Today, I'm thrilled to introduce you to a new author friend, Lynnette Bonner.
Tell
us about yourself, family, where are you from, how long have you been writing?
I am married with four
children. My husband is a pastor and we live in Washington. I was born in
Malawi, Africa to missionary parents and learned to love reading at an early
age. My love of reading eventually morphed into an attempt at writing. At first
I only dabbled, but then one day I came across a historical tidbit that simply
begged to be turned into a story, and my first full length novel, Rocky Mountain Oasis, (the first book of
this series) was born. I’ve been writing ever since, with a few years in there
of very sporadic writing when I was homeschooling my boys, but that makes it
nearly twenty years now.
How
did you come to know Jesus as your Savior?
Well, I was born into a
Christian family and heard the gospel from the time I was very little. The
first time I really remember giving my heart to Jesus was in the back seat of a
Peugeot 404 driving up our long dusty driveway in Dedza, Malawi.
Tell
us about your latest book(s).
The first book in this
series, Rocky Mountain Oasis, debuted
in 2009. It was just recently re-released as a 2nd edition. And its
sequel, High Desert Haven, is just
making its first appearance.
Here is the back cover
copy from High Desert Haven:
Is
Jason Jordan really who he says he is?
Everything in Nicki’s life depends on the answer.
Nicki Trent is left with
a toddler and a rundown ranch when her husband dies in a mysterious riding
accident. Determined to bring her ranch back from the brink, Nicki hires
handsome Jason Jordan as a manager. But when her neighbor, William, presses for
her hand in marriage, the bank calls in a loan she didn’t even know about, and
bullets start flying, Nicki questions whether this ranch is worth all the
trouble.
To make matters worse, terrible things keep happening to her
neighbors. When Jason is blamed, Nicki wonders how well she knows her new
hand…and her own heart.
Two yearning hearts. Powerful enemies. Surprising love.
Set in the adventure and danger of the Wild West.
What
do want your readers to take away after the last page?
You know, there is so
much God can do with fiction, so many messages He can speak to people through
stories. I guess my main desire would be for people who read my stories to walk
away knowing that God loves them beyond a shadow of a doubt and that if they
give their lives fully to Him, he will never let them down – even though it
might seem like He does, in the short run.
How
often do you blog and what do you cover in your blog?
I blog several times a
month over at AuthorCulture.
It is a group blog and we blog all about the writing life, give writing tips,
and every Friday share a little writing humor.
Can
you share with us a favorite book you have read?
Oh, asking me to pick a
favorite is like asking me to choose a favorite child! I’d have to say that the
Zion Covenant and Zion Chronicle series by Bodie Thoene both stand out as some
of my favorite stories ever. The Mark of the Lion series by Francine Rivers is
another favorite. The DMZ by Jeanette
Windle is awesome as well as Maire by
Linda Windsor. More recently I’ve really been enjoying several of Denise
Hunter’s books. See… I told you I couldn’t just pick one. :smile:
Where
can we find you on the web?
My website is at: http://www.lynnettebonner.com. On
there I have listed many other places where people can friend or find me on the
net.