LOVELIER THAN DAYLIGHT - Rosslyn Elliott - One Free Book

Welcome, Rosslyn. God has really been moving in your writing life. What do you see on the horizon?

I have a couple of projects stewing in my brain. My first trilogy was inspired by a house, and my next project will also be based on a historic building that I discovered this summer. I seem to be architecturally-oriented as a writer! However, despite my plans for writing, this is a transitional time in our family’s life because we just made a major interstate move and acquired some land and horses. Finding writing time has been challenging because we’ve been spending so much time setting up fencing and storage, not to mention caring for the equines and canines, plus homeschooling and teaching riding lessons. I’m at peace with this transition, just enjoying the blessings that come with it and not worrying about the future. God knows the plans he has for me. When it’s time to write again, whether that’s a month from now or a year from now, the time will become available. It strikes me as a pretty good idea to take a sabbatical for a few months anyway, with all of the turbulence in the publishing world these days! It will be interesting to see which publishers are still thriving a year from now. Too often, I think we get caught up in the pressure to publish nonstop, but it’s important to stay balanced and hear God’s voice, not just the conventional wisdom of the world.

Tell us a little about your family.

My husband is a creative and talented salesman and a doting father to our fourth-grader. Lately, we’ve been working so hard outside that we tend to come in at night and collapse into bed! But during the day, we have fun working with our horses. My daughter and I like to cook together too. We all like music, though my daughter and I are more classically-oriented compared to my husband’s taste for classic rock and 80’s hair-bands. And we all share a love for nature that brings us pleasure just from walking outside and seeing whatever new beauty is out there in the fields, whether it’s butterflies, birds, or morning frost.

Has your writing changed your reading habits? If so, how?

I have a new appreciation for good novels from any genre. They are so much harder to write than anyone would ever guess who hadn’t been through the process. These days, when I see an error or something else that isn’t perfect in a novel, I think “How long did this author have to write this novel? Was she on a two-month deadline? Did she have a good line editor or a bad one?” I read with more grace and insight for authors now.

What outside interests do you have?

Teaching is an abiding passion for me. I love to teach, especially when I get to teach young people. Right now I’m teaching riding lessons, plus two drama classes, one for my church and one for a homeschool group. When I get the chance, I also love to go listen to good classical or folk music. And I enjoy light strategy board games like Settlers of Catan.

I’ve noticed that many authors have a drama background. I do as ell. How do you choose your settings for each book?

Thus far, I’ve been inspired by setting more than any other single aspect of writing. Because my first three novels were based on real history, the settings were mostly self-selecting. However, in my first novel, I moved one historical setting from the country to the city, because I needed to make a contrast between rural and urban life. So I do exercise some liberty, even though my settings are in part determined by the history I’m writing. In Lovelier than Daylight, I chose to incorporate the unusual cultural atmosphere of German Village in Columbus, Ohio. Depicting German American culture was my favorite part of the novel.

If you could spend an evening with one historical person, who would it be and why?

I’d like to have dinner with Queen Elizabeth I. I’d love to know if she really had a human side, or if the pressures of her position erased most of her humanity.

What is the one thing you wish you had known before you started writing novels?

Ignorance is bliss! I’m actually glad that I didn’t know how hard and occasionally disturbing the publishing journey can be. Having a book published is a blessing, and I never forget that, but there are some strange and difficult episodes along the way. Now, I watch new writers go through their first publishing experience, and I see them going through some of the same trials. As a result, I’ve developed a lot of compassion for authors, because I know the challenges we all face. Very few people have a completely easy or smooth ride through traditional publishing. So whenever someone asks me for counsel, I am happy to help in any way I can.

I’m in one of those difficult times right now, so I understand. But God is so with me. What new lessons is the Lord teaching you right now?

I’m learning to take joy in the moment, to wait on His call with grace and peace.

Amen! What are the three best things you can tell other authors to do to be successful?

