Pirates & Faith - Book 2
On the front of the metal, oval shaped locket were etched many tiny designs. Turning it over in his hand, Will looked at the inside on which was engraved his name, William Jonathan James. He ran his finger along the edge of the locket where once had been hinged another half. Will continued to stare at the necklace. It was the only link to his past yet it could never answer the questions he lived with. Who was he, really? Who had his parents been, what were their names, and why had they abandoned him to live the life of an orphan?
Aside from the nagging and sometimes troubling memories and questions of his past, life for Will over the last year has been truly blessed. His relationship with Skye grows daily as he plans and prepares a future life for them. However, all he has envisioned is endangered by an unexpected stranger with a shocking identity. Suddenly, Will learns more about his past than he thought he'd ever know, but it comes at a steep price when he and everyone closest to him are thrown into the middle of a dangerous plot that threatens all their lives. Every Tear, the moving sequel to The Pirate Daughter's Promise, is an example of how God never leaves our side, even in our most troubling and sorrowful moments, taking every tear into account. |
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Kindle Nook iBooks Smashwords Genre: YA Historical/Romance Paperback: 466 pages ISBN-10: 1442162473 ISBN-13: 978-1442162471 Publisher: Living Sword Publishing |
I had no idea when I wrote The Pirate Daughter's Promise
that it would be the first book of a series, but I love sequels so I
immediately began trying to think of one as soon I as I was finished
with The Pirate Daughter's Promise.
Trying to come up with a story for a sequel was not an easy task.
Finally, almost a month later, I had the beginning of an idea, but it
was only a very vague idea that I would have to really build on so I
continued planning.
A couple of weeks later, I started the prologue and first chapter. I still didn't have a complete plan, but I thought I could figure it out once I got far enough. That was also around the same time I came up with the book's title, Every Tear. The story of how I came up with that is one of my favorite memories of writing the book. We were driving home from shopping one afternoon, and I was specifically trying to think of a title because I like to have the title as soon as possible. I had one or two ideas written down, but nothing I really liked. As I was doing this, a certain song just happened to be playing on the radio. Praise You in This Storm by Casting Crowns. I'd heard the song so many times, my brother even had the CD, but I was very not into music at that time and hadn't listened to the lyrics before. However, that afternoon I heard the lyrics, ". . . every tear I've cried, You hold in Your hand." They fit my story perfectly and immediately I wrote "Every Tear" in my notebook. The title stuck. It reminded me of a verse that became the main one for my book.
You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book? – Psalms 56:8 NASB
It was only after that that I listened to all of Praise You in This Storm and realized how the whole song reminded me of my book. It was a huge inspiration as I got further into the story. To me it was such a wonderful and amazing sign that God was guiding me in writing it.
Still, it wasn't easy. For the longest time I couldn't think of a good ending for the book, and I couldn't really get into it without knowing where my characters were going to end up. Finally, in August 2006 I figured out my ending and really started writing. I had more difficulty along the way, but eventually I got it finished in May 2007 the very day before I started my job to pay for publishing The Pirate Daughter's Promise. It was another small sign of God's help because after I started my job I lost much of my writing time, and it would have probably been another couple of months until I could have finished.
A couple of weeks later, I started the prologue and first chapter. I still didn't have a complete plan, but I thought I could figure it out once I got far enough. That was also around the same time I came up with the book's title, Every Tear. The story of how I came up with that is one of my favorite memories of writing the book. We were driving home from shopping one afternoon, and I was specifically trying to think of a title because I like to have the title as soon as possible. I had one or two ideas written down, but nothing I really liked. As I was doing this, a certain song just happened to be playing on the radio. Praise You in This Storm by Casting Crowns. I'd heard the song so many times, my brother even had the CD, but I was very not into music at that time and hadn't listened to the lyrics before. However, that afternoon I heard the lyrics, ". . . every tear I've cried, You hold in Your hand." They fit my story perfectly and immediately I wrote "Every Tear" in my notebook. The title stuck. It reminded me of a verse that became the main one for my book.
You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book? – Psalms 56:8 NASB
It was only after that that I listened to all of Praise You in This Storm and realized how the whole song reminded me of my book. It was a huge inspiration as I got further into the story. To me it was such a wonderful and amazing sign that God was guiding me in writing it.
Still, it wasn't easy. For the longest time I couldn't think of a good ending for the book, and I couldn't really get into it without knowing where my characters were going to end up. Finally, in August 2006 I figured out my ending and really started writing. I had more difficulty along the way, but eventually I got it finished in May 2007 the very day before I started my job to pay for publishing The Pirate Daughter's Promise. It was another small sign of God's help because after I started my job I lost much of my writing time, and it would have probably been another couple of months until I could have finished.
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