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It was a case of mistaken mail ... I'm thrilled to have Sarah Anne Crouch on my blog today, chatting about her newest story, which is dear to both of our hearts. It's so exciting to see this book finally coming into the world and I know you're going to love it as much as I do. After all, how can you not love a story that starts with mistaken mail? Read on to see what I'm talking about.  On Tuesday, my new novel A Homecoming in Shady Springs will be released into the world! I’m so grateful to Amy for editing (multiple times over the course of multiple years) this novel and the whole series. I thought I’d share with you the very first spark of an idea that inspired Henry and Catherine’s story. Amy and I first met at church in Tennessee. At that same congregation is a sweet friend who went to Harding University and sent all three of her kids there too. It’s been fun to get to see their two youngest now that we’ve moved to Arkansas! This friend once introduced me to a woman she went to college with but didn’t meet until they ran into each other at church years later. They shared a mailbox on campus at Harding as students and knew each other’s names but never saw each other’s faces. Well. As an author, I’ve developed the habit of collecting seeds of story ideas everywhere I go. And this story really got me thinking. What if two college students shared a mailbox but one was a boy and one a girl? And what if the boy accidentally picked up a package intended for the girl? And what if it made her extremely angry? Years later, after I finished writing A Summer in Shady Springs, I came back to the story. That couple became Henry and Cate, Madeleine’s parents, meeting for the first time at Halloway University. I knew some details from the first book. They had a dramatic separation when Madeleine was young. There was a tragic accident in Shady Springs when Henry was in college. Henry had a difficult home life. At some point, my husband and I watched the movie The Last Five Years. I was familiar with the premise of the play—five years of a couple’s relationship before it implodes, told forward and backward from opposing points of view. But what if I told a story like The Last Five Years, but with a happy ending? So that’s A Homecoming in Shady Springs. It’s the story of Henry and Catherine coming together after every tragedy and obstacle life has thrown at them, learning that the journey of life is better with someone at your side. And it all starts with a mailbox mix-up. Have you ever had a case of mistaken mail? I think my neighbors and I have gotten to know each other a lot better over the years thanks to misplaced letters and packages! PS--If you pre-order Sarah's book today, you can save a dollar! Click on the link below to snag your copy now.  A Homecoming in Shady Springs Catherine and Henry Mullins never thought they’d see each other again after their traumatic separation, but the engagement of their only daughter forces them together. As they spend time focusing on the wedding, Catherine realizes how much she still loves Henry. But is it too late for one more chance? Twenty-five years earlier, Henry meets Cate on the campus of Halloway University. Although Cate makes it abundantly clear she isn’t interested in a romantic relationship, Henry can’t seem to resist her. Can he convince her to give him a shot? And will their love survive tragedy? Follow Henry and Catherine as they journey through love over the years and discover that life is better with someone by your side.  Sarah Anne Crouch lives in Arkansas with her husband, three children, and thousands of books. She always wanted to be an author, but spent some time as a teacher, earned a degree in library science, and makes feeble attempts to corral her children as a stay-at-home mom. Sarah loves reading books, recipes, piano music, and emails from readers.
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