This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Deep In The Heart Of Trouble
(Bethany House June 1, 2008)
by
Deeanne Gist
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Deanne Gist has been a busy lady. She had a career in elementary education. She raised four children. In fifteen years she has: run a home accessory/antique business, member of the press, penned freelance journalism for a few well-known publications, People, Parents, Family Fun and more. She was the CFO for her husband’s engineering company, she did all this in her home.
She also founded a publishing corporation for the purpose of developing, producing and marketing products which would reinforce family values, teach children responsibility and provide character building activities. In answer to Gist’s fervent prayers, God sent a mainstream publisher to her door who licensed her parenting I Did It!® product line and committed to publish the next generation of her system, thus freeing Gist to return to her writing.
Eight months later, she submitted A Bride Most Begrudging to Bethany House Publishers and they picked it up for their new “edgy inspirational” line of historical fiction. After its release in July 2005, Bride hit eight best seller lists and has sold over 100,000 copies and won the Christy Award for BEST ROMANCE 2006. The Measure of a Lady was her 2006 summer release. It hit five best seller lists and won the Christy Award for BEST ROMANCE 2007. Gist is contracted to have a new book come out every summer. Courting Trouble was her 2007 summer release and it hit three best seller lists.
Deeanne lives in Texas with her husband of twenty-four years. They have two kids in high school, two in college.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
A Texas-Sized Tale of Unexpected Love
Essie Spreckelmeyer is the last woman anyone in Corsicana, Texas, expected to see with a man on her arm. Independent and outspoken, she’s known more for riding bicycles in outrageous bloomers than for catching a man’s eye.
And the last man who seems willing to give her a second glance is Tony Morgan, newly hired at Spreckelmeyer’s oil company. The disinherited son of an oil baron, Tony wants most to restore his name and regain his lost fortune–not lose his heart to this headstrong blond. She confounds, contradicts, and confuses him. Sometimes he doesn’t know if she’s driving him toward the aisle or the end of his rope.
That’s how life is …Deep In The Heart Of Trouble
If you would like to read the first chapter, go HERE
Deeanne can be reached through the Contact link on her Website
“Christy Award winner Gist’s historical romances have increasingly gained popularity, combining witty dialog, well-balanced plots, and fully developed characters who seem almost real. Recommended for CF and romance collections.”
— Library Journal
“Gist does it again! Her signature prose is consistent and she delivers a thoroughly delightful and entertaining story that’s worthy of our time and attention. Not only won’t you want to put this book down, you’ll want to enjoy this story again and again.”
— JUNE TOP PICK, 4-1/2 STARS, Romantic Times, Jennifer Reyes
“Gist has once again written a delightfully humorous historical romance. After reading the first book in this series of two, I was anxious to get my hands on this one. Let me tell you, I was not disappointed … It is a spectacular, feel-good story which I highly recommend. You will definitely be glad you read it.”
-– FIVE STAR RATING, The Romance Studio, Brenda Talley
MY REVIEW:
Deeanne Gist has become one of my new favorite authors with her deft mix of humor, history, romance, and sometimes suspense. Deep in the Heart of Trouble was not a disappointment.
As a result of a disastrous romance, Essie Spreckelmeyer had decided to live her life without a man and was content helping her father run the family oil business and with her controversial Corsicana Velocipede Club. An independent, spirited, opinionated young woman, Essie was not exactly what most men were looking for in a wife anyway.
When his father died, Tony Morgan suddenly found himself disinherited from his family’s successful oil business. Determined to prove himself on his own merit, Tony took a job at Sullivan Oil as Tony Bryant. Set on learning every aspect of the oil business from the ground up, Tony definitely did not have the time or money for a woman in his life.
Neither Essie nor Tony were prepared for the sparks that flew as they fought their mutual attraction.
Against the backdrop of late nineteenth century Texas oil country, Deep in the Heart of Trouble is the story of loss and love, disappointment and determination, fear and faith, betrayal and loyalty, secrets and revelations. Each character is unique and adds to the distinct flavor of the book. Although Deep in the Heart of Trouble is a truly enjoyable read on its own, I would also recommend Courting Trouble for the first installment of Essie’s story.
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