Thanksgiving in Welcombe Bay by Kate Darroch

 

About the Book

 

Book: Thanksgiving in Welcombe Bay

Author: Kate Darroch

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Release date: October 29, 2023

The story of an alcoholic former journalist, Eric, who is trying to straighten out his life and give up drinking, and Lily, a woman haunted by memories of domestic abuse, who meet and miracle in gorgeous Welcombe Bay. Both are coping with serious life problems, and neither is looking for romance. But lasting love is looking for them. Can these broken souls overcome their emotional and financial challenges, and help each other to heal through the transformative power of their love and faith?

 

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I received a complimentary copy of this book and all opinions given are my own. 

Author Interview 

1. What step of writing this book was the most challenging and why? 

The biggest challenge was believing that I could write a book like this one. I normally write funny books, and frothy books, mainly Cozy Mysteries, send-ups, heists and capers.

 

Thanksgiving in Welcombe Bay is a Christian tale of recovery and redemption, of forgiveness and a second chance for lasting love. It has depth. I was inspired to write it by earning the 2022 Incipere Award for Best Christian Fiction for my debut novel, Death in Paris. 

 

I was very surprised when Death in Paris won the award,because that book is a Cozy murder mystery and although my heroine is a Christian, and some of the plot points do depend on her practice of her faith, really it’s a pretty typical Cozy, I never thought of it in any other way. But when I won the award, I thought, well, maybe I should try to write a Christian story. 

 

Thanksgiving in Welcombe Bay is the result. Thanksgivingwon the 2023 Incipere Award for Best Christian Fiction, and a lot of my readers consider this book to be superior to my Cozies.

 

2. If you could meet your characters in real life, what would you talk about? 

Depends which characters. If it were my darling Màiri we’d both be chattering twenty to the dozen about daily life in Glasgow. If it were Major Peverel, the man’s a real cosmopolitan, we’d probably talk theatre, or opera, or perhaps we’d swap recipes. If it were Huntingdon Hart, we’d talk about racing, we both love the gee-gees. With Eric, I’d swap anecdotes; and with Lily, I’d talk about the joy children bring into a woman’s life.

 

3. How did you celebrate when you completed your book? 

I was dreadfully behind schedule. I didn’t have time to move from my keyboard, so my celebration was finishing up a New Year story I’d started in December 2022 and had been wanting to get back to writing ever since.

 

4. Do you have a favorite drink or snack for when you’re writing? 

My favorite is Hotel Chocolat dark chocolate truffles. But that is a very special treat which I keep for rewards. Normally I munch on almonds and walnuts, perhaps a nectarine or a pear, and drink sparkling water. I love sparkling water, it’s my favedrink.

 

   5. What message do you hope readers take away from your book? 

The message of Thanksgiving in Welcombe Bay is hope. I wrote it to help the families and friends of alcoholics to understand the complex thought processes and unusual motivations of the difficult people they love. And I must have succeeded, because many readers have written me heart-warming emails about this book, and Publishers Weeklygraced the novel with a place in their Love and Relationships Indie Spotlight, an accolade granted to only a handful of books each year.

About the Author

Kate Darroch lives on the picturesque Devon coastline, where she combines her passion for cozy sleuths and her experiences of life as it’s lived in many countries to create compelling Travel Cozies.

Màiri Maguire, a Scots Irish teacher from 1970s Glasgow, heroine of debut novel, “Death in Paris”, has earned Kate many international book awards, including Readers Favorite Gold Medal for Humor, consolidating her reputation as a notable author. Kate hopes her readers will enjoy Màiri’s adventures as much as she enjoys Father Brown, Sherlock Holmes, and that old, old movie, the Perils of Pauline.

Next, Kate created Huntingdon Hart, a dry, witty, prescient, multi-millionaire, tongue-in-cheek cross between James Bond and Sherlock Holmes, who’s in love with a much older woman.

Kate’s most recent work is the Christian Second Chance for Lasting Love series, Sweets By the Sea, a saga of Recovery and Redemption; which her readers say is even sweeter than Màiri’s adventures.

More from Kate

If you want incident-crammed stories that seamlessly integrate Christian values, you’re in the right place. Why is that? Because my own Christian faith is a seamless part of my life. How can you separate everyday life and faith? Don’t ask me, because I can’t.

I wrote Màiri Maguire to make people laugh during a dark time; and I wrote Eric and Lily to give hope and understanding to the families of addicts in recovery, to shine a light on thought processes and emotions which are opaque to most of us; and which those of us with a friend or loved one in recovery would like to understand better. Because I’m a storyteller, not a counsellor, I also tried to tell you a story that would make you both laugh and cry, a story worth taking time to enjoy. I hope that you will decide to spend a little time with Eric and Lily, and that you will find the expenditure of your time to be worthwhile.

Blog Stops

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By The Book, June 30 (Author Interview)

An Author’s Take, July 1

Blossoms and Blessings, July 2 (Author Interview)

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, July 3

A Reader’s Brain, July 4 (Author Interview)

Jodie Wolfe – Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet, July 5 (Author Interview)

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Giveaway

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To celebrate her tour, Kate is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and an eBook copy of the four books in the series: Cookies & Eggnog from Welcombe Bay, Thanksgiving in Welcombe Bay, Christmas in Welcombe Bay and New Beginnings in Welcombe Bay!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter!

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