I'm super excited to be doing an author spotlight on Jamie Carrie, author of the Forgotten Duke!
Author Spotlight:
When novelist Jamie Carie was six, her
parents met Jesus and soon after started a church. It changed everything.
Road trips with her dad—to and from Bible
studies across Indiana—were filled with talks of things beyond earth’s
bounds--creation and the fall, God and Jesus and the rapture, the earthly walk
compared to the spiritual walk, and how we are born for more than what we can
see or touch.
The highlight of those nights was stopping at a truck stop in the middle of the night where her dad would spend a little of the offering basket on two slices of pie and a couple of Cokes. Nothing ever felt so special as a middle of the night slice of pie with her dad. And nothing could stop the writing pouring out of her.
The highlight of those nights was stopping at a truck stop in the middle of the night where her dad would spend a little of the offering basket on two slices of pie and a couple of Cokes. Nothing ever felt so special as a middle of the night slice of pie with her dad. And nothing could stop the writing pouring out of her.
As Jamie’s relationship with God grew,
she discovered her heart was filled with songs and poetry. During high school
she wrote lyrics for her brother’s band. (And she sang them too!) After
college, Jamie married, had two sons and decided to stay home with them. While
she homeschooled she wrote skits, poems, plays and short stories for school and
church.
When her eldest son turned five she
dove into the world of novels. She’d read romance novels for years, but
couldn’t relate to the flawless, saintly heroines in Christian romance novels.
So she decided to write her own.
Snow Angel was born on a frosty night
in an old farmhouse in Fishers, Indiana, where the cold floor gave plenty of
motivation for the snow scene. Jamie loves to write late at night when the
house is quiet and the darkness seems alive. Elizabeth and Noah had been
playacting in herhead for a long time, so the story went fast.
Ten years later Snow Angel was published and won the ForeWord magazine Romance Book of the Year winner, was a National “Best Books 2007” Awards winner, and a 2008 RITA Awards® Best First Book finalist. It was the beginning of her dream career.
Jamie and her husband Tony have been
married for twenty-one years and live in Indianapolis with their three sons and
a giant of a dog named Leo.
The Forgiven Duke is the 2nd
installment in The Forgotten Castles Series.
If she could only say one thing to her
readers it would be, “Live the dreams God has destined you for!”
Book
blurb:
Tethered by her impulsive promise
to marry Lord John Lemon - the path of least resistance - Alexandria
Featherstone sets off toward Iceland in search of her parents with a leaden
heart. A glimpse of her guardian, the Duke of St. Easton - the path less
traveled by - on Dublin’s shore still haunts her.
Will he come after her? Will he drag her back to London, quelling her mission to rescue her treasure-seeking parents, or might he decide to throw caution to the wind and choose Foy Pour Devoir: “Faith for Duty,” the St. Easton motto. The Featherstone motto Valens et Volens: “Willing and Able,” beats in her heart and thrums through her veins. She will find her parents and find their love, no matter the cost.
The powerful yet wing-clipped Duke of St. Easton has never known the challenge that has become his life since hearing his ward’s name. Alexandria Featherstone will be the life or the death of him. Only time and God’s plan will reveal just how much this man can endure for the prize of love.
Will he come after her? Will he drag her back to London, quelling her mission to rescue her treasure-seeking parents, or might he decide to throw caution to the wind and choose Foy Pour Devoir: “Faith for Duty,” the St. Easton motto. The Featherstone motto Valens et Volens: “Willing and Able,” beats in her heart and thrums through her veins. She will find her parents and find their love, no matter the cost.
The powerful yet wing-clipped Duke of St. Easton has never known the challenge that has become his life since hearing his ward’s name. Alexandria Featherstone will be the life or the death of him. Only time and God’s plan will reveal just how much this man can endure for the prize of love.
About the
author:
Jamie Carie writes novels about fierce, passionate
women; their dreams; their fears; their triumphs. Her deepest desire is to see
her readers find that same passion as they follow their destiny and discover
deeper intimacy with Jesus.
She lives in Indianapolis with her husband and three
sons.
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Hi Megan,
ReplyDeletethanks so much for spotlighting Jamie Carie..:D