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Shelley Shepard Gray | A Couple Must Let Go of the Past in Order to Move Forward
Author Guest / August 23, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? MOVING FORWARD 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Sparks fly when former army officer turned firefighter Greg Tebo first meets transplanted Texan Kristen Werner. At first, it seems that they’re a match made in heaven, until each realizes that they must let go of the past in order to move forward with their relationship. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I used to live about thirty minutes from Woodland Park, CO. I was fascinated by this thriving town nestled near Pike’s Peak. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I absolutely would! I love to create characters who I would like to know. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Protagonist Greg Tebo:  Heroic, Determined, Injured 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Since my protagonist suffers from PTSD, I had many conversations with army veterans about the long-term effects PTSD has had on their lives. Although I always felt sympathy for someone struggling with PTSD, those conversations gave me a better understanding about it. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I…

Shelley Shepard Gray | Sycamore Circle Scones
Author Guest / February 7, 2023

My novel, Sycamore Circle, begins in a coffee shop called Sacred Grounds. It’s in the middle of a small Ohio town’s square, and the proprietors converted a former church into a coffee destination. It sounded like a perfect place for Joy, the book’s heroine, to be tutoring her adult literacy students. It’s also the place where Bo, my ex-con-hero, first spies Joy, and where several other important scenes in the novel take place. When I write a novel, I try to fill it with characters who I would like to know. I usually also try to make at least one of the settings a place where I would like to hang out. Sacred Grounds is definitely one of those places. Do you have a favorite coffee shop? I don’t currently have one, but I used to when we lived in Littleton, Colorado years ago. I’d meet my friend Susan E. there every morning at 6:45. We’d stand in line, grab our lattes, then take turns driving to the elementary school where we taught. The school was in the foothills of the mountains, and it was fifty-five miles away. Those coffees were lifesavers, especially when the weather was snowy and cold….

Shelley Shepard Gray | Author-Reader Match: HER HEART’S DESIRE
Author Guest / January 6, 2023

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Shelley Shepard Gray!   Writes: HER HEART’S DESIRE is the first book in a new series set in Pinecraft, Florida. This book follow’s heroine Mary Margaret Miller’s adventure as she travels to Pinecraft on her own, meets some new best friends and Jayson Raber, a certain handsome carpenter who is hiding a couple of secrets. As romance blossoms during their month together, a number of obstacles surface…leading Mary to wonder if she’s just found the love of her life or yet another person intent on breaking her heart.   About: Shelley Shepard Gray writes Amish romances for a variety of publishers. She also loves dachshunds, walking those dachshunds, and baking as much as she can.  She doesn’t love furry spiders, scary movies, or the middle of winter.   WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR IN MY IDEAL READER MATCH Readers who love Amish romance-or are interested in giving it a try. Readers who enjoy stories about Wallflowers and believe every heroine deserves a Happily Ever After….

Shelley Shepard Gray | 20 Questions: COMING HOME
Author Guest / November 29, 2022

1–What is the title of your latest release? COMING HOME.  It’s the first novel in the Woodland Park Firefighters Romance Series 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When Anderson Kelly, Woodland Park High School’s former quarterback, returns to town after a lengthy stint in the army, everyone in the small Colorado mountain town is thrilled, especially since he’s recently joined the fire department. There’s one person who isn’t all that pleased, however. That’s his former girlfriend and current single mother Chelsea Davis. As they reconnect, they must mend old wounds, forgive their mistakes, and figure out if it’s possible to plan a future together. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? For three years we lived in Colorado Springs. One day, while driving through the mountains, we came upon the darling town of Woodland Park. When we took a walk in Memorial Park and I saw some guys from a nearby army base playing basketball, I knew this town was going to one day be in a book. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely! I always try to write novels featuring characters that I would like to know….

Fresh Pick | AUTUMN’S PROMISE by Shelley Shepard Gray
Fresh Pick / October 18, 2010

Seasons Of Sugarcreek #3 August 2010 On Sale: August 17, 2010 Featuring: Robert Miller; Lilly Allen 256 pages ISBN: 0061852376 EAN: 9780061852374 Paperback $12.99 Add to Wish List Inspirational Fiction Amish Buy at Amazon.com Autumn’s Promise by Shelley Shepard Gray Could an Englisher really give up all that she knows for a chance at true love? Some promises are meant to be broken. . . . Until Robert Miller met Lilly Allen, his world had been dark. A widower after only two years of marriage, he’d been living in a haze, feeling that, at twenty-four, his life was already over. But thanks to his friendship with Lilly, he now has new reasons to wake up each day. He knows his connection to her doesn’t make sense. She’s only nineteen, with a past the whole town talks about. Even more, she’s not Amish, like Robert. A marriage between the two of them could never happen. Lilly’s heart is drawn to Robert, not to his faith. No matter how much she admires his quiet strength and dependability, she doesn’t think she could ever give up her independence and reliance on the modern world. Is their love doomed before it even begins? Previous…