Hello all!
I hope this finds you well as we go into the Thanksgiving season. What is it you are thankful for? Friends? Family? Health? Significant other? Thankful for no school for a week? Around here, we are thankful for all of the above.
Lots of fun news on the writing front! We have two more publishing contracts -- one with Prairie Rose Publications for my four-book Native American Y.A. series, The Saga of Indian Em'ly, coming Dec 20, and one with WordCrafts Press for The House of Madness, my debut horror novel.
In real life, come see me December 6 at Cocohodo in Katy, Texas where I'll be signing books! Check out my author Facebook for details and to join the event!
Happy Thanksgiving!
WeWriWa - 10/20/18 - The Witch and the Reverend
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Today's excerpt is from a BRAND-NEW book that is releasing EXCLUSIVELY on Radish Fiction titled The Witch and the Reverend (just in time for Halloween!)
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Today's excerpt is from a BRAND-NEW book that is releasing EXCLUSIVELY on Radish Fiction titled The Witch and the Reverend (just in time for Halloween!)
The King's Forest. London 1554.
“Please Reverend Wainwright, please. Let us go, please.” Their voices hung heavy beneath the canopy of frost-bright trees. I heard their teeth chatter and imagined their toes curling in against the cold, just as mine were. The other two accused girls weren't gagged. Only I received that honor. “We've done nothing wrong.”
None of the townsfolk who were gathered before us to witness our burnings acknowledged their pleas.
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A Heart on Hold on Radish Fiction
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War. Devotion. Deceit. Death.
How long can a heart hold on before it breaks? Most women would carry on with their lives after being thrust into widowhood, but not Charlotte Adamsland. Upon learning that her husband, Captain Sanderson Redding, was killed in a botched escape from a Confederate prison in Illinois, she clings to his promise to return to her no matter what, and quickly heads north through a war-ravaged country with only her faith in God and her beloved horse to bring her beloved Sanderson home - one way or another.
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WeWriWa 8/19/18 -- An Amish Settlement. An English Stranger. The Blizzard of 1888.
Happy Sunday everyone! I hope each and every one of you are doing wonderfully! It has been a while since I've been here with you at Weekend Writing Warriors and lots has happened since then! First and foremost, in February, my name changed from Sara Barnard to Sara Harris. More to come on that after our Amish snippet! Get back to the other great writers at WeWriWa here!
In other news . . . my awesome literary agent sold this Amish novel, Rebekah's Quilt, to Vinspire Publishing. And even better . . . Rebekah's Quilt will be the first in the four-book Rebekah's Keepsakes series from Vinspire! #SuperSquee
Without further ado . . .
The
Pike, Indian Territory, 1868
“Look
Elnora!” Samuel’s German accent thickened the English words and gave them a
musical feel. He
pointed to the vast expanse that spread out before them. “That’s what the
English call The Pike. Many are traveling west on this very road.”
Elnora peeked out from
the wagon, her eyes searching the desolate vastness. “So this is Indiana
Territory.” She giggled. “I see, Samuel. Many are traveling this road.” The
lack of fellow wagons was sadly apparent.
This snippet is from Rebekah's Quilt, book 1 in the Rebekah's Keepsakes series, coming in 2019 from Vinspire Publishing.
In my name change news . . . February 10, 2018, I married a man who puts even the most notable romance novel heroes to shame. Now, we get to work towards our happily ever after. <3
I welcome your comments and question! Till next time!
Sara Harris - Author and Adventurer
Welcome! I'm historical romance and children's author Sara Harris (formerly Sara Barnard). Some of my works include the four-book dramatic Civil War romance Everlasting Heart series from Prairie Rose Publications, and the forthcoming four-book Amish romance Rebekah's Keepsakes series from Vinspire Publishing.
In a nod to #ThrowbackThursday, I'm throwing it back to 2011. It was there, on Lee Street in Lawton, Oklahoma, when I did a happy dance in traffic after receiving a call from my very first editor, the late Connie Kline of Five Prince Publishing, telling me of her accepting my novel A Heart on Hold for publication -- on the condition I write three more books in the series.
