Press Release
Quilts of
Love authors celebrate latest releases with a Christmas-themed chat
Live
Facebook event allows readers to connect with authors and other fans
of the series
Seattle:
Nothing beats a
Christmas party you don’t have to get dressed up for! Readers are
invited to grab their quilts and a mug of their favorite warm holiday
beverage and settle down for a night in with the authors of the
latest releases in Abingdon Press’ Quilts of Love series. The
Quilts
of Love Merry Quilted Christmas Facebook party
on December 9 at
8:00 PM EST will
be hosted by the authors of the two latest releases, Jodie
Bailey (Quilted
by Christmas/October
21, 2014) and Laura
V. Hilton and
Cindy Loven
(Swept
Away/November
18, 2014). They will be joined by Gina
Welborn
(Masterpiece
Marriage/December
16, 2014) and Cathy
Elliott (A
Stitch in Time/January
20, 2015), who will be giving readers a preview of their upcoming
books.
The
live Quilts
of Love quarterly event
will center on an
interactive chat between the authors and readers, allowing
participants from around the country (and the world) to participate
in one large book club. The authors will share the inspiration behind
their stories and ask discussion questions surrounding the themes of
each book. Chat participants will be eligible for prizes to be given
away at the end of the hour, including books, Christmas ornaments,
sweet treats and other special selections chosen by the authors. The
winner of a Kindle Fire giveaway, held in conjunction with the latest
Quilts of Love blog tour, will also be announced. The chat has been
promoted online with the help of bloggers participating in the blog
tours coordinated by Litfuse Publicity Group.
It isn’t just the
readers who are excited to take part in these chats. “I’m
looking forward to teaming up with Laura, Cindy, Cathy and Gina to
chat with everyone and to give away some fun prizes. Who
doesn’t love a party, especially when there are presents?” asks
Bailey.
The
authors are also fans of the series and its authors. “I’m in
stitches over being a Quilts of Love author!” Welborn notes. Loven
feels the same way. “The word ‘excitement’ doesn’t begin to
cover the range of emotions I am experiencing being included in this
great group of authors. I wouldn’t be here without my great
co-author Laura, talent of this story, and Jodie’s book was so
sweet. I look forward with great anticipation to reading Gina and
Cathy’s books.”
“I’m
excited to be a part of the Quilts of Love series with so many
talented authors. I wanted to be a part of this line and was honored
to write for them,” explains Hilton. She adds, “Any opportunity
to chat with readers and hear their stories is a blessing, and I hope
to see many there!”
The
Quilts of Love series centers on the idea that quilts tell stories of
love and loss, hope and faith, tradition and new beginnings. Each
release focuses on the women who quilted all of these things into
their family history. Featuring contemporary and historical romances,
as well as Amish fiction, women’s fiction and the occasional light
mystery, readers are drawn into the endearing characters and touched
by their stories. January 2015 will mark the last monthly release for
the current series of 25 stand-alone titles.
"The
best reward for a Quilts of Love author has to be meeting the loyal
readers,” says Elliott. “As the author of the final book in the
series, I look forward to meeting many long-time readers and some new
ones! It’s a great way to hear about their creative interests and
get a glimpse into their own stories."
Readers
can RSVP to the Facebook
chat
any
time between now and December 9 by
visiting the
Quilts
of Love Facebook page. All
fans are encouraged to invite their friends to join in the fun.
Keep up
with the Quilts of Love series online at:
quiltsoflovebooks.com
~
pinterest.com/quiltsoflove/
~ facebook.com/quiltsoflovebooks
~ twitter.com/TheQuiltsofLove
About
the authors and their books:
Quilted
by Christmas by
Jodie Bailey (October)
Taryn
McKenna believes she’s easy to forget. Abandoned by her parents and
left behind when her high school sweetheart joined the army, she vows
to never love again and throws herself into her love for the outdoors
and the pursuit of a college degree—something no one else in her
family has ever accomplished. Her goal, as a young teacher in the
hills of North Carolina, is to leave a legacy in the lives of the
middle schoolers
she teaches.
When
Taryn’s grandmother Jemma, the only other person who ever held her
close, has a heart attack that reveals a fatal medical condition,
Taryn is corralled into helping Grandma work on a final project—an
Irish chain quilt that tells the story of her history and the love
Jemma knows is out there for Taryn. As the pieces of the quilt come
together, Taryn begins to see her value. Can she learn to believe
that God will never leave her behind even though others have?
