Love Inspired Historical

I had just discovered this line.  It is totally awesome.  Do any of you have any recommendation on past books which I may like to read?

 Ame ^_^

I believe it's just real books, as for large print, I know some of the SH books are, but how they decide which, I have not a clue. 

Yes on the ebooks--I see them for sale.  Let's see if I can post a link...

http://ebooks.eharlequin.com/D983B7EB-D9B6-4B7B-912D-CDD9AFEE3882/10/126...

If the link doesn't work, simply go to the top of this page, hover your mouse over "Steeple Hill" in the top bar (between Kamini and Red Dress) then scroll down to "Steeple Hill eBooks" and click.

I'm hoping they will be on the amazon Kindle, which I am seriously considering purchasing.  I notice the other LIs are on Kindle, but these won't show up until Feb for me to make sure.

Blessings,

Hi:

        The LI is my favorite line. I subscribe to the LI larger print and I am very interested in LIH.  I would love to see some books take place in Roman times. Do you think that is too far back?

                  Thanks,

                              Vince

Roman and Biblical periods mesh!  So I don't see a problem, also, since HH accepts that period, I don't know why LIH wouldn't. 

How about Ancient Egypt??  That's covered by the Biblical time umbrella too, right??

Hi:            I have not read the guidelines for the new LIH but maybe you can tell me if the books must have a Christian theme?  This would mean no books before Christ.  Is it possible to have an inspirational that is non-Christian or pre-Christian? 

Plato was highly regarded by many Church fathers for hundreds of years. How about an inspirational of native Americans (before Columbus) where faith in a higher being does its good work? 

There would seem to be room for a lot of expansion here.  Well, that's something to think about. 

Thanks,

 Vince

There is going to be a series about Quaker women that I am eagerly awaiting.

As a reader, I am hoping maybe the historical line will be able to maintain some kind of variety so that as a reader, I can see many types of Christian and historical faith. There are many Christian denominations. Although I am more in tune to my denomination than others, this is not to say mine is the only one that is true. I really do not like the kind of divisive dogmatism I see in the press and politics that tries to claim one person or denomination is more Christian than another. It is my hope that the historical line, by portraying women of faith in historical moments, will reach out to what is common and universal in Christianity rather than being tied to current day politics or fashions or a particular denomination. That is my hope for this line, anyhow, as a reader.

I am eagerly awaiting the postman's delivery of the first two LI HIstoricals.

Yes, you are right about certain historical periods requiring certain denominations forhistorical authenticity. I am most excited aboutthe Medievals just because I sudied Medieval literature for a large part of my life.

Perhaps it is more accurate to say I am hoping for a certain variety in tone than a specific denomination. One of my favorite LI authors has a certain prayerful tone to her writing. Her writing is like a prayer because it has this meditative tone on scriptural passages. This resonates with me more than some other writing styles of some works I read in the 1980s in part because of the denomination in which I was raised (which is most likely different than the author's by the way). That might be why I am also looking forward to the Quaker series, even though I am not a Quaker either.  I am less likely to enjoy religious works that stress a dogmatic approach at the expense of the prayerful attitude. I do not know if I can describe it, but a book is much more meaningful to me if it allows enough space for me to bring my faith to the reading than one that preaches down to the reader.

It is true that that are certain beliefs that are accepted as Christian truths, like the those decided that are now in the Nicene Creed. However, I feel tolerance is important, especially in a forum, and to realize that even so, different denominations understand tenets of the Christian faith differently. Not everyone or every denomination interprets some things in exactly the same way. I think fiction can sometimes get to a place that inspires the imagination and intellect in a way that bridges the differences.

I suppose that is why the historical line really attracts me....it has the possibility of transporting the reader to a different time and context to see other women of faith in different times and perhaps make the ideas more relevant by disassociating them from a reader's current day context.

First, Melissa Endlich works from home in Wed. so if you don't get a prompt answer, it's only because she can't access us from there.

About faith in my books re. Native Americans. I deal with that directly in FRONTIER COURTSHIP, March 2008. For instance, the chief of the Cheyenne offers a blessing on the food being served and the heroine compares it to our Christian practice of saying grace before a meal. I took that reference from a first-person account written in that very era. Whenever I found an interesting element, I tried to not only include it in the story, I was careful to check it against other sources to make sure it was accurate. I think, if you allow the other characters to behave in a normal manner, then use your protagonists to counter or agree with that practice, you have effectively expressed historical fact while still upholding your Christian beliefs.

Whew! That sure sounded serious, didn't it? Then again, I take my research and writing very seriously.

Blessings,

Val