Laurie (L.C.) Lewis will always be a Marylander at heart—a weather-whining lover of crabs, American history, and the sea. She admits to being craft-challenged, particularly lethal with a glue gun, and a devotee of sappy movies. Her ninth published novel, her first romance novella, Sweet Water, was inspired by a visit to Oregon’s magnificent coastline, and time spent with Mother Eugenie, upon whom the character Mother Thomasine is based.
Laurie’s women’s fiction novels include The Dragons of Alsace Farm (2016), Awakening Avery (2010), and Unspoken (2004), written as Laurie Lewis.
Using the pen name L.C. Lewis, she wrote the five volumes of her award-winning FREE MEN and DREAMERS historical fiction series, set against the backdrop of the War of 1812: Dark Sky at Dawn (2007), Twilight’s Last Gleaming (2008), Dawn’s Early Light (2009), Oh, Say Can You See? (2010), and In God is Our Trust, (2011).
She is currently completing a political suspense novel planned for a summer 2017 release, a re -release of a romantic comedy, and she’s working on another historical fiction novel for a 2018 release. She loves to hear from readers.
Matthew Grayken is young, successful, and dying, which is why he’s about to propose to a total stranger. He isn’t interested in love. He needs a caregiver, a companion, and someone to be his legal voice when he can no longer speak for himself.
Lonely, compassionate nurse Mikaela Compton is intrigued by Matt Grayken’s tender request, but when their friendly marriage turns into love, she rejects the inevitability of Matt’s death and prays for a miracle instead.
Mikaela succeeds in reigniting Matt’s will to fight, but his body is losing the battle, and her determination to save him causes her to betray the fundamental promise she made him--to help him die peaceably.
Their last hope at saving Matt's life will require a sacrifice from each of them, and force them to decide how far out on a limb they're willing to go for love.
Q&A With the Author:
1) What is your favorite book that is not yours?
a) From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon. It's a
difficult, brilliant book.
2) Do you write in multiple genres? Which genre is your favorite to
write?
a) Yes. I love the challenge of writing emotional but clean romance but I
do love the research of historical fiction.
3) How young were you when you started writing?
a) I can't remember a time when I didn't write. When I was a kid, I wrote
episodes of my favorite TV shows, casting me playing opposite my favorite teen
idols like Bobby Sherman and David Cassidy.
4) If you could meet any author, past or present, who would it be and
why?
a) I'd love to sit down with Nicholas Sparks. Anyone with that many
bestsellers would make a great mentor.
5) How long does it take you to write a book, and what was your fastest
book to write?
a) I'm slow. I usually plan for two
novels a year, but historical fiction novels take a full year at least because
of the research. I've been working on a WWII novel for over a year because the
research requires live interviews with the main character--an 88-year-old
French WWII survivor who survived the Nazi invasion of her small town.
