100 Followers BASH!

Hello readers! Today I am happy to be celebrating my reaching 100 followers! To celebrate, I am interviewing 3 different authors and giving away 4 books! Exciting, no?! So just keep reading to figure out how you can win a copy of a book by one of these fantastic authors! :)






First off, I am welcoming Jill Eileen Smith, author of the Wives of King David series!


Welcome! To start, how long have you been writing?

A long time! I used to write poetry in high school, then buried the gift when I got married, not realizing that God wanted me to use it, not let it sit idle and forgotten. So about 26 years ago I dug it up, so to speak, and moved from poetry to song lyrics (with some not-very-good music to go with it) to fiction.

What inspired you to write Biblical fiction?

When I was about 16, I read Two From Galilee, a Love Story of Mary and Joseph by Marjorie Holmes. When I closed the last page of that book, I thought, these people were real! I fell in love with the Bible after that and began to see the stories of the people God has immortalized there in a whole new light.
Many years later, I co-taught a Bible study on King David's life. When I finished that study, I didn't want to let it go. I wanted to read a novel on David's life but despite my searching, I could not find one that satisfied. So I sat down to write the book I wanted to read. Thus began my journey into writing biblical fiction.

What are you working on now as far as writing?

I am working on book two in the upcoming series The Wives of the Patriarchs about Rebekah and Isaac. It is a challenging story!

If you could enter any book and live it out as the main character, what book would you choose, and why?

I'm not sure I can answer that! I have spent so many years in King David's world, that I would love to actually see it - time travel if you will. I also love the Regency era and have lately enjoyed watching movies set in old world England. Some of those old mansions were fascinating, but I think I have a romantic view of them! I really don't have a favorite book - but if I have to choose, I guess it would be a toss up between Pride & Prejudice and Mara, Daughter of the Nile, because they are two of my all-time favorite stories outside of biblical fiction.

You're chosen to be the director of a movie based off of whatever book you want. What book would you choose?

I would rather watch my sons direct than be a director myself! But in all honesty, I would love to see Bathsheba on the silver screen. I would not want to direct it - but I would love to pick the one who did!

If you could have a lifetime supply of anything you wanted, what would it be?

Can I pick more than one? :) I would love to have a lifetime supply of fresh fruits (berries in particular) and vegetables - and Leonidas dark chocolate!

What do you consider your greatest accomplishment?

I don't really think in terms of what I've accomplished. I can say that I am very grateful for all that God has allowed me to do. I am blessed with a loving, faithful, fabulous husband, and three sons that are the joy of my heart. Jesus, family and friends mean more to me than anything else. But I'm also grateful that God lets me work at a job that I love. I couldn't accomplish a thing without Him.

Thanks for visiting! Jill has been gracious enough to offer up a copy of Bathsheba for my giveaway! Details Below!

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DIANN MILLS -

How long have you been writing?

My first book was released in 1998.

What inspired you to write Historical fiction? 

An interest in the past, knowing the people then had dreams, goals, and desires just like we do. They may have been hindered, in our opinion, by lack of technology, but I do envy the close knit families and community.

What are you working on now as far as writing? 

I've just turned in the first book in a series entitled Crime Scene: Houston, the first book is The Chase. I've obtained permission to write from the FBI's solved cold cases.


If you could enter any book and live it out as the main character, what book would you choose, and why?

That's a tough one! I'm assuming you mean one of my books . . . I suppose Paige in Breach of Trust. She was a CIA operative working undercover as a librarian in rural Oklahoma. I liked her spunk - and she was so much smarter than I'll ever be!

You're chosen to be the director of a movie based off of whatever book you want. What book would you choose?

Another tough one . . . I'd say the book I just turned in. The heroine is a writer teamed up with an FBI agent. The second one would be A Woman Called Sage. The latter is a historical about a woman bounty hunter who's tracking down her husband's killers.


If you could have a lifetime supply of anything you wanted, what would it be?

 Unusual question . . . funds to help the people of Sudan. I have a passion for the Sudanese, their struggles and their many needs.

What do you consider your greatest accomplishment? 
Being a daughter of the King.

Thanks DiAnn! Ms. Mills has agreed to give away a copy of Under a Desert Sky, which releases in June, and also a copy of The Fire in Ember - her latest release! Details below!

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JILLIAN KENT -

How long have you been writing?

I decided I wanted to write after having my first child in 1989. I started studying the craft of writing seriously. I’d say I started writing in earnest around 1998. I’d carried the desire to write from the time I was in high school and worked on the school newspaper. When I went to college I thought I might want to be a journalist. All the communication classes were full and I tried sociology, anthropology, and psychology classes and never looked back. Probably not very smart, but that’s what I did. I love my full time counseling position counseling nursing students. God does have a plan for our lives.

What inspired you to write Historical fiction?

I fell in love with historical romance in my twenties and thought, “I could write this.” But as I grew in my Christian faith I knew I wanted to write something that was different. Something that would please God and hopefully please my readers. I’d had gone through some difficult times and when I read the secular romance novels on the market I started wondering what those characters faith walks might look like and then I knew I wanted to write differently but I wanted my stories to ring true and provide hope. I also love adding elements of mystery and suspense.

What are you working on now as far as writing?

I’m revising my second book in The Ravensmoore Chronicle Series, Chameleon, Book Two. You can read the first chapter of Chameleon at the end of Secrets of the Heart. I’ll be posting it on my website soon as well. I’m also plotting out Book Three and trying to get the word out about Secrets. Very challenging.

If you could enter any book and live it out as the main character, what book
would you choose, and why?

That would have to be Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. I love the romance, the dancing and the fact that Lizzy had sisters and it was a simpler time. I only had one brother who died when I was 29 and I’d always wondered what it would be like to have sisters. Other than that I love the ending of the book. J Don’t want to spoil it in case there are readers out there who want to read the book or watch the movie.

You're chosen to be the director of a movie based off of whatever book you
want. What book would you choose?

Oh what a good question. I think there is a lurking director of film in me somewhere. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be on a set and watching how it’s all done. But director, hmm, even more fun. Okay, maybe not so hard. I’d direct the making of my entire series. Honestly, what a rush that would be. And if I couldn’t do that it would have to be Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander. A secular novel that has time travel as a part of the series. If only God would allow me to jump in and out of different centuries. What fun. Reminds me of the movie, Kate and Leopold that I loved too.

If you could have a lifetime supply of anything you wanted, what would it be?

Love and friends. With both of those you can’t go wrong.

What do you consider your greatest accomplishment?

That’s hard. I’m going to cheat. I have three. J 1) Getting my education. I came from a pretty poor background and was the first in my extended family to get a Masters Degree. 2) Marrying the right man who helped raise our two girls. 3) Getting a three book contract. Totally awesome.

Thanks for visiting! Jillian Kent has offered a copy of Secrets of the Heart to a lucky winner! Details below!

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So, thanks to the authors, we will be having FIVE winners! Just leave a comment saying which book you are interested in! The books you can choose from are Secrets of the Heart by Jillian Kent, Bathsheba by Jill Eileen Smith, The Fire in Ember by DiAnn Mills, or Under A Dessert Sky by DiAnn Mills! 

USA ONLY! Enter soon! This giveaway ends on May 13th!

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