Being published doesn’t guarantee that you’ll get another contract. I don’t think it matters how many books you have published, the pressures are the same for all writers. What is your most difficult problem with writing at this time in your career? Many times, people (and other authors) think you have it made with so many books published. There’s so many more too!! Wish I could invite them all! Gouge because she writes with such finesse and she’s a charming lady.

Laurie Alice Eakes because she’s a volume of historical information and a good friend of mine, and Louise M. Francine Rivers because I want to find out her secret to success. Mary Connealy because she makes me laugh. Julie Klassen because I hope some of her talent will flow into my brain by osmosis. Julie Lessman because she’s the sweetest thing on the planet. Now let’s do that for a party for Christian authors of historical fiction, what six people would you invite and why? Camy Tang because there can’t be a party without Camy! And Tosca Lee because she writes stories that challenge my way of thinking.Īnd I'd want to be a fly on the wall at that party. Brandilyn Collins because she frightens me with her stories. Joel Rosenberg because of his knowledge about what’s going on in Israel and the Middle East. Ted Dekker because I want to find out if he’s as intense and bizarre as his books. If you were planning a party with Christian authors of contemporary fiction, what six people would you invite and why? Yikes! The tale culminates in Washington, DC, when the British troops march into the city to burn it to the ground. I wanted to tell the story of what happened in Baltimore toward the end of the war through the eyes of a timid farm girl who happens to be in love with a British Naval Officer.

The theme of the series revolves around the things that keep us from finding God’s destiny for our lives and how do we find that destiny. Surrender the Night is the 2nd book in a trilogy set in Baltimore during the War of 1812. And Baltimore, Maryland, was right in the thick of the excitement. I started doing research on the War of 1812 and found myself completely fascinated! I had never really learned about it in school, but it turns out to be quite an exciting and important war. How did you come up with the idea for this story? I'm thrilled to have MaryLu here with her new book.

Surrender the Heart by MaryLu Tyndall