Wild Heart Books. It’s a double
blessing that I get to acquire and edit Christian historical romances from so
many other talented authors! The company is growing, and God is blessing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My agent, Linda S. Glaz, also continues to shop some of my
proposals to other publishers. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>I’m blessed to be one of those Wild Hearts Books authors
you’re helping. Tell us a little about your family. </b>I’m married to Wayne,
an investment advisor, and we have two daughters who are currently in grad
school. I’m also thankful to have my parents close by. They attend many book
events with me.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Has your writing changed your reading habits? If so, how?
</b>My <i>editing</i> has changed my reading
habits. Except for the occasional endorsement read, I don’t get to read a bunch
for pleasure just because of the eye and brain strain that comes from lots of
editing. Not to mention, it’s hard not to read a book without my mental red pen
switched to “on.” But when I get the chance, I love escaping into other
Christian historical romances…and occasionally, a contemporary romantic
suspense novel.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What are you working on right now? </b>Book Three of the
Scouts of the Georgia Frontier, <i>A
Cherished Betrothal</i>, just released, so I’m gearing up for spring in-person
events as well as the activities mentioned above.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What outside interests do you have? </b>I enjoy attending
living history events, vintage dance, and outings to cute towns and coffee
shops with my friends and the ladies in my family. I’m also part of a hiking
club for Christian women. Trekking around the North Georgia mountains always
brings me fresh inspiration.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>How do you choose your settings for each book? </b>Most
of my books are set in Georgia, though some now are in other Southern states. I
love to find little-known but fascinating historical happenings or locations
and base a story around those.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>I’ve been doing that with my novels, too. I love learning
about events. If you could spend an evening with one historical person, who
would it be and why? </b>I never know how to answer that one since there are so
many fascinating historical people. I’d have a hard time choosing between
religious leaders, military leaders, brave pioneers, and the American founding
fathers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is the one thing you wish you had known before you
started writing novels? </b>Haha! Well, when I first started writing, the
publishing preference was just switching from narrative style to deep point of
view. I learned as a work in process, so I could have saved some time if I had
been aware of that transition earlier. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Apart from that, I think I’d go back and tell my younger
author self that the best open doors would come through working with other
authors. And that it will take a long time to gain traction outside my local
area.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>My first novel, which released in 1992, was in the
narrative style, and I didn’t know any other authors. What new lessons is the
Lord teaching you right now? </b>I guess my current lessons have to do with
trusting God to work when we’ve done all we can in certain areas of life and
may not see a change. And I’m learning how our human interpretations of Him and
circumstances are so limited. He is truly so much more gracious than we know.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What are the three best things you can tell other authors
to do to be successful? </b>Study the craft, whether that comes by reading
books, attending workshops, joining a writers’ group, or working with an editor
or mentor. Study the agent or publishing house so that when you submit, you are
certain there is a potential match and you are putting your best foot forward
by offering the materials in the style and format requested. And then, trust
the results and the timing to God.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Very good advice. Please tell us about the featured book.
</b>Yes! <b><i>A Counterfeit Betrothal</i> </b>is
a heart-warming homefront romance set during the War of 1812 on the Southern
frontier.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LOXPwwtteWiSUo08K9HwfvB6Uq6klOSQIziATzzJYRqeeakN7l1W6xSCRZA7yLXIklCrvkFP0pcXcbDafmBb4k-zIen_dLLJY6KWT-b95xiDOV5N6c_qoU59hNKM14TTWBBkE0aZv67P1PhoNqCp7MieGuQgSsrWaLCbaMemJFS4ZnpoE52-AA/s883/Screenshot%202024-02-16%20114755.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="583" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LOXPwwtteWiSUo08K9HwfvB6Uq6klOSQIziATzzJYRqeeakN7l1W6xSCRZA7yLXIklCrvkFP0pcXcbDafmBb4k-zIen_dLLJY6KWT-b95xiDOV5N6c_qoU59hNKM14TTWBBkE0aZv67P1PhoNqCp7MieGuQgSsrWaLCbaMemJFS4ZnpoE52-AA/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-16%20114755.png" width="211" /></a></i></div><i>At the farthest
Georgia outpost this side of hostile Creek Territory, Jared Lockridge serves
his country as a scout to redeem his father’s botched heritage. If he can help
secure the peace against Indians allied to the British, he can bring his
betrothed to the home he’s building and open his cabinetry shop. Then he comes
across a burning cabin and a traumatized woman just widowed by a fatal shot.<o:p></o:p></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Freed from a cruel
marriage, Esther Andrews agrees to winter at the Lockridge homestead to help
Jared’s pregnant sister-in-law. Lame in one foot, Esther has always known she
is secondhand goods, but the gentle carpenter-turned-scout draws her heart with
as much skill as he creates furniture from wood. His family’s love offers hope
even as violence erupts along the frontier—and Jared’s investigation into local
incidents brings danger to their doorstep. Yet how could Esther ever hope a
loyal man like Jared would choose her over a fine lady?<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Betrothal-Scouts-Georgia-Frontier-ebook/dp/B0C8ZP46QD/">https://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Betrothal-Scouts-Georgia-Frontier-ebook/dp/B0C8ZP46QD/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please give us the first page of the book.</b><i><span style="font-family: "Athelas-Italic",serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Athelas-Italic;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>LATE
NOVEMBER 1813<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>JACKSON
COUNTY, GEORGIA<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The
unmistakable tang of smoke in the air stiffened Jared Lockridge’s spine as he
urged his big red roan down the ridge that cradled the Apalachee River. Not
just a little, either, as one would expect from a chimney or even a campfire.
Drawing back on the reins, he scanned the treetops. There, to the north—a sooty
fingerprint against the purpling twilight sky gave evidence of trouble.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He’d
already steeled himself against overnighting at his brother’s nearby cabin,
stuffing his growling stomach on his brother Noble’s new wife’s cornbread. The
report he bore should be carried straightaway to his commander at Fort Daniel.
In counties to the south, there’d been two attacks in early November by Creek
Indians allied to the British. Those incidents verified Major Terrell’s
intelligence from Indian Agent Benjamin Hawkins—the Red Stick Creeks had indeed
been recruiting in the Upper Creek towns and could soon be pressing all the way
up the Jackson Line. The line Jared was paid to scout.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Could
the fire be more evidence of Creek war parties? This far north? He couldn’t
ignore the possibility—or that of a settler in need of assistance.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jared
kneed his stallion toward the smoke. Within minutes, he caught sight of flames
dancing between the trees. In the center of a clearing, a cabin was burning.
Instinct begged him to charge up to the homestead in case anyone needed
rescuing, but wisdom whispered caution.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>This book just moved to the top of my to-be-read list. How
can readers find you on the Internet?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color: windowtext;">Thank you, Denise for sharing</span></b></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext;"> </span></span><b><i>A
Counterfeit Betrothal </i>with my blog</b>
<b>readers and me. I know they’ll be as eager to read it as I am.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</p>Lena Nelson Dooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060055435235263556noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-73242406340502864662024-02-13T12:00:00.000-08:002024-02-13T15:51:39.376-08:00THE LEGACY OF LONGDALE MANOR - Carrie Turansky - One Free Book<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #10608c; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR90aaJrIoFQ9NQQMhgDrct6ejGLhiUQk_FJyn3Oaj64R-LaBnO6io9GwHhJUM44USGJwbM8Dun5z1s3euD7m0aBZF9s8tnMzk2O1JNq6jz-c5bKHbkc32jSqHvuXHbfTfULGEgk1bHSUytWW9vzwiPbbkbOdFWfuEa6BbdVyEhdnHdC5E_osUA/s891/Screenshot%202024-02-13%20165523.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR90aaJrIoFQ9NQQMhgDrct6ejGLhiUQk_FJyn3Oaj64R-LaBnO6io9GwHhJUM44USGJwbM8Dun5z1s3euD7m0aBZF9s8tnMzk2O1JNq6jz-c5bKHbkc32jSqHvuXHbfTfULGEgk1bHSUytWW9vzwiPbbkbOdFWfuEa6BbdVyEhdnHdC5E_osUA/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-13%20165523.png" width="227" /></a></b></div><b>Bio: Carrie Turansky</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> is the award-winning
author of twenty-one inspirational novels and novellas and a winner of the
Carol Award, the International Digital Award, and the HOLT Medallion. She loves
traveling to England to research her Edwardian novels, including <i>No Journey
Too Far</i>, <i>No Ocean Too Wide</i>, <i>Across the Blue</i>, and the <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Edwardian Brides</span> series. Her novels have
been translated into several languages and have received starred reviews from
Christianbook.com and <i>Library Journal</i>.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bethany
House Publishers is pleased to welcome bestselling novelist Carrie Turansky to a
celebrated roster of historical fiction authors. Bringing her own flair to the Bethany
House frontlist with a brand-new dual-time Edwardian romance, Turansky takes
readers along as two women—a century apart—embark on a journey to healing,
faith, and forgiveness in her latest release, <b><i>The Legacy of Longdale
Manor</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">About
the Story: </span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
2012, art historian Gwen Monroe travels to England’s Lake District to appraise
the paintings and antiques of an old family friend, hoping to prove herself to
her exacting grandfather. While there, Gwen and David Bradley—the owner’s handsome
son—sift through Longdale Manor’s treasures for a way to save the crumbling
estate. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Stumbling
upon a one-hundred-year-old journal and an oddly familiar, yet intricately
carved shepherd’s staff, Gwen discovers an unlikely kinship with the journal’s
author along with a connection to the father she never knew. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
1912, Charlotte Harper’s faith is shattered after her father’s death reveals a
painful family secret that she can only confess to her journal. Left to fend
for themselves, Charlotte and her family travel to Longdale to find refuge with
a distant relative and discover more than they bargained for. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two
centuries apart, both women face betrayal and heartache, but when new love
beckons, will Charlotte—and Gwen—be brave enough to open their hearts and
answer its call? Full of romance, family secrets, and forgiveness, Turansky’s
heartfelt latest novel will stir your faith and leave you longing for more
Edwardian adventures. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Can you please
tell us a little bit about your</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> new novel,</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> <i>The Legacy of Longdale Manor</i>?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Carrie Turansky<i>:</i></span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> The Legacy of Longdale Manor</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> is a
dual-time novel set in England’s beautiful Lake District where two women, a
century apart, are seeking healing, faith, and forgiveness. The contemporary
story focuses on Gwen, a young art historian, who travels to Longdale Manor to
appraise paintings for the owners who want to raise funds to save the crumbling
manor house. The historical heroine, Charlotte, and her family suffer a tragedy
and betrayal, and they travel to the Lake District hoping to find refuge with
Charlotte’s grandfather at Longdale Manor. The two stories are tied together by
an old photograph, the discovery of a hand-carved shepherd’s staff, and
Charlotte’s one-hundred-year-old journal, which holds healing words for Gwen’s
wounded heart.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">One of your main protagonists, Gwen, must earn
her grandfather’s respect after a past mistake threatens her professional
reputation. Can you tell us more about Gwen’s relationship with her
grandfather? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">CT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> Gwen’s grandfather is
the no-nonsense owner of a prestigious London auction house. Gwen never knew
her father, so she looks to her grandfather to fulfill that role and has had a
difficult time winning his affection and approval. Gwen becomes an art and
antique appraiser at his auction house, but when she makes a mistake and
catalogs an original painting as a copy, he sends her off to the Lake District
to avoid repercussions because of the error. She’s embarrassed and determined
to do the next job well to regain his trust. They love each other, but both
have a difficult time showing those feelings.</span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Playing a prominent role in both timelines in
the novel, what do readers need to know about Longdale Manor?</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">CT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> Longdale is a
beautiful lakeside estate overlooking Derwentwater. The old manor house is
surrounded by lush hillside gardens. Built in the 1850s, it has remained in the
same family for more than one hundred and fifty years. But time has taken a
toll on the house and property, and our contemporary hero and his grandmother
decide they must sell many of the paintings and antiques to finance their plan
to turn Longdale into a luxury hotel, while retaining private areas for the
family. Longdale has many unique design elements that add to its beauty and
historic importance. Gwen is determined to see those features are preserved.
