Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Rocky Mountain Revenge and a Giveaway

Hi Rhonda,

Thanks so much for joining us today. Congratulations for Rocky Mountain Revenge! This is such a great story, and I'm excited to spend a little time with you today.





Where do you get your ideas for stories?
I get ideas from a variety of places. It could be a news story or simply just a brainstorming session. The idea for Rocky Mountain Revenge came about because I knew I wanted to have a heroine who wasn’t in law enforcement. I also knew I wanted to involve horses and ranches in my story, but I didn’t want that to be the main theme/setting. So, I started wandering what if my heroine was a veterinarian? Why would someone want to kill her? And the story evolved from there.

Have you ever been involved in a mystery? Witness to a crime of juror?
No

Who is your real-life hero?
Oh, that’s easy. My husband. I’m terrified of spiders. Mountain Man will always come running if I see one, and then he’ll take care of it for me. If it’s a harmless spider, he’ll catch it and set it free outside. I’m so scared of spiders I’d never get close enough to see if it was harmless or not. I’d squish it with a shoe. Hmmm…I guess spiders should appreciate him, too. J

Do you and your heroine have any similar traits?
No. She’s much braver than I am.

Tell us about your story.

Grace Porter hated growing up in a small town, so high school graduation she went to college and never really looked back. She’s veterinarian now who lives and works in Denver, but she’s needed back home temporarily to help out at her family veterinarian clinic. She arrives in Blackberry Falls only to discover someone ones both she and her sister dead. Now, Grace has to depend on her ex-boyfriend to keep her alive.

Evan Bradshaw is the chief of police. He’s a widower with a six-year-old son named Camden. Evan witnessed the murder of his wife a few years earlier, and now he’s faced with protecting his first love from a would be killer. All while keeping his son safe from harm.


Do you have a favorite Bible verse?

Philippians 3:13 “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,”

I love this verse because it reminds me not to look back on past mistakes, which I can’t change, but instead to focus on the things that are to come and the hope of eternity in heaven.

Rhonda, thanks so much for spending a little time with us today. It's been great!

Readers, Rhonda has been gracious to offer a print or Kindle copy of Rocky Mountain Revenge to a US reader. Just leave a comment below.

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4 comments:

Rhonda Starnes said...

Good morning! Thank you for hosting me today. I'm so happy to be here with ya'll.

Jackie Layton said...

It's so great to have you here, Rhonda! Thanks for stopping by.

Abigail Harris said...

This looks like an interesting book!

Jackie Layton said...

Abigail Harris, you’re the winner. Would you contact me on Facebook or contact Rhonda? Thanks and congratulations!