I love new releases, whether they’re my own or another author. This week, I get to celebrate the release of Waiting on the Tides, and I’m offering a giveaway of one ebook copy of the book.
Waiting on the Tides is my final story in the Independence Islands series, and while I’m sad to say goodbye to these islands and the characters who’ve taken over the last three years of my writing life, there are new things on the horizon. And I’ll get to visit the characters any time. Which might be a good idea. There’s no telling what kind of trouble Christian and Sarge will get into if I’m away for too long. Christian’s grumpy ways might have changed thanks to Abby’s sunshine, but that doesn’t mean he’s lost his sense of adventure, or his willingness to run pell-mell into trouble. Plus poor Emily still wants a horse, and Christian can’t leave her waiting forever.
Christian is one of those rare characters who showed up early on and let me know that he needed his story told. And when I say he showed up, he did it with the kind of appearance that concerned me. He was rude, arrogant, and even somewhat belligerent (if you’ve read Footprints on Her Heart, you probably know the scene I’m talking about). It wasn’t until I started writing his book that I realized all that bravado was a front he showed the world as a caricature of his true self. He’s a true grump, but everything else came from his intense need to protect his daughter Emily no matter the cost to himself. Christian is a good father, and even though he takes things far too seriously at times, his love for Emily is a driving force that even Abby will need to contend with before she’ll have a prayer of finding a place in Christian’s life.
Giveaway info: One winner will be chosen from the comments on this post to win an ebook copy of Waiting on the Tides.
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below telling me what you love most about reading. For me, it’s the escape into the lives of characters and the love and joy that I find there.
Tabitha Bouldin has a bachelor's degree in creative writing/English from Southern New Hampshire University. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and has been writing since 2015. When she's not homeschooling her kids, you'll find her curled up with a book. Tabitha's genre of choice is Contemporary Christian Romance which she describes as: Adventure with heart.
Congrats on your new release. Reading is an escape for me also. I like going to different places. I read several genres and in historicals I love learning new things. Like a book recently learnt the German u-boats came close to the coast of Maine.
But even CCR I learn things.
I like CF because I know its safe with no sex scenes, no swearing which is happening more and more in tv shows.
I like the escape too. I like visiting places, real or make believe and imagining what it would be like to live there or have the characters as friends. That’s probably why I enjoy reading series.
I also love the escape of reading, and also because it makes you feel you’re never alone. Characters in series you follow really do start to feel like old friends.
For me, it’s the escape into a different world. Some of the characters feel more like family than my own family, and it’s fun to see how things work for them. Sometimes, the way the characters handle things change how I look at things, and make me think of how I can better handle things.
Congratulations on the new release. I understand how bittersweet it can be to finish something that you are proud of and that has played such a large part of your life for a bit. Reading provides me with the ability to travel anywhere and to be the proverbial fly on the wall getting to know characters that I am often sad to say goodbye to when a good series ends.
Reading is my way to escape and visit places that I’ll never go. I’ve been an avid reader since childhood and have learned so much through books! Congratulations on your new release! I would love to read it.
Reading can put me in a place and situation that is totally foreign to me, something that seems lovely, but not like anything I will ever experience in person. Its a great adventure!
Thank you! It’s always a thrill to see a new book out in the world. And CF is such a wonderful place to find stories.
You took the words right out of my mouth. Books are such a wonderful escape, and series are a great way to keep the friendship going.
Yes! Series give both the author and the reader a chance to really learn about them. They become friends that I’ll think about even years later.
I love when characters teach me something. I can’t tell you how many times God has reached me through a book I’m reading.
Thank you! You’re right, getting to know characters is such a bittersweet feeling when it’s time to say goodbye. I love getting to see all the places too. Books are a journey.
I’m the say way. I barely remember a time when I wasn’t a reader. Did you have favorites as a kid that you’d come back to? Mine was any of the books with horses. The Black Stallion, the Thoroughbred series, etc.
I love experiencing different things through the characters. Some situations I know I would not handle well, but it’s interesting to walk that journey alongside the characters.
You said it right! Reading allows me to escape to different times, different places, and adventures I would never have. From solving crimes with Nancy Drew to spending time on an exotic island. What would we do without books?
I love getting the chance to escape to different places and meet different characters!
For me it’s the escape with characters and putting myself in the book as the character and it’s fun to see how the characters deal with problems and solve them
I love how it helps me to escape the problems of this world as well as situations in my own life for a while. I become connected to the characters as a friend. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you. Happy book birthday.
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I love visiting time periods and places that I can’t visit in real life.