Good Monday Morning Readers!
Today, Erica Vetsch visits Lagniappe to discuss her latest releases, she has three!
Tell us a little about your
recently released books!
I am thrilled to say that I have THREE books that recently
released, one novel and two novellas. They are all historical romances.
The Cactus Creek
Challenge is my latest novel. It’s a ‘fish-out-of-water’ story set in a
fictional town in Texas.
Here’s a quick summary:
Anything he can do, I can do better. At least
that was what Cassie Bucknell thought before she pinned on Ben Wilder’s badge
and took to patrolling the streets of Cactus Creek, Texas. Cassie has been in
love with Ben since primer school, but Ben treats her like a little sister.
When they are picked to swap jobs for a month as part of the annual Cactus
Creek Challenge in their Texas hometown, the schoolhouse is thrown into an
uproar, the jail becomes a temporary bank vault, and Cassie and Ben square off
in a battle of wills that becomes a battle for their hearts.
A Bride for Bear
appears in The Convenient Bride
Collection, a group of novellas all about marriages of convenience.
Join nine brides of convenience on their adventures in a
variety of times and settings gone by—from a ranch in California…to the rugged
mountains of Colorado…to a steamship on the Mississippi…to the dangerous
excitement of the Oregon Trail…into high society of New York City. No matter
the time or place, the convenient brides proceed with what must be done, taking
nuptials out of necessity. . .and never dreaming that God might take their
feeble attempts to secure their futures and turn them into true love stories
for His glory.
My story is about a gruff mountain man named Bear who
inherits three adorable little girls and needs to find a mama for them
quick…though he’d rather poke a grizzly in the eye than get married.
And finally my story The
Trail Boss’s Bride is part of the Journeys
of the Heart collection.
The Trail Boss’s Bride
by New York Times bestselling author Erica Vetsch
Trail boss Steve Ketchum hates river crossings, but before he can get his cattle started across he's got to move an abandoned wagon out of the ford. He goes to haul it away--and discovers the last thing he ever expected. The wagon contains a newly-minted widow—and she’s expecting, too
Trail boss Steve Ketchum hates river crossings, but before he can get his cattle started across he's got to move an abandoned wagon out of the ford. He goes to haul it away--and discovers the last thing he ever expected. The wagon contains a newly-minted widow—and she’s expecting, too
If you could be any
character, from any book who would you be? Why?
When I was a child, I wanted to be Maureen Beebe from Misty
of Chincoteague. I couldn’t imagine a better life than living on a pony ranch!
Now, I think I’d love to take a stab at being John Watson. Hanging out with
Sherlock Holmes would be exhilarating and interesting!
Do you listen to
music when you write? If so, what's on your writing playlist these days?
I listen to instrumental music often. At the moment the
soundtrack to Last of the Mohicans is playing. I love that music score. It makes
everything I write feel more epic. J
What Bible verse
speaks to you the most?
Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)
10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee:
be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help
thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
This has been my favorite verse since I was in middle
school. I often need the reminder of how big our God is.
For Christmas, do you
prefer white lights or colored lights on your Christmas tree?
White, but my husband prefers multi-colored…so we have both.
J
Give readers your
brand/tagline and share how you came up with it.
Faith, Love, & History-ever-after. I write historical
romance for the Christian market, and this just seemed to roll it all up in a
fun little nutshell.
If you could spend
the day with a famous author, whom would you choose and why?
I don’t know that she’s so famous anymore, but I wish I
could spend a day…a week…a month with New Zealand romance writer Essie Summers.
I have all her books, and I love her style of writing. She is one of the
authors whose work inspired me to want to write my own romances.
What can we expect from you in the
future?
More historical romance! I’ve
got novellas releasing next spring, and a year from now, another novel set in
the far west corner of Texas.
LIGHTNING ROUND
C.S. Lewis or J.R.R Tolkien? Tolkien
For Thanksgiving: Pecan Pie or Pumpkin Pie? Pumpkin pie
Crawfish Etouffee or Seafood Gumbo? NOTHING from the sea…ever! J
Fingernail Polish: Jazzy or Subtle? Red. Always Red.
Y’all or You Guys? Y’all
Author Bio: Erica
Vetsch is a transplanted Kansan now residing in Minnesota. She loves
history and romance, and is blessed to be able to combine the two by writing
historical romances. Whenever she’s not immersed in fictional worlds, she’s
the company bookkeeper for the family lumber business, mother of two, wife
to a man who is her total opposite and soul-mate, and avid museum
patron.
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Readers,
thanks for visiting Lagniappe.
Erica's question for readers:
If you could swap jobs with someone for a month, what job would you like to try?
I
pray you find a
“little
something extra"
in
each of your days.
Marian
