Author Sandra D. Bricker chosen as launch author for new inspirational fiction line
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (1888PressRelease) August 03, 2008 - When Summerside Press decided to create a new presence in the world of inspirational romantic fiction, they knew just how they wanted to be represented: Fresh, irresistible stories to uplift the heart and delight the mind. And when they began considering authors for the series launch, they turned to one writer who’d already been entertaining them for months.
“As soon as I heard what they were planning, I really wanted to be a part of it,” says author Sandra D. Bricker. “I put together several proposals but, when editor Rachel Meisel finally called me, she started out by saying that they weren’t going to be publishing any of them. I thought, ‘You’re calling to tell me you’re NOT buying my books? That’s different.’”
But Meisel went on to say that they wanted some lighthearted comedy to launch the line, and they thought Bricker was just the author to deliver it. “Since everything I’d proposed was rather serious in nature, I asked her, ‘Um, what would make you think that?’ As it turns out, the e-mails we’d exchanged throughout the proposal processes were what sold them. I guess I cracked them up.”
Three days after sending in the book proposal she worked up based on that phone conversation, Bricker says she got an e-mail from Summerside creative strategist, Jason Rovenstine, telling her she’d “nailed it!” and that she would be one of the first two authors representing them in October, 2008.
The LOVE FINDS YOU™ series gives readers a peek into the flavor of local life across the United States. The novels, uniquely titled after actual American towns with quirky but intriguing names, inspire romance and fun. Each fictional story draws on the compelling history or the unique character of a real place.
“The luxury of travel and escape to quaint places is something we think everyone should be able to enjoy,” says Summerside president, Carlton Garborg. “The LOVE FINDS YOU™ series will focus on regional romance and will utilize some of the best-known names in this genre.”
The very funny Love Finds You in Snowball, Arkansas by Sandra D. Bricker, and the more serious fare of Love Finds You in Miracle, Kentucky by Andrea Boeshaar, will hit store shelves in October, followed up by two more titles every other month.
Bricker has published comedy before (unWANTED: Husband and Wish I Weren’t Here for Avalon Books) in the general market, but the opportunity to combine her humor and love for romance with her soul-stirring Christian faith is a dream-come-true.
“Like every other woman, I’m just a big old pizza pie with many slices to who I am,” the author explains. “I’m a Christian believer, a writer and an editor, a dog lover, a redhead, even a cancer survivor. But for better or worse, a very large part of who I am is also the class clown. With Summerside, I get to combine all those parts of myself to inspire my readers to think, to feel, and to laugh. Tell me what could be better than that!”
For information about Summerside Press, contact Carlton Garborg at 612-670-9807.
To schedule an interview or a book signing with Sandra D. Bricker, contact Publicist Jemelle Tola at 813-289-9487, or contact the author directly via her Web site: www.SandraDBricker.com.
Author Sandra D. Bricker chosen as launch author for new inspirational fiction line 
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