This causes a conflict with the owner’s grandson, but eventually they come to a
compromise and find ways to save much of what is unique and beautiful about
Longdale.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Why
did you choose to set this novel in England’s Lake District?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yyqiFTAeMXmDRb0kvqN-EZbiBZFMQPcCwmUVf1MzD1Xs7pfcgDhSabZDtiVdsFuSeQg4i5KyfA0KCzoyR4EfFy-0nn_Ipl8cDK_RA41cl0_W_t-3I6MfIOSwOtwJ_nL9jhDsPnA81YM8pT30s33fnj4e-QgnuONdfXmDpqsfkB39Cio-NlzRTg/s887/Screenshot%202024-02-13%20165559.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yyqiFTAeMXmDRb0kvqN-EZbiBZFMQPcCwmUVf1MzD1Xs7pfcgDhSabZDtiVdsFuSeQg4i5KyfA0KCzoyR4EfFy-0nn_Ipl8cDK_RA41cl0_W_t-3I6MfIOSwOtwJ_nL9jhDsPnA81YM8pT30s33fnj4e-QgnuONdfXmDpqsfkB39Cio-NlzRTg/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-13%20165559.png" width="208" /></a></b></div><b>CT:</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> On my last research
trip to England, I visited the Lake District and fell in love with the natural
beauty and the history of the area. I enjoyed visiting artist and author
Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top Farm, and the poet William Wordsworth’s home, church,
and school. Christians have gathered in that area for the Keswick Convention
for many years, and that also inspired me to set my novel there and include the
Convention in the story. I think readers will enjoy learning more about this
special area in England.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">One
major theme that is addressed in <i>The Legacy of Longdale Manor</i> is the
restoration of faith after betrayal—especially by a parent. How does this
present itself in the book, and what advice would you give someone currently
walking that same path? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">CT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> Charlotte discovers a
painful secret about her father after his death, and she must decide if she
should tell her mother and siblings or keep that information to herself. I hope
her struggle to work through this heartbreaking issue will make the story more meaningful
and give readers a chance to consider how they might handle a situation like
this. Charlotte is helped by several characters who offer support, friendship,
and practical advice. Watching the examples of others and renewing her faith
also help her find acceptance and peace. In the contemporary story, Gwen has
never met her father, but an old photograph of him holding a shepherd’s staff
and a notation on the back makes her believe he lives in the Lake District.
When she reads Charlotte’s journal, Gwen can easily relate to Charlotte’s
painful secret and her struggle to forgive her father. Charlotte’s entries
inspire Gwen and give her courage to reconnect with her father and forge a
relationship with him. I hope readers will find that same peace and acceptance
as they relate to Charlotte’s and Gwen’s stories.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">You’ve written in several different genres
over the course of your publishing career. What do you love about writing
historical fiction compared to other genres?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">CT: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">I enjoy
stepping back in time and learning about social customs, dress, homes, family
life, and inventions, and I especially love learning how Christians lived out
their faith in their time. History was not one of my favorite subjects in
school because we studied a list of events and then memorized a timeline for
those events. When I homeschooled my children, I learned more about individuals
and their unique stories, and that brought history to life for me. Reading
historical fiction aloud to my five children also stirred my interest and
planted a desire to write historical fiction. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Which character would you say you relate to
the most—Gwen or Charlotte?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">CT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> I loved stepping into
the shoes of both Gwen and Charlotte as I wrote this novel. But I think I’m
most like Gwen. She loves art, antiques, and beautiful old manor houses. That’s
true of me as well. Both my mother and grandfather were gifted painters, and they
put a paintbrush in my hand when I was five years old. My desire to have a
close relationship with them motivated me to pursue art and choose that as my
major in college. I still enjoy drawing and painting occasionally, but now I
pour my creativity into writing, gardening, decorating my home, and arranging
flowers for events. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">With shows like <i>Downton Abbey</i> on the
rise, why do you think viewers/readers love to immerse themselves in England’s
Edwardian era?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">CT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> <i>Downton Abbey</i>
and other British period dramas have stirred up interest about life in historic
England and opened the door for many of us to write novels set there. People
enjoy the beauty and glamor of the Edwardian Era as well as the customs and
manners. Class differences and the upstairs-downstairs element also make it an
interesting time. It’s only one hundred years ago, so it feels a bit familiar but
also is far enough removed to be a bit mysterious and exciting. This will be my
eighth novel set in that era and I’ve enjoyed writing each one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What lessons do you hope readers gain by
picking up <i>The</i> <i>Legacy of Longdale Manor</i>?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">CT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> I hope readers will be
swept away to England and enjoy the family drama, romance, and inspiration in
the story. I also hope they will see the importance of their faith in
overcoming hurt and betrayal and be willing to do their part to bring healing
and forgiveness to broken family relationships. The theme of God being our
loving father, who is always there for us, is also one I hope readers will take
to heart. Maybe this story will even motivate some readers to travel to
England’s Lake District and see that beautiful area for themselves. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Can
you share what you’re working on next?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">CT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> I’m busy writing my
next English dual-time novel set in Victorian and contemporary London. It’s
based on the history of the Foundling Hospital, which was one of the first
homes in England for abandoned babies. It is also inspired by the life of
Josephine Butler, a woman of deep faith, who led a movement to change laws to
protect women and girls. It will include the search for a missing young girl, a
mystery, and romance, as well as faith and inspiration. I’m excited to share
that next story with reading friends. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">How
can readers connect with you?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">CT:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> I enjoy connecting
with readers through my website and on Facebook
(facebook.com/authorcarrieturansky) and Instagram @carrieturansky. I send out
monthly newsletters with writing updates, giveaways, reading recommendations,
recipes, and encouragement. I offer a free short story to all who sign up for
my newsletter at <a href="http://www.carrieturansky.com">http://www.carrieturansky.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Thank
you, Carrie, for sharing </span></b><span class="normaltextrun"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Legacy of Longdale Manor </span></i></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">with us. I always love reading your
wonderful stories.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Readers, here’s a
link to the book.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Longdale-Manor-Split-Time-Historical/dp/0764241052/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8sp3rWIJhXcMaSlAlcOSsX4KnfVw_HMc-gThD8jSbBfg3KpvpQsvQRd6aA2OVfvXpjw8GZmeKn9qryAGQNnJMWCZ6MolzIEWbkXCJ9_0IrdOAhAyTwWoPY5T0xioxfDKQdv1Lf5AXROi-jm_96VNy7p9RSsLoKLfm_cVQ22q1g8wrWrrKF3fXrab-1GV2xln.2M4T15Ef7fE7FlfQ6BSNGevDz8jkJ6BjQGuiipBHp80&qid=1707867746&sr=1-1">https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Longdale-Manor-Split-Time-Historical/dp/0764241052/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8sp3rWIJhXcMaSlAlcOSsX4KnfVw_HMc-gThD8jSbBfg3KpvpQsvQRd6aA2OVfvXpjw8GZmeKn9qryAGQNnJMWCZ6MolzIEWbkXCJ9_0IrdOAhAyTwWoPY5T0xioxfDKQdv1Lf5AXROi-jm_96VNy7p9RSsLoKLfm_cVQ22q1g8wrWrrKF3fXrab-1GV2xln.2M4T15Ef7fE7FlfQ6BSNGevDz8jkJ6BjQGuiipBHp80&qid=1707867746&sr=1-1</a>
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Woodhouse </b><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than 30 fiction
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the Poconos, where they play golf together, spend time with their kids and
grandbaby, and research all the history around them.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">She</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> brings a
lesser-known period of history to life with <i><b>The Secrets Beneath</b></i>, book
one in the <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Treasures of the Earth</span>
series. Amid a fierce battle over the paleontology discoveries in the late
1800s, a young woman must stand strong against all that God puts in her path,
including her former love.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">About the story: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Working alongside her
father, Anna Lakeman chronicles their expeditions in paleontology with her
sketches of each dig. They’ve been on the outskirts of a burgeoning feud known
as the Bone Wars, but a discovery of dinosaur bones near their Wyoming home
throws them into the middle of the battle. While dealing with the back and
forth of those spearheading the war, Anna’s life crashes to a halt when her
father becomes ill. To make matters worse, her old beau arrives back in town
for the summer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Medical student Joshua Ziegler left his hometown to forget the one
woman he truly loved and deeply hurt<b>—</b>Anna
Lakeman. But when he returns, he realizes he never left behind his love for
her. As Joshua and Anna struggle to come to terms with their relationship,
Joshua’s nephew goes missing. Not only is Joshua desperate to find his lost
nephew, he is thrown back into memories of losing his sister the same way.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Meanwhile, Anna’s work is at risk and long-kept secrets are coming to
light. Amidst the strife, Joshua and Anna are finding it increasingly difficult
to deny their feelings. Can they make it through to the other side—or should
the past stay buried?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">The Secrets Beneath </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">is the
first book in the <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Treasures of the Earth</span>
series. What inspired the idea behind your<i> </i>series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">I had several different ideas for upcoming series I wanted to write,
but I put it out to my readers on Facebook and Instagram, asking about what
they would like to see in historical fiction. One of my friends brought up the
Bone Wars, and I instantly knew that was what I wanted to write next. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What do you hope readers will gain from reading <i>The Secrets
Beneath</i>? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">I always pray that the readers are able to
see grace and forgiveness in every story. This one is ramped up quite a bit –
not only for the hero and heroine, but for another major character.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNW3i0SZ9NwFffJxp3HDGKlXLBo7w71Sy7KXzgUr4qVtGy_2QXCJWw9c9UjmB9bu8XDz4J3lCrhW1iDgEWIZwmgUsH9q81wILtRfc5PGQb-QcbNBFXp6Xn-sQ5QJNq94zibDNUwPDWOKsTl-M7rk9TKOgQl2Y3Jga9CJiniInlt-m-oZysP51-HQ/s881/Screenshot%202024-02-06%20120909.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNW3i0SZ9NwFffJxp3HDGKlXLBo7w71Sy7KXzgUr4qVtGy_2QXCJWw9c9UjmB9bu8XDz4J3lCrhW1iDgEWIZwmgUsH9q81wILtRfc5PGQb-QcbNBFXp6Xn-sQ5QJNq94zibDNUwPDWOKsTl-M7rk9TKOgQl2Y3Jga9CJiniInlt-m-oZysP51-HQ/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-06%20120909.png" width="210" /></a></b></div><b>Why did you choose to set <i>The Secrets Beneath</i> in the late
1800’s and feature the Bone Wars? </b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Like I
mentioned above, it was a great idea suggested on my author page. Once I
started doing the research, I was sucked into the era. And then! I was able to
speak with Earl Douglass’s granddaughter. Earl is the man behind Dinosaur
National Monument! I’m so excited to have so much information—journals and
such—from this amazing man to be able to use in the series. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What type of research was required to accurately write about your
female protagonist, Anna Lakeman’s, role in paleontology and her experiences
with the Bone Wars? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">I spent almost two weeks out in the field
doing research in addition to all the reading and investigating that I did.
