Hello, Again!
Hello! Happy Tuesday!
Today is ON-SALE DAY for RAY OF LIGHT, the next book in this year’s Days of Redemption series. The book follows Roman Keim as he travels to the Amish snowbird community of Pinecraft, Florida and meets lovely Amanda. It also continues the emotional journey of Roman’s grandparents, Lovina and Aaron Keim as they work to uncover the last of their secrets. It was a fun book to write because part of it takes place in Florida. I spent many enjoyable days pretending I was walking on the beach! 
Today is special to me for another reason. I finally finished HOPEFUL, the first book in next year’s Return To Sugarcreek series. Some books just don’t come together very easily, and HOPEFUL didn’t for me! For the last two weeks, I’ve done little except write, delete pages, edit, and revise. Luckily, when I went to sleep last night, all I had left to do was look over the last chapter. I did that this morning, spent another hour skimming chapters, and finally sent it off to my editor. Finishing this book feels like a real milestone for me. It’s my 20th novel to write for Harper Collins. I have all of you to thank for that. Thank you and thank you again for giving my books a try, for telling your friends and family about them, and encouraging your local librarians to put them on their bookshelves. I’m very grateful for you all!
I hope all of you have been enjoying your May, and that you had a fabulous Mother’s Day. This year my son and husband took me out to dinner. It was a nice, easy day, which I love.
Thank you for stopping by, and I’m looking forward to blogging quite a bit more now that I’ve got a bit of time before my next book is due.
I hope you all enjoy your Tuesday. And if you happen to see RAY OF LIGHT in the stores when you’re out and about, please let me know where you’ve seen it! I’m going to stop by Walmart and Barnes & Noble today to take a peek!
Blessings,
Shelley
