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Tips from the Pros: Jill Elizabeth Nelson

Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California. Today I have the honor of interviewing Jill Elizabeth Nelson, the winner of the 2010 Carol Award for best short contemporary suspense.

Jill, how did you get into writing?

My writer's journey began as an introverted child with her nose stuck in a book. In the sixth grade, I was blessed with a teacher who perched on a stool and read to the class from the most imaginative stories. Something in this process of hearing a story awakened a realization in me--I didn't merely want to be a person who received pleasure from a good book; I wanted to be the person who gave that pleasure to others. Despite the early realization of my calling, it still took decades of hard work and sometimes heartache and even giving up on the dream for periods of time before I received my first novel contract in 2005.

How many books do you have published?

My tenth book, Betrayal on the Border, released in November 2012. In the past couple of years, I've also had the pleasure of partnering with Hannah Alexander in a two-novella Christmas book, Season of Danger, and of releasing another romantic suspense, Legacy of Lies.

Reluctant Burglar, by Jill Elizabeth Nelson

The Reluctant Burglar, by Jill Elizabeth Nelson

We may not all travel in Desiree Jacobs' circles; high-stakes security; international art theft; cops, robbers, and terrorists--but we can all identify with that awful place of not knowing if someone close to us is trustworthy. Jill Nelson does a fine job of showing how tough Desiree has to be when she suddenly questions whether or not her father, her best friend, and her protector are who they always seemed to be. Half of the fun for the reader is trying to figure it all out before Desiree does. The other half is watching what happens once she stops leaning on her own "wisdom" and leaves it up to God. I'd recommend this fun suspense novel to teens and up.

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CAN Book Feature: Calculated Revenge by Jill Elizabeth Nelson

Calculated Revenge by Jill Elizabeth Nelson,
Steeple Hill, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-373-44390-1

When a school teacher discovers on the playground a backpack belonging to  her kid sister who was abducted and murdered 18 years ago, she knows the killer is back--and her own eight-year-old daughter may be his next target. Her best chance to catch the killer before he strikes again is her school principal, a once-famous missing persons private investigator. Can she persuade him to overcome the heartbreaks of his past and once again take up his forsaken profession before it's too late?

Topics Addressed: Child Abduction, Revenge, Forgiveness

Visit Jill's website at http://www.jillelizabethnelson.com.