Inspiration. In my experience it can strike anywhere, anytime. I got the idea for one story from a song that was being piped into a restaurant. Another one came from the tourist information room in a highway rest area, still another from a nightmare. As I said, anywhere, anytime. I’ve explained a bit about the background to the Texas Dreams books on my website (www.amandacabot.com), so today I thought we’d talk about the inspiration for the book I’m currently writing, my 2012 release from Revell. Those of you who’ve read my bio know that I’m an avid traveler, and so you probably won’t be surprised to learn that this book,...
Review: A Memory Between Us
Book Description Major Jack Novak has never failed to meet a challenge–until he meets army nurse Lieutenant Ruth Doherty. When Jack lands in the army hospital after a plane crash, he makes winning Ruth’s heart a top priority mission. But he has his work cut out for him. Not only is Ruth focused on her work in order to support her orphaned siblings back home, she carries a shameful secret that keeps her from giving her heart to any man. Can Jack break down her defenses? Or are they destined to go their separate ways? My Review I has been more than six months since Sarah Sundin’s first release, A...
Review: Jungle Warfare
Book Description Jungle Warfare provides a field manual for the Christian in sales: a guide for certain victory in uncertain times. Could a WWII Basic Field Manual on Jungle Warfare have any words of wisdom for sales and business professionals today? Yes – and it may even provide more. Christopher A. Cunningham has taken a prized family gift: his grandfather’s Jungle Warfare manual, and adapted its rules of engagement to fit the basic needs of the Christian sales person who is on the front lines of business every day. The parallels are obvious: Stay fit. Keep your wits about you. Know your enemy. Serve your leader well. In today’s unsure...
Story Behind the Story: K.Dawn Byrd
Thanks for hosting me on your blog! You asked about the history behind my novel. My first novel, Killing Time, is actually my second release. Somehow, my second novel, Queen of Hearts came out first. Actually, it occurred because my publisher had a spot for a historical in April (my contract for Killing Time was for publication in August.) Killing Time came about due to my work in a jail. I’ve always been an avid reader and had planned for many years that one day I’d write a book. When I began work as a counselor in the jail, my thoughts returned to the book. I thought it would be...
Story Behind the Story: Jessica Johnson
I am currently writing a fantasy trilogy, called The Cascadian Chronicles. In it, an American college graduate travels through a portal to the mythological world of Auberon. Miriam Aguilar was brought to her foster family as an infant by her mysterious godparents. Her fiancée calls off the wedding during a camping trip with friends, and suddenly her godfather reappears after all these years. Feeling that she no longer has a home anywhere, Miri chooses to follow her godfather to the land of her birth. But the land of her birth is a magical world seemingly stuck in the Dark Ages. She happens to be the heir to the...