With her home destroyed and a killer after her, a young woman flees to the Texas Hill Country with an orphaned girl, never dreaming that a handsome horse rancher will hold the key to her past and her future.Before we chat with today's author, I want to announce that the winner of the free copy of Cathy Richmond's historical inspirational romance, Off the Ground, is:
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And now let's chat again with novelist Amanda Cabot, author of the historical romance, Out of the Embers (Revell, March 2020).
Amanda Cabot’s dream of selling a book before her thirtieth birthday came true, and she’s now the author of more than thirty-five novels as well as eight novellas, four non-fiction books, and what she describes as enough technical articles to cure insomnia in a medium-sized city.Her inspirational romances have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists, have garnered a starred review from Publishers Weekly, and have been nominated for the ACFW Carol, the HOLT Medallion, and the Booksellers Best awards.
A popular workshop presenter, Amanda takes pleasure in helping other writers achieve their dreams of publication.
Impressive resume, Amanda! Please tell us one random thing we might not know about you.
I love to sew, make all of my own clothes, and dress dolls as Christmas gifts for the local women’s shelter.
My goodness. I'm surprised you also have time for writing. That's not an easy hobby.
Please tell us a bit more about the plot of Out of the Embers.
When the orphanage where she’s been living ever since her parents’ murders is deliberately burned, Evelyn Radcliffe knows she was the intended victim. Fleeing to the Texas Hill Country with the only other survivor, six-year-old Polly, she changes her name, pretends Polly is her sister, and opens a restaurant.But danger lurks, even in seemingly peaceful Mesquite Springs, and she fears that not even the love of Wyatt Clark, the handsome horse rancher whose reluctant bid for mayor reignites old hostilities, can keep her and Polly safe.
What is it about Evelyn that will make your readers care about her?
Though she’s endured almost unbearable heartbreak, Evelyn hasn’t been broken. While she continues to live in fear of the man who killed her parents and who’s been watching her ever since, she’s braver than she admits to herself, devoted to the orphan she loves like a daughter, and determined to make her own way in the world.
Humble, brave, and noble. I love that.
If your publisher asked you to write a novel incorporating the coronavirus in some respect, what might you write about?
Since I write books set in the nineteenth century when coronavirus was unknown, it’s unlikely my publisher would ask me to do that, but if they did, I’d write about the typhoid epidemics that swept through the country, emphasizing the ways communities banded together to help each other survive.
I do think many people have become more interested in historic epidemics as a result of the current challenge.
What is the last novel you read that you would recommend?
I thoroughly enjoyed Regina Scott’s A Distance Too Grand. Flawless research on early explorations of the Grand Canyon and nineteenth century photography combined with a memorable love story made this an historical romance that lingers in my memory.
I can see it's been very well reviewed.
What are you working on now?
I just finished the first round of my publisher’s edits on Dreams Rekindled, the second Mesquite Springs book, and am currently writing the third in the series.
Where else can readers find you online?
Here are my links:
www.amandacabot.com
amandajoycabot.blogspot.com
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Readers, if you would like to read a sample from the book, you'll find it HERE.
Finally, Amanda, what question would you like to ask my readers?
What is the most difficult situation you’ve ever faced? How did you deal with it? What lessons did you learn as you surmounted the difficulty?
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