This is a fun and fascinating story by my friend, author Sharon K Connell. Thank you, Sharon, for sharing with us.
Sharon K Connell was born in Wisconsin, but didn’t live there long. Five days later, her Irish father decided to move to Chicago, Illinois where she went to school through college. She lived there until 1988 when she moved to the south, but has lived in or visited all but six of the states in this country, as well as Mexico and Canada.
Sharon is a graduate of the Pensacola Bible Institute and holds a certificate in fiction writing from the International Writing Program through the University of Iowa. She’s a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Houston Writers Guild, Christian Womens Writers Club, and CyFair Writers Group.
Her genre is generally romantic suspense with mystery, but she does write in other genres as well.
A verse that inspires her in writing is “Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14
Also, “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” Colossians 3:17
Back to Denali came about as all my stories have. The Lord planted an idea for the story in my mind and wouldn’t let it disappear. A few more connected ideas came along and stayed planted in my brain, and pretty soon there was a story that needed to be told. Once the basic story was down, then I really had to go to work.
You see, I’ve never even visited Alaska. That meant a lot of in-depth research had to be done. And who would you go to for answers about Alaska and the Denali Park Rangers (both 2 and 4-legged)? Denali Park Rangers, of course. Many emails back and forth with the Denali Park Rangers resulted in a wealth of information about their lives working in Denali and all about the Canine Rangers. They also supplied me with other contacts who filled in the gaps the rangers couldn’t. I can’t say enough about these wonderful men and women who helped me with the details for my book Back to Denali.
Back to Denali is my fourteenth published book. That means a great deal to me. God, through the voice and prompting of a long-time author friend of mine, told me I needed to be writing. Fourteen books later, I think I can safely say it was a calling.
Back to Denali is a romantic suspense set in Alaska, in & around Denali National Park and Preserve, which encompasses six million acres of Alaska’s interior wilderness. Danger awaits those who are careless or in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Will Rachel experience heartache all over again when her boss sends her back to home-town Healy, Alaska to write an article for the Fairbanks newspaper about the Denali Canine Rangers? Will she ever forgive herself for what happened in the past? As much as she loves animals, the four-legged Canine Rangers may trigger old memories she’d rather forget.
Ranger Liam Chadwick is content to live his life among his canine buddies at the Denali Preserve and Kennels. But his meddling best friend and roommate, a Native American Inuit named Anik, thinks Liam needs more. The lovely Rachel would be a perfect match for his pal. Will she? Has Anik opened a can of worms for Liam and Rachel?
Mushers, hikers and mountain climbers in danger, wild animals, poachers, a jealous sister, and a boss intent on dating his star reporter all add up to one exciting story.
The purchase link for Back to Denali https://www.amazon.com/dp/1957246065/
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/author/sharonkconnell
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Thank you for the beautiful feature, Kathy. You are always so supportive of your author-friends. God bless you.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us, Sharon. God bless you too.
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