These four award-winning and Amazon bestselling books were my first published novels and spanned a time where A Heart on Hold was truly the mantra of my life. I was in a failing military marriage, had my fourth child while revising A Heart on Hold, underwent an emergency thyroidectomy, and earned my first cancer diagnosis. These adventures and misadventures are what made the characters and their trials come to life within the pages of the Everlasting Heart series.
A Heart on Hold
Charlotte Adamsland is separated from her husband, Sanderson Redding, the day after their marriage. A captain in the Confederate Army, Sanderson must return to his unit, leaving Charlotte alone on their Arkansas homestead to fend for herself. Yankees camp around the town of Altrose, bringing their own kind of lawless danger. And then, one dark day, a Southern soldier arrives with terrible news…Sanderson has been killed trying to escape a Yankee prison.
Sanderson has found salvation and hell in a single turn of events he could never have imagined—his much-younger brother, Jackson, is his Yankee guard. When Jackson’s cruel commanding officer learns of the brothers’ family ties, he devises a wicked plan to see them both dead. Jackson is determined to get his brother to safety—but a last-minute betrayal by another prisoner could be the death of both brothers.
Charlotte can’t accept the news of Sanderson’s death—he promised to come back to her. She heads north armed with only her faith in God and her beloved horse to bring her love home—one way or the other. Will she be able to rescue him? Or will her love remained locked forever in A HEART ON HOLD…
At last, the War Between the States is over! Sanderson Redding is finally home, and for Charlotte, life is good. Until the Army comes knocking.
Sanderson's old captors have charged him with the murder of Lieutenant Lantz, who died mysteriously on the streets of St. Louis when the South surrendered. With help from the most unlikely sort, can Sanderson convince the Yankee jury of his innocence?
Left alone when Sanderson is carted off for murder, newly pregnant Charlotte is despondent. However, when the stress of their predicament threatens the life of their unborn child, Charlotte is more grateful than ever to have Minerva as her sister-in-law, and roommate.
When the judge sentences Sanderson to a suicide mission in lieu of hanging by the neck until dead, Charlotte knows she can't go along on this adventure. Between a hard pregnancy and a rash of hydrophobia that threatens the entire Arkansas countryside, Charlotte wonders if Sanderson will have a home waiting for him, if he survives the mission, and if he wants to come home at all.
However, a freakish dog bite in the midst of the outbreak may well be the end of them all.
Sanderson and Charlotte set out on the dangerous journey to California Territory along with Minerva, Jerry, and the children. Though Charlotte doesn’t want to leave Arkansas, Sanderson is looking forward to building a life for Charlotte, Cotton, and little Charlie in the vibrant new territory. But when they arrive at Fort Bidwell, Sanderson and Jerry are immediately faced with a hard decision -- free the captive Indians they have been hired to hunt down, or do what they've been hired to do.
In a world where women are expected to be silent, Charlotte refuses to ignore injustice. When she defies the powerful bank president, it causes repercussions that can devastate the Redding family. In standing up to the town bullies to protect Cotton, Charlotte finds an unlikely ally in the handsome young half-Chinese outlaw, Johnny Tan. But will Johnny prove to be Sanderson’s nemesis or his saving grace?
Charlotte knows she can’t stay in Fort Bidwell, where circumstances seem to be ripping her once-happy family apart. Determined to leave, can she convince her beloved Sanderson to give up the security of his railroad job, pull up stakes, and head for Idaho, with A HEART FOREVER WILD…
Happy reading and cheers to your own happy #ThrowbackThursday!
In a nod to #ThrowbackThursday, I'm throwing it back to 2011. It was there, on Lee Street in Lawton, Oklahoma, when I did a happy dance in traffic after receiving a call from my very first editor, the late Connie Kline of Five Prince Publishing, telling me of her accepting my novel A Heart on Hold for publication -- on the condition I write three more books in the series.
These four award-winning and Amazon bestselling books were my first published novels and spanned a time where A Heart on Hold was truly the mantra of my life. I was in a failing military marriage, had my fourth child while revising A Heart on Hold, underwent an emergency thyroidectomy, and earned my first cancer diagnosis. These adventures and misadventures are what made the characters and their trials come to life within the pages of the Everlasting Heart series.