First, success is determined in the end by God alone, not by the world, and if we forget that, we won’t be joyful. So, the first thing to do is to stay tuned in to heaven’s priorities and tune out any message that gets in the way. Second, be humble. We can’t learn or grow without humility. Finally, be kind and love others. In that way, we stay true to our primary calling. Whether or not success comes down the pipeline is not completely within our control, but we always have a say in keeping our spiritual integrity. And if we ever find that the lifestyle of writing is threatening that integrity, we need to consider making changes. As the scripture says, we gain nothing if we gain the whole world but lose our souls.

Tell us about the featured book.

Lovelier than Daylight is the last in a trilogy of three novels based on the real-life Hanby family of Westerville, Ohio. Each novel focuses on a different generation in the family, so each can stand alone as its own story, though of course it’s ideal to read them in order! I enjoyed creating this generational saga because it was rewarding to trace one minister’s family through fifty years of life, spanning from 1825 to 1875. And it was fascinating to show how America had changed in that fifty years! Lovelier than Daylight is based on a real historical episode known as the Westerville Whiskey War that made national news in 1875.

Lovelier than Daylight follows Susanna Hanby through an unforgettable summer, as she discovers that her sister has disappeared, along with her six children. Her sister’s alcoholic husband claims they’ve run away, but Susanna doesn’t believe him. As Susanna attempts to find her family and bring them home, she’s drawn into a crusade for temperance that turns violent in a small Ohio town. An attractive German American brewer named Johann Giere is supplying his goods to a saloon in Westerville. When Susanna tries to stop him, he finds himself attracted to her, but she can’t stand his profession. As he offers to help her find her family, conflict over temperance erupts in Westerville, in gunpowder and flames. Susanna and Johann risk their lives and their hearts as their deepening relationship forces a choice between passion against principle.

Sounds totally captivating. Please give us the first page of the book.

Tall grass and wildflowers blocked her view and stranded her in the middle of the meadow. Susanna’s arms prickled as if someone watched her—but surely no one else was out here in the country, on this June morning already hot and breathless.

Scores of fleabane daisies studded the wall of grass like flat yellow eyes, unblinking. The heavy air pressed from all sides, its stillness broken only by the hum of a wasp that circled above her head.

Her sister needed her. She must get to the farmhouse as soon as she could. She gripped the handle of her heavy valise with both hands and pushed through the grass, peering for marks of passage to keep her on the overgrown path. Her back grew warm under her bustled polonaise and corset, and her petticoat dampened beneath her skirt. She wanted to lift her curls away from her neck and fan herself, but she trudged on. At least her straw hat kept the sun out of her eyes.

This summer refused to relent, with its constant liquid heat, harsh as the burn of whiskey on the tongue. Susanna had tasted a sip of whiskey once, at her father’s request. He wanted her to know its flavor so curiosity could never tempt her, even though she promised him drink held no allure for her. Whiskey had done more than enough harm already.

She would not think of that. She was here to bring companionship and merriment to her sister and her children before she headed off to college in Westerville.

A brick chimney poked above the grass. Her sister’s house squatted ahead with its familiar, peeling white planks. Rusted farm tools lay by its walls, and the fields beyond bore only a sparse cover of wilting corn. But any neglect was not Rachel’s fault. With a lazy husband and six little ones to feed, Rachel could not go out in the fields and do everything herself.

Susanna hurried forward, her shoulders aching from the pull of the valise.

Why hadn’t the children come out to greet her? Clara or Wesley should be out doing their chores, even if the little ones stayed inside.

 She stopped. Something had happened to the flowerbeds. The blooms lay crushed and browned along the foundation of the house. Her throat knotted—Rachel must be so sad. The only color and luxury at the home had come from the flowers she had so patiently watered and weeded. All dead now.

She set her luggage at the bottom of the stoop, climbed up and knocked. No answer. She laid a tentative hand on the knob and pushed the door open a crack. “Rachel?” Her call sank into eerie silence. Her stomach hollowed and she gripped the knob tighter. She eased the door open. The small parlor with its threadbare furniture was empty.

A few steps took her into the dim hallway and back to the bedroom. No one was there. The sheets were rumpled, the quilt hung on the floor, and the baby’s cradle was empty. Something was wrong—her breathing quickened.

