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Crystal says: Behind Every Story is.....wait for it…another story. Heehee. Howdy y’all! Let me share the story behind my novel Win, Love, or Draw -- and it's no small tale. Why, you may ask? Well, you can ask, but that doesn’t mean I’ll tell you. LOL.
No really, it’s no small tale because I poured so much of my life’s story into this book that’s it impossible to separate the two.
Win Love, or Draw developed
out of a what-if, like most stories. My what-if? What if the one thing I’d been
praying for for years finally happened? So, in walks my heroine, Catherine
McGarrett, who’s been praying for her wayward spouse for years, and low and
behold, what happens in chapter one? You guessed it—Sam McGarrett is back. 
However, Win, Love, or Draw is more than an inspirational western romance fraught
with action, humor, and an interwoven theme of love, forgiveness, and
reconciliation. You see, not only do I know what it’s like to have the one you
love walk out of your life and to hope and pray for years for that individual
(and I’m still praying), I can also relate to her little boy Benin, for I’ve
been that little child who’s seen God heal a family that was broken. God is in
the business of doing amazing and impossible things if we will let Him work in
and through us.
While
writing this story, I learned so much about me and what really and truly was in
my soul. As God worked the bitterness and unforgiveness out of my heart (things
I’d thought had long since been taken care of), I began to share the experience
and lessons learned through Catherine’s story, in the hopes that others could
learn from my experiences and share in the freedom that Christ can bring.
If/when
you read Catherine’s story, I hope you’ll share with me (and others)
how her journey helped you. I don’t know about you, but helping others find the
same comfort and help God provided me makes those hard experiences, the pain
become worth it.
How about you? Have you comforted
those with the comfort with which you’ve been comforted? Did you find a joy in
doing so?
Want to read Catherine and Sam’s story? Order your copy today.
Win, Love, or Draw Blurb:
Catherine
McGarrett is a strong woman. Life in Texas demands such. For five years, she
has built a growing horse ranch while praying for the return of the one man who
stole her heart and shattered it in a million pieces when he left.
Now he’s back.
Samuel
McGarrett rides into Cater Springs, Texas toting two six-shooters and too many
scars. The trouble and pain from the past erupts around the couple. And not
just in their marriage.
Can Sam win
Catherine’s trust? Will their love survive? Or will his final draw be his last?
Crystal L Barnes...
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| Author Crystal Barnes |
is an award-winning author,
who also happens to be a born-n-raised Texan and a member of American Christian
Fiction Writers (ACFW). She has a degree in Computing Science because she loves
putting things into their proper place, and she enjoys writing because she gets
to share her love of old-fashioned things and the Lord. When she's not writing
or reading, Crystal enjoys knitting, sewing, or crocheting while watching old
movies/sitcoms. I Love Lucy is one of her favorites.
Andrea says: Thanks so much for sharing, Crystal. Your books look awesome. Who doesn't love an inspirational western romance? How can readers connect with you?
They can connect with me at my website, on my blog, on my AmazonAuthor page, Goodreads, Pinterest, Google+,
or on my Facebook
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2 comments:
Thanks for letting me be a guest on your blog, Andrea. :D
Very nice story behind the story, Crystal! Thanks for sharing!
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