Friday, October 12, 2012

Impressed by Love: By Our Own Lisa Richardson!


by Dina Sleiman

Well, the best kept secret in town is out. Our own Lisa Karon Richardson is finally in print in a bookstore near you! It’s kind of crazy the way it takes years and years for even the best writers to finally break into publication, and once you read “Impressed by Love,” I think that you’ll agree. Lisa is one of the best.

“Impressed by Love” is part of the Colonial Courtships novella anthology released last week by Barbour Publishing. Although I can’t say I’ve read all the stories, given the other well-published ladies involved, the entire collection sounds very promising.

Lisa’s novella is the concluding installment in the series and opens off the coast of Connecticut in 1762. Our lovely heroine, Phoebe, is aboard her uncle’s ship, being shuttled from her recently deceased grandmother to her uncle’s family. Phoebe’s main issue in life is loneliness and a strong desire for a family and a home. So when her uncle is severely wounded in battle, she refuses to let another person she loves die. Since the ship’s surgeon has been killed in battle, she orders the sailors to find the best physician in town and to bring him to save her uncle. And if that physician wouldn’t cooperate, then he could always be impressed into the Royal Navy.

Our handsome and gentle hero, Alden, just happens to be the best physician in town. But he has no desire to leave. In addition to his patients, he has a large and wonderful family that he could never abandon. When he refuses to tend the captain until he treats a man who has just been in a tragic accident, he is whacked on the head and impressed into Naval service.

Of course, Phoebe feels awful. She never considered anyone but herself. Now she is responsible for Alden’s kidnapping, and she must do something to remedy the situation. The story progresses from there with plenty of romance, adventure, lots of interesting history, and a fascinating peek into the world of colonial medicine.

My favorite part of the book (not surprisingly, I mean, have you met me?) was the spiritual aspect. Throughout the beginning of the book Alden sees his imprisonment as a tragedy. But was it really? He was healthy, reasonably safe, fed, and even pursuing his dream profession. Just in a different setting than he desired. And isn’t that so often the case with us? Anytime things get rough, we want to rail against them. Declare a tragedy.  But when Alden stopped and considered what God might want to accomplish, he began to see the situation through different eyes.

I’m so excited to announce that this elegantly-written little novella is just the first of many books to come for Lisa. Her Magistrate’s Folly, a short historical romance, will release with Barbour in January, and later next year, look for a full historical romance series by Lisa Karon Richardson and our Jennifer AlLee beginning with Eureka! And she has more novellas coming for us as well. In the meantime, enjoy the wonderfulness of “Impressed by Love” and let it whet your appetite for more goodies to come.

What would you do if you were Phoebe? Do you have any questions for Lisa about this book or any of the other upcoming ones?

14 comments:

  1. Lisa did a superb job with Impressed by Love. I'm honored that she was able to join us writing Colonial Courtships! Many blessings to Lisa on her writing.

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  2. Hi Carla,
    I look forward to them all and this will be a treat for all of the Colonial period.

    Thanks Dina - lovely review. I know just what you mean about Lisa's writing!

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  3. I'm "impressed" that anyone can fit all that (a romance, an adventure plot, and a faith journey) into a novella! That alone is a demonstration of rare talent.

    Congratulations again, Lisa.

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  4. Hi Carla, thanks for visiting.

    Deb, yes, I enjoy the colonial period too. We get a much bigger does of it in Magistrate's Folly.

    CJ, I agree. Writing a novella is not easy. I think the key is limited number of characters and settings, one central conflict, zero subplots.

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  5. Wow. What a great review. And I'm SO excited about Lisa's upcoming books. She's just got to be smiling from ear to ear right now. :D

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  6. Dina, this is a stellar review. I totally agree with you about Lisa being one of the best. I'm so looking forward to reading this one as well as many more books in the future. Congratulations Lisa!

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  7. Grinning from ear to ear is an understatement! You guys are so sweet. Thank you for your kind words.

    Dina, your check is in the mail! Seriously, I value your opinion a lot and your review made my day. I appreciate you all so much. Your support means more than you know.

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  8. Thanks, ladies.

    Lisa, you have my home address, right? ;)

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  9. Wow, I can't wait to read this book. I know it's going to be a lovely read.

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  10. Wonderful review, Dina!!! I haven't read Lisa's novella yet because I'm trying to focus on finishing this manuscript. Want to make sure I have time to sit and read uninterrupted. :-)

    Congratulations, Lisa!

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  11. What a stellar review! Thanks, Dina, and congratulations, Lisa. I am so excited about your upcoming releases, too. I agree, you're a gifted writer.

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  12. Yes, Lisa, you must be pretty pleased with this review.

    Carla Gade has a great post with all the authors from Colonial Courtships today and it really ramped up my excitement for the setting. I recommend you all visit


    http://writingtodistraction.blogspot.com

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  13. Pleased doesn't begin to describe it, Deb! And Carla did a fun interview with us. I encourage everyone to check it out if they're interested. Deb included the link above!

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  14. A great review from Dina, and a great book from Lisa. Kudos, ladies!

    This is so much fun... between now and November, we get to celebrate lots of Inky releases. What a jolly holiday season this will be :+)

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