LOVE ON THE LINE - Deeanne Gist - Free Book AND A Lot of Other Fun Things

Welcome, Deanne. I always love spending time with you. Tell us about what’s been happening with your books lately.

My 2010 book, Maid to Match, was chosen by Booklist as one of the year’s Top Ten Inspirational Fiction. It won the National Readers’ Choice Award and Book Buyer’s Best. It was also nominated for a RITA, Readers’ Crown, Holt Medallion, Golden Quill, Maggie, Lories Best, and Heart of Excellence Readers’ Choice.

Love on the Line has already hit several bestseller lists, has received starred reviews, and is about a switchboard operator and a Texas Ranger who goes undercover as a telephone repairman.

How can you encourage authors who have been receiving only rejections from publishers?

I finished my first book in 1997. It wasn’t published until 2005. Then, when it came out, it was an “overnight success.” So, a rejection now doesn’t necessarily mean the work isn’t good, just that the timing isn’t right. The greatest advice I can give to an aspiring writer is: Continue to hone your craft and start on the next project.

I know what you mean. It took me 8 years to be an overnight success (in some people’s eyes). Tell us about the featured book.

Rural switchboard operator Georgie Gail is proud of her independence in a man's world…which makes it twice as vexing when the telephone company sends a man to look over her shoulder.

Dashing Luke Palmer is more than he appears though.  He's a Texas Ranger working undercover to infiltrate a notorious gang of train robbers.  Repairing telephones and tangling with this tempestuous woman is the last thing he wants to do.  But when his stakeout puts Georgie in peril, he realizes more than his job is on the line.

Sounds like a book I'll love to read. Please give us a peek inside your book.

Ding.

          Georgie Gail snatched up a switchboard cable and stuffed it into number twenty-eight. “Hello, Central.”

          “Georgie, it’s Mattieleene. How old is he? What does he look like? You have met him, haven’t you?”

          She didn’t pretend to misunderstand. “Yes.”

          The new troubleman tried to open one of the office desk drawers, but it was locked. With a great deal of satisfaction, Georgie smoothed her skirt beneath her and adjusted herself in her chair.

          “Well?” Mattieleene asked.

          “He’s big and he’s grouchy.”

          He pierced her with his gaze.

          She shifted, facing forward. She could still see him, but only in her peripheral.

          “Never say so!” Mattieleene moaned. “Is he old?”

          “Very old.”

          He jiggled the second and third drawers. Locked.

          “Is he ugly?”

          “Long in tooth and raised on sour milk.”

          Balling his fists, he placed them on the desktop and leaned against it. The fabric of his sleeves tightened around his upper arms. 

          “Oh, crumbs.” Mattieleene sounded near tears. “Why couldn’t they have sent a man with a little fur on his brisket?”

          “Party lines, Mattieleene. Anyone can hear.” And from the crackling on the line, it was a sure bet half the town was listening in.

That just moved to the top of my to-be-read pile. How can readers find you on the Internet?

a. Readers can contact me, enter contests, obtain book club ideas, and receive exclusive perks at IWantHerBook.com.

b. Any reader who’d like to spend a weekend with me can find out the details at GetawayWithDee.com.

c. I have a very active facebook community at Facebook.com/DeesCircle. The first time they visit, they can earn a Historical Novel Name by saving me from an oncoming train!

I am thrilled to introduce Georgie and Luke to the word in her latest novel, Love on the Line. To celebrate my publisher, Bethany House, is hosting the Love on the Line iPad2 giveaway an Author Chat on Facebook! Enter today and follow the link below to RSVP for Deeanne's rip-roarin' Facebook Party!

One fortunate winner will receive: 

• A Brand New iPad2 
• An Autographed Hardback Copy of Love on the Line by Deeanne Gist 

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on November 7th. Winner will be announced at Deeanne's Author Chat Facebook Party. Deeanne will be wrapping up the Love on the Line celebration by chatting with friends new and old! So grab your copy of Love on the Line (it's okay if you don't have one yet- you might could win one!) and join Deeanne on the evening of November 8th for a rip roaring book chat, a little trivia and lots of giveaways (books, and Amazon, iTunes, and Starbucks gift certificates)!

Don't miss a moment of the fun. RSVP today and tell your friends. Hope to see you on the 8th!

Thank you, Deeanne, for the interview and the chance to win all those things.

Readers, you can also win a free copy of Love on the Line right here on this blog. And here's a link where you can order a copy.

Love on the Line

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