New from Pelican Book Group
Finally, brothers and sisters,
whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or
praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians
4:8
Charlotte's Dilemma by Susan Karsten
Charlotte's Dilemma by Susan Karsten
About the book “Whatever is pure…”
She was part of a London scandal through no fault of her
own. Now she's been banished to the countryside to live as a schoolteacher
under a false name. How can she go on, so alone, living in a rustic cottage,
bereft of family and friends?
The interest and kindness of her school's handsome patron gives her life its
only bright spot and even that is threatened as a new scandal breaks.
Inspirational historic romantic novella
Pelican Book Group
March 2020
100 pages
$3.99
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A Brief Interview with the Author
My Review
About the Author
Susan,
what do you love about your story?
In Charlotte's Dilemma, I love the way
Charlotte does the next thing when she has a "life disaster". She
doesn't spend a lot of time raging or mourning, but rather gets busy.
How
does your story related to the theme verse? Tell us a little about how you
worked your story to meet the theme?
My assigned portion of the theme
passage, Philippians 4:8, was "whatever is pure" and it was a
natural for my genre, Regency romance. I started with a pure maiden, threw her
into the "pit" and watched how her purity was vindicated.
What
do you hope readers will tell others when they’ve finished reading?
I hope they thoroughly enjoyed it, and
especially hope they liked the segments of the letters Charlotte wrote
during her banishment.
What
are you reading?
I'm reading The Lighkeeper's Legacy, book 3 in a series by Kathleen Ernst, a
cozy mystery set in Wisconsin.
What’s
next for you?
Next for me, will be publishing my
own first cozy mystery, The Missing Quilt
Mystery, later in 2020. Also set in Wisconsin, this one features a college
drop-out, redeeming herself in her own eyes, as she starts a real estate
career, and gets involved in a murder mystery, while being pursued by two of
her small town's most eligible bachelors.
My Review
Karsten has created a sweet historical romance set in rural
Regency England. A young school mistress teaching at a small school and the
patron of the school, a slightly jaded but literate and fascinating young lord
of the realm, find they have much in common. Told in single point of view with
intriguing bits of letters or notes to open the chapters, Charlotte’s Dilemma
will delight readers of short, inspirational Regency romances.
About the Author
Susan Karsten lives in a small Wisconsin town, is the wife
of a real estate broker and mother of three, mother-in-law to two, and grandma
to three. Her hobbies include fitness (mostly jogging with her friend, Sandy
and her friend's dog, Millie), quilting (definitely taking a back seat to
writing), and reading. Her love for writing developed while in college where
she earned a BS degree in Home Economics, with a minor in Speech.
Having home-schooled her children, and with child-rearing days at an end, Susan
now invests time in writing fiction. Her personal blog can be found at
Graciouswoman.wordpress.com, and find her on Facebook at Susan Karsten-Author.
Check out all eight books in the
series.
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24, 25, 26, 27
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A Perfect Fit by Christine Schimpf
Everything about Us by Lisa J. Lickel
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