Leave a comment below to win a free Ebook of Captured by Moonlight. A second place winner will win a free Ebook of Shadowed in Silk. |
The British are coming! They said this when the
Beatles arrived in New York, and they’re saying it again with the recent
success of Downton Abbey. An editor of one of the largest US publishing houses
says to expect the British invasion in the Christian world of fiction.
As a British-born writer, I love hearing this
news. Yet I shake my head at the same time.
There’s a whole great big world out there folks,
exciting, rich, multi-layered with texture and color.
I say this with a broad smile. Especially when
I write my books about the British Colonial days in India that were
as exciting as the Wild Wild West.
And it will be an exciting time for me as Book
2 of my series Twilight of the British Raj is released—first as an Ebook on
Feb. 15 and the printed version May 15.
Captured by
Moonlight
follows the multi-award-winning Shadowed in Silk
and encompasses several serious issues:
- the historical sex trade in South East Asia
- the harshness of Hinduism in the treatment of widows and women in general
- cholera research in the place where that disease was born
- true-life heroes who worked tirelessly to aid the suffering--Dr. Ida Scudder and Pandita Ramabai
Yet Captured by Moonlight also weaves the stories of two women, Nurse Laine Harkness and child Hindu widow
Eshana from Book 1. These two feisty ladies demanded that I write their story.
I’ve always been enraptured by the title of the
famous book, Love in the Time of Cholera.
The book itself did not impress me, but the title did, and so I had to write my
own story based on that evocative handle.
Hence, Captured by Moonlight.
As I wrote this book, the spiritual picture of
my character Eshana stole my breath away. Once more dressed in the funeral garb
of a Hindu widow, Eshana learns what all followers of Christ must learn—to die
to herself, her own dreams and ambitions, and allow Christ to live His life
through her.
Here’s a brief blurb about Captured by Moonlight
Prisoners to their own broken dreams…
After a daring rescue
goes awry, Laine Harkness and her friend Eshana flee to the tropical south of
India…and headlong into their respective pasts.
Laine takes a nursing
position at a plantation in the jungle, only to discover that her former fiancé
is the owner…but fun-loving Laine refuses to let Adam crush her heart like he
had years ago.
Eshana, captured by
her traditional uncle and forced once more into the harsh Hindu customs of
mourning, doubts freedom will ever be hers again, much less the forbidden love for
Dr. Jai Kaur that had begun to flower.
Amid cyclones, epidemics,
and clashing faiths, will the love of the True Master give hope to these
searching hearts?
View the Book Trailer for Captured by Moonlight to give you a taste: But do turn up the volume on your computer, the music is truly lovely and indicative of the pacing and passion of the novel.
Don't forget, leave a comment to win a free Ebook of Captured by Moonlight. The second place
winner will win a free Ebook of Shadowed
in Silk. I will pick the names of commenters from a hat on Saturday, Feb. 9. So make sure you spell out your email address. I wish everyone could win.
Or click on the links below to Amazon or Barnes & Noble to purchase:
Drop by my website for more information on my
series www.christinelindsay.com
or join me as a friend on Facebook. or Pinterest. I’d love to hear from you.
To find out more about this author and the joy she has seeing her own daughters as the models of the front cover of her books, go to www.christinelindsay.com
Oh, yeah! Another chance to win! Almost finished with Shadowed by Silk. Would love to read them back to back. Blessings~
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Whoohoo. Great Naomi. Your name is in the draw.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Christine! I've been waiting to read this for awhile :) It sounds awesome. Lovely trailer.
ReplyDeleteYay, thanks Sandra.
DeleteSounds interesting. I'd love to win either one of these books, Christine.
ReplyDeletedharcombe@bigpond.com
That would be great, Dale.
DeleteWow love the trailer you got me with the tiger! I actually loved the first one and learnt so much. This looks like a great sequel. Would love to read it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny, I'm so glad you liked Shadowed in Silk, I think you'll really like Captured by Moonlight. Me too, I LOVE tigers. And this one has a tiger and a tiger cub. When you're reading keep an eye open for the way these noblest citizens of India are symbols.
DeleteHello Christine.. I so enjoyed reading Shadowed in Silk, and learned so much about that period of history that I was clueless about! Also appreciated so much your encouragement in other matters. This book addresses issues of huge importance it seems. I appreciate authors who not only entertain , but education while doing so. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteHi Penny, do we have your email address, so we can contact you if you win. Would love that to happen.
DeleteIf you dont have Penny's email addy I do and can send it if she wins (shes one of my good online friends)
DeleteThanks Jenny, if Penny wins, I'll get that email from you.
Deleteoooooops.... pbmorrell@shaw.ca :)
Deletethanks for the chance to read this beautiful story
ReplyDeletekarenk
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Yay, Karen, yest would love for you to read Captured by Moonlight too. Hugs.
DeleteWould love to read these books!
ReplyDeleteSandra
1972booklover@gmail.com
I've lived in India for almost twenty years and am familiar with the issues mentioned above which have been touched on in the books. I'm definitely interested in them....
ReplyDeleteishmarind(at)gmail(dot)com
Oh Maria, how awesome that you lived in India. I have only been there once but really fell in love with the country and the people.
DeleteThis sounds like a fascinating series! I'd love to win! shopgirl152nykiki(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteYour book is intriguing. I've not dabbled in fiction based in India before, but your synopsis pulls me in. Thanks so much for the passion you bring to your topic. It speaks.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Christine! I loved Shadowed in Silk and I'm looking forward to reading Captured by Moonlight :)
ReplyDeleteThis series sounds great. I would love to read both books. Thanks for having the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteRose
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I read Christine's first book and LOVE it. I would love to read her second book.
ReplyDelete~Melissa
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This sounds fascinating! I'd love to win! shopgirl152nykiki(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteShadowed in Silk is on my TBR list - book 2 sounds great!
ReplyDeleteStephanie
mybabyblessings AT gmail DOT com
So excited to see so many people interested in Captured by Moonlight and Shadowed in Silk. This will make it so hard to pull out the winning name on Saturday. But I'll put all the names in a hat, and have my very non-biased hubby pull out the winners.
ReplyDeleteSo the winners of the 2 Ebooks for Captured by Moonlight are Purling Penny and Melissa. Thank you all so much for your interest in Captured by Moonlight. The Ebooks will be up for sale Feb. 15, and they will be at an extremely reasonable price. Below $5.00
ReplyDeleteHugs to all.