A warm welcome to my long-time friend and author Cindy Ervin Huff! She's a talented and award-winning author, and YOU CAN POSSIBLY be chosen as a winner of one of her books (two winners)! What to do? Comment and let Cindy know you're interested, ask a question or just show your support of authors!
What started you on your writing journey?
My eighth-grade teacher submitted a short story I wrote to a kid’s magazine contest. I didn’t win, not even honorable mention. But the idea of putting my imaginary thoughts on paper intrigued me. It was years though before it was more than a hobby for me. And once I felt called to write novels that brought people hope, I was on my way.
What distracted you from writing earlier?
Life, more specifically raising my five children and homeschooling them. Then there was my feeling of inadequacy to the task. Took a bit to learn to ignore that distraction.
Is there a story behind Rescuing Her Heart?
Yes, someone near and dear to me suffered through an abusive relationship and I wanted to create a character who was willing to leave her painful past behind to find a new future. I also have another who is near and dear who suffers from PTSD. Having a strong hero who must deal with that and still find peace added to the creation of this romance between two broken people.
What is my strangest habit?
It may not seem strange to others, but it has sometimes embarrassed my kids. I can’t resist talking to strangers in line or in a waiting room. I really enjoyed visiting with a lady in the restroom of Cracker Barrel somewhere in the south. Southerners don’t find my need to start a conversation with a total stranger weird at all. Some of those chance encounters give me some interesting info. While standing in the tomato sauce aisle at a large grocery store where a masked gentleman and I struck up a conversation regarding the many uses of pasta sauce.
Why do I like writing historical romance?
There are things one can share in a historical scene that resonates with a reader. Because my characters are imperfect and struggle with their own self-worth, it makes them real to the reader. Some of their struggles are very painful and relatable to modern readers. Ecclesiastes says there is nothing new under the sun. And that is so true.
Special scripture.
He makes all things beautiful in his time. Ecclesiastes 3:11. I have seen God take me through some yucky stuff and bring me to a beautiful place. Had I not gone through that trial, I’d have not reached the wonderful conclusion Jesus had for me. I continue to go down hard paths and see my children do the same. My prayer is for all of us to trust that God truly makes all things beautiful in His time.
Bio:
Cindy Ervin Huff is a multi-published writer. She’s been featured in many periodicals over the last thirty years. Her historical romance Secrets & Charades won the Editor Choice, Maxwell Award and Serious Writer Medal. Her contemporary romance, New Duet released in 2018 placed second in the 2019 Serious Writer Awards and a finalist in the 2019 Selah Awards. Cindy is a member of ACFW, Mentor for Word Weavers. founding member of the Aurora, Illinois, chapter of Word Weavers and Christian Writer’s Guild alumni. She loves to encourage new writers on their journey. Cindy and her husband make their home in Aurora, Illinois.
Visit Cindy at:
Website: www.cindyervinhuff.com
Facebook at www.facebook.com/cindyehuff,
Author Facebook: www.facebook.com/cindyhuff11
twitter @CindyErvinHuff
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As her husband’s evil deeds haunt a mail-order bride from the grave, can she learn to trust again and open her heart to true love?
On visitation rounds as a lay preacher, the last thing rancher Jed Holt expects is to be shot at from the barn next to a burned-down homestead. But the soot-covered woman hiding inside needs protecting, and Jed is the man to do it whether she likes it or not. Delilah James’s nightmares began when she came to Kansas as a mail-order bride. Her husband was nothing like his letters. Now that he is dead, she can’t shake his abuse from her heart. Trusting men tops her never-again list and taking a job on the Holt ranch as a housekeeper is a means to save money and bring her parents west. But her attraction to the compassionate former chaplain both angers and confuses her.
Jed has his own nightmares from a POW camp and understands Delilah better than she knows. Can two broken people form a forever bond?
Buy link: https://www.amazon.com/Rescuing-Heart-Cindy-Ervin-Huff-ebook/dp/B092SR6B5Y/
Cindy is giving away two Kindle copies of Rescuing Her Heart to two lucky commenters.
Thank you for visiting, Cindy!
