Yep today is the day of partying and eating before the fasting of Lent. Hope you have a great --and SAFE--one!
Today's guest is brand new to our blog and a fellow Pelican Book Group author so please welcome Mary Alford......
The Mountains Are Calling…
As a child, I grew up loving to go to the beach. Every
vacation my family went on had to be to the beach…until one year when my
husband and I visited the mountains. That was it. So long beach. I was hooked
on the mountains.
I think we all have places like that. It’s where we go to
recharge. Grow close to nature and to God. For me, it’s staring up at a
mountain and feeling so small amongst the majesty before me.
Every time my husband and I visit our cabin in Colorado, I’m
reminded of John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High.
He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below, he saw
everything as far as you can see.
Now he walks in quiet
solitude, the forest and the streams, seeking grace in every step he takes.
His sight is turned inside himself, to try and
understand the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake.
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high, I've
seen it raining fire in the sky.
You can talk to God and listen to the casual
reply.
Rocky Mountain high, Colorado. Rocky Mountain
high.
I never really understood that song until I visited the
Rocky Mountains. The mountains get in your blood and they won’t let you go.
I think that’s why when I start a new book, I always
gravitate towards the mountains as the setting. Such is the case in my new
release from Pelican Group entitled, Grace And The Rancher.
The book is set in the fictional town of Delaney Mountain,
Colorado. A small mountain town where everyone knows each other. The perfect
place to start your life over again.
Which is exactly what happens for Grace Bradford, the
heroine in my story. Grace is running away from a tragic past that took away
her career as a singer and almost ended her life. She hit Delaney Mountain with
nothing but her dog Lizzy and her car. What she eventually finds there is a
second chance.
Kyle Delaney has a past he’d just as soon forget. But
returning to his hometown of Delaney Mountain brings back the mistakes he’d ran
away from all those years earlier. Kyle’s looking for redemption, what he finds
is love.
Grace Bradford is living a lie. To the world
she has the perfect life: A promising country music career and a husband who
adores her. But her husband isn't the man everyone believes him to be. When a
car accident widows her and ends her career, Grace escapes to Delaney Mountain.
But moving to the remote town doesn't wipe away the ugly secret of her
marriage.
Kyle Delaney never intended to return to Delaney Mountain, but he
promises his dying father that he'll turn their land into a working cattle
ranch. He uproots his life in Austin, sells his flourishing business as a music
agent, and returns to the Colorado town of his childhood. Can a runaway singer
and a makeshift rancher, thrust together by circumstance and held together by
the common thread of loss and a love of music, find hope and a
happily-ever-after under the stars of Delaney Mountain?
Mary Alford grew up in a small Texas town famous for,
well not much of anything really. Being the baby of the family and quite a bit
younger than her two brothers and her sister, Mary had plenty of time to
entertain herself. Making up stories seemed to come natural to her.
As a teen, Mary discovered Phyllis Whitney and Victoria Holt
and knew instinctively that was what she wanted to do with her over-active
imagination.
She wrote her first novel as a teen, (it’s tucked away
somewhere never to see the light of day), but never really pursued her writing
career seriously until a few years later, when she wrote her first
inspirational romantic suspense and was hooked.
Today, Mary still lives in Texas, and still creates
people facing dangerous situations. In fact, she can’t think of anything
else she’d rather do.
Wow Mary....such beautiful photographs. I love the mountains (and John Denver) too and visits to them are definitely something to treasure. Good luck and God's blessings with your new book!
Hope you enjoyed today's post, Friends and that you'll join me each week for Tuesday Treasures, Thursday Thoughts and Saturday Spotlight.
Until next time, take care and God bless.
PamT
8 comments:
Gorgeous photographs. Good luck with your new book.
Mary, I love the cover and the title. Grace and the Rancher is on my list to purchase. Thanks to you and Pam for an uplifting post.
Colorado is majestic! Congrats on your new novel!
Thanks for sharing what you treasure, Mary. Those pictures of the mountains are inspiring. I can see why it's the setting for your new book. I wish you the best, and that all your readers will find it a very satisfying read. Cheers
Thank you all for joining me today. It's been my pleasure to be here with you all. And thanks to Pam for letting me stop by.
Mountains can definitely be inspiring! Enjoyed your post.
Good luck with the new release.
I love the Colorado mountains, too! Your book sounds great. I've been meaning to pick up a John Denver collection for my husband. Thanks for the reminder!
Sorry I'm late. Wow...this books sounds amazing! Just reading about it gave me chills. I also LOVE the mountains. Those pictures are gorgeous. Best wishes!!!
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