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| Building A Family |
BUILDING A FAMILY
novel by Lynn Cote
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Lawyer Eleanor Washburn defends wayward teenagers and supervises
volunteers for Habitat for Humanity without missing a beat. But she is unnerved
by fascinating single dad Pete Beck -- especially since his chaotic life
includes a little girl wishing for a mother. Sweet Cassie has Eleanor yearning
for what's been missing from her lonely existence. Soon, both dad and daughter
are chipping away at Eleanor's defenses. Can she find the courage to risk
losing her heart to this ready-made family?
Lynn Cote’s latest Love Inspired romance is set in a fictitious town near Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and the hodag makes its romantic debut in Building A Family.
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| A hodag captured |
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A HODAG?
Probably not. The hodag is the mascot of a town I live near
in Wisconsin. According to Wikipedia:
"The Hodag is a folkloric animal of the American state of Wisconsin. Its
history is focused mainly around the city of Rhinelander in northern Wisconsin,
where it was said to have been discovered."
A folkloric animal can be fun. And the fun started in 1893
when prankster Eugene Shepard announced the discovery and killing of the last
hodag. And here's the photo to prove it!
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| hodag |
Shepard wrote that: "It was "the fiercest,
strangest, most frightening monster ever to set razor sharp claws on the earth.
It became extinct after its main food source, all white bulldogs, became scarce
in the area." Well, the white bulldogs probably gave a sigh of relief!!
Anyway, the folks in Rhinelander have fun with their mascot
or symbol, keeping the fun spirit of Shepard alive. Here's the statue of the
hodag in front of the tourist center in Rhinelander.
Rhinelander sits just to the south of the northwoods or
Lakeland area where I live. Within a 50 mile radius of my home are 2300 lakes.
If you fly over this area, you see more water than land. That explains part of
the area's allure. Most of Chicago and Milwaukee head north to escape the heat
and humidity of summer.
Do you have a mascot or symbol for your hometown? What is
it?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
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| Lynn Cote |
When Lyn Cote became a mother, she
gave up teaching, and while raising a son and a daughter, she began working on
her first novel. Rejection followed. Finally in 1997, Lyn got "the
call." Her first book, Never Alone,
was chosen for the brand new Love Inspired romance line. Since then, Lyn has
had over thirty-five novels published.
In 2006 Lyn's book, Chloe, was a
finalist for the RITA, and her book Her
Patchwork Family and Her Healing Ways were finalists for the Carol Award in
2010 & 2011, two of the highest awards in romance. Lyn also features
stories of strong women both from real life and true to life fiction on her
blog http://BooksbyLynCote.com
Writing books at her lake cottage in northern Wisconsin, Lyn hopes her books
show the power of divine and human love.
Lyn Cote
2011 ACFW Carol Winner for Her Healing Ways
http://www.BooksbyLynCote.com
For the latest Christian Fiction Market Update
http://www.booksbylyncote.com/publishers.html
2011 ACFW Carol Winner for Her Healing Ways
http://www.BooksbyLynCote.com
For the latest Christian Fiction Market Update
http://www.booksbylyncote.com/publishers.html
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