Counting on a not-so-warm welcome, he’s surprised at not only a positive reception but also a job offer. But now he’s finally returning to his hometown–the Lake Michigan tourist town of Whisper Shore. Here to Stayīlake Hunziker has played nomad for five years and landed in his fair share of trouble too. That and I’ve got a rather wild imagination, so it was a pretty logical career path. And so I can’t help wanting to tell them.

They get us to feel things we might not otherwise. They make us think or challenge us or get us to ask questions we might not otherwise. I love them so much! 🙂 I really think humans are wired to respond to stories. OR…the idea of being a professional sleeper is ridiculously appealing. So if I wasn’t writing books, I’m pretty sure I’d be tempted to go back to reporting. There was the time I walked into a shed only to find myself face to face with a buffalo the time I did an interview in a barn with llamas and goats chewing on my shoes, my notebook, my shirt the time I turned into a muddy mess (and ruined my favourite shoes!) all because a farmer wanted me to get a photo of this eagle he kept spotting in his cornfield. And being in Iowa, the rural stories were especially entertaining. I got to fly a plane, ride in a hot air balloon, interview tons of presidential candidates, etc. I worked at a small-town newspaper and it’s amazing how many cool experiences I had. If you weren’t a writer, what career would you/did you/do you have pursued? According to the book cover, I w as the writer, my sister was the illustrator and my brother was “the presenter.” None of us can remember what being “the presenter” actually entailed. The story was called “The Real Princess” and um, it’s about a girl who discovers she’s a real princess. BUT my sister found an illustrated story my other siblings and I gave to her as a present one year. I don’t remember the very first story-though if I had to guess, I’d guess it was probably about pioneers. MacNeill.ĭo you remember the title of the first story you ever wrote? What was it about? Plus, even as a kid, I was highly aware of the awesomeness of Dr. And something about the book as a whole felt almost magical to me. I think it was the Appalachian setting that drew me in the most. But I read it over and over and over as a kid. Well, I’m not sure how old I was when I first read Christy by Catherine Marshall-probably pretty young for that thick of a book.

And her contemporary romance Here to Stay

Three Little Words by Melissa Tagg