Meeting a female paleontologist (Dr. Sue Ann Bilbey) was a highlight of the
trip. She is such an amazing person with a wealth of knowledge and experience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Medical student Joshua Ziegler is returning to Wyoming. What is his
connection to Anna Lakeman? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">They have
known one another since childhood. His sister was Anna’s best friend. He and
Anna were very much in love before he left for medical school, but a horrible
argument drove them apart.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">How many books will be in the <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Treasures
of the Earth</span> series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">There
will be three books in the series. The second, <i>Set in Stone</i>, releases in
March of 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What is the connecting element for all the books in the series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">The connecting element for all of the books in this series is women
in paleontology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What do readers have to look forward to in the rest of the series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Lots of digging for dinosaur bones, a race against time for a
prestigious museum display, lots of suspense, the opening of Dinosaur National
Monument, and so much more!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">How can readers connect with you? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">They
can find me at my website: <a href="http://www.kimberleywoodhouse.com">http://www.kimberleywoodhouse.com</a>
, where all my social media links are found.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Where can readers purchase a copy of<i> The Secrets Beneath</i>?
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Baker Book House offers a 40% discount on any
pre-orders. Plus, you can visit Amazon, ChristianBook.com, Barnes and Noble,
and anywhere books are sold.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Thank you, Kimberley, for sharing <i>The Secrets Beneath </i>with my
blog readers and me. I’m always glad to see a new book from you.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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of strong Norwegian and Swedish descent, who was raised in the Lutheran Church
that Garrison Keillor made a career depicting. Between the lutefisk, grumpy
grandparents, and crazy neighbors who mowed their lawn wearing pajamas, the
seed to becoming a storyteller was planted in Holly. Though she, her husband,
and their three sons live along the Central Coast of California, her beloved
Midwest roots continue to haunt everything she writes. She hosts the <i>Moments
from Moonberry Lake </i>podcast where she shares more stories of her beloved
characters. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">She is poised to captivate readers with her
heartwarming novel </span><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">On Moonberry Lake</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">. Drawing on her Midwestern upbringing, Varni crafts
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">a tale filled with quirky characters and
homespun charm set in the Minnesotan town of Moonberry Lake. Sure to appeal to
fans of Jan Karon, Garrison Keillor, Fannie Flagg, and Debbie Macomber, <b><i>On
Moonberry Lake</i></b> will lure readers into an enchanting story of reconciliation,
growth, and community to discover how friendships can transform into families and
how genuine love can heal even the most brokenhearted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">About the Story: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Cora Matthews life has been turned upside
down. She has just broken off her engagement and her mother has died, leaving
behind explicit instructions to be buried in the small Minnesota town she grew
up in. Cora returns to Moonberry Lake with unresolved questions about her
mother’s past and tugging memories from her own childhood that continue to haunt
her.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Cora’s “quick” trip to Moonberry Lake is thwarted when she learns
that her grandparents’ dilapidated lakeside lodge is her inheritance. But it
comes with a surprising stipulation—she must live there for a year. With her
life uprooted and nagging questions to answer, Cora resolves to accept the year
in Moonberry Lake. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">However, challenges abound for Cora, and the disheartening condition
of the lodge is only the beginning. The residents of Moonberry Lake present their
own set of conundrums, including a cantankerous handywoman, an eccentric
artist, a grumpy neighbor, an elderly woman who spends all her time talking to
the “residents” in the cemetery, and a very handsome neighbor who always
manages to catch Cora at her worst. As Cora seeks to put together the physical
and emotional pieces of her past, she must decide if she is also willing to
open her heart to a new family and home that is more than she could have ever
imagined. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">This homespun tale of new friendships, sweet romance, and ordinary
miracles will have readers wishing they could spend a summer (or a lifetime) on
Moonberry Lake.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">What was the
inspiration for your story? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My Minnesota upbringing
and quirky neighbors collided in a collage of memorable encounters growing up.
I was raised in a very close-knit community where everyone’s business was
everyone’s business. I was also surrounded by elderly people who I found
fascinating. I was so curious about their life and memorized their most unique
characteristics, which always emerge in my writing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Why did you set
your story in a small Minnesotan town? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Growing up in Minnesota,
I was enchanted with the natural beauty and change of seasons. Some of my best
memories are visiting my grandparents at their cabin on a lake. I love small
towns and all the coziness and drama that comes with them.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My father was half
</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Norwegian
and half Swedish, and his parents had emigrated to middle Minnesota</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> <b>when they were
children</b></span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">.
Even though I have lived in the South all my life, I understand the love of
Minnesota from my visits there. What are some of the underlying themes in <i>On
Moonberry Lake</i>? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My intention from the beginning was to show how people do not
have to be related by blood to be family. I wanted to remind people of the
power of community. I’m not only redefining family but expanding it. And then
the themes of grit, perseverance, forgiveness, and being open to difference
come into play.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuBg-GGdDYpEyh-VAO3SWY71EMv9T0waMC2lJbA7eaxExlIKfdan4XWX0EHyLdxYDSU5oAwtkUCSWXpEOrr4PvZjNWeoPD5NNqUJC04HqGoe7UTSj3PjPeINp8iCEll1rD6kos8MN6wiyH7Jqwy1Zvzc_xg-P-hGh0A5QDqaO4Ig4NsXfcjxg0g/s892/Screenshot%202024-01-25%20205833.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="581" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuBg-GGdDYpEyh-VAO3SWY71EMv9T0waMC2lJbA7eaxExlIKfdan4XWX0EHyLdxYDSU5oAwtkUCSWXpEOrr4PvZjNWeoPD5NNqUJC04HqGoe7UTSj3PjPeINp8iCEll1rD6kos8MN6wiyH7Jqwy1Zvzc_xg-P-hGh0A5QDqaO4Ig4NsXfcjxg0g/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-25%20205833.png" width="208" /></a></b></div><b>Your protagonist,
Cora Matthews, has a lot of unresolved questions surrounding her childhood visits
to Moonberry Lake. Without giving any spoilers, can you provide some hints
about why Cora and her mother left this small town? </b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
one thing that separates, frustrates, binds, or breaks everyone is family
drama. I don’t believe there is anyone who is spared the heartache,
disappointments, and work of being in a family. Remaining close to family once
you’re grown up is dependent on how much effort and commitment you are willing
to make. It comes down to one’s willingness to not only accept but love
individual differences and forgive past mistakes.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
unresolved questions about Cora’s childhood visits to Moonberry Lake reflect
the outcome of not fighting for reconciliation but stubbornly holding on to
grudges and refusing to forgive. Her mother’s actions changed the course of
Cora’s childhood. After Cora learns the truth of her mother’s past, it is her
turn to decide if she wants to forgive and move on.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">What led to Cora’s
eventual return to her hometown? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">When Cora’s mother passes
away unexpectantly, Cora learns that it was her mother’s wish to be buried in the
town of Moonberry Lake where she grew up. Cora has vague memories of visiting
until she was seven years old, and then for mysterious reasons, her mother
refused to ever go back. Cora’s time in Moonberry Lake is extended as she
uncovers a family secret.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">There are a number of unique characters in this book. Which character
was your favorite to write about? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Oh, that is as unfair as asking a mother to pick her favorite
child! I love and am fiercely protective of all my characters, but if you ask
me which ones are the most fun to write, it would have to be Widgy and Kitty. I
don’t write them as much as copy down what they are saying to me as fast as I
can. These beloved characters are so real to me; all I try to do is capture and
honor their personalities.</span><i><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What do you hope readers will gain from reading <i>On Moonberry Lake</i>?
</span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I hope readers embrace the incredible examples of friendship
and community and in some small way reach out to those around them. We live in
a time where we are isolated and no longer know our neighbors, which is so sad.
