Bio: Regina Jennings is
homeschooling mother of four from Oklahoma .
She enjoys watching musicals with her kids, traveling with her husband, and
reading by herself. When not plotting historical fiction, she plots how she
could move Highclere
Castle
Dear Readers, I have loved every one of
Regina Arkansas
Ozark Mountains, I know a lot about the whole range, which reaches into Missouri
And her characters were well-developed.
I couldn’t help but care about what was going to happen to them. I don’t want
to give away too much of the story, but I know you will be sorry if you miss
reading this book.
Welcome back, Regina
One of my favorite themes is reconciliation. The Bible says
we have been given the ministry of reconciliation, of bringing people to the
Lord, so that their sins may be forgiven and their relationship with their
Creator repaired. That’s what I like to see happen in my stories. Characters
must deal with the conflicts that separate them from God and from those who
would love them. Ending strife, clearing misunderstandings, and striving to do
better, those are elements that are found in all my stories.
What other books of
yours are coming out soon?
A Most Inconvenient Marriage is the first of a series set in the
Missouri Ozarks. The second book will be titled At Love’s Bidding. Miranda Wimplegate’s family owns an auction
house in Boston ,
but their future is threatened when her grandfather accidentally allows a
priceless heirloom to slip through their hands. In order to keep the powerful
family happy, Miranda and Grandfather trace the art to a small town in the Ozark Mountains , but he makes yet another mistake by
purchasing a livestock auction instead of an antique auction house and firing
everyone except the manager.
Wyatt Ballentine didn’t expect the auction house he manages
to be sold out from under him, but he surely didn’t reckon on the new owners
being a naïve young woman and her batty grandpa. Now they’ve barged into his
life and disrupted his business. He’d have pity on the girl, if he didn’t
suspect that she was trying to steal his legacy.
I can’t wait to read
that book, Regina
Can the answer to this one be Jesus? No? Okay, then I’d have
to say Ree Drummond, a/k/a The Pioneer Woman. Ree and I have a lot in
common—we’re both authors, Oklahomans, and homeschooling mothers of four kids. The
glaring differences are that she’s an amazing cook, has a perfectly decorated
house (or two, or three), and an amazing sense of style. Despite all those
faults, she’s hilarious and seems like a great lady to hang out with. Plus, I’m
just down the turnpike, so come on over, Ree!
I’ve watched her a
few times. I didn’t know she lived in Oklahoma
George Washington. I’d love to hear what his hopes were for
our country and what he thinks of the various branches of the government and
the roles they play now. Plus I hear he was a superb dancer.
Tell us about the
featured book.
A Most Inconvenient Marriage is about a nurse named Abigail
Stuart who feels like her only friend in the world is the sweet but gravely
wounded patient Jeremiah Calhoun. Fearing he won't survive, the Confederate
soldier's last wish is that Abigail look after his sickly sister at home. Marry
him, return to his horse farm, and it'll be hers.
Abigail takes him up on his offer and moves to Missouri after his
death, but just as the family learns to accept her, the real Jeremiah Calhoun
appears—puzzled to find a confounding woman posing as his wife. Jeremiah is
determined to have his life back to how it was before the war, but his own
wounds limit what he can do on his own. Still not fully convinced Abigail isn't
duping him, he's left with no choice but to let the woman stay and
help—providing that she give up her claim that she’s his wife and doesn’t ruin
his chances with his childhood sweetheart.
“Inconvenient” barely scratches the surface of what the two
of them feel about each other, but maybe they’ll find some common ground.
Please give us the
first page of the book for my readers.
February 1865
“First you're going to write my good-bye letter to my
sweetheart and then you're going to marry me.” The prisoner's smile belied the
beads of sweat condensing on his forehead.
Abigail Stuart wrung tepid water out of the rag and mopped
his brow. “I will not write your Lady Juliet to tell her that I've replaced
her. Your fever must be causing you to hallucinate. Romeo was no fickle lover.”
A fly landed on his chin. The prisoner lifted what was left
of his arm, forgetting he couldn't reach his mouth with the putrid stump.
Abigail shooed the pest away and wished for a blanket to alleviate his chills.
Two years of caring for the dying Confederate prisoners had numbed her to the
sight of mangled flesh, but she'd never stopped mourning the senseless pain
these young men suffered.
“You won't be happy, Miss Abby, not without a stable full of
horses,” he said. “And I can give you that. You've got to be sick and tired of
this prison.”
“My horses are gone. Nursing is all I have left.”
The man wet his lips. “Marry me and you won't have to stay
here another day. The farm, the stock, the nicest horseflesh in the
hills——they'll all be yours. If the last thing I can do with this life...”
Dr. Jonson caught Abigail's eye. She'd already tarried too
long with her favorite patient, but she wasn't sorry. He'd been kind to her, no
matter what color his uniform had been before they'd cut him out of it. She
sloshed the rag in the basin. The gangrene had poisoned his blood. She didn't
have much time—and neither did he.
“What about your lady? Why not will the farm to her?”
“My sweetheart?” His eyes grew soft beneath the pain. He
closed them and inhaled like he was filling his lungs with the smell of fresh
hay instead of the stench of the medical ward. With his good hand he tapped the
thin mat beneath him. “My fiancée can take care of herself. This war won't slow
her down. It's my...my sister that I worry about. Rachel isn't strong—hasn't
been since she took the fever. You're a nurse and you could help her ma with
the farm. It's the perfect solution.”
A faint hope stirred in her chest. Could this be the answer
she’d been praying for? “But what if I don't like the Ozarks? What if your
family doesn't welcome a Yankee invading their home?”
“Then walk away. What have you lost?”
She took his hand, surprised again by the dry heat in the
freezing room. “You don't even know your real name, Romeo. Or has that memory
finally been restored, too?”
He wiggled his feet against the end of the cot and shuddered
as another chill ravaged his body. Quickly he mastered the pain and the smile
returned.
“My name is Jeremiah Calhoun. Captain Jeremiah Calhoun.”
That should whet
their desire to read the book. How can readers find you on the Internet?
website: www.reginajennings.com
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