She lives in Georgia
Welcome, Sherri. What are some of the
spiritual themes you like to write about?
I like to write about forgiveness, redemption, and grace.
What other books of
yours are coming out soon?
Just this one! But I am working on an
Indie contemporary romantic suspense that I may publish in 2019 if I get
it finished!
If you could spend an
evening with one contemporary person (not a family member of yours), who would
it be and why?
Author Carrie Turansky. She's such a sweet and Godly woman
who has always been so kind to answer questions about writing and about life
struggles. I've met her twice briefly, but I would love to spend some time with
her over a cup of tea.
Carrie is one of my
special friends, too. What historical person would you like to meet
(besides Jesus) and why?
I would love to meet my great-great-grandmother who came
over on a boat from Sweden
How can you encourage
authors who have been receiving only rejections from publishers?
Keep at it! It could be that your writing still needs work
or it could be that it's not the right time for your story. Just keep working
on projects and submitting queries. You never know when that yes will come. And
maybe your story is meant to be Indie published! ;)
Tell us about the
featured book.
My next release is The Erie Canal Brides Collection: 7
Romances Develop Along Manmade Waterways of New York
and Ohio
Completed in 1825, the Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes
to the Hudson River, and soon other states like Ohio
created canals linking Lake Erie to the Ohio River .
Suddenly the Midwest was open to migration,
the harvesting of resources, and even tourism. Join seven couples who live
through the rise of the canals and the problems the waterways brought to each
community, including land grabs, disease, tourists, racism, and competition.
Can these couples hang on to their faith and develop love during times of intense
change?
My story is titled The Bridge between Us. Here is the
blurb:
Susannah Higley is the daughter of sawmill owner Chauncey
Higley. Since losing her fiancé to the railroad and his quest for gold, she has
focused on her bookkeeping job with her father’s company, declaring never to
love again. Susannah almost loses her life when the Albion, New York Main Street Erie Canal . When John Hawkins, returning from years away
in New York City
Although John doesn’t plan to stay in Albion a day longer
than it takes him to complete his business, he’s as captivated by Susannah’s beauty
and intelligence as he was seven years ago, before his family left town over an
unresolved feud between their grandfathers. Susannah’s loyalty to her
grudge-holding father is weakened while her empathy for John grows as he works
to clear his family’s name of the shame associated with it. Can she trust a man
whose mission is to finish what their grandfathers started thirty years
earlier? If so, will her confidence in John destroy her family or will it save
it?
Please give us the
first page of the book.
The aroma of boiled peanuts and fried dough traveled along
the crisp September breeze and tickled Susannah Higley’s nose as exhilaration
over the day’s events delighted her heart. She had never experienced a
Wednesday like this in all her twenty-three years. Waiting for the results of
the wax flower contest and hoping a blue ribbon and prize money would be hers,
she stood on the three-arched, iron Main
Street Erie Canal . Susannah adjusted her white crepe bonnet and
stuffed in a few unruly curls then sighed. The fearless young man would do on
this fall day what she could never imagine mustering the courage to do. For
months, she had lived under the shadow of abandonment. Richard had declared his
love for her, but when she had refused to go to California
Although she longed for unforgettable experiences, eloping
and leaving behind her widowed father was not among them. She should have known
entertaining the idea of love with a drifter who had worked his way to Albion on boats traveling the canal would not be wise.
Since Richard’s departure, Susannah had devoted her time to Pa’s sawmill as the
bookkeeper, a position Mama held before her passing. Once she balanced the
ledgers and completed the household chores each day, Susannah fashioned flowers
from wax and dreamed of one day sharing her creations with merchants in New York City
How can readers find
you on the Internet?
Thank you, Sherri,
for sharing this collection with my blog readers and me.
Readers, here are links to the book.
The Erie Canal Brides Collection - Christianbook.comThe Erie Canal Brides Collection: 7 Romances Develop Along Manmade Waterways of New York and Ohio
- Amazon PaperbackThe Erie Canal Brides Collection: 7 Romances Develop Along Manmade Waterways of New York and Ohio
- Kindle
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