Naomi Musch loves stories rich in American history, but
writes in several other genres as well. Her 2010 novella, Heart Not Taken, is a contemporary romance. Her Empire in Pine series is historical
women's fiction set in 1800s Wisconsin. Book Two - The Red Fury is her newest release which follows Book One - The Green Veil. Naomi's aim is to
surprise and entertain readers while telling stories about imperfect people who
are finding hope and faith to overcome their struggles.
For that reason, besides her fiction writing, Naomi
serves as a staff writer for the monthly Christian e-newspaper http://www.LivingStonesNews.com where
she writes the true stories and personal testimonies of lives changed by Jesus
Christ. Also passionate about homeschooling, she's written numerous articles
for the homeschool community and mentors young authors through tutorials at http://www.ANovelWritingSite.com . She
has previously been a consulting editor for Port Yonder Press.
Naomi
and her husband Jeff live on a ramshackle farm in the spectacular Wisconsin
north woods. With five young adults living nearby or at home, life is full of
peculiarities like courtships, loud music, muddy trucks, and general mayhem. She
invites readers to say hello and find out more about her stories, passions, and
other writing venues at http://www.naomimusch.com
or look her up on Facebook (Naomi Musch - Author) and Twitter (NMusch)
A Little Background to The Red Fury
My
dad is a fly-fishing guide. He and my mom built a fly-fishing shop and resort
in northern Wisconsin years ago, so my first introduction to the Peshtigo
region was through pictures taken of them fishing on the Peshtigo River before
I was born. As an adult, I became enthralled by the stories of the Great
Peshtigo Fire which occurred the same night as the Chicago Fire but was many
times larger and more devastating. Because of its remote location in northeast
Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, most Americans still haven't heard of
it. Thousands of lives were lost. This was an area full of immigrants, farmers,
fire and brimstone preachers, railroaders, and lumberjacks. The fire took place
on a night when the town was busting at the seams with the regular weekend
carousers having come out of the woods to imbibe.
In
my imagination, I wondered what would happen if I used that period and setting,
and introduced a young woman into the
mix who was trying to run from the red fury of her own past while being torn by
the affections of two brothers haunted by memories of the Civil War.
Here, let me introduce
you.
Lainey,
my protagonist, is something of a firebrand. In fact, as Jed Clark is breaking
their engagement in the opening scene of the book, he tells her, "You're
not the easiest girl to get along with. You don't ever listen to anybody."
But the fact is Lainey has a pretty tender heart. It's only been scarred by the
sudden death of the man she'd first given it to. She's tried moving on in the
two years since, but Jed's the second man to scorn her since Bobby died.
So Lainey plans to bury her wounds by living life
for the next thrill. If she's really the shrew she's been labeled to be, she figures
she might as well stop caring what people think. She intends to go ahead and
break the rules society holds dear. Still, that's hard to do in her home town
where painful memories lie close at hand. So Lainey embarks on a journey of
independence that eventually lands her in the brawling woods town of Peshtigo
where she forges an adventurous companionship with Zane and Kelly Beaumont whose
nightmares since the civil war have never let them return home. But living life
on the edge causes a confusion of flames to spark inside the heart she once
thought shattered beyond repair.
Purchase Links:
EMPIRE IN PINE (SERIES) - Book One: THE GREEN VEIL, and Book Two: THE RED FURY -- inspirational romance from Desert Breeze Publishing
http://stores.desertbreezepublishing.com/-strse-template/NaomiMusch/Page.bok
HEART NOT TAKEN - A contemporary, inspirational novella from Black Lyon Publishing http://www.blacklyonpublishing.com
Books on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/44apdvx
Books on Barnes & Noble: http://tinyurl.com/3gelmzp
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