Yes, totally fascinating and suspenseful. How can readers find you on the Internet?

I have a website at www.rosslynelliott.com, but I’m more likely to be checking in on Facebook! I love to talk to readers, so feel free to friend me or like my author page for updates.

Thank you, Rosslyn, for sharing your life and new book with us.

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SWEETER THAN BIRDSONG - Rosslyn Elliott - Free Book

Welcome back, Rosslyn. Why do you write the kind of books you do?

My first goal is to tell a good story, and that means making the novels compelling and entertaining. But beneath that, I have a passion for preserving history by bringing it to life, by telling it in a way that touches people’s hearts. Much of our American history has never been told. I like to find the undiscovered stories of triumph over adversity that built this country. My dream is that the books I write will encourage people spiritually, and also inspire them to value our past and to see what is worth preserving.

Tell us about one of the happiest days in your life.

When I was pregnant with my daughter, we had a terrible scare at the 16-week ultrasound. The doctor saw three signs that she had a terrible genetic condition that would mean she probably wouldn’t live to see her first birthday. Though I would have carried her to term no matter what, we had an amniocentesis to follow up on the visual diagnosis. Many, many good people were praying for us while we waited for results for an agonizing weekend. The doctor called first thing Monday morning to tell us that the amniocentesis came back showing a normal chromosomal pattern, not the deadly one. The joy of that morning was beyond words.

How has being published changed your life?

Well, it hasn’t changed who I am, nor should it change any writer whose priorities and values are stable. I’m so glad I was published at 39 and not at 25. I needed those years to mature and understand that you can’t find joy by pursuing the world’s definition of success—that life cannot be about feeling validated by others for achievements. Since I’ve been published, I’ve been a lot busier, which is not completely a good thing. When the deadlines really heated up, I had to give up some of my service to friends and neighbors, and that was hard. I have to negotiate a compromise in the future, because I can’t give up serving the people around me—it’s an important part of the spiritual life.  I want to be honest about these things, so writers seeking publication have some idea what’s ahead! However, I am very grateful to have realized my publishing dream.

What are you reading right now?

I’m reading The Fox in the Cupboard, a memoir about a woman who returns to riding horses after years of urban life. It’s beautifully-written, and I can empathize with the author.

What is your current work in progress?

In about a week, I’ll get the editorial letter for Lovelier than Daylight, the third novel in the Saddler’s Legacy series. I’m excited to hear what my editors have to say. I’ve been blessed with two of the best editors in the business, and they have great insights.

What would be your dream vacation?

I’d love to take a European tour. My interest in European history, landscape and architecture that first developed when I lived in England as a girl with my military family. I would be so excited to take my daughter back to see some of the things I saw twenty-five years ago. Plus, I never made it to Spain or Italy, and I would love to visit some of the beautiful cities there.

How do you choose your settings for each book?

Because my books are based on real people and events, I don’t really choose the settings. But I do immerse myself in details about each setting. I have to develop an intuitive knowledge of how it feels to walk through those scenes, or I can’t write it well.

If you could spend an evening with one person who is currently alive, who would it be and why?

My first choices would be my family members, or my closest friends.  But I’ll make it a little more interesting by choosing someone famous. Let’s see… this is really hard… the people I most admire are dead. Ok—I would like to meet one of the foremost intellectual advocates of the Christian faith, so I’ll pick William Lane Craig. Anyone whom Richard Dawkins refused to debate has GOT to be interesting.

What are your hobbies, besides writing and reading?

I love singing (mostly by myself or with my daughter) and listening to great choirs and classical music. I work with the children at our church, teaching them music, because that’s an important part of Christian life. I also like cooking and wish I had more time for it. And I like making things with my hands---decoupage, for example.

What is your most difficult writing obstacle, and how do you overcome it?

It’s my self-criticism and the feeling that my work will never be good enough. I overcome it through prayer and reminding myself that even imperfect work can serve a higher purpose.

What advice would you give to a beginning author?

