While few non-Christians will ever pick up a Christian fiction book, my goal is to bring these parables into the general market and plant seeds with readers of all faiths or no faith. I wrote them for the general market, but each book presents – with a Christian worldview – a dilemma that the heroine must overcome to find peace within herself.

They are more what I would call modern-day parables.

But while my traditionally published novellas are all overtly Christian stories, my self-published novels are not. It wasn’t until the empty nest hit that I realized I had the time to follow that dream.ĭo you feel pressured to compromise your standards in order to reach a larger audience or be more successful? No. What inspired you to start writing, or did you always want to write? I always wanted to write, but I never honestly thought I’d do it. Together they forge a fragile bond-until Maggie’s past threatens their chance at happiness. She’s scorned for being raised by the Hurons. When more tribes join Pontiac in an all-out war, Maggie and Baptiste take refuge at Fort Detroit. Until the day a woman in danger arrives on his farm. Promised in marriage to a Huron warrior she fears, Maggie risks everything in a run for her freedom.Ĭontent to ignore the rising animosity between the British and the Ottawa villagers he calls his friends, Baptiste Geroux plants his fields, limping behind his oxen and waiting for his brother to return from the west. Taken captive at age eleven during the battle at Fort McCord, she’s learned to adapt and to trust no one. Only three British forts did not fall to the uprising, Fort Pitt, Fort Detroit, and Fort Niagara. The background is 1763 during Pontiac’s Rebellion. Maggie’s Strength is book two in the Forts of Refuge trilogy. And I enjoy it! You can learn more about me and what I do via my email newsletter by subscribing here: All of that helps me make my historical novels more authentic.

We’ve raised sheep, chickens, pigs, rabbits, and horses here, as well as tending a garden, berry patch, and small orchard, which has given me a lot more first-hand experience that our ancestors would have taken as everyday living. I’ve been married to Michael for mumble years, and we live on a hobby farm in Northern Michigan. A fitting occupation for someone who writes historical fiction and historical romance. When I’m not spinning a yarn on the written page, I’m spinning sheep’s wool into yarn on one of my spinning wheels. And, friends, her latest release sounds so good! Read on to see how you can enter to win a copy! Welcome to Readers Write to Know! I asked you, my readers, what questions they would ask their favorite authors if given the chance, and the authors visiting my blog answered them! This week, I’m so happy to have Pegg Thomas as my guest! I love how she draws parallels to her lifestyle and her historical novels.

Sarah's Choice by Pegg Thomas