MaryLu Tyndall and Free Books!

When two worlds collide—one of a young lady in search of treasure to remove a family curse and the other of a three-hundred year ancestor pirate—lessons from the past affect the future, and both must run from those who would see them dead.

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And now let's talk with MaryLu Tyndall, author of the time-slip romance, Timeless Treasure (Ransom Press, December 2020).

A Christy Award finalist and winner of two Inspirational Readers’ Choice awards, MaryLu Tyndall dreamt of tall ships and swashbuckling heroes during her childhood years on Florida’s Atlantic Coast. 

She holds a degree in Math and worked as a software engineer for fifteen years before she penned her first novel. Now, with more than twenty-five books published, she makes her home in California with her husband, six children, four grandchildren and various stray cats. 

MaryLu's hope is that readers will not only be entertained but will be brought closer to the Creator who loves them beyond measure. 

Please tell us one random thing we might not know about you.

I love to oil paint and have several of my masterpieces around the house!

I should have had you send us a picture of one of them. It looks like you also enjoy gardening! One of the things I enjoy about California is the weather that essentially allows for year-round gardening.

Please tell us a bit more about the plot of Timeless Treasure.

Timeless Treasure is a Time-slip Romance. Part of it takes place in the past and part in the present. Yet there’s a connection between the two time periods through ancient letters, ancestors, and buried treasure.

The only thing Lexie Cain’s mother left her after her death was a folder full of ancient letters and an old coin. Determined to remove the curse of poverty and crime from her family’s past, Lexie sets off to Charleston, S.C. to find the mythical treasure of Stede Bonnet.

Professor Barret Johnson represents everything Lexie hates. Born to wealth and privilege, Barret’s family are pillars of the community, successful, educated, Christians who never suffered a day in their lives. Yet she has no choice but to allow him to help her decipher the letters.

As the couple read each letter, we are transported into the past where we follow the adventures of Stede Bonnet from his start in Barbados, through each success and failure, and his eventual connection with Blackbeard himself.

Lexie discovers a kindred spirit in her ancestor, Bonnet, and lessons learned from the past soon drift into the present. But someone is after the letters, and soon Barret and Lexie find themselves in grave danger. They must figure out the puzzle Bonnet left them and retrieve the treasure before whoever is after them gets desperate enough to end their lives.

What is it about Lexi and Stede that will make your readers care about them?

Lexie had a difficult childhood that I believe many people can relate to. Her father left her, her mother struggled to make ends meet, and at one point they were homeless. Consequently, Lexie has a huge heart for the poor and is constantly giving out of her own need to help others. She is smart, independent, but because she lived on the streets and even spent some time in Juvenile hall. She can be a bit rough around the edges.

The other lead character is the pirate Stede Bonnet, a real historical figure known as the gentleman pirate. Despite his profession, he has a good heart and good motives for his actions. Yet, for all his efforts, he keeps choosing the wrong path. His is also a love story that is sure to touch the reader’s heart.

That's one thing I love about time-slip novels--the reader is often treated to two gripping stories made even more so by their connection through time.

Speaking of time, the year 2020 was a rough one for most of us. What do you think God wants you to focus on in 2021?

Aside from bringing glory to God through my books, my mission is also to alert Christians to the soon return of Jesus and encourage them in their walk with the Lord.

Amen to that, MaryLu! It's time to be loving but bold about Him. 

What is the last novel you read that you would recommend?

Michelle Griep’s, The Thief of Blackfriars Lane. I love anything by Ms. Griep. Her writing is full of adventure, romance, and witty dialogue that keeps me turning pages.

What are you working on now?

I’m in the process of plotting out my next novel in my Legacy of the King’s Pirates series, which is a fan favorite series. I haven’t yet named it, but, God willing, I hope to release it in 2021. Christian pirates? You’ll have to pick up of my books in the series to find out.

I love it. Where else can readers find you online?

I’m very active on my Website/Blog which is : www.marylutyndall.com. Also:
MEWE
Twitter
Bookbub
Amazon


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Finally, what question would you like to ask my readers?

What is the most important thing you look for in a Christian novel?

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