Before you choose your genre, think very hard about whether that genre represents your calling as a writer. Historical fiction is a natural for me because it ties together several of my passions and my mission. I will never get tired of it. Would I experiment with something else? Sure! But it wouldn’t be as central to who I am as historical fiction.

Tell us about the featured book.

Sweeter than Birdsong is the second novel in my Saddler’s Legacy series about the real Hanby family of Ohio. It’s based on the true love story of Kate Winter, one of the first female college graduates in America, and Ben Hanby, a talented composer who secretly aids fugitive slaves to flee to Canada before the Civil War. Kate is terribly shy and hiding some family secrets, but Ben finds her fascinating, with her intelligence and beauty. He casts her in his musicale, unaware that she is planning to flee town. A frightening accident leads Ben and Kate to a dangerous mission that will change both of their lives forever.

Please give us the first page of the book.

Westerville, Ohio 1855  ­­­

Her customary walk across the college quadrangle had become an executioner’s march.

Kate’s heeled shoes clunked over the flagstones. Her full skirt and horsehair crinoline dragged from her waist, too warm even for this mild May morning.

She climbed the stone steps of the whitewashed college building and laid hold of the black iron door handle with a clammy palm. The dim foyer led to the lecture hall. Her breath came faster and her corset squeezed her lungs. It had not felt so tight when the maid laced it an hour ago. Up ahead loomed the dark rectangle of the hall’s oaken door, which stood ajar.

At the threshold, she paused. Inside the hall, a baritone voice lifted in clear, well-balanced phrases. The speaker’s persuasive power carried even here. Ben Hanby. He was the best orator in the class. She laid a hand to her midsection to quell the pulsing nausea there. If she did not go in now, she would not go at all.

At her push, the door swung open to reveal rows of masculine shoulders in dark coats, all heads turned toward the speaker. Each gentleman’s neat coattails fell open over his knees, black against the polished wood floor. Each white collar rose to the sweep of hair worn according to the current vogue, longer than a Roman’s but never past the collar.

On the raised platform beyond them, Ben Hanby stood, as natural and poised as if he were alone in the room, his dark hair thick over his brow. His eyes were intent, his face alive with interest in his subject, but his words floated past Kate in a wash of sounds her jumping nerves could not interpret. Of course speaking came easily for him—his father was a minister.

He finished with a question to the audience, and even her disrupted attention caught the subtle humor in the lift of his eyebrow as he delivered his line straight-faced. A chuckle rose from the young men, echoed in the lighter laughter of the small party of young lady scholars seated with their chaperone on the end of the front row.

Ben Hanby descended the stairs, the barest smile appearing as he exchanged glances with his friends.

“Miss Winter.” Professor Hayworth’s bass rumbled across the hall.

She froze on the threshold. Heads turned toward her. Her skin tingled in waves of heat, her heart kicked in an uneven cadence. Could it stop from such fright?—the thought made it worsen, like a stutter in her chest that could not move on to the next beat.

“I am glad you choose to join us today.” Professor Hayworth spoke to her from the dais, beside the podium, full bearded in his formal black robe. “You have arrived just in time to give the first of our ladies’ speeches.”

How can readers find you on the Internet?

I love to have readers stop by my hangouts on the internet. I have a website and blog at www.RosslynElliott.com. There’s a contact form on the site plus a comments section on the blog if you want to chat or ask a question. Then I’m always glad to see new people at my author page on Facebook, and I’m on Twitter @RosslynElliott. Come say hello!


In this second in the award-winning Saddler's Legacy series, Rosslyn Elliott has written a stirring novel of hope and faith inspired by real historical people and events. With Ben Hanby, a genius composer, Kate Winter, one of the first female college graduates in America, and John Parker, an ex-slave who risked his life time and again to help fugitive slaves, Sweeter than Birdsong is full of real heroes to inspire us. "I hope readers will find a renewed sense of strength in their own lives," says Elliott, "knowing that change is possible, and our efforts matter. I want them to remember these unique, brave people in history who left us a shining example of what it means to live out one's beliefs with passion and commitment."

