HER SECRET - Shelley Shepard Gray - One Free Book

Welcome back, Shelley. You have a lot of books out now. What is your favorite setting to use in your books?

Although I really enjoy going on research trips and exploring new places, my favorite setting for my Amish novels has to be up in Holmes County, Ohio. That’s because I’m friends with several Amish ladies there, so when I set a novel in Sugarcreek, Charm, or Berlin, it feels like I’m writing about good friends.

What do you look for when you’re shopping for a book to buy for yourself?

I absolutely love to read. I usually read several books a week. I usually am attracted to two things when I pick a book. The first is that it’s different from anything I write and the second is characterization. If I don’t find the characters in the novel I’m reading either likable or well developed, I usually put the book down and pick up another on my To Be Read pile.

Give us a little tour of the setting for this book.

Although Hart County, Kentucky, the setting for HER SECRET is not in Ohio, I really enjoyed all the research I did for it! Hart County is located in the center of Kentucky, right where Mammoth Cave is located. One thing I learned from my visits to the area is that while Mammoth Cave is the largest cave in the region, it’s only one of many caves in the heart of Kentucky. Hart County is rural, populated by several scattered Amish communities, and is truly beautiful.

What other books do you have coming out soon?

HER SECRET is the first of six novels set in Hart County! Three of the books will be released this year and then the series will finish up in 2018. Each novel is set in area but is meant to stand alone. The next book in the series is called HIS GUILT, and it will be released in July.

Please give us a glimpse inside your home.

We live in southern Ohio in a walk-out ranch house that is next to a creek. Honestly, the best part about our house is the back yard. I love to watch all of the animals and birds visit. We have a blue heron that returns every summer, chipmunks, deer, a ground hog, and even a fox that lives in the woods. I love looking out the windows in the winter or sitting on the back porch in the summer.

Tell us about the story.

HER SECRET is the story of Hannah Hilty. She and her family move to Hart County because a stalker was taking pictures of her back in Ohio. At first she thinks that she’s safe and even allows herself to form a friendship with Isaac, her next door neighbor. But when strange little incidents start happening in her new town, Hannah fears that her stalker has found her again. 

It was a lot of fun to write.

Please give us the first page of the book.

Berlin, Ohio

April 16

“This just arrived for you, Hannah.”

Hannah Hilty looked up from the table she was clearing to see her manager by the reception desk at the Berlin Country Store. Blowing a wisp of hair off her brow, and wiping her hands on the dish towel tucked in the sash of her apron, Hannah hurried to take the brown envelope out of Kennedy Frazier’s hands.

“Danke,” she said politely. “I’m not sure why someone would have given you an envelope for me, though.”

“Actually, someone slipped it through our mail slot. In any case, I was happy to hold on to it for you.” She winked. “I’m glad you were working today. Otherwise, I would have had to remember to hand it to you for your next shift.”

“Oh, you would have remembered . . . eventually.” If there was one thing Hannah had learned about her manager, it was that Kennedy sometimes bit off more than she could chew. Because of that, she was a bit of a scatterbrain.

How can readers find you on the Internet?

I have a beautiful new website at www.shelleyshepardgray.com, I’m active on Facebook, and I’m also on Twitter at @ShelleySGray. I love to chat with readers, so I hope everyone will reach out and tell me what they thought of HER SECRET.

Thank you for hosting me, Lena!

My pleasure, Shelley. Thank you for sharing this new book with us.

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