Here's a little more about the Everlasting Heart series.
A Heart on Hold
Charlotte Adamsland is separated from her husband, Sanderson Redding, the day after their marriage. A captain in the Confederate Army, Sanderson must return to his unit, leaving Charlotte alone on their Arkansas homestead to fend for herself. Yankees camp around the town of Altrose, bringing their own kind of lawless danger. And then, one dark day, a Southern soldier arrives with terrible news…Sanderson has been killed trying to escape a Yankee prison.
Sanderson has found salvation and hell in a single turn of events he could never have imagined—his much-younger brother, Jackson, is his Yankee guard. When Jackson’s cruel commanding officer learns of the brothers’ family ties, he devises a wicked plan to see them both dead. Jackson is determined to get his brother to safety—but a last-minute betrayal by another prisoner could be the death of both brothers.
Charlotte can’t accept the news of Sanderson’s death—he promised to come back to her. She heads north armed with only her faith in God and her beloved horse to bring her love home—one way or the other. Will she be able to rescue him? Or will her love remained locked forever in A HEART ON HOLD…
At last, the War Between the States is over! Sanderson Redding is finally home, and for Charlotte, life is good. Until the Army comes knocking.
Sanderson's old captors have charged him with the murder of Lieutenant Lantz, who died mysteriously on the streets of St. Louis when the South surrendered. With help from the most unlikely sort, can Sanderson convince the Yankee jury of his innocence?
Left alone when Sanderson is carted off for murder, newly pregnant Charlotte is despondent. However, when the stress of their predicament threatens the life of their unborn child, Charlotte is more grateful than ever to have Minerva as her sister-in-law, and roommate.
When the judge sentences Sanderson to a suicide mission in lieu of hanging by the neck until dead, Charlotte knows she can't go along on this adventure. Between a hard pregnancy and a rash of hydrophobia that threatens the entire Arkansas countryside, Charlotte wonders if Sanderson will have a home waiting for him, if he survives the mission, and if he wants to come home at all.
However, a freakish dog bite in the midst of the outbreak may well be the end of them all.
Sanderson Redding is set to go west to a waiting job as an Indian Agent—if Charlotte agrees. Leaving their home in Arkansas isn’t easy, but there’s not much left of Altrose—and no jobs for men with families. War veteran Jerry Thomas has secured positions for himself and Sanderson in California, but they must leave immediately. With a heavy heart, Charlotte bids goodbye to her father, Minerva, and Cotton. There’s no time to spare, and they set out early the following day for California.
Travel is hard on Charlotte, who is pregnant, but she finds a new measure of determination to face what comes their way—including a prairie fire, hostile Indians, and a hard childbirth she is afraid she might not survive.
But the demons of Sanderson’s military life refuse to be left behind, as he finds himself embroiled with the Earp brothers and a lady of the night who carries a grudge against Charlotte.
Travel is hard on Charlotte, who is pregnant, but she finds a new measure of determination to face what comes their way—including a prairie fire, hostile Indians, and a hard childbirth she is afraid she might not survive.
But the demons of Sanderson’s military life refuse to be left behind, as he finds himself embroiled with the Earp brothers and a lady of the night who carries a grudge against Charlotte.
Will Charlotte and Sanderson’s marriage withstand the turmoil they must overcome? And should they survive the journey through a hostile, wild country, will they find happiness in an unfamiliar place that drove them west and took them from their beloved Arkansas home?
In a world where women are expected to be silent, Charlotte refuses to ignore injustice. When she defies the powerful bank president, it causes repercussions that can devastate the Redding family. In standing up to the town bullies to protect Cotton, Charlotte finds an unlikely ally in the handsome young half-Chinese outlaw, Johnny Tan. But will Johnny prove to be Sanderson’s nemesis or his saving grace?
Charlotte knows she can’t stay in Fort Bidwell, where circumstances seem to be ripping her once-happy family apart. Determined to leave, can she convince her beloved Sanderson to give up the security of his railroad job, pull up stakes, and head for Idaho, with A HEART FOREVER WILD…
Happy reading and cheers to your own happy #ThrowbackThursday!
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