ALWAYS THE WEDDING PLANNER, NEVER THE BRIDE - Sandra D Bricker - Free Book

Welcome back, Sandie. How did you come up with the idea for this story?

I had the wonderful good fortune to write a book called Always the Baker, Never the Bride, which was published in the fall of 2010 by Abingdon Press. In the first two weeks of its release, the book went into its third printing. Something about that book, about those characters, about the premise…it just appealed to readers. Consequently, Abingdon came back to me and said, “You know those other two books we’ve contracted? How about we push those out a couple of years and you do another three books to follow up Baker?” It was a dream-come-true! I loved the characters in the first book, and I hadn’t been ready to say good-bye to them, so getting to continue their stories was such a blessing! So this book, Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride, takes my readers further into the story.

If you were planning a party with Christian authors of contemporary fiction, what six people would you invite and why?

Lena, what a rockin question!! Let’s see. Narrowing it down to six is a challenge! But I’d have to start with Debby Mayne because she’s my partner in crime here in Florida. And Kristin Billerbeck because she TOTALLY GETS ME. Trish Perry, for the same reason; we have such a great connnection. And the funny and wonderful Diann Hunt would have to be there, too. She’s such a sweetheart, and we’ve shared an awful lot in the couple of years that we’ve known each other. A couple of historical authors also come to mind, but you said contemporary, right? I think I’d add Jenny B. Jones and Camy Tang because I just adore the two of them and the books they write. Hey, that’s a pretty good group for a party, huh? I need to send out those invitations!

Now let’s do that for a party for Christian authors of historical fiction, what six people would you invite and why?

Oh good! My historical buddies aren’t left out! Loree Lough and Andrea Boeshaar are at the top of that list. And you, Lena! And I think I’d add my former agent and historical author, Tamela Hancock Murray. Ooh, and how about Rita Gerlach and Miralee Ferrell? Only six? Okay, there’s my six.

That is a fun group. I’d love to come to that party. Many times, people (and other authors) think you have it made with so many books published. What is your most difficult problem with writing at this time in your career?

Yes, I think the question I’m most often asked is, “So now you can quit your day job, right?” I usually reply that I enjoy eating and having electricity and not living under a bridge, so I think I’ll keep the day job a little longer.  J  That’s the greatest challenge at the moment. Writing all these books and meeting my deadlines and staying creatively charged.

Tell us about the featured book.

Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride is the second of four books in this series that Abingdon has dubbed “Another Emma Rae Creation.” It revolves around a Type A personality named Sherilyn, Emma’s best friend from childhood, and her doctor boyfriend Andy. The two of them met, fell in love, and decided to move back to Atlanta and get married in a very small space of time. Their funny and tender-hearted story revolves around making all those adjustments that come when you rush into something, even when you know it’s right.

Please give us the first page of the book.

Sherilyn hadn’t been to Roswell in years, but its rustic southern charm hadn’t waned in the least.

Barrington Hall stood proudly at the highest point in the small town, on the south side of the town square, looking every bit the plantation home of its youth with its stately white columns.  The shops at Roswell Mill bustled with people, and the crisp scent of fall clung to the sweet breeze wafting over the nearby Chattahoochee River. Leaves had only begun to turn with glimpses of what was to come. Sherilyn knew that, by next month this time, the greens and golds and burnt reds of Georgia autumn would be welcoming her home at full mast.

Not that Georgia was technically her home. She’d lived there for five years while attending Emory University and carving out the beginnings of her career, but it hadn’t taken long for her to make her way back to Chicago. What were the odds that she’d meet the man of her dreams there, and that he would hail from Atlanta, Georgia?

Her ties to the place, albeit temporary, had been strong ones just the same, and something had always whispered that she would one day return. But to marry, rebuild a career, and settle in for the rest of her life? That, she never could have imagined.

However, if there was one sure thing in Sherilyn’s future, Andrew Drummond IV was certainly it. She’d known him just seven weeks when Andy proposed, and Sherilyn couldn’t have accepted any faster.

Sherilyn Caine-Drummond.

Mrs. Andrew John Drummond, The Fourth.

How can readers find you on the Internet?

At my blog: http://sandradbricker.blogspot.com

At my site:  www.SandraDBricker.com

On Facebook: Sandie Bricker

Once again, this was a lot of fun, Sandie, but then our visits always are.

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