Jodie
Bailey is
Tarheel born and bred. After 15 years as a military spouse, she
settled with her family back in North Carolina. She is the author of
the military suspense novel Freefall
and is a contributor to Edie
Melson’s devotional for military families, Fighting
Fear: Winning the War at Home.
While not working on her next novel, she teaches middle schoolers to
love writing as much as she does.
Readers
can find Bailey at JodieBailey.com
or on Facebook
(JodieBaileyAuthor)
and Twitter
(@jodiebailey).
Swept
Away by
Laura V. Hilton and Cindy Loven (November)
Sara
doesn’t think she wants love. But her grandmother has other plans.
Sara
Jane Morgan is trying to balance teaching with caring for her ailing,
stubborn grandmother. When school lets out for the summer, the plans
are for Grandma to teach Sara Jane to quilt as they finish up the
Appalachian Ballad quilt Grandma started as a teenager. But things
don’t always go as planned.
Andrew
Stevenson is hiding from his past—and his future. He works as a
handyman to pay the bills, but his heart is as an artisan, designing
homemade brooms. When Sara Jane’s grandmother hires him to renovate
her home, sparks fly between Drew and his new employer’s
granddaughter.
Still,
it doesn’t take Sara Jane long to see Drew isn’t what he seems.
Questions arise, and she starts researching him online. What she
discovers could change her life—and her heart—forever.
Laura
V. Hilton is an award-winning author
and a professional book reviewer. A stay-at-home mom and home school
teacher, Laura lives with her family in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas.
Hilton’s
online home is lauravhilton.blogspot.com.
She is also on Facebook
(Author-Laura-V-Hilton)
and Twitter
(@Laura_V_Hilton).
Cindy
Loven is active in the church and
writes from her home in Conway, Arkansas, where she lives with her
husband and their son.
Masterpiece
Marriage
by Gina Welborn (December)
He
wants to save his business. She wants to be a professor. But are they
asking for more than they can really have?
After
a flood damages the looms at Zenus Dane’s Philadelphia textile mill
and the bank demands loan payment, Zenus turns to his aunt for help
repurposing his textiles. Trouble is . . . his aunt has already been
hired by the lovely yet secretive Englishwoman Mary Varrs.
Eager
to acquire his aunt’s quilt patterns, Zenus attends the summer
Quilting Bee, a social event his aunt has uniquely designed with the
secret purpose of finding Zenus a wife. However Zenus only has eyes
for Mary, but Mary has no such desire for him.
Though
his aunt is determined to design a masterpiece marriage, both Zenus
and Mary will have to overcome their stubborn ways. Can he realize
that love requires stepping out of his routine? And will she
recognize that following her heart doesn’t mean sacrificing her
ambition?
Gina
Welborn is the author of several
novels and novellas, including The Heiress’s Courtship. She is a
member of American Christian Fiction Writers; the president of Faith,
Hope and Love; and one of the founding members of
InkwellInspirations.com. She lives in Cache, Oklahoma, with her
pastor husband and their five children.
Visit
her Welborn online at GinaWelborn.com
and on Facebook
(ginawelbornauthor)
and Twitter
(@gina_welborn).
A
Stitch in Time by
Cathy Elliott (January)
Thea
James has accepted an assignment as co-chairperson for Larkindale’s
first quilt show extravaganza. Juggling the new assignment with
running her antique business, she’s already feeling frayed when
things start to unravel.
Mary-Alice
Wentworth, a much-loved town matriarch, respect quilt judge, and
Thea’s dear friend, is covertly conked on the head during the
kick-off Quilt Show Soiree, throwing suspicion on her guests. It also
appears that a valuable diamond brooch has been stolen during the
attack. The family is furious. But is it because of the missing
diamonds or their mugged mother?
When
a renowned textile expert goes MIA and the famous Wentworth heritage
quilt disappears, Larkindale’s reputation as a tourist have is at
risk. Thea attempts to piece the mystery together and save the town’s
investment in the Quilt Show before Mary-Alice gets another brain
bump… or something worse.
Author
and speaker Cathy
Elliott
nourishes her night-owl habit by creating cozy mysteries and more on
her trusty laptop in Anderson, California. Like the protagonist in
her new mystery, Cathy is an avid quilter. Besides collecting (too
much) cool fabric, she also enjoys hunting for antique treasures.
Find
Elliott at cathyelliottbooks.com
and on Facebook
(Author
Cathy Elliott).
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