Happy New Year! I can’t think of a better way to start a new year than as part of a blog hop with a string of friends. 🙂 What could be better than taking the opportunity to learn about new projects various authors are working on these days? If you found me via Angela Hunt’s stop, great! If so, you’re already familiar with the questions each of us have been answering regarding our newest project. If not, just read on for a peak into my next book, All In Good Time. Don’t forget to look for the links at the bottom for the next “hop stop” for three friends of mine where they’ll be talking about their upcoming novels next week.
So here goes:
What is the working title of your book?
All In Good Time, and it’s set to release on April 1st.
Where did the idea come from for the book?
This one came while doing research for another project. I was reading about bank robbers and highwaymen in the Old West and became fascinated by a bandit who single-handedly robbed a coach line three times in the same canyon by fashioning sticks into what resembled rifles he placed high above in the rocks and boulders. Drivers and passengers handed over their goods, fearing the robber or his “cohorts” would shot them from above. It was clever and daring, but somehow benign enough to inspire a hero with hope of redemption.
What genre does your book fall under?
I have to admit my preference in historical romance is to keep the characters apart as long as possible (anticipation being more than half the pleasure) so much of the story builds on the hope of them getting to that happily-ever-after-ending.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
For my heroine, Olivia Wilde has the right look and for my young coach-robber-turned-Scrooge-like-banker, a young Hugh Jackman (minus the Aussie accent, of course!). I haven’t yet seen him in Les Misables so I’m not sure if his latest look is what 
I’ve been picturing, but this image of him I found online fits.
Both images are from superbwallpapers.com
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Can one impatient woman with a dream of providing refuge for women melt the heart of an impervious, stingy banker?
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
All In Good Time will be published by Tyndale House Publishers.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
First drafts usually take me about six months, with three months leeway split between the beginning (research, set up) and end (revision, incorporating beta-reader input).
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
For the western setting, any of Tamera Alexander’s Colorado books (All In Good Time is set in Denver, 1887) and for my stingy hero banker, I’d turn instead to the movies. Either the original Scrooge (but far more young and handsome than any actor depicting this memorable character), or Linus in the movie Sabrina—the original version with Humphrey Bogart or the “newer” classic with Harrison Ford.
Who or What inspired you to write this book?
I’ve always been interested in how money and secrets can impact a person’s life, and this book allowed me to explore what can happen to well-meaning people who find themselves carried away by their own mistakes.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
My hope is that the characters will inspire people to realize that our failings—past, present or future—can all be forgiven, not only by ourselves, but by our loving God. He has it covered.
Thanks for stopping by The Blog Hop Tour! Next week be sure to check the following links for an interview with these wonderful authors:
Jill Eileen Smith
http://www.jilleileensmith.com/blog/
Lynette Eason
Dorothy Love
Wed Jan 2nd,
“Morning, Maureen”,
“All in Good Time” sounds like a fabulous read. The story-line is terrific, and I very much like who you’d choose to play the hero and heroine (if this were a movie). Another great book to look forward to ! Thanks for sharing.
Take care, and, God Bless, In Him, Brenda Hurley
Thanks for stopping in, Brenda! When I saw that picture of Hugh Jackman—with a bow-tie no less—I knew it was a perfect fit. 🙂
Happy New Year!