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Choices Of The Heart - A New Release

Choices Of The Heart by Laurie Alice Eakes

Esther Cherrett comes from a proud line of midwives and was trained by her mother to take over the family calling. But when a terrible scandal threatens all she holds dear, Esther flees, taking a position as a teacher in the wild western mountains of Virginia. But instead of the refuge she was seeking, Esther finds herself in the midst of a deadly family feud—and courted by two men on opposite sides of the conflict.

 

Laurie Alice Eakes is the author of Lady in the Mist, Heart’s Safe Passage, A Necessary Deception, A Flight of Fancy, and several other novels. She won a National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007 for Family Guardian. Laurie Alice writes full-time from her home in Texas, where she lives with her husband and sundry dogs and cats.

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The Carpenter's Inheritance by Laurie Alice Eakes - A New Release

The Carpenter's Inheritance by Laurie Alice Eakes

 

Lucinda Bell wants nothing more than to follow in her father's footsteps and practice law. But in 1893, the state of Virginia won't allow a woman lawyer. So she leaves her family and fiancé and buys a dying practice in Massachusetts, determined to prove herself capable of succeeding at the profession—if she can find acceptance and safety as Loveland's sole lady lawyer first.

Quiet, handsome Matthew Templin, a local carpenter with a questionable past and a potentially dangerous need for a lawyer, is captivated by Lucinda. But he also knows she's above his touch—and that a hidden truth may destroy her career and possibly his own life.

 

“Eakes has a charming way of making her novels come to life without being over the top,” writes Romantic times of  bestselling, award-winning author Laurie Alice Eakes used to lie in bed as a child telling herself stories  so she didn’t wake anyone else up. Sometimes she shared her stories with others; thus, when she decided to be a writer, she surprised no one. Family Guardian, her first book,  won the National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007. Since then, she has sold fifteen more novels and three novellas. Seven of her books have been picked up for large print publication, and Lady in the Mist, her first book with Revell, was chosen for hardcover publication with Crossings Bookclub. She also teaches on-line writing courses and enjoys a speaking ministry that takes her from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast.

Laurie Alice lives in Texas with her husband, two dogs and two cats, and is learning how to make tamales.

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Colonial Courtships - Over A Barrel by Laurie Alice Eakes

 

"Over a Barrel" in Colonial Courtships by Laurie Alice Eakes

After being wounded, while fighting alongside the British on the frontier, Gideon Ingersoll figures his future lies in making the town bakehouse a success. He doesn’t expect to find a woman willing to marry a partially lame man. He especially doesn’t expect to meet her in his storeroom covered in flour after hiding her daughter in an emptied barrel. Sarah Carter can’t be up to any good. At best she’s a run-away servant. At worst? She is running from a man who wants to force her, a widow heiress, into marriage, but if Gideon won’t help her, Sarah must take her daughter and keep running from danger. Gideon finds her shelter and work with the intent to keep an eye on her until he discovers the truth of her story. But Lovely and lively Sarah at close hand means losing his heart to her regardless of her past.

“Eakes has a charming way of making her novels come to life without being over the top,” writes Romantic times of  bestselling, award-winning author Laurie Alice Eakes used to lie in bed as a child telling herself stories  so she didn’t wake anyone else up. Sometimes she shared her stories with others; thus, when she decided to be a writer, she surprised no one. Family Guardian, her first book,  won the National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007. Since then, she has sold fifteen more novels and three novellas. Seven of her books have been picked up for large print publication, and Lady in the Mist, her first book with Revell, was chosen for hardcover publication with Crossings Bookclub. She also teaches on-line writing courses and enjoys a speaking ministry that takes her from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast.

Laurie Alice lives in Texas with her husband, two dogs and two cats, and is learning how to make tamales.

Tips from the Pros: Laurie Alice Eakes

Greetings from Sarah Sundin! Today I have the privilege of interviewing fellow historical fiction author Laurie Alice Eakes. While I have yet to meet her in person, I admire her for how she shares her knowledge of history and research tips with fellow writers. Her love of history, story, her readers, and the Lord shines. Laurie Alice has two novels releasing this month, Flight of Fancy from Revell and The Carpenter's Inheritance from Heartsongs Presents. Just this week, she announced a new three-book contract with Zondervan.

Laurie Alice, how did you get into writing?

Getting into writing grew rather organically from a summer off from teaching, to grad school in history that inspired novels, to making friends with the founder of the Seton Hill Writing Popular Fiction master's program who encouraged me to go...God led me down the path.

How many books do you have published?

Now I have eleven books and two novellas in print and six more books and another novella under contract. A Flight of Fancy (Revell, October 2012) is my latest release, and Choices of the Heart, the third book in The Midwives series, will be released by Revell in January 2013. The Carpenter's Inheritance, my fifth Heartsong Presents book and the first under the new Harlequin imprint, releases at the end of October 2012.

How did you get your first book contract?

I had just started writing seriously and got an awful rejection, one that insulted me, not just my story. Since my agent knew I was ready to quit, she suggested I write a Regency for the sweet traditional market. I dashed off a proposal and sent it to her thinking I had weeks to write the full if the editor even wanted it. The editor got back with my agent in two days and wanted the full. I wrote it while working full time and commuting 2.5 hours a day. The editor bought it, and it won the National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007.

