Hi Folks,
What do you get when you combine a young woman who tends to leap before she thinks and a recently bought from a yankee prison man (who I might add is really sweet and caring)? A perfect match! I love Bella and Jack together! I honestly don't think another man could keep this free-spirited woman out of trouble! To see how he manages to keep her out of trouble you need to read this book! This book has everything that I look for in the perfect historical romance: a woman who doesn't care to act how a "proper lady" should act...she does and says what she feels (even if it does get her into trouble), a protective guy (who you can't help but fall in love with yourself...and trust me you will.), an adorable little native american who is too cute to resist, and a big problem that they have to overcome. Once again Elizabeth Seckman has not failed to make me laugh hysterically and cry all in the same book. Bella's Point is a MUST READ...
Elizabeth Seckman is the very first Author Spotlight of this blog! So I took the liberty of asking her a few questions...so we could get to know the woman behind this amazing book. Here's what she had to say!
Q:What motivated you to want to be an
author?
A:Writing isn’t really a job, it’s
an addiction. I don’t remember a time I wasn’t making up
stories. Even my Barbie and doll play had elaborate plotlines. My
young friends were pretty tolerant of my need for every situation
needing backstory and character motivation. I suppose, as a writer,
I just never grew up. I still like to play pretend.
Q:Do you remember the first story you
ever wrote?
A: Yep. It was a collaboration with my
best friend. We wrote a five-page book out of loose-leaf paper
titled, “How to Annoy Your Teacher” in the sixth grade.
Q:Tell us about your writing process?
A:It’s ugly. Just like a cook, I
leave a lot of dirty pots and pans on the counter and never really
know what my measurements are…you just mix, stir, and add things
until it tastes right.
Q:Out of all of your characters who do
you relate to the most?
A:That’s a tough one! I’ll have to
go with Molly in Healing Summer. Molly isn’t gorgeous or
super talented, but she has an indomitable spirit of hope.
Q:Any advice to aspiring authors?
A:You only fail if you give up. Keep
learning, keep writing.
Q:Which author would you fan-girl out
over if you had the chance to meet them in person?
A:Judy Blume. I loved her books as a
kid and I love her books as an adult.
Q:Now for the important
question…Describe your ideal book boyfriend? (See I told you it
was important!)
A: Rhett Butler. Handsome, debonair,
witty, loyal, passionate…Scarlett doesn’t deserve him.
Q:Bella's Point went outside of your
box (so to speak)' what made you decide to write a historical
romance? (Glad you did btw)
A:I’ve always been a Gone with the
Wind fan, and I’ve always imagined a character that had the pure
heart of Melanie and the fiery spirit of Scarlett. It was totally a
book written just because I wanted to.
Q:What made you decide that Bella
should go searching for a husband inside of a Yankee prison? (I
mean Jack could have just been a random cattle rancher.)
A: I wanted to show Bella’s
outside-the-box thinking and big heart right from the beginning.
Bella would go to hell and back to help a friend. In an age when
propriety and image are everything, Bella risks quite a lot to even
go to the prison, much less bring Jack home with her. But that’s
Bella. She makes decisions based on her own idea of right and wrong,
not on public opinion.
Q:Name 3 reasons why you think readers
should buy Bella's Point?
A:Caleb, Cole, Carter…they’re all
in college next year and I need cash.
To make sure those boys have all of the yummy snacks that we know is a must to survive college here's where you can buy her book!