My hope is that <i>On Moonberry Lake</i> not only reminds readers of how things
once were but how they can create a warm and eclectic community of people who
are wildly different from them now. It is a reminder that even though we may
think we have nothing in common with someone, we all share the need to be loved
and have connection.</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Can you provide
some insight on your writing process? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">My writing process is a
bit unconventional and wild. Nothing is ever planned or even brainstormed. As
crazy as it sounds, I wait for a character to come introduce themselves to me
in a dream or while I’m doing something mindless around the house. Once I can
see and hear them clearly in my mind, I sit down at the computer and write. The
first lines of the book and the first page are my entire anchor. I do not move
ahead until I have perfected that. I start at the first sentence and write
straight to the end. I don’t skip around the book because I don’t know what’s
going to happen. It sounds a bit mad, but my imaginary world leaves me
endlessly entertained.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Please discuss your podcast, <i>Moments from Moonberry Lake</i>, and
how it relates to the novel. </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Oh, I have so much fun with the podcast! It is completely
fictional and remains in the Moonberry Lake world. All I do is read sections
from the town newspaper. The idea was actually birthed out of the pandemic.
While everyone was hunkering down at home, I began to write these short
commentaries to entertain some friends. We would meet on Zoom and I’d read two
or three. They became hooked and began requesting a recording of them so I
wouldn’t have to keep rereading them. I only began the podcast because I
started getting calls at night with someone asking, “Can you read me ‘A Moment
with Martha’?” Hearing the thoughts and wisdom from this elderly character
helped distract them from the chaos in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">A surprising element that I didn’t take into account
was how many people would love hearing me read the newspaper clippings. I’ve
been told by countless listeners how my voice has a calming effect on them,
which I get a kick out of. My only intention for the podcast is to bring a
smile to someone’s day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What are you working on next? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">My second book set in Moonberry Lake is scheduled to come out
Fall 2024. Readers will get to meet some more side characters who live in town.
The second book introduces Delphinium Hayes, who owns the flower shop on Main
Street. There was a snippet about her in <b><i>On Moonberry Lake</i></b>, but
now readers will get to know her and her crazy life. The book is filled with
love, laughter, and flowers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Between the unique and mysterious ability Delphinium
possesses, hilarious shenanigans from a group of elders, and an unexpected love
story, readers will not be disappointed in another mix of the most quirky and
endearing characters. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Where can readers purchase a copy of<i> On Moonberry Lake</i>?
</span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Everywhere! They can buy it
online through Amazon or Barnes & Noble. But I hope readers will go into local
bookstores and, if it’s not there, order a copy and ask them to carry it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">How can readers connect with you? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">I would love for my readers to connect with me through my website,
HollyVarni.com, or through Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Thank you, Holly, for sharing your book with my blog
readers and me.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Shiloh</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> is a wife, a mom, and an award-winning
Christian contemporary romance author. Her novel <i>In Search of a Prince</i>
won the first ever Christy Amplify Award. It has also been praised by OprahDaily.com,
Popsugar, <i>Library Journal</i>, and <i>Booklist</i>, and is a Parable
bestseller. Her books have been finalists for the HOLT Medallion and the Selah
Award. As a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Toni loves
connecting with readers and authors alike via social media.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Landing a spot
on OprahDaily.com’s list of the Most Anticipated Romance Novels of 2022 with
her Bethany House debut, <i>In Search of a Prince</i>, author Toni Shiloh continues
to make waves in literary spheres. Praised for featuring “dynamic Black
characters” (<i>Library Journal</i>) in her stories and named the inaugural
winner of the Christy Amplify Award for raising up BIPOC voices in Christian fiction,
Shiloh’s upward momentum continues as she launches a dazzling rom-com series
for fans of the genre with </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">The Love Script</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">About the story:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">In a world of glitz and glam, authenticity is
hard to find.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Hollywood hair stylist Nevaeh Richards loves
making those in the spotlight shine but prefers the anonymity of staying behind
her stylist chair, where no one notices her. But when a photo of Nevaeh and
Hollywood heartthrob Lamont Booker goes viral for all the wrong reasons, her
quiet life becomes the number-one trending topic. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Lamont Booker’s bold faith has gained him a
platform, and the authenticity of his faith is well-known . . . until the
tabloids cause the world to question everything he claims to be. With his
reputation on the line, he finds himself hearing out his agent’s push for a
fake relationship—something he never thought he’d consider in a million years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">With their careers at risk, Nevaeh and Lamont
have to convince the world that their scripted romance is more than just an
act. But when fake seems to turn into something real, can Nevaeh trust her
heart in a world where nothing is ever as it seems?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Toni Shiloh dazzles in this irresistible
red-carpet romance with spotlight-stealing laughter, faith, and a happily ever
after.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">This novel is the first book in your new <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Love in the Spotlight</span> series. What do readers have to look
forward to in this series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">I’m so excited about
this series. You’ll get real-to-life characters who are thrust into the
spotlight. In the world of internet famous, these books will show how hard it
is to navigate fame, faith, and love.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Since<i> The Love Script </i>takes place in the glitz and glamour of Hollywood,
what unique challenges do your characters Nevaeh and Lamont face? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Nevaeh and Lamont are living a fish-bowl life. Their every move seems
to be tracked on social media, and hashtags are created just to keep up with their
romance. Nevaeh has a hard time figuring out what’s real and what’s not.
Whereas Lamont has to face the threat of being cancelled and trusting in God’s
plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6nKNco0Eb1jjXzE9pwZgOSIUXnAtfzGL0MvCOQMS8huXzg99zRfjWwvElFNx7dwOvg6TPga2D2eiVxH3faTNWlkauR1WSidx_LFf_fUsO7r6OEfX0xrZVOsXkYWyT_pQcKTbAJeQNzRymcW-RaOd9tPE-2Dk6U46Rom9-uzJoZ1TL9bRKAJCBQ/s417/Screenshot%202024-01-23%20115639.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6nKNco0Eb1jjXzE9pwZgOSIUXnAtfzGL0MvCOQMS8huXzg99zRfjWwvElFNx7dwOvg6TPga2D2eiVxH3faTNWlkauR1WSidx_LFf_fUsO7r6OEfX0xrZVOsXkYWyT_pQcKTbAJeQNzRymcW-RaOd9tPE-2Dk6U46Rom9-uzJoZ1TL9bRKAJCBQ/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-23%20115639.png" width="203" /></a></b></div><b>What are you most excited for readers to experience as they pick up
this series? </b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">I’m hoping they’ll be entertained but see the
depth of faith necessary to navigate life’s challenges. Hopefully there will be
laugh-out-loud moments as well as the need to swoon.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Can you tell us a little bit more about Neveah and Lamont? Anything
special that readers should know? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Hmm,
readers should know that Nevaeh cracks jokes when nervous. That she’s plus-size
but refuses to be defined by her curves. That she has a dream and is doing her
best to see it come to fruition. As for Lamont, readers should know he loves
his devotional time with the Lord. That he became famous via YouTube. That he
has two guy friends who make appearances throughout the book and bring in some
lighthearted moments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Did you learn anything interesting while researching for this book? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Yes! There are so many tidbits I found interesting and wanted to
incorporate into the story if possible. For instance, a lot of people in LA
don’t like to travel outside their neighborhood. Considering I knew my
characters would be going here and there, I tried to mix the real with the
fictional. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What aspect of the story did you enjoy writing the most? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">The text conversations with Lamont and his two guy friends. I am not
going to lie, I cracked myself up. My husband thought it was strange every time
I laughed since I was the creator of the story.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What themes present themselves to readers in <i>The Love Script</i>? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">You’ll find reality vs perception, letting God defend you or devising
your own plans, what it means to truly worship God, and more!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">How can readers
connect with you? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
love hearing from readers. They can always connect with me through my website,
tonishiloh.com. They can also find social media links and sign up for my
newsletter on my site.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thank you, Toni,
for sharing <i>The</i> <i>Love Script</i> with us. I loved </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">In Search of a Prince</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">and the sequel. I was hoping for another book in that series, too. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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than 17 million books in print. Her stories have been published in 12 languages
and have regularly appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including the <i>New
York Times</i> and <i>USA Today</i>. Beverly and her husband, David,
live in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, making music, and spending
time with their family.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">In 1997, she introduced the world to her
first adult Amish fiction series, <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">The
Heritage of Lancaster County</span>, which included <i>The Shunning</i>,<i> The
Confession</i>, and<i> The Reckoning</i>. The series catapulted to the top of
the charts. Lewis, a Lancaster County native, was quickly touted as an expert
source in Amish tradition, and that first series launched a new fiction genre.
Now, 26 years later, Lewis’s novels have been reenacted on film and in live
theater, and <i>The Confession</i> <i>Musical</i> has been adapted for the big
screen and for UPtv. In Lewis’s newest narrative, </span><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">The Heirloom</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">, she comes full circle and offers a
prequel that leads up to the eve of <i>The Shunning</i>. Lewis’s legion of fans
will be thrilled to journey back to Lancaster County, particularly Hickory Hollow,
for a heartwarming tale that explores themes of belonging, love, and life’s difficult
transitions. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">About the story: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">When her widowed father remarries,
nineteen-year-old Clara Bender is at a loss about what comes next for her. She
is no longer needed to run the household. So when she comes across letters from
her Mamma’s aunt Ella Mae Zook, she is eager to visit Hickory Hollow’s Wise Woman.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Meanwhile, Ella Mae is dealing with her own
losses. With the passing of her husband, her grown children are ready to make
sure she is resettled. But Ella Mae is in no hurry to leave the farmhouse that
she and her husband shared for over five decades. She is also grappling with
her role in the community as a widow. Once viewed as a caring and spiritually
insightful counselor, Ella Mae feels she no longer has the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">capacity to offer
much wisdom anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">As the summer days
grow longer, Ella Mae and Clara find individual healing and purpose as they
share their lives and their love for quilting. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">When Clara’s life is upended by an
unexpected incident and a potential beau, Clara must decide where her heart
truly belongs—back in her small Indiana hometown or in Hickory Hollow. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Please provide a brief summary of your newest novel, <i>The Heirloom</i>.</span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> </span></i><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">This generational story
features two unique Amish women—one, a courting-age girl from Indiana, and the
other, an aging widow living in Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania. When Ella Mae
Zook hosts her heartbroken grandniece for a visit, the two women blend their
quilting expertise to restore an heirloom wedding quilt and, in the process, reveal
hidden wounds and long-held secrets. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">The Heirloom </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">is the
long-awaited prequel to <i>The Shunning</i>. Why did you choose to come full
circle with your new novel</span></b><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">?</span></b><b><i><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></i></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">For
more than a decade, I’ve been very curious about Ella Mae’s courting-age years,
including the tragedy that set her on course to becoming known as the Wise
Woman. My stories must simmer in my heart, sometimes for years. So I asked
myself what sort of young woman was she in her teens? How did her faith and
Plain upbringing inform her choices? And . . . was this part of
her life story ready to be told? Additionally, my readers have been pleading for
more about this captivating and spirited Amish woman so beloved. As I do, I entrusted
all that I know of Ella Mae to God and believed now was the right time for <b><i>The
Heirloom</i></b>.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Your fans love Ella Mae Zook, Hickory Hollow’s Wise Woman, and she
has made appearances in a number of your novels. What life-altering event has
recently occurred in her life?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">She loved her husband dearly and now grieves deeply
her loss, experiencing the anxiety and uncertainty of widowhood, while attempting
to create new daily patterns.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Ella Mae is in a period of transition and is even questioning her
purpose in the community. How does she come to terms with the new “normal” in
her life? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">By taking one small,
courageous step at a time, and with the unexpected help of a providential summer
visit from her grandniece Clara.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Nineteen-year-old Clara Bender has experienced her own set of losses.
