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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Saying Goodbye – And a Giveaway!

 



The last 8 books that I’ve published through Love Inspired Suspense have all taken place in and around the West Kootenai, Montana Amish community, also known at Rexford.

From the beginning, I fell in love with this small, remote Amish settlement when I began researching AMISH COUNTRY KIDNAPPING – book one of the series set in West Kootenai.



Like many from the West Kootenai Amish, the Shetler brothers, which are featured in 5 of the books, mill their own logs for creating beautifully hand-crafted furniture.



In the final West Kootenai, Montana, an old family friend who has made appearances in many of the books, finds himself searching for the woman who saved his life. Ethan believes Jade has been kidnapped by a terrorist who is determined to silence her.  

Here is the blurb for AMISH COUNTRY RANSOM:

A winter storm turns a fight for justice into a struggle for survival…

After FBI agent Jade Powell’s sister is abducted, K-9 trainer Ethan Connors is determined to help the woman who once saved his life. But an enemy from Jade’s past will stop at nothing to keep his agenda hidden. With a storm brewing and a killer hunting them deep into Amish country, can Jade and Ethan survive the treacherous weather long enough to bring a criminal mastermind to justice?   

After 8 books, it’s hard to say goodbye to the community and all the characters I will leave behind there. Maybe someday, I’ll revisit and catch up on what they’ve been up to.

Where will I take my characters next? There are 2 books scheduled to take place near the Tobacco Root Mountains of Montana, and then from there, who knows?

For a chance to win a $10.00 Amazon Gift Card, tell me about your favorite book setting (it doesn’t have to be in an Amish community). Be sure to include your email. I’ll announce the winner during my next posting.  

Until then,

Happy reading!   

Mary Alford

www.maryalford.net

61 comments:

  1. I do enjoy a Pennsylvania setting. They are so beautiful. debby236 at gmail dot com

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  2. My favorite book setting is in the Western states! I love reading about the beauty of the mountains. rochellemp@gmail.com

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    1. I love the mountain settings as well, Rochelle.

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  3. Duell-Moore BeverlyMay 17, 2023 at 7:40 AM

    My favorite book setting is anywhere in New York durning the Revolution and Colonial days. I’ve this series of books and can’t wait to read the last one, although it’ll be sad to leave area and the people..
    duellonlysis at aol dot com

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  4. I love your book

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  5. Love the settings in Montana and Wyoming because they are different from my state. Mblteach at aol dot com

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  6. Canada so much wilderness. cheetahthecat1982ATgmailDOTcom

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  7. I always like rugged wilderness. elisheva@hotmail.com

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  8. I like any small town or country setting. I love Amish books, too. I visited the Amish in PA and fell in love with the area.
    My email is marystalnaker@live.com

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  9. i love when the setting is a quaint country town, on some water

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  10. I love a mountain setting especially around TN or NC

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  11. I like small town settings. Not so small that everyone knows everyone's business, but just not a huge city. I live in Indiana and I think it's an under-represented state. lindastringer56@gmail.com

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    1. I feel the same way Linda. I love small towns but too small can be nosy.

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  12. I like small town settings. A memorable one that I have read about would be Jan Karon’s town of Mitford.

    pattymh2000(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  13. I love books set in indiana that mention towns near Shipshewana. Love seeing restaurant names I know and can follow the true path. My email is lmiller01011953@gmail.com

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  14. I love books set in an Amish community, especially ones set here in the Pinecraft community of Florida. cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)com

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    1. I love reading about the different Amish communities, too.

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  15. I really don't have a preference, dcofohio(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  16. I've never been to the western U.S. so I enjoy some arm-chair traveling by reading books with these settings. I've really enjoyed this series! cps1950ATgmailDOTcom

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  17. I would love to see a small setting in the Dakotas. Never been, but hoping to! Lesncyn@att.net

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    1. Oh, that does sound like a good place for a novel.

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  18. I like small towns in the mountains. Georgia would be a good mountain setting. terriandricky@gmail.com

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  19. no fav
    bn100candg at hotmail dot com

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  20. I love the beach settings of the East coast. I love the Carolinas. There are so many settings in states I've never been to and I love to imagine it based on the books. It gives me new places I want to go visit. nstotts at sbcglobal dot net

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    1. I'm the same way, Nicole. I love to visit places I haven't seen through books.

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  21. I like settings of small New England towns that remind me of my childhood.
    Luvthots(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. Aww... those are good settings. And I love being reminded of my childhood, too.

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  22. No surprise here, but I like a Texas setting, preferably in a small community with a beautiful landscape!

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  23. I like the small town settings.

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  24. I like small town/rural settings. I have loved your West Kootenai, Montana setting!
    carrottopfromtexas2@gmail.com

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  25. I Love any setting as I love to read Sarahbaby601973(at)gmail(dot)com

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  26. I love any settings. Love Amish books

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  27. I love my home state Michigan as a setting. There are Amish there, but I have never seen their communities used in books. j4hibdon@yahoo.com

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    1. Really? I'm surprised. Michigan is beautiful.

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  28. My favorite setting is a small beach town. s2s268130@gmail.com

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  29. I like small rural towns and Amish towns. Karen_310@yahoo.com

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  30. I love the northwest and Maine & Delaware

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  31. I’ve always been interested in the Amish who reside in Texas. But I haven’t heard alot about them.
    Tammy G.
    cluedn@mac.com

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  32. I have always loved the books that are set in Montana that is one place I would love to go someday! Sarahbaby601973(at)gmail(dot)com

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