The
Book that Fell into My Lap(top)
Julie
Arduini
I was about two-thirds done revising
my first Adirondack romance at the time, the
manuscript eventually became ENTRUSTED. The heroine, Jenna Anderson, was a
strong character with a great surrender message to tell about trusting God with
fears about change and wanting to belong. Helping Jenna was her new best
friend, Sheriff Carla Rowling.
The more Jenna and Carla hung out,
the more I realized Carla was someone I wanted to know better. As I gave her a
secondary story within ENTRUSTED as a single mom who loved to “do hair” as a
hobby, I had fun with her. At the time I was trying to finish the first story
and wasn’t thinking long term. If I needed to create a series, I figured I’d
use the “bad girl” of ENTRUSTED, Trish Maxwell, as a lead in another story. I
never dreamed Carla would get her own.
I revised ENTRUSTED so much from
what the first draft was that I ended up re writing the ending. I had no idea
how I was going to wrap up some loose ends when it came to Jenna, Ben, and the Speculator Falls
Fast forward and I’m moving through
2016 as a new indie author. I’m re branding all my writing and speaking to fit
under surrender issues and my other favorite topic, chocolate. ENTRUSTED will
not only be rereleased as ENTRUSTED: Surrendering the Present, but Carla’s story
will debut as ENTANGLED: Surrendering the Past. You will see both available
this spring.
Carla’s been given her dream, to
leave her job as sheriff and attend cosmetology school. The gift is so
overwhelming that she struggles with feeling unworthy, especially since she
still feels guilty for becoming a mom as a teenager. When Wayne Peterson reenters
her and their son Noah’s life, Carla creates some tangles between her and her steadfast
boyfriend, the flannel-wearing, truck driver Will Marshall. Can Carla release
her past and create a future full of highlights, or, will she burn her options
worse than a bad perm?
I love that when I couldn’t see
beyond the page God dropped an entire character’s history and transformational
story into my laptop as I tried to finish my first novel. I hope everyone
enjoys Carla’s story as much as I do.
Entangled:
Surrendering the Past
Book
#2, Surrendering Time Series
Julie
Arduini
“You need to leave me alone. It’s the least you can
do.”
Carla
Rowling has been given her dream of attending cosmetology school. The gift is
so generous she feels unworthy because of choices she made as a teen. The
pressure mounts as Carla juggles school, is a single mom, helps her best friend
Jenna plan her wedding, spends time with boyfriend Will Marshall, and deals
with the fact that her son's father is back in their lives.
Will Marshall is the one Speculator Falls resident everyone can count on. His truck deliveries are reliable. He's the first to help friends like Ben Regan with boat work or be a card partner with Bart Davis. Will's ready to settle down with Carla, loving her is natural. He's bonded with her son, Noah. But when Carla starts cosmetology school, she puts emotional distance between her and Will.
Can Carla release her past and create a future full of highlights, or, will she burn her options worse than a bad perm?
Will Marshall is the one Speculator Falls resident everyone can count on. His truck deliveries are reliable. He's the first to help friends like Ben Regan with boat work or be a card partner with Bart Davis. Will's ready to settle down with Carla, loving her is natural. He's bonded with her son, Noah. But when Carla starts cosmetology school, she puts emotional distance between her and Will.
Can Carla release her past and create a future full of highlights, or, will she burn her options worse than a bad perm?
Purchase Link:
Amazon
(Kindle and Print): http://www.amazon.com/Entangled-Surrendering-Past-Time/dp/0692713476/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1464881433&sr=1-1&keywords=julie+arduini
Entangled is book #2. Although it
can standalone, if you’d like to read Entrusted: Surrendering the Present
first, click here:
http://www.amazon.com/Entrusted-Surrendering-Present-Time/dp/0692709177?ie=UTF8&qid=&ref_=tmm_pap_swatch_0&sr=
Julie Arduini loves to encourage readers to surrender the
good, the bad, and ---maybe one day---the chocolate. She’s the author of the re-release, ENTRUSTED: Surrendering the
Present, as well as the sequel,
ENTANGLED: Surrendering the Past. She also shared her story in the infertility
devotional, A WALK IN THE VALLEY. She blogs every other Wednesday for Christians Read. She resides in
Ohio with her
husband and two children. Learn more by visiting her at http://juliearduini.com, where she invites
readers to subscribe to her monthly newsletter full of resources and giveaway
opportunities at JULIE ARDUINI: SURRENDER ISSUES AND CHOCOLATE and the weekly e
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1 comment:
Thank you, Laura, for sharing the story behind Entangled. I appreciate it!
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