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About Julie Arduini’s
June Release: ENGAGED
When I
wrote book one in my Surrendering Time series, ENTRUSTED, Trish Maxwell was in
New York City fulfilling a dream job. Although Trish spent time in Speculator
Falls, she made it clear that she resented the Adirondack mountain community.
Of all the characters in the village, Trish definitely was not the nicest.
Fast
forward and in book three, ENGAGED, Trish is the heroine. She’s back in
Speculator Falls without a career, living with her parents. Life has not worked
out like she planned. More than not having her dream job, she left her hometown
in a hurry without saying goodbye to hardly anyone. The senior citizens she
used to take care of at the senior center are angry. Her ex-boyfriend
eventually got over his hurt and married the girl who replaced her at the
senior center. Trish returns home with no friends and no prospects in her
field.
Trish’s
mom offers her a job at the department store she manages, and as Trish mingles
throughout the community asking forgiveness of those she hurt by leaving with a
superior attitude and without saying goodbye, they all ask the same
thing---what’s next? She realizes her education and dreams were all invested in
getting an events planning job in New York City. She has no idea what comes
next.
ENGAGED
has been fun to write and explore the theme of finding commitment when there is
no Plan B. Trish gets in all sorts of predicaments as she tries to forge a new
path as someone who can be trusted to stick around. When she meets paramedic
Wayne Peterson, she also has to take him and his son into consideration as she
decides what she wants to do. The department store isn’t a passion for her, but
it’s close to home and helps her family. Creating window displays throughout
the Adirondacks is something she loves, but it would require a lot of
marketing, travel, and fundraising. And the bright lights of New York City
haven’t completely dimmed for her. Trish has a lot on her plate as she
discovers who she is and what she’s supposed to do.
I
remember as a new college graduate, I was certain my adult life was going to be
in Rochester, New York in public relations. Each resume I sent out was with
visions of what my apartment would look like, who my colleagues would be. Not
long after graduation I became a Christian, and even so new in faith, I
realized doors were closing for my dream. Not only did I not end up in
Rochester, I was back in my hometown, living at home. When I did get a job, it
wasn’t as much publicity as it was human services. Only God knew that the job
would be a decade long ministry adventure where I placed senior citizens
fifty-five years and older into not for profit volunteer positions. That plan
not only gave me many grandparents after never having any growing up, it gave
me a delightful blend of characters you see in the Surrendering Time series.
Does
Trish ever find what she’s meant to do? Can she be grateful for the death of
her dream and exchange it for God’s plans? Well, you need to read ENGAGED to
find out. I believe you’ll enjoy her story, available on Amazon June 26.
How
about you? Have you ever had to exchange your dreams for God’s plans? I’d love
to hear your story!
About Engaged: Surrendering the Future
Book 3, Surrendering
Time Series
Trish’s Story
One Sentence Hook:
Trish Maxwell returns to Speculator Falls with crushed
dreams, egg on her face, and the chance to make a new start with the very
people and places she used to make fun of.
Summary:
Trish Maxwell’s back in Speculator Falls with egg on her
face and a lot of apologies to make. She left the mountain town for her dream
job in New York City, only to come back unemployed. With no prospects, she
works at her mom’s department store and makes amends as she finds a new passion
creating window displays for Adirondack businesses. She works hard and tries to
convince the people of Speculator Falls she’s changed for the better.
As Trish pitches in with community events, she meets
paramedic Wayne Peterson, the one man who doesn’t seem to judge her. She even
makes friends with Jenna Regan, who helps Trish when people demand to know
what’s next in Trish’s life. Living in New York City has been her goal, but the
more she’s around Wayne and the Adirondack area, the more she’s drawn to
revising her plans. Just when Trish thinks the plan for her life’s coming together,
a second chance comes her way that could give her every career goal she’s ever
wanted, but threaten to tear her and Wayne apart. Can Trish surrender fears
about her future and discover God’s plan for her?
About Julie Arduini
Julie Arduini loves to encourage readers to surrender the
good, the bad, and ---maybe one day---the chocolate. She’s the author of ENTRUSTED:
Surrendering the Present, as well as ENTANGLED:
Surrendering the Past. The last book in the series, ENGAGED: Surrendering the
Future, is coming in June. She also shares her story in the infertility
devotional, A WALK IN THE VALLEY. She blogs every other Wednesday for Christians Read, and also is a
blogger for Inspy Romance. She resides
in Ohio with her husband and two children. Learn more by visiting her at http://juliearduini.com, where she invites
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