So to celebrate the music in all of us, Rosslyn and Thomas Nelson are hosting this "sweet giveaway".

One fortunate winner will receive:

• A Brand new iPod Nano (Winner's choice of color!)
• Fairer than Morning by Rosslyn Elliott
• Sweeter than Birdsong by Rosslyn Elliott

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends at noon on February 28th. Winner will be announced at Sweeter than Birdsong Author Chat Facebook Party on 2/28. Rosslyn will be chatting with guests, sharing a sneak peek of the next book in the series, hosting a trivia contest, and more! She'll also be giving away some GREAT prizes: gift certificates, books, season 1 of DowntownAbbey, and a book club prize pack! (Ten copies of the book for your small group or book club AND a LIVE Author Chat for your group with Rosslyn.)

So grab your copy of Sweeter than Birdsong and join Rosslyn and friends on the evening of the 28th for an evening of fun.

Don't miss a moment of the fun. RSVP today and tell your friends via FACEBOOK or TWITTER and increase your chances of winning. Hope to see you on the 28th!


Thank you, Rosslyn, for spending this time with us.


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Sweeter than Birdsong (A Saddler's Legacy Novel) - paperback
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FAIRER THAN MORNING - Rosslyn Elliott - Free Book

Welcome, Rosslyn. Tell us how much of yourself you write into your characters.

None of them is exactly like me, but all of my characters contain parts of me. One of my friends was shocked after she read the first draft of Fairer than Morning. She wondered how my life experience allowed me to write some of the scenes in the novel. I may not have been through the exact experiences that my novel’s hero endures, but I have known what it means to fall into utter loneliness and despair, followed by redemption and hope. Though my ten years of agnosticism in young adulthood were very hard, I am glad for them now. Without that period in my life, I would not be able to write some of the characters I can write now. And portraying a wide variety of characters gives me a greater chance to reach out to readers, no matter where they are in their respective spiritual journeys.

What is the quirkiest thing you have ever done?

How can I ever choose one out of the scads of weird things I’ve done? But I’ll choose at random. When I was in college, I went to a nearby store and found a superhero-type mask—the kind that looks like Zorro’s mask, but this one happened to be silver. I decided to wear it around campus for a day as an experiment. Our campus included city streets, so I encountered everyday citizens as well as college students. I didn’t do anything unusual, just wore the mask everywhere I went. My favorite response was probably the little four-or five-year-old kid who kept looking back at me behind him and asking his mother: “Who is that? Who is that?” He assumed I had to be a superhero, despite my normal clothing. But adults really freaked out, stared a lot, and did a lot of double takes. It made me realize what a social taboo it is to cover our faces in Western culture.

When did you first discover that you were a writer?

I think it might have been when I was six. I remember writing a poem to entertain myself at a going-away party for my family. I also took some school tests when I was eight that asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. My answer in all three fill-in blanks was “playwright.” So writing has been a lifelong passion for me. My daughter is acting the same way at age seven—writing stories all the time, coming up with plots while we ride around in the van—so I think I see the shape of things to come for her! I believe linguistic ability, like mathematical ability, is partly passed down in the genes. Some kids like to fool with numbers and they eventually become engineers. Others like to fool with words, and they become writers.

Tell us the range of the kinds of books you enjoy reading.

I enjoy many genres of writing. In fact, it doesn’t really matter what genre the novel is, as long as it’s well-written and fresh. For example, I’m not usually a mystery reader, but I really like Will Thomas. I tend to prefer historical novels over contemporaries, but I admire the ability of a good contemporary author to capture our present cultural moment. I also love to read nonfiction, especially when I can learn something as a result.

How do you keep your sanity in our run, run, run world?

I remember what’s most important and place those things first: faith, family, and friendship. I have my days when I feel stressed out, but even on those days, I can usually straighten out my priorities by sundown. The fact is, I have a seven-year-old daughter who will only be seven once. I will never regret any time I spend with her. And without God, I would have nothing and be nothing. So my life has to revolve around that central truth, because I know what it means not to have God or truth in my life. Losing faith took me to spiritual and emotional places that I never want to see again.

