About the Book
When God strips away all your hopes and dreams can you trust
Him to give you something better?
Johnny Marshall’s cancer is back . . . and so is the girl who broke his heart
seven years ago. As Johnny struggles to find the will to live and fights his
second round with the disease, he finds hope comes in small packages with an
energetic little boy named David.
Having bought in to her parents' narrow view of finding a man worthy of her,
years ago, Katie abandoned the one man she'd ever loved. In all the years
since, no one has ever compared to Johnny. Now as a single mom of a young boy,
she wonders if their reunion right on time or is it too late for a future
together?
Discover healing, forgiveness and second chances in Root Beer & Roadblocks,
book four in the Orchard Hill series.
February 2017
Prism Book Group, an imprint of Pelican Ventures LLC
Inspirational Romance
eBook $4.99
Print $15.99
Susan what do you love about this book in
the series?
Root
Beer & Roadblocks is probably one of my favorite stories. Johnny was a
secondary character in Feta &
Freeways and based on a real-life person who inspired both books. At the
end of Feta I realized Johnny needed
his own happily-ever-after. He was a particularly fun character to write, and
especially the interactions between him and his cousin and best friend, Niko, a
relationship that continues now from Johnny’s point of view in this story. Johnny’s
a bit of a wild card, kind of sassy in Feta.
Life got crazy for him in Root Beer &
Roadblocks. When all seemed lost, hope broke through, but it was a rough
journey. Kind of like Job, he felt like he had lost everything—but it was fun
to surprise him and give him his own happily-ever-after. Also, kids can be fun
to write as well and there are a few in this story and those interactions were
sweet.
Does each book get easier or harder
to write/publish/promote?
Some are harder to write than
others—but more because of life than the actual writing although I do hit a
wall of fear with every novel where I think it’s pure rubbish and I think I’ve
written myself into a corner. When I recognize that and push through I’m fine.
I couldn’t tell you n any of my stories where that spot was. Publishing and
going through the editing process is not something I mind (although the first
round of revising the rough draft is the hardest). Promoting gets tedious and
sometimes feels futile. Ultimately, I need to trust that God is the One who
will use the words I write and get those books into the hands of those who need
them.
What are you reading now?
Other
than books I’m editing—I’m in a book
group at church reading Beyond
Loneliness: The Gift of God’s Friendship by Trevor Hudson.
What's next?
I’m
playing around with writing two different stories in between editing for others
and reviewing submitted novels. One project, a romantic suspense, I started
last year but need to do some research on before I can continue. Another book
is one just for fun, because I was challenged to write it—kind of a
murder/mystery with comedic elements. I was pushed by my boss as well as the
owner of a music store where I take guitar lessons give it a shot. He wanted
someone to write a comedy about a music store…but my boss wanted the murder
element—the suspect list is long! So, I hope to combine the two. I may have to
channel some Shawn Spencer from Psych
for that book. Eventually, I hope to write book eight in the Orchard Hill
series because there’s a poor guy who needs his own happily-ever-after so
that’s brewing in my head as well. It’s quite busy up there.
About the Author
Susan
M. Baganz chases after three Hobbits and is a native of Wisconsin. Susan writes adventurous historical and contemporary romances with a biblical world-view.
Susan
speaks, teaches and encourages others to follow God in being all He has created
them to be. With her seminary degree in counseling psychology, a background in
the field of mental health, and years serving in church ministry, she
understands the complexities and pain of life as well as its craziness. She
serves behind-the-scenes in various capacities at her church. Her favorite
pastimes are lazy ones—snuggling with her dog while reading a good book, or
sitting with a friend chatting over a cup of spiced chai latte.
You
can learn more by following her blog www.susanbaganz.com, her twitter feed www.twitter.com/susanbaganz or her fan page, www.facebook.com/susanmbaganz and Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/silygoos.
