Your Bluegrass instincts are spot on, Carissa 🙂 Cumberland Falls it is. I love that cover, too, a definite fave and my first split screen as they call it in cover design. Tempe’s looking up at the moonbow ticks all the right boxes for me. I thought of you when I opened the file for An Uncommon Woman yesterday. WOW! Awaiting the green light from Revell as to when I can share it (newsletter subscribers see it first). Revell has a new art director and she really knocked it out of the park, exceeding my hopes. Soon I get to see what you think though it seems to be the kind of cover you love for so many reason.

Glad to the heart as Tempe would say that you think that about all my heroines! Thank you so much! I’m sorry about Google. I have a lot of trouble with Google and can rarely if ever leave blog comments because of it for some reason. I’ll have my web manager look at the Google sign-up and hopefully fix that. Thank you for wanting these and for letting me know there’s a glitch. I will certainly let you know when the cover goes live though you’ll see it beforehand via my newsletter as I think you do get that. Your thoughts mean so much to me on books and covers. Looking forward to hearing your first impressions! Anytime now 🙂

Dear Barbara, So appreciate your reading! I’ve been hearing from many with rich Scottish roots who share similar personal histories. Since Scotland is a small country, I feel certain many of our ancestors likely knew each other, at least by name or region. Osbourne (whom I like very much as a character) was a conflicted man like so many in his day, torn between one’s personal beliefs and economics. I admired his doing good when he could and how impactful that type decision was for so many, especially indentures.

Also thank you for mentioning Jefferson and that particular quote. You are right, that was said outside the novel’s time period. I used it because it seemed to fit the scene on faith well and summed up Jefferson’s analytical, complex, and fascinating approach to religion during his lifetime. I didn’t include that caveat in the author note at book’s end but that would have been a good place for it. You have a good eye for detail!

I’m nearing THE END of a novel set in Jamestown, VA that was the birthplace of tobacco lords like Osbourne. In fact, my hero is a tobacco lord. When I was in Glasgow, Scotland and learned tobacco history from their side of the pond, so to speak, I realized how novel-worthy that might be. I hope you enjoy that book if you read it. But first An Uncommon Woman. Thank you for your thougthful comments!

One quote from Thomas Jefferson, however, disturbed me. He was born in 1743, yet you have his cousin quoting him in 1754-55. This was not penned by Jefferson until 1787. I assume this was poetic license, but it seemed a bit of a stretch to include just for the sake of the story. I love your books.

Diane, Oh, love, love strawberry poke cake as we call it! You’re so right about it being a favorite:) A true keeper of a cake. Thank you for being here and sharing this. I hope your Easter celebration continues in the days to come!

Oh, hope you find them as delicious as we do – they are certainly healthy! I made another batch this week with pecans and used jumbo muffin tins which I like best. Two for one for foodie me. Pairs well with a cup of coffee or tea. Happy baking, my friend!

Thank you, Mary Kay! So happy to celebrate Easter with you. I love having my birthday coincide with Good Friday which is plenty celebration enough. Hallelujah! Hope your Easter is peaceful. We are traveling to see our fireman and will eat our first ever Easter out 🙂 I never thought I’d say that!