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Caught passing counterfeit bills, Kate Adams races to expose the true counterfeiter before unwitting suspects pay with their lives, but the truth could endanger her most of all.

Today we're talking with novelist Sandra Orchard, author of Blind Trust (Revell, June 2014).

Sandra Orchard is the award-winning author of several inspirational romantic suspense/mysteries, including Deadly Devotion and Blind Trust. Her Love Inspired Suspense titles have garnered two Canadian Christian Writing Awards and a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award. Sandra has also received a Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense.

In addition to her busy writing schedule, Sandra enjoys speaking at events and teaching writing workshops. She lives in Ontario, Canada.

Learn more about Sandra’s books and check out the special bonus features, such as deleted scenes and location pics, at her site (link below).

Please tell us three random things we might not know about you.

-- I have two adorable grandchildren. ☺

-- I’m a regular handyman, uh, woman around the house. Well, I used to be before I started writing!

-- I taught high school Math (not English!) for two years before staying home to raise and home educate my children, and Math is still my favorite subject.

You look far too young for grandchildren, Sandra! 

Please tell us a bit more about the plot of Blind Trust.

Booklist provided a perfect summary in their recent review:

The second of Christian romantic-suspense author Orchard’s Port Aster Secrets novels, Blind Trust finds Kate Adams still reeling from her friend’s murder as she attempts to get her life back in order. 

However, what begins as a seemingly small-time counterfeit operation soon spirals into something much bigger, with Kate at the center. 

Detective Tom Parker has his eye on Kate, and not because she’s a suspect. His feelings for her continue to grow, as does his desire to protect her, but Kate’s determination to get to the truth on her own means that Tom is often getting her out of trouble, rather than keeping her from it. When the action shifts from mere counterfeiting to poisoning, theft, and decades-old secrets, Kate insists on researching her way to the facts. 

Orchard infuses romance with suspense and keeps the excitement coming page after page. Readers will love the ever-deepening mystery as Kate extends her investigation and finds herself and her long-dead father tangled up in an international corporate conspiracy. Will Kate be able to clear her father’s name, and stay safe?

What is it about Kate that will make your readers care about her?

Kate is a loyal friend who is not afraid to risk her own well being to ensure that others are not wrongfully accused. She is also an herbal researcher, who shares a number of intriguing insights into herb uses, which readers seem to enjoy.

If you were the casting director for the film version of your novel, who would play your lead roles?

Dylan McDermott




and Amy Adams.




Many readers enjoy seasonally set novels. They read beach novels in the summer and Christmas novels in December. If you’ve written such seasonally-set novels, what are they? Or if you were asked to write such a novel, what season would you choose, and why?

This series is set in the summer, which is when it releases. Last Christmas, I wrote a Christmas novella, exclusively for my newsletter subscribers, set in Niagara. And this November, I have a Christmas-themed novel releasing from Love Inspired Suspense called Identity Withheld.

I’d love to write more Christmas novels. The season is so rich with themes and suspense possibilities. If anyone would like to subscribe to my newsletter to read A Christmas Carriage Ride or…Something, they can do so at: http://bit.ly/OrchardNews

What is the last novel you read that you would recommend?

Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer. I actually had the privilege of reading an advanced copy of this book. I don’t read a lot of historical romance, but I am a huge fan of Karen’s books and always look for the next one. She creates such fun, feisty heroines, and a heart-stirring romance.

What are you working on now?

I am finishing a yet-to-be-titled Love Inspired Suspense, in which an insidious stalker plans to ruin the reputation, career and possibly life of the paramedic heroine, Sherri Steele, who was first introduced in Perilous Waters (April 2014), and who will also appear in my November release. I have had so much fun with this series featuring the Steeles, a large, close-knit, extended family full of sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and paramedics.

Where else can readers find you online?

www.SandraOrchard.com
Facebook
On Goodreads

The book can be purchased in fine book stores and online via the following buttons:




CBD.com


Also, for a brief time, Revell is offering e-book versions of Blind Trust and Deadly Devotion at lowered prices:

Blind Trust from 6/1-7/14 for $6.99 in ebook only.

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Trust-Por... Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/Blind-Trust-Port... EPub: http://www.christianbook.com/blind-tr... http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blind... https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/blin...
Deadly Devotion from 6/1-6/7 for $2.99 in ebook only.

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Devotion... Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/Deadly-Devotion-... http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/deadl... http://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/book... EPub: http://www.christianbook.com/deadly-d...
They should be available on most major ebook platforms; Kindle, Nook, CBD and ibookstore. Outside the US may vary.

Finally, what question would you like to ask my readers?

The mystery in this story was inspired by a counterfeit $5 bill that turned up in the offering at my neighbor’s Ladies’ Missionary Meeting. Have you ever spotted a counterfeit bill? Do you think you could?

Thanks, Sandra, for visiting with us and telling us about your novel. Readers, Sandra has offered to give a signed copy of her book to the winner of our drawing on Monday, June 9. To enter, leave a comment below in answer to Sandra's question, above. "Please enter me" won't get you entered. Leave your email address, in case you win, like so: trish[at]trishperry[dot]com.

Be sure to check out my interview with Robin Shope, below. Leave an appropriate comment at the bottom of the post to enter the drawing for a signed copy of the book.

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Annoying legal disclaimer: drawings void where prohibited; open only to U.S. residents; the odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. See full disclaimer HERE.