What motivates her to seek out the wisdom and companionship of Ella Mae? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Clara has discovered many personal letters to her Mamma
from Aunt Ella Mae in Hickory Hollow. This unearthing stirs up a desire to meet
the woman whose written words have touched Clara’s broken heart in a dramatic way.</span><i><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">How do Clara and Ella Mae find healing in each other’s presence? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">At
day’s end, the two women work to restore the heirloom wedding quilt in Ella
Mae’s front room, a quilt that holds a tender love story all its own. As they stitch
and repair, the two become aware of a growing bond, and slowly, gently, their warm
connection begins to restore each wounded heart.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKHOwLPH5fEqs23gIRa1XEOwVSKVwuLlYs2ghtOREjpEdDZWJjv5UAhyku4z3D8-Lptx-cL3xyeHYw1fJYVwd52HCYw_0mTKuQLH6lNnktATxj3hMSdFcYMGysp1WV5cISmL3E0-kr1xBkiKpbKGZ7NDmUecuMUxL8oRLsQS9FS5yHLhyphenhyphenEeenXQ/s892/Screenshot%202024-01-19%20113955.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKHOwLPH5fEqs23gIRa1XEOwVSKVwuLlYs2ghtOREjpEdDZWJjv5UAhyku4z3D8-Lptx-cL3xyeHYw1fJYVwd52HCYw_0mTKuQLH6lNnktATxj3hMSdFcYMGysp1WV5cISmL3E0-kr1xBkiKpbKGZ7NDmUecuMUxL8oRLsQS9FS5yHLhyphenhyphenEeenXQ/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-19%20113955.png" width="206" /></a></b></div><b>While in Hickory Hollow, a budding romance forms between Clara and a
young man. But this new relationship comes with its own set of problems. Can
you provide a hint of what these problems are? </b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Aaron’s father and the bishop are concerned that
Clara’s Indiana Amish church district is far less traditional than Hickory
Hollow’s. Theirs emphasizes following rules, while Clara’s upbringing underscores
a personal relationship with Christ. And Clara’s father is convinced she could
fall back from her faith were she to marry and reside there. Pressure from both
sides presents a quandary to Clara and her hope to become Aaron’s bride.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">This book is a great fit for anyone who has experienced grief or a
time of transition. What other themes are found in <i>The Heirloom</i>? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Trusting God when obstacles loom large, the
importance of connecting with like-minded believers on life’s journey, and looking
to God for His will in a life mate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">How has <i>The Heirloom</i> impacted your own life?</span></b><b><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">I’ve
been planning this novel for years, and when I was given a 1911 heirloom quilt that
belonged to my grandmother Ada (whose true-life story inspired <i>The Shunning</i>),
I began to relive Katie Lapp’s fictitious story . . . as well as
my dear parents’ passings seven-and-a-half years apart. I made countless notes
and outlined the various fictional story lines that came to me, all the while
juggling other writing deadlines. But Ella Mae kept interrupting me! Meanwhile,
my readers were also clamoring for more about their favorite character. So as I
contemplated Ella Mae’s startling back story, along with young Clara’s heartbreaking
one, I began to “feel” the two characters’ yearnings and struggles pulling them
onto the pages of this novel . . . at long last.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">The Heirloom </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">will be
enjoyed by Amish fiction fans. Could you share why your novel will also appeal
to quilters? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">For quilters who have
attempted the challenging task of restoring an heirloom quilt, this book will surely
inspire, and perhaps even encourage a similar project. For quilters who love to
create a new quilt “from scratch,” <b><i>The Heirloom</i></b> will offer “aha”
moments, as well as a real sense of familiarity, authenticity, and a measure of
joy.</span><i><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">What do you hope readers will gain from reading <i>The Heirloom</i>? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">For one thing, I hope they will be encouraged in
their faith, my constant hope. Also, that they will finally discover Bishop
John Beiler’s motivation for imposing the harsh treatment on Katie Lapp in <i>The
Shunning</i>. Of course, there will be my trademark underpinning of
peace—because of Jesus—in the midst of the story’s conflicts, twists, and turns.</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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subscription at </span><a href="https://www.beverlylewis.com/engage/newsletter"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">https://www.beverlylewis.com/engage/newsletter</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">.
I am also </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">active on Facebook at<b> </b></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/officialbeverlylewis/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">https://www.facebook.com/officialbeverlylewis/</span></a><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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my blog readers and me. I have loved reading your books, and now I’m featuring
this one while it’s only been 3 months since my husband for almost 59 years
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books, including <i>The Moonlight School</i>, <i>Anything but Plain</i>, <i>The
Sweet Life</i>,<i> </i>and <i>The Secret to Happiness</i>, as well as
the Three Sisters Island, Nantucket Legacy, Amish Beginnings, The Bishop’s Family,
The Deacon’s Family, and The Inn at Eagle Hill series. She is also the author
of several nonfiction books about the Amish, including <i>Amish Peace</i> and<i> Amish
Proverbs</i>. She lives in California. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Suzanne Woods Fisher</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> has received high praise for her captivating, thought-provoking, and
unusual storylines. Since the release of her first novel, <i>The Choice </i>(January
2010), Fisher has helped educate readers about the Amish way of life through her
true-to-life narratives, charming settings, and enchanting characters. Now
Fisher brings to light the Amish’s passion for birding in her newest novel, </span><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lost and Found</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">,<i> </i>which is a complement to Fisher’s bestselling <i>A Season on the
Wind</i>. Packed with a love triangle, a dangerous chase, and a desperate
attempt to defend and protect nature, this standalone novel is sure to win the
hearts of Fisher’s many fans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Trudy Yoder shares a
passion for birding with Micah Weaver—and she has an even greater passion for
Micah. Their friendship is finally turning romantic when Micah abruptly grows
cold. Worse still, he wants to leave Stoney Ridge. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Micah
Weaver thought he was over Trudy’s older sister. A year and a half ago, Shelley
had broken his heart when she ran away from Stoney Ridge to pursue a singing
career in Nashville. Then, out of the blue, she’s started to leave distressing
phone messages for him. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">When
the bishop asks for volunteers to scout out a possible church relocation in
Tennessee, Micah is the first to raise his hand. Despite scant details, he’s
confident he can find Shelley. After all, his reputation as a field guide is
based on finding birds that don’t want to be found. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">What Micah doesn’t know
is that what you’re looking for isn’t always what you find.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Please provide a brief summary of your new novel, <i>Lost and Found. </i></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">When Trudy Yoder
hears about the plans to build at Wonder Lake, she goes straight to Micah
Weaver. Together, they’ll find a way to stop the destruction of this beautiful
bird sanctuary. After all, they’re a team. More than just friends. But Micah’s
response is to leave Stoney Ridge. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wonder Lake’s dire
news tips Micah Weaver over the edge. He loves his community, loves the church,
is grudgingly fond of Trudy Yoder—the only person on earth who doesn’t seem to
realize he has a stutter—but he loves birds more. His plan is to head somewhere
to chase down the most wily birds—the ones that don’t want to be found. Where,
he doesn’t know. Not until phone calls start coming in from Shelley, Trudy’s
estranged older sister, the girl who had once broken Micah’s heart. She’s in
danger, Shelley says, and needs his help. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">And suddenly Micah
is on the best chase of his life. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Your two main
protagonists are Trudy Yoder and Micah Weaver, but you have a third character
who plays a significant role in both Trudy’s and Micah’s lives. Can you please
introduce this person and explain her relationship with Trudy and Micah? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Shelley Yoder
played a significant role in<i> A Season on the Wind </i>in which<i> </i>sister
Trudy lives in her shadow and Micah Weaver longs for her heart. Beautiful and gifted,
Shelley left Stoney Ridge to pursue a singing career, leaving wounds. Shelley
has left home, but home hasn’t left Shelley. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">You introduce two new sects of the Older Order Amish church in <i>Lost
and Found.</i> Why did you include them in the novel? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">One of the biggest mistakes people make is to assume that the Amish
are one-size-fits-all. Not true! There’s a wide spectrum of Old Order
Amish—from the progressive Beachys, who drive cars and allow modern technology
in their homes, to the ultra-conservative Swartzentrubers, who flatly reject
all modern conveniences (including indoor plumbing), to the Stoney Ridge church
that lies in the middle. In <b><i>Lost and Found</i></b>, all three churches
have a stake in how the story unfolds. <i>This</i> is what I enjoy about the
Amish—there’s always something new to learn. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">The clock is ticking in<i> Lost and Found</i>. Can you provide some
details as to why? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">The little Amish church of Stoney Ridge is
under pressure. Ever since the Beachys, a more progressive church, moved in,
there’s been less affordable farmland, fewer jobs, and more temptations for
their youth to jump the fence. Historically, the Amish move on to avoid
conflicts. So Bishop David Stoltzfus sends a team to scout out a new location,
led by a very-eager-to-go Micah Weaver. Panicking, Trudy Yoder knows that her
father would never leave Stoney Ridge without his estranged daughter, Shelley. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">If Trudy can stop
the Beachys from building at Wonder Lake and destroying the bird sanctuary,
she’ll keep her beloved Micah Weaver from leaving town to find new birds to
chase. What Trudy doesn’t know is that Micah is already on a chase to find
Shelley, the girl who broke his heart. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Micah desires to
further his experience as a field guide for birding. How does his knowledge in
this area help him in his search for Trudy’s missing sister? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Micah, Trudy says,
can find any bird. He has an almost otherworldliness about birds, like he can
almost think like them. His birding mantra: <i>Stop. Look. Listen. Identify.</i>
When Shelley Yoder started leaving phone messages for Micah, he was able to
listen carefully to background sounds to narrow down her whereabouts. Listening
well, Micah says, is the most important skill of all. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">You’re known for choosing unusual topics to write about the Amish.
