Blog Tour Begins!

Exciting News today! We begin the Blog Tour for the re-release of Find Wonder in All Things 🙂 Monday, January 6, 2020 is the day, and the ebook is available for pre-order now.

This book, originally published in 2012, is near and dear to me for several reasons:

1. It was the first book I wrote during NaNoWriMo (and with my winning discount that year, I bought Scrivener, which changed my writing life.)
2. FWiAT (as I affectionately nicknamed it) is set in southern Kentucky, near where I spent my teenage years. I grew up on and around a lake like the one where Laurel Elliot lives.
3. This book was my sophomore effort, the one that convinced me being published wasn’t some kind of bizarre quirk of fate. I learned a lot when I was writing Find Wonder in All Things, and I think it shows in the finished product.
4. It won, not one, but two awards: The 2012 Independent Publishers Book Award—Gold Medal for Romance, and it was a Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist in 2013.
5. I got to write a musician and techie hero, and an artist heroine, which gave me great joy.

Because it is a Persuasion-inspired story, and a relatively modern setting (1990s) a lot of the newer Austen fans don’t know about Find Wonder in All Things. I’m trying to change that with this second edition. The book has had a new edit, new formatting, and sports a spiffy new cover.

There isn’t a Mr. Darcy, but have you all met Captain Wentworth? Have you read his Letter?

Wentworth is hot—and romantic, and impulsive—and so is swoon-worthy James Marshall, FWiAT’s hero. So much fun to write!

Anne Elliot (named Laurel in this book) can be a difficult sell as a 20th-century heroine, but long-legged, red-haired girl-next-door Laurel brings Anne’s quiet loyalty and wisdom into modern times with an artistic flair. As I wrote her story, I fell in love with her devotion, her developing independence, and her sweet disposition.

I’m giving away a signed copy of the book and some Jane Austen swag: fun notecards from The Quill Ink, a What Would Jane Do? book of quotes, and Austen coffee mug (if US winner) or an
ebook copy of the book and 25$ Amazon Gift Card (if international winner – cause #shipping 🙂 

Each comment left on a blog tour post will serve as an entry.
Winner will be chosen by 11:59 pm EDT on 2.6.20 and announced here
and my social media (Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram).

So, come along for the Blog Tour, and comment on the posts to enter the fun Giveaway.

See you on the “road!”