How do you choose your characters’ names?

Some of my characters are real historical figures, so that makes it easy. Sometimes I pick names or surnames from people I know. I’ve also opened the phone book. I’d rather pick names from life than make them up. Real surnames are stranger and more interesting than anything I can create by myself.

What is the accomplishment that you are most proud of?

Being a good mom. Not perfect, but loving and hardworking. I want my daughter never to doubt my love for her. I also want to teach her how to be a woman of strong character and a true follower of Jesus in humility, courage, and service. It’s not easy to teach a child strength, but our children will need it for the future that awaits them.

If you were an animal, which one would you be, and why?

I would love to be an eagle. Eagles are splendid. They are sharp-eyed and brave and noble. They aren’t afraid to soar high and dive low. If an eagle is good enough to represent our country, it’s good enough for me!

What is your favorite food?

I’m an amateur foodie, so my taste in food is as wide as my taste in books. I really like Thai food, and just the thought makes me want to go out to a good Thai restaurant soon. But I also like steak. And chocolate. And cheese.

What is the problem with writing that was your greatest roadblock, and how did you overcome it?

Self-criticism. I had to learn to accept my weak writing or mistakes in first drafts, and that was a real struggle. But I think my perfectionism, like many writing problems, was a spiritual issue, and I had to mature spiritually in order to become a real writer. That’s the wonderful thing about writing. We have to grow up and seek God in order to do it well.

Tell us about the featured book.

Fairer than Morning is the first novel of my series called The Saddler’s Legacy from Thomas Nelson Publishers. This series of historical romances is based on a real minister’s family in nineteenth-century Ohio.

In Fairer than Morning, a saddler’s daughter dreams of marriage to her poetic, educated suitor—until a runaway apprentice shows her that a truly noble man will risk his life to free the oppressed.

Sounds like a book I want to read. Please give us the first page of the book.

Rushville, Ohio
15th July, 1823

Proposals of marriage should not cause panic. That much she knew.

Eli knelt before her on the riverbank. His cheekbones paled into marble above his high collar. Behind him, the water rushed in silver eddies, dashed itself against the bank, and spiraled onward out of sight. If only she could melt into the water and tumble away with it down the narrow valley.

She clutched the folds of her satin skirt, as the answer she wanted to give him slid away in her jumbled thoughts.

Afternoon light burnished his blond hair to gold. “Must I beg for you? Then I shall.” He smiled. “You know I have a verse for every occasion. ‘Is it thy will thy image should keep open, My heavy eyelids to the weary night? Dost thou desire my slumbers should be broken, While shadows like to thee do mock my sight?’”

The silence lengthened. His smile faded.

“No.” The single word was all Ann could muster. It sliced the air between them with its awkward sharpness.

He faltered. “You refuse me?”

“I must.”

He released her hand, his eyes wide, his lips parted. After a painful pause, he closed his mouth and swallowed visibly. “But why?” Hurt flowered in his face.

 “We’re too young.” The words sounded tinny and false even to her.

“You’ve said that youth is no barrier to true love. And I’m nineteen.” He rose to his feet, buttoning his cobalt cutaway coat.

“But I’m only fifteen.” Again Ann failed to disguise her hollowness.

She had never imagined a proposal so soon, always assuming it years away, at a safe distance. She should never have told him how she loved the story of Romeo and Juliet. Only a week ago, she had called young marriage romantic, as she and Eli sat close to one another on that very riverbank, reading the parts of the lovers in low voices.

“There is some other reason.” In his mounting indignation, he resembled a blond avenging angel. “What is it? Is it because I did not ask your father first?”

I know I want to read it now. How can readers find you on the Internet?

Please visit me at my website, www.rosslynelliott.com

You can find my blog there, as well as a way to contact me if you have any questions or just want to say hello!

Thank you, Rosslyn, for stopping by for the chat.

Readers, leave a comment for a chance to win a free copy of the book. Please tell us where you live, at least the state or territory. (Comments containing links may be subject to removal by blog owner.)

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