As promised yesterday, I’m introducing a second book this week. Today I’m excited to let you know about my friend Allie Pleiter’s brand new book, Yukon Wedding from Harlequin Love Inspired Historicals.
Here’s a little about the story:
A gold-rush town is no place for a single mother. But widow Lana Bristow won’t abandon the only home her son has ever known. She’ll fight to remain in Treasure Creek, Alaska—even if it means wedding Mack Tanner, the man she blames for her husband’s death. Mack sees marriage as his duty, the only way to protect his former business partner’s family. Yet what starts as an obligation changes as his spoiled socialite bride proves to be a woman of strength and grace. A woman who shows Mack the only treasure he needs is her heart.
About Allie:
An avid knitter, coffee junkie, and devoted chocoholic, Allie Pleiter writes both fiction and non-fiction. The enthusiastic but slightly untidy mother of two, Allie spends her days writing books, buying yarn, and finding new ways to avoid housework. Allie hails from Connecticut, moved to the midwest to attend Northwestern University, and currently lives outside Chicago, Illinois. The “dare from a friend” to begin writing has produced two parenting books, fourteen novels, and various national speaking engagements on faith, women’s issues, and writing. Visit her website at www.alliepleiter.com or her knitting blog at www.DestiKNITions.blogspot.com
A note from Allie about Yukon Wedding:
The heroine in my latest release YUKON WEDDING lets an object take center stage in her life. She has two brooches that come to mean a whole host of choices she’s made. They get her and her new husband, Mack, into some serious trouble. That’s not to say tokens and baubles are bad things, but we’ve all had times when the object itself eclipses the meaning behind it. A little bit too close to the whole “idol” thing.
Now, my kids would probably make some remark right here about how Mom is unnaturally attached to her Blackberry–and they’d be half right. I’m never without the thing, and the one time I lost it I absolutely panicked. My fear, however, was about loss of information and schedules more than the smartphone. It’s a means to an end (that end being organization) for me more than a treasured trinket. I hope. I do wonder, sometimes.
What treasures have I let get the best of me? I wear two Pandora bracelets every day because each bead represents a milestone in my life. Would that life go away if I lost them? Would I hesitate if a robber said “your jewelry or your life”? It’s interesting to ponder the question. What about my daughter’s first teddybear? My father’s gold pen-knife or my mother’s wedding rings? Can you even hope to define your spiritual life with a single object?
Take a moment and think: If you had to sum up your life in five objects, what would they be?
For me, I think they’d be my first book, my wedding ring, my best knitting needles, my journal, and my favorite coffeemug. What about you?
Interesting and challenging question, Allie! Let's see – I'm with you on one of my books summing me up. I'd choose The Oak Leaves, because it's the one that most closely mirrors my own life. I'm also with you on my wedding ring! I once did a visual art representing which words I use most often on my blog, and HUSBAND was the biggest. After that I'd choose a pin I have that represents Fragile X, which is the disability affecting my son. My own life has been profoundly changed because I'm a carrier for Fragile X. Another thing I'd choose would be a different book – not written by me, but by one of the many authors that not only do I enjoy, but my other two children (non-FX). I'm happy to say they both enjoy reading! And last (but of course not least) I'd probably choose a cookie – not just any cookie, but what my family calls "S" cookies. They're Italian cookies and everyone's favorites, and since I once said I wish I could live on cookies, I'd have to admit this represents best my taste in all things edible.
Fun question!
I'm embarrassed to admit the Lord reminded me of something this morning, so here's my public confession. Here's what He asked: what does it feel like to be left out entirely from the symbols representing the life of someone you care so much about?
I was so caught up in the trinkets of my life that I left out the one thing that colors all the rest – and so I'd choose my Bible as something that also defines me, because along with creation itself, it is the embodiment of my faith.
Whew! What a lame apology for an unintentional insult. :-/ At least Allie included her journal, which I'm sure is full of her own faith journey.
So this, my friends, is another reason to be thankful God is love. He's so good at loving us anyway, even when we unintentionally insult Him. 🙂