Why did you choose birding for this novel? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">The
Amish hold a reverence for nature, especially for birds. Every Amish farm is
dotted with bird feeders and birdhouses—both for insect control and for sheer
enjoyment. Birding is a popular pastime for Amish families, including children
of all ages. Unlike most birders, the Amish don’t use technology while birding
(such as smartphones to “call in” birds). They only bring their scopes and
their patience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5udTcukMREgeNeRfaD4AUEtqs9VjjZ1HQQDCz_LSShGysWAXTW_GVDJvK4YUprvZwvYlx0J1n2NSiWi1wsMMIwkufzPB2bS8JQs5Pvsd3tnJK-ti8VsFQIA9dfrBPQZKNxe9mZSsaPjMsdyyNcsnkzZs82mOOZTFNThg6qgWDylQ3szEp3Hirg/s890/Screenshot%202024-01-17%20122843.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5udTcukMREgeNeRfaD4AUEtqs9VjjZ1HQQDCz_LSShGysWAXTW_GVDJvK4YUprvZwvYlx0J1n2NSiWi1wsMMIwkufzPB2bS8JQs5Pvsd3tnJK-ti8VsFQIA9dfrBPQZKNxe9mZSsaPjMsdyyNcsnkzZs82mOOZTFNThg6qgWDylQ3szEp3Hirg/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-17%20122843.png" width="206" /></a></b></div><b>What are some of the main themes covered in <i>Lost and Found </i>and
what do you hope readers will gain from reading your book? </b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">When I first
tossed out the plotline of relocating the Amish church of Stoney Ridge, my
editor gave it a thumbs-up. “I like it,” she said. “America is on the move.” In
2020, according to the US Census, nearly 10 percent of Americans relocated. In
this story, Bishop David Stoltzfus realized there were two things at stake in
considering a relocation for the church: Leaving Stoney Ridge, and all that
would mean. Staying put, and what would need to change. If relocating your home
is something you’re thinking about, both points seem worth a good, long ponder</span>.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">What do you love
most about writing Amish fiction novels? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The simple life has always
resonated with me. Simple as in prioritizing the most important things, like
faith and family, and making life less complicated. It’s a constant battle to
hold on to those values in this fast-paced world, and the Amish remind us that
it can be done.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">How does <i>Lost
and Found</i> complement <i>A Season on the Wind</i>? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">While both novels
are stand-alones, they are similar in structure, with amusing bird logs in
between chapters. <i>A Season on the Wind</i> carried Micah’s point of view.
Trudy gets her turn in <b><i>Lost and Found</i></b><i>.</i> If you liked <i>A
Season on the Wind</i>, you’re sure to like <b><i>Lost and Found</i></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">How can readers connect with you? </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">I enjoy hearing from readers! You can find me through my
website: </span><a href="http://www.SuzanneWoodsFisher.com"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">www.SuzanneWoodsFisher.com</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">.</span></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> Also, I’m on Instagram @SuzanneWoodsFisher.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Thank you, Suzanne, for sharing <i>Lost and Found</i>
with us. I always love reading your books.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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been found on ECPA and CBA bestseller lists. When she is not engulfed in the
happy chaos of homeschooling two teenagers, devouring books whole, or avoiding
housework, she can be found digging into the rich ancient world of the Bible to
discover gems of grace that point to Jesus and weaving them into an immersive
fiction experience. She and her husband currently call a little town south of
Dallas, Texas, their home.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Known for her
captivating biblical fiction novels, Connilyn Cossette has successfully carved
out her own space in the genre by fictionalizing characters and storylines that
take place against the backdrop of major biblical events mentioned in scripture.
Launching a new series marked by</span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;"> impeccable research and stellar writing, Cossette now brings to
life the first years of King Saul’s reign in </span><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Voice of the Ancient</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">, book one in <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">The King’s Men </span>series, which<span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">
</span></span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">fans of Tessa Ashfar, Angela
Hunt, and Jill Eileen Smith won’t want to miss.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">About the story: </span></b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">As the eldest son of a Levite and a
Philistine, Avidan is torn between his duty to his family legacy and the desire
for something more. When Ammonites attack the city of Yavesh, he takes the
opportunity to fight with his cousins for the newly crowned King Saul. But when
one of the cousins goes missing during the battle, Avidan stays behind to
search for him in hopes that he’s still alive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Keziah is the daughter of one of the most
powerful clan chiefs in the territory of Manasseh. On the brink of a forced
marriage to a loathsome man decades older than her, she has no choice but to
run. Dressed as a boy, she takes her horse and heads south, hoping to find
sanctuary with her mother’s family. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Struggling to survive the dangers surrounding
them, Avidan and Keziah make a pact to travel together. As Keziah’s true
origins are revealed and Avidan’s search for his cousin becomes increasingly dire,
they must not only rely on each other to stay alive but also learn to trust the
true and eternal King of Israel to guide their every step.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Can you tell us a little about your new novel <i>Voice
of the Ancient</i>, book one in <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">The King’</span></span></b><b><span lang="DA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">s Men</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> series</span></b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">? </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">This first book in the
series is a spin-off of <i>Between the Wild Branches</i>, from the <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Covenant House</span> series, and opens at the
very beginning of the reign of King Saul. We journey along with Avidan, one of
four young cousins who run away from home to fight for the newly crowned king.
Not only is Avidan not yet of military age, but he is also a Levite and therefore
forbidden from serving as a soldier. When disaster befalls the four cousins and
one of them goes missing during a battle, Avi refuses to believe his cousin is
dead and stays behind to search for him instead of traveling on with the others.
He crosses paths with Keziah, a young woman who has also run away from home,
because she is being forced to marry a dangerous man decades older than her. They
make a pact to journey south together, searching for Avi’s cousin and Keziah’s
family, and together they discover who the true king of Israel is and why he
deserves their full allegiance. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">How are your books distinctly different from
other biblical fiction novels in the genre? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Even
as a kid, I used to wonder about the people “behind the scenes” who interacted
with Moses and David and Rahab and Jesus—the villagers or servants in the
palaces and the nameless faces in the crowds—and so that is who I like to write
about. I love to wonder what <i>I</i> would have done if I came face to face
with the pillar of fire in the wilderness or had to collect manna every day or
felt the ground shaking under me at Jericho. So that’s why my desire has been
to write from the perspective of fictional characters who witness those biblical
events and how those well-known happenings pointed “everyday people” to
Yahweh’s goodness and his beautiful grace long before he sent his Son to earth
in human flesh. It sets me apart in the genre a little bit, but it also gives
me some really fascinating white space to peer between the lines of scripture and
wonder “what if . . . ?” </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">What led you to write your own brand of
biblical fiction? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
really didn’t set out to write biblical fiction, nor did I consider that my
spin on it was a little different than the rest. I was fascinated with the
historical context and culture surrounding the biblical narrative, especially
the Old Testament time period, and found myself dreaming up a cast of
characters that led me on that first journey out from Egypt in <i>Counted With
the Stars</i>. Once I found that biblical-era fiction was my passion, the
stories began to flow and now I can’t keep up with all the ideas I want to
write! I may explore other genres in the future, but for now, I feel like the
Lord is constantly bringing me fresh inspiration for books that illuminate the
ancient world of the Bible.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">What do you think readers gain by diving into
the history of their faith? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Just like the Renaissance painters who
depicted Jesus and his disciples wearing current-era clothing and hairstyles
among European settings like their own, we westerners tend to look at the Bible
through the lens of our own culture, experiences, and worldview. The more I
have learned about ancient Hebraic culture, language, and customs, the more I
appreciate some of the deeper meanings found in scripture that have been
obscured or even ignored over time. I think it’s not only enriching for
Christians to dig deeper into the roots of our faith and understand the historic
context of the Bible and the world in which its authors lived, but it’s also
imperative to understand more fully the nature of the Hebrew Messiah we
worship, the culture in which he lived, and how to better align our distorted
worldview with his perfect one. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">How is this series different from other
biblically based novels you’ve written? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">First of all, these books are primarily
hero-based stories, since four young men are at the center (although their
heroines have strong roles and voices through each book). I’ve written male
voices before, which I enjoy doing, but this series is really the journey of
four young men who start out from a place of strong friendship. Through tragic
circumstances, they are forced to find their own way apart from the cousins
they’d always relied on and instead lean into Yahweh for direction and growth.
