About the Book
Book: A
Heart’s Gift - Loves Road Home Series, Book 1
Complete Series:
A Heart’s Gift –
1890-91
A Heart’s Forgiveness –
1893
A Heart’s Forever Home
– 1896
A Heart’s Redemption –
1899
A Heart’s Honor – 1905
Author: Lena Nelson Dooley
Genre: Historical
romance
Lorinda Sullivan’s husband Mike had rescued her from her
father and uncle, who abused her. After they married, they went to Summit
County Colorado, where he owned a gold mine. After a few years, the mine played
out. Mike was taking the last of the gold to be assayed in Denver, leaving her to protect their land. He
never returned.
Franklin Vine, a ranch owner, rescues Lorinda from her
burning cabin. She is heavy with child, and he takes her to his ranch house,
where his housekeeper cares for Lorinda.
She needs to make a life for her child. He wants an heir for
his ranch.
Could a marriage of convenience be the answer for both of
them?
How will the arrival of two people from Franklin’s past change things?
About the Author
Multi-published, award-winning author Lena Nelson Dooley has had more
than 950,000 copies of her 50+ book releases. Her books have appeared on the CBA,
Publisher’s Weekly, and ECPA
bestseller lists, as well as Amazon bestseller lists. She is a member of
American Christian Fiction Writers and the local
chapter, ACFW - DFW. She’s a member of Christian Authors’ Network, and Gateway Church
in Southlake, Texas.
Awards:
- Love Finds You in
Golden, New Mexico, 2011 Will Rogers Medallion
Award
- Maggie’s Journey, a reviewer’s Top Ten Books
of 2011 list, the 2012 Selah first place award for Historical Novel.
- Mary’s Blessing, Selah Award Second Place
- Catherine’s Pursuit, NTRWA Carolyn Reader’s
Choice, CAN Golden Scroll Novel of the Year award second place, Will
Rogers Medallion Award bronze medallion.
- Her blog, A Christian Writer’s World, Readers
Choice Blog of the Year Award from the Book Club Network.
- Three Carol Award second-place
silver pins.
- A Texas
Christmas ECPA bestseller list
- Love Is Patient ECPA bestseller list
- Mountain Christmas Brides ECPA bestseller list 3
months, Publisher’s Weekly top
10 list 5 weeks
She has experience in screenwriting, acting, directing, and
voice-overs. She is on the Board of Directors for Higher Ground Films and is
one of the screenwriters for their upcoming film Abducted to Kill. She has been featured in articles in Christian Retailing, ACFW Journal, Charisma
Magazine, and Christian Fiction Online Magazine. Her article in CFOM was the cover story.
In
addition to her writing, Lena is a frequent
speaker at women’s groups, writers groups, and at both regional and national
conferences. She has spoken in six states and internationally. She also wrote
and teaches Dynamic Writing Workshops.
Lena has an active web presence on Facebook, Twitter,
Goodreads, LinkedIn, and with her internationally connected blog where she
interviews other authors and promotes their books.
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More from Lena
I’ve been a lover of history for decades. In college and
graduate school, all my elective courses were history. Of course, I chose the
countries and eras I wanted to learn about. When I began writing novels, my
first one was a contemporary story. After that at least 75% or more of my
novels have been historical, all the way from 1805 through the early 20
th
century.
I’ve always been fascinated by the relationship between
Joseph and Mary the mother of Jesus. The Bible doesn’t give us a lot of
information about their relationship. But by his actions, we can assume that
Joseph believed the angel and Mary about her baby. He didn’t do the usual thing
and put her away quietly. Instead, he protected her and from the day He was
born, he became the earthly father of Jesus. I’ve often thought about what that
meant for Joseph and for Mary. When I write a story of a marriage between a man
and a single mother, I use the emotions that I feel God has revealed to me
about their relationship.
The first time I read a marriage of convenience novel, I
loved it. And I’ve read quite a few. I’ve also written a few. A Heart’s Gift is one of them. This book
was an easy and interesting book to write.
I’m what’s called in the industry a seat-of-the-pants
author, more or less. I do have the complete timeline of what needs to happen in the story in my head.
When I sit down to write, I know where I’m going, but I don’t have every single
scene plotted out as some authors do. And I pray a lot. During the time I’m
writing a book, God drops ideas into my mind. Not just while I’m writing, but
other times, too. That’s the exciting thing about writing. This keeps it fresh
for me.
During the writing of A
Heart’s Gift, there’s a place where I just stopped and said, “God, what am
I going to do now?” When you get there, you’ll know what scene I mean, but I
don’t want to give a spoiler.
I never dreamed that the book would turn into a suspense
novel in the last third of the book, but God knew. And it made it a better
book.
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