Book Release and a Giveaway!
This week I’ve been celebrating the release of The Runaway Bride, the next installment of my Bride Ships Series. It’s been such a fun week as readers eagerly set sail on a new reading adventure!
I’m
thrilled to announce that the book recently received a Starred Review from Book
List, which is a pretty big deal since starred reviews are only given to a
small selection of books.
Book List said: “The Runaway Bride is an uplifting and well-crafted second installment in Hedlund’s Bride Ships series. Hedlund has a knack for creating unlikely yet alluring matches . . . Period details, such as relations with local Native Americans and a smallpox epidemic, help immerse readers in the story’s 1862 world of cultural, class, and gender injustices. Tender moments of light sensuality infuse this inspirational romance with delectable heat.”
Thank you to Elisabeth Espinoza for this picture!During the rewrite and editing stages of The Runaway Bride, my editors and I had
some frank discussions about the sensuality level and how much is appropriate.
Often it’s tough to find a balance that will please every reader and their
tastes. In the end, I decided I needed to stay true to my voice and style,
which the Book List review stated succinctly with “alluring matches,” “light
sensuality,” and “delectable heat.”
As I said in this post “How Much Sensuality is TOO Much For Christian Fiction?” that Christian fiction has varying amounts of sensuality. Some romances are really sweet and chaste. Others have a little more sizzle and passion on the page. Mine tend to lean toward the sizzling heat side of the spectrum!
Thank you to Blessed & Bookish for this graphic!If that’s something you enjoy, then be sure to pick up a copy of The Runaway Bride today! Or enter to WIN a copy in the Rafflecopter form below!
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How about YOU? Do you like your romances to be sweet or to have a little sizzle? (NO wrong answers here! Both are perfectly okay!)
