Good Monday Morning Readers!
Today, Laura Hilton visits Lagniappe to discuss her latest release, The Amish Firefighter.
Welcome, Laura!
Please tell us a little about your novel, The Amish Firefighter.
Can they overcome their past?
Abigail Stutzman’s life is about to change – whether she wants it to or not. Her mamm is getting remarried to a widower with a large family. Abigail is sent to live with her aenti and onkle in Jamesport because she and her new step-brother had dated and their parents anticipate problems. (Her step-brother is needed on the farm.) Abigail launches a full-scale plan to return home to her family—and Mark—when she finds herself in over her head…and heart. When Abigail and her new “wrong crowd” get into significant trouble, her punishment includes helping a collection of crazy old maids with housekeeping. In the midst of her atonement, Abigail uncovers family secrets that run deep, and realizes she’s not the only one with a pain-filled past. Abigail must decide if she’ll continue her messed-up legacy or embrace a new beginning with the man who’s stolen her heart.
Sam Miller has trouble of his own. When Sam and his close friend Ezra Weiss are in a drug/alcohol-related car accident in Pennsylvania, Ezra is killed. Though Sam survives, he is deeply affected by the tragedy and vows to help other victims. Now a new Christian, Sam is a volunteer firefighter and a college student working to earn his EMT and paramedic license. But Sam has a past. When it comes time to confess his crimes, he finds that the truth may set him free—but it might also land him in some uncomfortably hot water. Will Sam and Abigail be able to find a future together?
If you could have
dinner with one person from today or history (except Jesus) who would it be?
Why?
My mom. I’d like to ask her
questions about things I don’t remember and ask her advice about things. I
really miss her.
What is your favorite
Bible verse?
I have so many favorite Bible verses, it is hard to pick just
one. But for today, the one that is coming to my mind is “Be still, and know
that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be
exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
What do you enjoy most about writing?
Almost
everything. I love the creating process, getting to know new friends (in my
mind) and learning their story.
What can your readers expect from you next?
The Amish Firefighter is releasing in May
and it will be followed by three more Amish books.
What can readers who
enjoy your book do to help make it successful?
Review on your favorite online retail sites, tell your friends,
libraries, and book clubs, and others about it. Word of mouth is the best way
to support an author.
Award winning author, Laura Hilton, her husband, Steve, and their five children make
their home in Arkansas. She is a pastor’s wife, a stay-at-home mom and
home-schools. Laura is also a breast cancer survivor.
Her publishing
credits include three books in the Amish
of Seymour series from Whitaker
House: Patchwork Dreams, A Harvest of Hearts (winner of the
2012 Clash of the Titles Award in two categories), and Promised
to Another. The Amish of Webster County series, Healing Love (finalist for the 2013
Christian Retail Awards). Surrendered
Love and Awakened Love followed
by her first Christmas novel, A White Christmas in Webster County, as well as
the Amish of Jamesport series, The Snow Globe, The Postcard, and The Birdhouse. Other credits include
Swept Away from Abingdon Press’ Quilts of Love series. Laura is contracted for
another three book Amish series set in the Jamesport area, with the first book,
The Amish Firefighter releasing in May 2016, followed by two more Amish books
and a Christmas story releasing in Fall 2016, Spring 2017 and Fall 2017
respectively.
She has
self-published a Christmas novella, Christmas Mittens.
Laura
is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and a professional book
reviewer and blogs for Putting on the New and Seriously Write.
Where can readers find you online?
http://www.amazon.com/Laura-V.-Hilton/e/B004IRSM5Q
visit my blogs: http://lighthouse-academy.blogspot.com/ & http://lauravhilton.blogspot.com/
twitter: @Laura_V_Hilton
Where can readers purchase The Amish Firefighter?
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Laura-V.-Hilton/e/B004IRSM5Q
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/laura-hilton?store=allproducts&keyword=laura+hilton
Deeper Shopping http://www.deepershopping.com/index.php?query=laura+hilton&x=0&y=0&module=productsearch&_logmode=Y&querymodule=SPX
Laura, thanks for sharing!
Readers, thanks for visiting Lagniappe.
I pray you find
"a little something extra"
in each of your days.
Marian
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