There’s also a bit of a mystery throughout the series, since it’ll be a good
long while before we know what happened to that missing cousin, so that’s been
fun to develop and weave into these books. I’ve also now moved from the Judges
period of the Bible into Kings, which was such a time of transition and
upheaval for the people of Israel.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtipoxHHWngJ8iH7AgplP8WDmSbaAEGdAlCKQtSwjGMPj_rJy41QB4GnuGD2ISrSS7Q6Bko21XoyGbkSienTvnrBDGCdZmRssbKO4r1t5SDOuv6dyzty8Z7_YBhISof7YsmZDM-GXIXtIVrNWrBzmOiMueHtWpqTUuPEQuRr1SUBZYliWPQZWNQ/s910/Screenshot%202024-01-09%20131523.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="590" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtipoxHHWngJ8iH7AgplP8WDmSbaAEGdAlCKQtSwjGMPj_rJy41QB4GnuGD2ISrSS7Q6Bko21XoyGbkSienTvnrBDGCdZmRssbKO4r1t5SDOuv6dyzty8Z7_YBhISof7YsmZDM-GXIXtIVrNWrBzmOiMueHtWpqTUuPEQuRr1SUBZYliWPQZWNQ/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-09%20131523.png" width="207" /></a></b></div><b>Can you share a snapshot of the beginning of
King </b><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Saul’s </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">reign, the period in history in which this novel and series take
place? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Before
Saul became king, the tribes had their own elder-run legacy leadership and some
of them had even lived far across the Jordan River, separated from the center
of religious life, for hundreds of years. But after being harassed and
oppressed by the nations around them, Israel was desperate to have a human king
to rule over them, give them some standing in the world, and protect them from
their enemies. They didn’t care that Yahweh had already promised his divine
protection and blessings or that he had warned them a human king would
eventually become corrupt and self-serving. They wanted a good-looking tall guy
to represent them and make those enemies shake in their boots. So, the Lord
graciously gave them exactly what they asked for. And, as prophesied, things
did not go well. Saul may have started out as the embodiment of all the people
wanted in a good king, but it was not long before it became about him and his
own glory. My series explores this time of transition and the struggle to
understand what it means to pledge our full allegiance to the Eternal King,
regardless of what the culture around us looks like. It’s a lesson I think all
of us who follow the true Anointed One must learn, especially in the time of
upheaval and uncertainty in which we now live.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">What inspired the idea behind a series set
during this famous biblical king’</span></b><b><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">s reign? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Honestly,
I just had such a fun time getting to know the family in the <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">Covenant House</span> series that I wasn’t
ready to leave them behind. I was excited to explore a new era but also wanted
to continue on with the next generation. Therefore, the idea of using a group
of four young cousins who showed up at the end of <i>Between the Wild Branches</i>
came to life in my mind. The era of King Saul’s reign tends to, in my opinion,
get skimmed over a little bit when we are reading through the Bible, so I
thought it would be great to slow down and explore what it must have been like
for a group of tribes to change from elder-led government to a united monarchy,
especially after being so independent for hundreds of years (longer than
America has been under the Constitution). There was always strife between the
sons of Jacob, and it is obvious from the contentious split after Solomon’s
reign that nothing ever really changed. With humankind, there is never full
consensus on anything—let alone politics and religion! Therefore, all that
strife between people and nations gives me lots of juicy drama to play with in this
series.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">What lessons can the lives of your main
characters Avidan and Keziah teach modern Christians today? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Avidan and Keziah
come from vastly different backgrounds. Avi grew up in a Levitical family, in a
community where Samuel the Prophet himself taught the Torah to his students. He
knows the stories of the Israelites and knows much about Yahweh, yet he
struggles to see his own place in those stories and understand his role in the
larger picture. Learning to listen to and obey the voice of the Ancient One by
laying down one’s own desires and following His will is an ongoing process for
all who are called by His name. On the other hand, Keziah grew up in a place
far away from the center of worship, in a community that had largely forgotten
their heritage and had allowed pagan practices to mix with worship of the True
God. Her journey is one of discovering who Yahweh is, of separating truth from
fiction, and bowing her knee to the One True King of Israel for the first time.
And don’t we all need to examine our hearts and determine whether we are
holding onto false idols as well? </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">What are you working on next? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">I am writing Book Two of <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">The King’s
Men</span> series and having so much fun exploring the story of yet another of
the cousins who run off to fight for King Saul and the feisty woman he meets who
wants nothing to do with one of Saul’s warriors. I’m going to keep the rest of
the details on this one close to my chest for now, but I will say that I’ve had
this book percolating in my head for over two years now and I am dying to get
it on paper! And yes, I do mean paper, because I write all of my manuscripts
entirely by hand now and would never go back to my old way of drafting. There’s
just something magical about scribbling away with a physical pen on real paper
that sparks my imagination and gets my creative juices flowing! </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">How can readers connect with you? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The best way to
find me is at my website, <a href="http://ConnilynCossette.com"><span class="Hyperlink0">ConnilynCossette.com</span></a> where readers can sign up for
my periodic newsletter and keep up with all my writerly news. But I can also be
found on <a href="http://instagram.com/connilyncossetteauthor"><span class="Hyperlink0">instagram.com/connilyncossetteauthor</span></a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/connilyncossette"><span class="Hyperlink0">facebook.com/connilyncossette</span></a>.
I also have a special Facebook group page (Connilyn’s Bibliophiles) where
readers can get the inside scoop and interact with me personally from time to
time. Come find us, we’d love for you to join in the conversation!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thank
you, Connilyn, for sharing </span></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Voice of
the Ancient </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">with us. It sounds like a wonderful read. I
know my blog readers will love it.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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included in the drawing. </b>Here’s a link: <a href="Http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com"><span style="color: blue;">Http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com</span></a></span> </p>Lena Nelson Dooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060055435235263556noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-4822834999468426572024-01-04T19:49:00.000-08:002024-01-04T19:49:17.812-08:00A BEAUTIFUL DISGUISE - Roseanna M White - One Free Book<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .05in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #64507a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSMJw3iwm79JclP4f2BrJo98nNYV12uDZw1NIViWipz8bUm4y9QCN_Qx6L_iDjDAnSPoM_0Xc9bWIHbunZKIjJ3WjtsfOceC7KGH3KGg-8RI3HHBFFRztBEyF_6SuvKK5HJqHomixGcC6KuqUyKLVsq7Ie8tyIl2DMD_tM-oEvJY-0nHXn9jQzA/s895/Screenshot%202024-01-04%20214453.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSMJw3iwm79JclP4f2BrJo98nNYV12uDZw1NIViWipz8bUm4y9QCN_Qx6L_iDjDAnSPoM_0Xc9bWIHbunZKIjJ3WjtsfOceC7KGH3KGg-8RI3HHBFFRztBEyF_6SuvKK5HJqHomixGcC6KuqUyKLVsq7Ie8tyIl2DMD_tM-oEvJY-0nHXn9jQzA/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-04%20214453.png" width="230" /></a></b></div><b>Bio: Roseanna M. White</b><span style="color: #64507a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">is a bestselling, Christy Award–winning
author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not
writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book
covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="BB-body" style="line-height: normal; margin-right: 1.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Historical romance
favorite and Christy Award–winning author Roseanna White has penned novels set
from the American Revolution, to the first and second World Wars, and beyond. Now
she pivots to Edwardian England to launch a new series, <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">The Imposters</span>, set amidst the upper echelons of London’s
high society. Following two aristocratic siblings-turned-private investigators who
spy on their peers to keep their estate afloat, White’s masterful tale full of
intrigue, espionage, and the perfect touch of romance will sweep readers away
with </span><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">A
Beautiful Disguise</span></i></b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">About the story: </span></b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Left with an estate on the brink of bankruptcy
after their father’s death, Lady Marigold Fairfax and her brother open a
private investigation firm marketed to the elite . . . to spy on the elite. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Dubbed The Imposters, Ltd.,
their anonymous group soon becomes the go-to for high society when they need
answers delivered surreptitiously. But the secrets Marigold learns about her
peers pale in comparison to her shock when the firm is hired to investigate her
best friend’s father as a potential traitor. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Sir Merritt Livingstone has
spent a decade serving the monarch in the elite guard, but when pneumonia lands
him behind a desk in the War Office Intelligence Division, he’s intent on
showing his worth. As tensions mount between Germany and England, he suspects a
man of leaking information, but needing someone to help him prove it, he turns
to The Imposters. No one knows who they are, but their results are beyond
compare. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Marigold is determined to
discover the truth for her friend’s sake, and she’s more determined still to
keep her heart from getting involved with this enigmatic new client . . . who
can’t possibly be as noble as he seems.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 2.9pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 2.9pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Can you
please tell us a little bit about your new series, <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">The Imposters</span>? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I’d
be delighted! <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">The Imposters</span>
combines quite a few super fun elements—a glittery high-society Edwardian
setting that will appeal to </span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Downton Abbey</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> fans . . . some tension, suspense, and mystery . . . a romance (of
course) . . . a sibling relationship that was a real joy to write . . . and
even some circus themes!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">In </span></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">A Beautiful Disguise</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">,</span></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">readers are introduced to Marigold and Yates
Fairfax. Is there anything else readers show know about this interesting sibling
pair? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Oh my. Let’s just say that though Yates is
now the earl and his sister is a London fashion icon, neither are quite what
they seem. These two spend their leisure hours training on the trapeze, the
high wire, and the rings and bars. They condition their bodies to do all the
stunts that, rather than entertain under the Big Top, help them gather the
information they need for their cases. They can get into and out of anywhere—and
have fun doing it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Where did Marigold and Yates pick up the unique skills needed to open
The Imposters, Ltd.? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Well, you see, the same entertainments that
their father spent their entire fortune on—traveling circuses, acrobatic
troupes, theater groups, and the like—were their greatest influences. As
children, they literally dreamed of running off to join the circus, but when
reality insisted they take on the duties of the Fairfax title and save their
beloved estate, they decided to use their very particular skills to help them
investigate their own. Their names get them into any event . . . and their
ability to scale walls and put on any role through their closet of disguises
and costumes ensures they can collect all the details they need. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYI34UqoLM9-sWFfYqjP_Ocn6JTm6vWKiK7wFB7wA0pn272EV-Z51US3NHSrChsPf4Cd5_dTPjMNx049kooVh10bRFUpARgtVAV_FjXaevyRD_QPLhuPDgCeWT-GICAeO2aiXxnjPSnbt85H4KQ-IOOImWVsURwnBGa0BPdz2Hcxi-R-wC0A9sw/s886/Screenshot%202024-01-04%20214411.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYI34UqoLM9-sWFfYqjP_Ocn6JTm6vWKiK7wFB7wA0pn272EV-Z51US3NHSrChsPf4Cd5_dTPjMNx049kooVh10bRFUpARgtVAV_FjXaevyRD_QPLhuPDgCeWT-GICAeO2aiXxnjPSnbt85H4KQ-IOOImWVsURwnBGa0BPdz2Hcxi-R-wC0A9sw/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-04%20214411.png" width="207" /></a></b></div><b>Many of your books include themes of espionage. What inspired you to
write a novel about a sibling pair of private investigators in the upper
echelons of London’s high society? </b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Believe
it or not, this one came to me in a dream! I woke up one morning with the story
of high-society investigators rolling through my mind. I knew they were called
The Imposters. I knew siblings were involved . . . and another twist you won’t
learn until Book 2. I knew they used theater tricks, and maybe some circus
skills as well. Then I simply had to figure out, you know, a <i>plot</i>. I
decided to draw on some of my usual themes when I learned that MI5, England’s
first unified intelligence branch, was formed in the year I’d chosen. Reading
up on what espionage was at that point convinced me that there was much room to
play here.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">Can you share with us some historical context for the setting of the
novel? What major events in world history influence the story and its
characters? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">England
and Germany were in the middle of an arms-and-naval race that eventually led to
the Great War; Germany had only recently announced a frightful warship, and
England had answered with the <i>Dreadnaught</i>. During the months of my
story, new legislature was being pushed in England for a major ramp-up of
battleship production. Though England’s reigning king was the first cousin of
Germany’s kaiser (and Russia’s czar), tensions had never been higher between
the countries, and their politics had diverged in some key ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then toss in,
ahem, some literary mayhem. One of the most popular authors of the day was
William Le Queux, who wrote—you guessed it—spy novels. They were all based on
the idea that Germany had secret agents infiltrating England (totally untrue,
in retrospect), and it caused a real mania. Every German was reported, and the
authorities were flooded with claims of seeing spies at work. It was all
nonsense, but it <i>did</i> convince the government to take all their different
(and inefficient) intelligence branches—that of the army, the navy, and the
police—and combine them into one group: MI5.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">What type of research was required to write about this
time period accurately? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’ve learned a lot of the daily life aspects through
much reading and studying over the past decade for my other series, but in this
one I also got to learn more about the advent of Chanel and haute couture, the
formation of MI5, Edwardian circuses, and even finishing schools. I had a
blast!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Was there anything that you found particularly
interesting in your research that you </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">included in your book? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Something I probably should have known before but had never looked into
is the Coldstream Guard. We know them as the stone-faced guards of the palaces.