A Flight Of Fancy by Laurie Alice Eakes - A New Release

 

A Flight Of Fancy by Laurie Alice Eakes

Her head is in the clouds. His feet are planted firmly on the ground. Can love cover the distance?

Cassandra Bainbridge may be a bit of a bluestocking, but when Geoffrey Giles is near, love seems a fine alternative to passion for Greek and the physics of flight. With his dashing good looks and undying devotion to her, the earl of Whittaker sets Cassandra's heart racing with his very presence. It seems his only flaw is his distaste for ballooning, the obsession that consumes so much of her thoughts.

When a terrible accident compels her to end her betrothal, Cassandra heads for the country to recover from both her injuries and her broken heart. With time on her hands and good friends to help her, she pursues her love for ballooning and envisions a future for herself as a daring aeronaut. But when Lord Whittaker slips back into her life, will she have to choose between him and her dream?

 

“Eakes has a charming way of making her novels come to life without being over the top,” writes Romantic times of  bestselling, award-winning author Laurie Alice Eakes used to lie in bed as a child telling herself stories  so she didn’t wake anyone else up. Sometimes she shared her stories with others; thus, when she decided to be a writer, she surprised no one. Family Guardian, her first book,  won the National Readers Choice Award for Best Regency in 2007. Since then, she has sold fifteen more novels and three novellas. Seven of her books have been picked up for large print publication, and Lady in the Mist, her first book with Revell, was chosen for hardcover publication with Crossings Bookclub. She also teaches on-line writing courses and enjoys a speaking ministry that takes her from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast.

Laurie Alice lives in Texas with her husband, two dogs and two cats, and is learning how to make tamales.

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Highland Crossings - A New Release

Highland Crossings by Laurie Alice Eakes (and others)

Head to historic North Carolina where a brooch unites the lives and loves of four women. Dangerous accusations force Seona to leave Scotland with the brooch in tow, but will she find peace before her past is revealed? Years later, Fiona hopes to recover the brooch only to wind up on the whipping block. Can she trust the man who comes to her rescue? Seren sells the brooch to open a confectionery, but will the precious heirloom be lost to a hopeless dream? When the brooch is stolen, can Brynna reclaim it before she loses something even more valuable?

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Heart's Safe Passage - A New Release

Heart's Safe Passage by Laurie Alice Eakes

It's 1813 and all Phoebe Lee wants out of life is to practice midwifery in Loudon County, Virginia. When Belinda, her pregnant sister-in-law, presses Phoebe to accompany her onto a British privateer in order to cross the Atlantic and save her husband from an English prison, Phoebe tries to refuse, then finds herself kidnapped.

Captain Rafe Docherty is a man in search of revenge. His ship is no place for women, but he needs Belinda in order to obtain information about the man who destroyed his family and his life. Between Belinda's whining and Phoebe's hostility, Rafe can't help but wonder if he made the right choice.

When it becomes apparent there is an enemy among them on the ship, the stakes are raised. Will they reach the English shore in time? Can love and forgiveness overcome vengeance?

Book 2 in The Midwives series, Heart's Safe Passage is a stirring tale of love, intrigue, and adventure on the high seas. Readers will feel the salt spray and the rolling waves as they journey with Laurie Alice Eakes's vivid characters on the treacherous path toward redemption.

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A Necessary Deception By Laurie Alice Eakes

A Necessary Deception

Laurie Alice Eakes

Baker/Revell

 

When young widow Lady Lydia Gale helps a French prisoner obtain parole, she never dreamed he would turn up in her parlor. But just as the London Season is getting under way, there he is, along with a few other questionable personages.

Author Bio:

Laurie Alice Eakes grew up in a family of readers. Some of her earliest childhood memories are of being read to. She liked adventure stories the best. Once she started to read herself, she carried a book with her everywhere. When Laurie Alice was naughty (more than she likes to admit), her mother threatened to take her books away from her as a form of serious punishment. It worked.

Besides reading and writing, Laurie Alice likes long walks, especially on the beach or through the mountains, knitting, though she’s not very good at it, and watching movies with her husband. Other people, too, but especially her husband. They also enjoy live music and theater, trying new types of foods and visiting interesting places.

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CAN Book Feature: Jersey Brides: The Glassblower, The Heiress, The Newcomer by Laurie Alice Eakes

Laurie Alice Eakes

Barbour Publishing

ISBN-10: 161626120X

ISBN-13: 978-1616261207

Travel back to the glory days of New Jersey where three women are having conflicts with wealth and status when attractive men enter their lives. Meg is being forced into marriage for riches when her heart longs for a simple artisan. Susan is powerless to use her fortune on the poor or to protect it from her future husband. Marigold is forced to work as a lowly nursemaid for orphans awaiting their uncle before receiving her birthright. Will God lead these women to loves that are even greater in value than money?

CAN Book Feature: Lady in the Mist by Laurie Alice Eakes

Lady in the Mist

Laurie Alice Eakes

Baker/Revell

ISBN-10: 0800734521

ISBN-13: 978-0800734527

By virtue of her profession as a midwife, Tabitha Eckles is the keeper of many secrets: the names of fathers of illegitimate children, the level of love and harmony within many a marriage, and now the identity of a man who may have caused his wife's death. Dominick Cherrett is a man with his own secret to keep: namely, what he, a British nobleman, is doing on American soil working as a bondsman in the home of Mayor Kendall, a Southern gentleman with his eye on a higher office.