The Story behind
Win, Love, or Draw
Howdy
y’all! Crystal L Barnes here. You’d think by now I’d be used to
loaded questions, but do we ever get used to them? Really? I highly doubt it.
And let me tell you sharing the story behind Win, Love, or Draw is no small
tale. Why, you may ask? Well, you can ask, but that doesn’t mean I’ll tell you.
LOL. No really, it’s no small tale because I poured so much of my life’s story
into this book that’s it impossible to separate the two.
Win,
Love, or Draw is
an inspirational western romance fraught with action and humor but has an
interwoven theme of love, forgiveness, and reconciliation. You see, like
Catherine, I know what it’s like to have the one you love walk out of your life
and to hope and pray for years for that individual (and I’m still praying). I
also relate to her little boy Benin, for I’ve been that little child who’s seen
God heal a family that was broken. God is in the business of doing amazing and
impossible things if we will let Him work in and through us.
While
writing this story, I learned so much about me and what really and truly was in
my soul. As God worked the bitterness and unforgiveness out of my heart (things
I’d thought had long since been taken care of), I began to share the experience
and lessons learned through Catherine’s story, in the hopes that others could
learn from my experiences and share in the freedom that Christ can bring.
If/when
you read Catherine’s story, I hope you’ll share with me (and others)
how her journey helped you. I don’t know about you, but helping others find the
same comfort and help God provided me makes those hard experiences, the pain
become worth it.
How about you? Have you comforted
those with the comfort with which you’ve been comforted? Did you find a joy in
doing so?
Want to read Catherine and Sam’s story? Order your copy today.
Win, Love, or Draw Blurb:
Catherine
McGarrett is a strong woman. Life in Texas demands such. For five years, she
has built a growing horse ranch while praying for the return of the one man who
stole her heart and shattered it in a million pieces when he left.
Now he’s
back.
Samuel
McGarrett rides into Cater Springs, Texas toting two six-shooters and too many
scars. The trouble and pain from the past erupts around the couple. And not
just in their marriage.
Can Sam win
Catherine’s trust? Will their love survive? Or will his final draw be his last?
Crystal L Barnes is an award-winning author,
who also happens to be a born-n-raised Texan and a
member of American Christian
Fiction Writers (ACFW). She has a degree in Computing Science because she loves
putting things into their proper place, and she enjoys writing because she gets
to share her love of old-fashioned things and the Lord. When she's not writing
or reading, Crystal enjoys knitting, sewing, or crocheting while watching old
movies/sitcoms. I Love Lucy is one of her favorites. You can connect with
Crystal here at her website, on her blog, her Amazon
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