Featured Author Interview: Mesu Andrews

Mesu Andrews is an author and speaker who has devoted herself to passionate study of Scripture. Harnessing her deep love for God’s Word, Andrews brings the biblical world alive for her audiences.

She’s published three books, Love Amid the Ashes, Love’s Sacred Song and Love in a Broken Vessel. Another is scheduled for release with Revell in March of 2014.


The following is a March 2013 interview with Mesu.

Featured Author Interview: Nancy Mehl

Nancy Mehl lives in Wichita, Kansas with her husband Norman and her very active puggle, Watson. She’s authored fourteen books and is currently at work on her newest series for Bethany House Publishing.

 The first book in her Road to Kingdom series, “Inescapable,” came out in July of 2012. The second book, “Unbreakable” released in February of 2013. The final book in the series, “Unforeseeable,” will be available in September of 2013.

All of Nancy’s novels have an added touch – something for your spirit as well as your soul.

The following is a March 2013 interview with Nancy.

Featured Author Interview: Wanda Brunstetter

Wanda Brunstetter is an award-winning romance novelist who has led millions of readers to lose their heart in the Amish life. 

She is the author of over 60 books with more than 6 million copies sold. Many of her books have landed on the top bestseller lists, including the New York Times, Publisher’s Weekly, CBA, ECPA, and CBD. Wanda is considered one of the founders of the Amish fiction genre, and her work has been covered by national publications, including Time Magazine and USA Today. Wanda’s books have been translated into four foreign languages.

Wanda writes about the Amish because they live a simple life, which she feels we all need in this day and age.

The following is a March 2013 interview with Wanda.

Featured Author Interview: BJ Hoff

BJ Hoff’s bestselling historical novels continue to cross the boundaries of religion, language, and culture to capture a worldwide reading audience. 

Hoff’s stories, although set in the past, are always relevant to the present. Whether her characters move about in small country towns or metropolitan areas, reside in Amish settlements or in coal company houses, she creates communities where people can form relationships, raise families, pursue their faith, and experience the mountains and valleys of life. 

The following is a March 2013 interview with BJ.

Featured Author Interview: Ann Shorey

Ann Shorey is the author of the At Home in Beldon Grove and Sisters At Heart series, lover of flowers, wild Oregon woods, and good books.

Ann is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray of The Steve Laube Agency, and is an active member of several writer’s organizations, among them American Christian Fiction Writers, Oregon Christian Writers, and Willamette Writers. As such, she is enthusiastic about the benefits of attending workshops and conferences. Ann is available to teach workshops on research, story arc, and other fiction fundamentals to writer’s groups.


The following is a March 2013 interview with Ann.

Featured Author Interview: MaryLu Tyndall

MaryLu Tyndall, a Christy Award Finalist, and best-selling author of the Legacy of the King's Pirates series is known for her adventurous historical romances filled with deep spiritual themes. She holds a degree in Math and worked as a software engineer for fifteen years before testing the waters as a writer. 

MaryLu currently writes full time and makes her home on the California coast with her husband, six kids, and four cats. Her passion is to write page-turning, romantic adventures that not only entertain but open people's eyes to their God-given potential. MaryLu is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America.

The following is a March 2013 interview with MaryLu.

 

Featured Author Interview: Amanda Cabot

From the time that she was seven, Amanda Cabot dreamed of becoming a published author, but it was only when she set herself the goal of selling a book by her thirtieth birthday that the dream came true.

A former director of Information Technology, Amanda has written everything from technical books and articles for IT professionals to mysteries for teenagers and romances for all ages.  She’s delighted to now be a full-time writer of Christian historical romances.

Her Texas Dreams trilogy received critical acclaim, and  Waiting for Spring, the second in her Westward Winds series, was released earlier this year.

The following is a March 2013 interview with Amanda.

Featured Author Interview: Jennifer Beckstrand

Jennifer Beckstrand grew up with a steady diet of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen. She is the author of the Forever After in Apple Lake series, about three cousins who find love in Wisconsin’s Amish country.

Jennifer has two Amish readers who make sure her stories are authentic. No matter the setting, she hopes to pen deliriously romantic stories with captivating characters and soar-to-the-sky happy endings.

A member of RWA, Jennifer is the PAN liaison in her Utah RWA chapter. She lives in the foothills of the Wasatch Front in Utah with her husband and two children left at home. She has four daughters, two sons, three sons-in-law, and one grandson.

The following is a March 2013 interview with Jennifer.