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Why I Can’t Wait to Get This Fabulous New Book

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Heidi McCahan, known for her Alaskan series, has a new book coming on Tuesday--a Southern women's fiction! via @chautonahavig

Author Hedi McCahan has a new book coming out on Tuesday–one you won’t want to miss. One Southern Summer is Heidi’s first foray into women’s fiction and with Love Inspired’s wonderful trade line (read: full-length novel, baby!). So, listen in to find out why I preordered that sucker faster than lightning on a bug… Okay, it’s not a Southern saying, but don’t you think it should be?

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Why I Can’t Wait to Get This Fabulous New Book

Okay, Hope Floats is one of my favorite movies. Harry Connick Jr.’s line about the American Dream…

You’re talkin’ ’bout the American Dream. You find something that you love, and then you twist it, and you torture it, try and find a way to make money at it. You spend a lifetime doing that. At the end, you can’t find a trace of what you started out lovin’.

I mean, with lines like that…

And when I read the synopsis for One Southern Summer, it reminded me of that movie. Then it hit me. This is a Christian Fiction novel. It’s going to have a new twist (because it’s not the same story!) on a general idea I loved AND… faith!  What more could I ask for?

Heidi McCahan talks about how she got the idea, how long it percolated, how her editors worked with her, and more!

She even talked about her Home to Hearts Bay series! If you’re looking for an Alaska read this July (sounds refreshing to me!), then you’ll want to check those out. She also has another book coming out next month. Her Alaskan Companion is part of the K-9 Companions series.

One Southern SummerOne Southern Summer by Heidi McCahan

It’s her second chance summer…if she’s ready for it—in this warm and utterly irresistible Southern small-town novel.

When Avery Lansing Crawford left her hometown of Camellia, Alabama, she was the darling of the town. A beauty queen. Now she’s come back a disgraced and divorced mom who’s lost almost everything—her home, her husband, even her design TV show—all while the public watched. And if the humiliation wasn’t bad enough, Avery and her two small children are moving in with her mama…just in time to give everyone in Camellia something to talk about.

And oh, they’re talkin’. Especially when Avery reignites her old friendship with Cole Whitaker, who’s offered Avery the opportunity to do something real: a redesign project that would help survivors of human trafficking. It could kick-start both her career and her confidence—not to mention give her a chance to spend more time with Cole.

With three generations of strong Southern women around the family dinner table, coming home to Camellia could be the perfect fresh start. Even if Avery is the topic of salacious gossip over sweet tea and her grandmother won’t stop interfering in her love life. But the bonds of family and the promise of second chances just might lead to a future that looks nothing like she expected.

Love Inspired is having a big sale, so you can go to the WEBSITE to find out more about that.

You can learn more about Heidi McCahan on her WEBSITE.

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Episode 490: A Chat with Lori DeJong
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After a pile of sweet romances, sometimes you need something with… teeth. You know? And what’s better than a book with a bit of both? Listen in while Lori DeJong and I chat about Mistletoe and Malice!

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This was such a fun conversation. And chatting about the fun of hiding from would-be abductors, reluctant bodyguards, and all the fun? How could it not be???

Mistletoe and Malice by Lori DeJong

After barely escaping an attempted abduction, Houston attorney Riley Hudson is forced to accept her wealthy father’s demand for private security. The last thing she wants is a bodyguard—especially one as maddeningly arrogant, bossy … and handsome as Colton Blankenship. Yet as the threat against her escalates, she begins to rely not only on his skills, but his steadfast presence.

Colton isn’t thrilled about giving up his hard-earned holiday vacation to protect a spoiled heiress. But he soon learns Riley is nothing like he expected. Fierce, independent, and unwavering in her faith, she’s everything he thought he’d left behind after tragedy shattered his own beliefs. As the unknown threat circles closer, the tension between them ignites into something deeper … and far more perilous.

When a second attempt on Riley’s life nearly succeeds, Colton faces a terrifying truth. Protecting her means risking more than just his life. Haunted by a past he can’t outrun, and a faith he’s all but lost, he must decide if he can trust God again … before he loses Riley—and his heart—for good.

We also talked about the final book in her True Calling series, Love’s True Measure.

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