You know, the ones who supposedly won’t flinch or break character no matter
what you do. This Guard is, in fact, the most elite of England’s army, kind of
like our SEALs or Rangers. They get the palace posting because they’ve earned
it through the best training and field service. I decided to make my hero, Sir
Merritt Livingstone, a member of the Coldstream Guards, but then relegated him to
a desk job because of a lingering bout of pneumonia. But he brought a lot of
training and honor to the new position!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Can you tell us what readers have to look
forward to in the rest of series? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In the next book in the series, we’ll
focus on two other members of the Imposters—the architect who helps them figure
out how to sneak into buildings, and the society columnist who not only helped
make Marigold famous as “Lady M,” but who also writes up alibis for her, even
if she wasn’t really at a particular party. We’ll also still get a peek in
Yates’s mind, and Marigold and Merritt are along for the ride, too, as they all
work together to save a kidnapped child.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">What are you
working on next? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I’m
just finishing up the second book in this series, and am beginning to
brainstorm Book 3, which will be about Yates.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">How can readers
connect with you? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">You
can find me on all the major social media platforms @RoseannaMWhite, and you
can sign up for my newsletter and visit my shop full of signed books and other
bookish delights at RoseannaMWhite.com. I love chatting with readers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Cox</b><b><span style="background: white; color: #212121; font-family: "Open Sans",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">is a four-time
Christy Award–winning author. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Bible and
theology and a master’s degree in professional counseling, but her first love
is communicating through story. Her studies and her interactions with hurting
families over a decade have allowed her to create multidimensional characters who
connect emotionally with readers. She lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her
husband and their three children. </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .85pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;">In 2020, Amanda Cox’s debut novel, <i>The Edge of
Belonging</i>, was released into the world. Her story quickly garnered
recognition, winning the 2021 Christy Book of the Year Award</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond;"> and the Christy Award for best debut novel. Her first book was
followed by <i>The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocer</i>y (2021), which also
won two Christy Awards—the 2022 Christy Book of the Year Award and the General
Fiction Award. Now Cox utilizes her background in professional counseling to
unveil an insightful look at the complexities of family in her newest saga, <b><i>He
Should Have Told the Bees</i>.</b></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">About
the story: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Beckett
(Beck) Walsh loves working alongside her father in their apiary. But when her
father passes away unexpectedly, her life takes an unexpected turn. Suddenly,
it is up to her to run Walsh Farm, including managing the finances, which she
has never done. But there is a catch—she is only part owner of the farm, and
the other owner, someone she knows nothing about, has the power to sell the
business. Why would her father risk something that meant so much to both of
them?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Callie
Peterson is attempting to open her first storefront for her natural body care
products. So, when she learns that she has been named in the trust of a man
she’s never heard of, she views this as an opportunity to take care of her
struggling finances. Not only will the extra money support her new start-up
business but it will also help her absent mother get into rehab for her
lifelong substance abuse issues.</span> </p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">He Should Have Told the Bees</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"> is packed with complex secrets.
What was the inspiration behind your new work? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">This story and all its layers
happened little by little, each little thread coming from different touchpoints
in my life. But I’d have to say it all started with my love for bees and my
passion for crafting stories that explore family dynamics and pathways to
relational healing.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">You have two main protagonists in
your new novel, Beckett (Beck) Walsh and Callie Peterson. Can you please
provide a brief description of both of these women? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Beck is a country girl, and farm
life is in her blood. She has lived a very isolated life on her farm, in part
because she loves it so much and in part because of some early childhood
experiences that have had a significant impact on her life. She is a little
rough around the edges, but she has a good heart. Even though she has some
significant struggles to overcome, she is strong and independent in a lot of
ways.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Callie was raised by a mother whose
life was consumed by substance abuse, which caused Callie to grow up at a very
young age. She’s worked very long and hard to build a stable life with a
business of her own, but things keep happening that push her goals just out of
reach. She is resilient and compassionate, broken but determined to grow and
heal.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOa7RaJ1zBasz4t0PLq8cbFFz2_NwNP6PIrGTeOlMZPzFdmd9Up7bQtyKNVKBLeLU8s2ZZFNIJOoTTA1E21dJAch5w5G1ML48gl5pjpwRQzfnYH0C26R4oIwkt5q-kY_8Gt3M_RkC549xg8SBEOW-xVKrE5n-xeQGT3T3c3v8RP6JcuST3kpiOOw/s656/Screenshot%202024-01-02%20212607.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="426" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOa7RaJ1zBasz4t0PLq8cbFFz2_NwNP6PIrGTeOlMZPzFdmd9Up7bQtyKNVKBLeLU8s2ZZFNIJOoTTA1E21dJAch5w5G1ML48gl5pjpwRQzfnYH0C26R4oIwkt5q-kY_8Gt3M_RkC549xg8SBEOW-xVKrE5n-xeQGT3T3c3v8RP6JcuST3kpiOOw/s320/Screenshot%202024-01-02%20212607.png" width="208" /></a></b></div><b>Beck Walsh is a beekeeper who has
worked alongside her father in their apiary. What type of research was required
to accurately portray all the details and tasks that come with beekeeping?
</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">I have always been
fascinated with bees. I began to get serious about learning about beekeeping
several years ago. After spending a lot of time learning about their care, my
daughter and I started keeping a few hives of our own. Many, many hours have
been spent reading books, scrolling through online forums, watching videos, and
tending my own hives. (I am an amateur, not a professional like Beck!)</span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></b><p></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Beck struggles with anxiety. Why
did you choose to include her struggles as part of your story line? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Even if readers don’t struggle with
anxiety on the same level that Beck does, most people have some level of
experience with it, whether as a short-lived emotional state or as an ongoing
battle.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">While I was writing this book, the
world was going through a lot of changes—from people being quarantined to returning
to the workplace. Struggles with anxiety were on the rise. In writing Beck, I
hoped to craft a character who would connect with readers sharing the same
battle.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">In addition to Beck<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span>s
struggles, Callie<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span>s mother, Lindy, is
also struggling with her own issues. Can you please provide some insight on how
this initially affect<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span></span></b><b><span lang="IT" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: IT;">s
Callie</span></b><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">s
decision about the trust? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Lindy’s
life has been plagued with substance abuse. After being estranged from Callie
for several months, Lindy shows up asking her daughter to help her get into a
rehabilitative program. Callie, who has been working so hard to get her new
business off the ground, suddenly finds herself saddled with her mother’s
bills. Callie feels like she, once again, will have to choose between the
fresh, new, healthy life she is trying to build and helping her mother. When
she is named in the trust, the financial gain that could come from selling her
portion of the inheritance could be enough to allow her to both get her
business going and get excellent care provided for her mother.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">You have a master<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span>s
degree in professional counseling. How do you feel your knowledge in this area
has helped you create real and relatable characters? </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: none;">As a counselor I spent time sitting with individuals and families on
their most difficult days, serving as a guide while they processed
their thoughts and emotions and help</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: none;">ing</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: none;"> them take steps toward healing. Listening, observing, and simply being present with another person has always been a passion of mine.
When forming characters</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: none;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: none;"> I invest a lot of my time imagining who
they </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: none;">ar</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: bevel; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: none;">e and what life experiences have shaped them. I “sit with” these
characters in order to bring them to life on the
page in an authentic way. As a counselor I functioned as a guide toward healing
for my counseling clients. As a novelist I strive to do the same for my
characters, using the story as their guide on the path to healing.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">What do you hope readers will gain
from reading <i>He Should Have Told the Bees</i></span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">?</span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">I
hope that this book inspires those who are on their own healing journey to stay
the course and continue to do the hard work involved in the healing process. I
hope it helps those with struggling friends and family members to grow in
empathy and compassion.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">And, of course, I do hope to spread
my love of honeybees!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Where can readers purchase a copy
of<span class="None"> <i>He Should Have Told the Bees</i></span></span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">?</span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">He
Should Have Told the Bees</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">
is available wherever books are sold! I would especially love it if you
purchase it from your favorite local bookstore.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p>
<p class="Default" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Thank you, Amanda, for sharing this
book with me an my blog readers.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Readers, here’s a link to the book.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/He-Should-Have-Told-Bees-ebook/dp/B0BLW9YSVK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1704253565&sr=1-1">https://www.amazon.com/He-Should-Have-Told-Bees-ebook/dp/B0BLW9YSVK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1704253565&sr=1-1</a>
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