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I'm so excited to welcome A.D. Lawrence to my blog! Her debut novel The Purple Nightgown releases today, March 1st! A.D. and I met in 2019 through American Christian Fiction Writers, and she's become a good friend. She's so much fun and she's a very talented writer. I'm incredibly excited for her release today, and I wanted to give you a chance to get to know her as well.
First, here's the scoop on The Purple Nightgown, one of Barbour's True Colors true American crime series:
Marvel at the true but forgotten history when patients check into Linda Hazzard's Washington state spa in 1912 and soon become victim of her twisted green.
Heiress Stella Burke is plagued by insincere suitors and nonstop headaches. Exhausting all other medical aids for her migraines, Stella reads Fasting for the Cure of Disease by Linda Hazzard and determines to go to the spa the author runs. Stella's chauffeur and long-time friend Henry Clayton is reluctant to leave her at the spa. Something doesn't feel right to him, but still Stella submits herself into Linda Hazzard's care. Stella soon learns the spa has a dark side and Linda a mean streak. But when Stella has had enough, all ways to leave are suddenly blocked. Will Stella become a walking skeleton like many of the other patients, or succumb to a worse fate?
Q: Welcome to the blog, A.D.! What made you interested in writing true crime?
A: Looking back on my childhood, it’s no wonder I didn’t have a scad of friends. I was a bit of a creepy child on par with Wednesday Addams, always preferring shows like Dateline, Unsolved Mysteries, and Body of Evidence to Disney princesses. That being said, true crime is in my blood, and it has been since I can remember. Writing true crime stories with fictional main characters is a dream come true.
Q: What is something about writing this story that surprised you? (No spoilers! 🙂)
A: The thing that surprised and disappointed me the most was the villain’s ending. While it was honestly pretty poetic, I was shocked with the state of Washington.
Q: Can you share with us what you are writing now?
A: I’m currently brainstorming a contemporary thriller involving the son of a former CIA agent who is striving to complete his father’s research on mind control technology.
Q: That sounds fascinating! The Purple Nightgown is your debut novel. From your own writing journey, do you have a word of advice for aspiring authors hoping to see their own words in print?
A: Never give up. Rejections happen, they’re part of the process. They don’t mean your writing is substandard. Maybe the publisher/agent isn’t a good fit or they aren’t looking for a story like yours at the moment. Keep writing and praying and trying, and God will open doors.
(He will! And here's proof—)
Q: Can you share a Scripture that has been meaningful to you recently?
A: I Corinthians 2:9 “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” God has been showing me His unmerited love recently. It’s amazing to know that though I fall short, He has plans for me, and they are good because He is good.
Q: Amen! Where can readers connect with you?
Newsletter: https://adlawrencefiction.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/a.d.lawrence.7
Wonderful! Readers, please check out A.D.'s links and don't forget to be on the watch for The Purple Nightgown at your retailer of choice.
