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Land of My Dreams – Contemporary Christian Romance

Alone and betrayed, American professor, Bonny Bryant longs for a haven of peace. She accepts a position at a small Christian college in Fort William, Scotland, craving escape from her painful past. The passionate love which develops when she meets fellow professor and sheep farmer, Kieran MacDonell, is something she never anticipated.

Kieran harbors a deep anger toward God in the face of his own devastating grief. When Bonny’s former fiancé reenters her life, Kieran’s loneliness draws him to a former student.

How will Bonny decide between her rivals? Can they set aside the past to make way for a future, or will it drive them apart?

Land of My Dreams spans the distance between New Mexico’s high desert mountains and the misty Scottish Highlands with a timeless story of overwhelming grief, undying love, and compelling faith.

http://www.amazon.com/Land-My-Dreams-Norma-Gail/dp/1941103170

Why do you write what you do?

I feel called by God to share about the trials and triumphs of life through fiction. I believe Christian fiction is an avenue to reach people who might not be inclined to pick up a Bible or listen to a gospel presentation. It is also an effective method of discipling Christians and showing them how to work through life’s problems putting God first, and that problems result when we fail to put God first in our lives. Christian fiction to shows God’s love in story form with believable characters that readers find much like themselves.

What are you currently working on?

I am currently finishing on the sequel to Land of My Dreams. The working title is The Dream Disrupted. It is a continuation of the main character’s story from the previous book and the challenges they face as they begin married life on a Scottish sheep farm.

I am working on a contemporary Christian romance novella about a girl who eloped with her favorite rock star only to have him divorce her without explanation after 16 months. He shows up at her door ten years after their wedding wanting to reconcile.

Research is under way for a three-book historical series beginning prior to the Civil War and ending around 1922, following a group of families through the trials of frontier living, based on true stories of my ancestors.

How does your work differ from other work in its genre?

Much of today’s writing is fiction-lite. As a Bible study leader of over 21 years, I love to bring depth to fiction, to create hard struggles and characters who are far from perfect. I want my audience to discover that God is present in every moment of life, especially when things seem the most dark. Readers have said that Land of My Dreams makes them “laugh, cry, worry, sigh, smile.” I love to challenge the image of Christian romance by making it show the moments we would never want anyone to see, the times when believers are at their lowest.

How does your writing process work?

I am most definitely a pantster. I only resort to outlining when I get stuck, which is not often. I love to sit down and let the story and characters flow. My characters often surprise me with the twists and turns they throw me into, but they find their way out with prayer and help from the Lord. I typically write in layers, just getting the story out, then getting to know the characters better, filling in the setting details that make my story world come alive, and then rearranging the order of events if necessary. I get lost in my writing enough to occasionally forget that dinner needs cooked and I am sitting my pajamas.

Author bio:

Norma Gail’s debut contemporary Christian romance, Land of My Dreams, winner of the 2016 Bookvana Religious Fiction Award. She is a former Bible Study Fellowship discussion leader who established the first weekly women’s Bible studies in her church in 2003 and continues to lead a weekly small group. Her devotionals, poetry have appeared at ChristianDevotions.us, the Stitches Thru Time blog, and in “The Secret Place.” She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. She is a former RN and homeschool/soccer mom who loves family research, history, and Scotland. Norma lives in the mountains of New Mexico with her husband of 40 years. They have two adult children.