ONE FELL DOWN by Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen Coming Soon!

Twenty-one days before my next romantic suspense novel, ONE FELL DOWN, is released, I get to reveal its fabulous cover:

It's also available for pre-order on amazon at this link  

TWO BIG DEALS!

1: Author Philip Carroll is holding a raffle for a Kindle HD7 in celebration of his new release, Drawn into the Mist. It will be available for pre-order at 99 cents until Sept. 19. Check out all the details here:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

2. My new book, 101 Pocket Writing Tips & Techniques, is also available for pre-order on kindle from now until October 1 for 99 cents. If you'd prefer the paper back version, it's available now at it's regular price. Happy reading, and good luck on the above raffle.

Nominated for a Whitney Award

I decided to post this info today because I just received this pic and thought it was a great way to celebrate. Anyway, last April (April Fools Day, no less) I was notified that BETRAYED had been nominated for the 2015 Whitney Awards. It still has a couple of judging processes to go through before it has a chance to actually win, but it has been nominated. Yay! This official nomination comes strictly from readers (books must receive 5 separate nominations), so thank you to whoever nominated it.

BETRAYED (the inspiration)

One question readers often ask is "Where do you get your ideas?" Now's your chance to find out!

Linda Weaver Clarke asked me that very thing when she interviewed me about Betrayed on her blog. Click here to learn the answer!
 http://lindaweaverclarke.blogspot.com/2015/04/interview-with-historicalromantic.html

Betrayed's Blog Tour & Giveaway!

My publisher, Covenant Communications, has put together a great blog tour for Betrayed. The tour is on day 2, and so far I've received many dream-come-true reviews which have been posted on important sites like Amazon and Goodreads; tweets about my book have surfaced through Twitter; and I am finding new readers. Yay!

Along with the blog tour is a rafflecopter giveaway for a $25 gift card & a free copy of the book. Totally awesome! The easiest way to enter is to  follow this link or go to one of those provided on the Jan 20th blog tour sites. Have fun, and good luck!

Blog Tour Schedule

Jan 19th
http://www.iamareader.com

Jan 20th
http://ilovetoreadandreviewbooks.blogspot.com

http://www.charissastastny.com

Jan 21st
http://mybookaday.blogspot.com

http://ldsandlovinit.blogspot.com

http://katiescleanbookcollection.blogspot.com

Jan 22nd
http://www.bonnieharris.blogspot.com

http://literarytimeout.blogspot.com

Jan 23rd
http://minreadsandreviews.blogspot.com

http://www.ldswomensbookreview.com/wordpress

http://www.wishfulendings.com

Jan 24th
http://gettingyourreadonaimeebrown.blogspot.com

http://www.rockinbookreviews.com

Betrayed's Launch

Saturday, January 10, was an awesome day! Many wonderful & cherished friends and fans attended the Brigham City, Utah Seagull Bookstore.to help me launch Betrayed, my new historical romantic suspense novel. I won't lie. Having my books published and read is a long-held dream come true.  But I also love these events because I get to see so many wonderful people, some of whom travel long distances. Feeling blessed.

Betrayed--The Cast by Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen

Betrayed will be released next week! Here's a behind-the scenes look at the three main characters who create the book's love triangle:

Julia Barrett: Most of Betrayed is told through Julia's point of view. She has grown up in Niagara and has long been engaged to Adam Wolcott. Readers will quickly get to know her, but what they won't readily know is I based a bit of Julia's physical description on a friend of mine named Celeste. Celeste is a beautiful, capable woman with a strong and kind heart, but one of the things I most love about her is that her goodness lights up her entire countenance. Every time I talk with her, I can't help but notice the good-humored brightness in her eyes. Thus, my character, Julia Barrett, has eyes that are so much like Celeste's that her brother refers to her as "Jewels" in honor of her eyes.

Adam Wolcott: Adam is a wealthy, charismatic, tall-dark-and-handsome young man with a strong business sense and a determination to get what he most wants out of life--including Julia--no matter the personal sacrifice to himself. I've often thought of him as being a cross between Adam (Richard Long), from the 1960's western series, The Big Valley, and Richard Armitage from the movie, North and South.



                 Richard Long                                    Richard Armitage

Tom Harrison: He's a blonde, handsome, self-made man who left his abusive home as a boy and apprenticed himself out to a magician. He, like Adam, is in love with Julia, but unlike Adam, he is Julia's brother's best friend. Unfortunately, Julia's brother dies, and Tom vows to take her brother's place in helping the Barrett's cross the plains to the Salt Lake Valley. Since Adam is a magician, and because I've come to really enjoy a TV show called The Carbonaro Effect, a cross between a magic show and "Hidden Camera", I've added a YouTube clip from the show at the bottom of this post. Enjoy!