Bringing Back a Beloved Series ~ Patrick E. Craig ~ Giveaway

Bringing Back a Beloved Series

by Patrick E. Craig

In 2011 I sent an idea for an Amish quilting story to Nick Harrison, who was Senior Editor at Harvest House at that time. Much to my delight, Harvest House bought the book and asked for two more to follow it. And thus was born the Apple Creek Dreams series. For a debut author, the books did very well, selling over 35,000 copies between them. But in 2014, Harvest House began phasing out their fiction department, and they dropped all but their most sellable authors from the roster.  Soon the only copies of The Apple Creek Dreams books available were in online used bookstores and there were no eBooks available at all.

 The problem was that I kept getting emails and messages asking me where readers could get the books, especially Kindle and Nook versions. So early in 2018, I purchased the print copy files back for my own publishing company, P&J Publishing. I hired Cora Bignardi of Cora Graphics to redesign the covers and set about reformatting the books for a 2^nd edition release. After months of work, I released the books on December 15^th to a great response. All three books have been on the Hot New Releases Charts and are selling very well.  The books are:

A Quilt For Jenna - Jerusha finds her God, her missing husband, and a lost little girl in the heart of the "Storm of the Century"—a story of redemption and grace.

The Road Home - Adopted into an Amish family as a child, Jenny is looking for the parents she never knew. As she searches, she finds more than she hoped for—truth and love and the knowledge that you can go home again.

Jenny's Choice - After her husband goes missing, Jenny turns to writing as a means to resolve her grief. A handsome young publisher discovers her books and romance and success might be in the making. But the elders of her Amish church are not happy and Jenny must make a choice—a choice that will set the course for her faith, her love, and her family.

I’m delighted to be able to make these books available to new readers. Here’s a review I love:

I have over 500 books on my Kindle, but only nine books are listed under "Favorite Christian Books." Three of those nine are the Apple Creek Dreams Series. The characters are believable, lovable, flawed human beings. The plots grab your attention right from the start and keep it through all three books.

Right now you can get the books in all the available digital and print formats on my website at this link.

https://www.patrickecraig.com/book-table/

About the Author:

Patrick E. Craig is a traditionally published/independent author. After a successful recording and performance career in the music industry, he became a pastor and conference speaker in 1984. In 2007 he retired to focus on a full-time writing career. In 2013, Harvest House Publishers published his Apple Creek Dreams series. His current series is The Paradise Chronicles and the first book, The Amish Heiress was published in 2015. It remained on the Amazon Top 100 best sellers list for seven months. The Amish Princess was released in 2016 and will be followed by The Mennonite Queen in 2019. In 2017 Harlequin purchased the print rights for the Amish Heiress for their Walmart Amish series. Patrick and his wife, Judy, make their home in Idaho. Patrick is represented by the Steve Laube Agency.

Where can readers find Patrick online?

www.patrickecraig.com  Webpage
https://www.facebook.com/PatrickECraig  Facebook

https://twitter.com/PatrickECraig  Twitter

Where can readers purchase my books?

http://tinyurl.com/n6sfagg Amazon

https://www.patrickecraig.com/book-table/  My Website

About the Giveaway:

Patrick will be doing a giveaway of one copy of A Quilt For Jenna, Book 1 in the series, to one reader who leaves a comment below. Winner’s choice: eBook or print copy (US only) Please leave your name and contact information so we can let you know if you are the winner. Giveaway ends one week from today on January 16^th at Midnight MST. Winner will be drawn on Friday and notified via email. Thanks for entering.