From the time my dad taught me to read at sit-on-the-floor school when I
was four—launching me past kindergarten into 1st grade—I have loved
learning and expressing what I know through art, music, and especially
writing. Education came easily, and I grew accustomed to having my work
read and displayed. But breaking out of the family mold, I left college
to marry my husband Jim (celebrating our 29th this year.) Since then,
life and all kinds of research have provided the grist for my stories.
We have three awesome adult kids, and one incredible teenager. (You
might think I’m biased, but ask anyone who knows them.)
While home schooling my four kids, I wrote my first novel. I pitched it for publication, and it became the first of a five book historical series. Since then, I have written three more historical novels and nine contemporaries. The Still of Night was nominated for the Colorado Book Award. The Tender Vine was a Christy Award finalist and Secrets won a Christy in 2005.
People often ask why I started writing, and I say to get the stories out of my head. Some say they’d like to write a book, but I say if you’re not wracked with labor pains, there are easier ways to express yourself. Being a writer is a solitary, eccentric, and often compulsive path. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
While home schooling my four kids, I wrote my first novel. I pitched it for publication, and it became the first of a five book historical series. Since then, I have written three more historical novels and nine contemporaries. The Still of Night was nominated for the Colorado Book Award. The Tender Vine was a Christy Award finalist and Secrets won a Christy in 2005.
People often ask why I started writing, and I say to get the stories out of my head. Some say they’d like to write a book, but I say if you’re not wracked with labor pains, there are easier ways to express yourself. Being a writer is a solitary, eccentric, and often compulsive path. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Kristen can be reached through the Contact link on her Website.
Morgan Spencer has had just about all he can take of life. Following the
tragic death of his wife, Jill, he retreats to his brother's Rocky
Mountain ranch to heal and focus on the care of his infant daughter,
Olivia. Two years later, Morgan begins to make plans to return to his
home in Santa Barbara to pick up the pieces of his life and career.
Quinn Riley has been avoiding her past for four years. Standing up for the truth has forced her into a life of fear and isolation. After a "chance" first meeting and a Thanksgiving snowstorm, Quinn is drawn into the Spencer family's warm and loving world, and she begins to believe she might find freedom in their friendship.
The man Quinn helped put behind bars has recently been released, however, and she fears her past will endanger the entire Spencer family. As the danger heightens, she determines to leave town for the sake of the people who have come to mean so much to her.
Fixing problems is what Morgan Spencer does best, and he is not willing to let Quinn run away, possibly into the clutches of a man bent on revenge. But Morgan's solution sends him and Quinn on an unexpected path, with repercussions neither could have anticipated.
If you would like to read the first chapter of The Breath of Dawn, go HERE.
Quinn Riley has been avoiding her past for four years. Standing up for the truth has forced her into a life of fear and isolation. After a "chance" first meeting and a Thanksgiving snowstorm, Quinn is drawn into the Spencer family's warm and loving world, and she begins to believe she might find freedom in their friendship.
The man Quinn helped put behind bars has recently been released, however, and she fears her past will endanger the entire Spencer family. As the danger heightens, she determines to leave town for the sake of the people who have come to mean so much to her.
Fixing problems is what Morgan Spencer does best, and he is not willing to let Quinn run away, possibly into the clutches of a man bent on revenge. But Morgan's solution sends him and Quinn on an unexpected path, with repercussions neither could have anticipated.
If you would like to read the first chapter of The Breath of Dawn, go HERE.
My Thoughts on the Book:
I absolutely love Kristen Heitzmann! She is probably one of the best Christian Fiction authors I read. The Breath of Dawn, as well as all her books, is a phenomenal story with richly developed characters. The suspense she weaves into the mix is breath taking. When you start one of her books, you better be prepared to hang on! Two books precede this one: A Rush of Wings and The Still of Night. Although The Breath of Dawn was a tremendous stand alone novel, I'm sorry I missed the previous two books as they tell the back stories of the main characters. Something tells me I'll be reading those two as well!!!
Happy Reading,
Jennifer
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