For those who have recently written me asking "what's next," here's an update:
I’m currently working on the third and final novel ( River of Mercy ) in my historical Amish series, The Riverhaven Years. More than anything else, this is the love story of the young Amish widow, Rachel Brenneman, and the “outsider,” Jeremiah Gant, an Irish American riverboat captain.
Next--God willing--I'm moving on to develop a new series with Harvest House Publishers, also historical, and also set mostly within an Amish community. I’m finding that I really enjoy working with historical settings that feature Amish characters, as well as a few folks who aren’t Amish. You can learn more about this particular interest of mine at amishreader.com.
I’ve been especially pleased to see just how well this fits into my “brand,” to use a publishing term that captures the kind of fiction I write. With the release of my earlier Mountain Song Legacy, I began to move into a genre I refer to as “historical Appalachian fiction,” and the settings for the Riverhaven series and the upcoming new series fit right into that genre. Of course my readers know there will always be one or more Irish characters (and probably some music) in my novels—that’s a given!
As you already know, the first two books ( Song of the Silent Harp and Heart of the Lonely Exile ) were recently re-released. The next two titles in the Emerald Ballad series (Land of a Thousand Dreams and Sons of an Ancient Glory) will be published next spring.
I hope you enjoy reading the new books as much as I enjoy writing them!
BJ
