It’s Friday, that means it’s time for a new Features Friday. I hope you enjoyed visiting with Linda O’Connor last week. This week we’re learning more about inspirational, fiction author
Carol James
Carol lives in a small town outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, Jim, and a perky Jack Russell “Terrorist,” Zoe. She has always loved intriguing stories with happy endings and she was moved to begin writing to encourage others as she’d been encouraged by the works of other authors of inspirational fiction.
Her debut novel, Rescuing Faith, was a number one best seller on Amazon. Her second novel, The Waiting, and her Christmas novella, Mary’s Christmas Surprise, are currently available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the Pelican Book Group website.
Carol enjoys spending time with her husband, children, and grandchildren, traveling with friends, and serving in the production department at her church. She is an ardent soccer fan, keeping her DVR busy recording Atlanta United and Premier League games.
Most days, in the late hours of the night or the wee hours of the morning, you can find Carol bringing her newest novel to life.
Here’s an excerpt from The Waiting: 
“Hey.” Barely audible above the splatting of the rain against the river rocks, Sam’s whisper warmed her hair.
In response, she turned her face up toward his. They were eyelashes apart.
“Whatcha thinking?”
How close you are. “Nothing.”
“Nothing?” His eyes probed hers until he had to be able to read her thoughts. “I’m pretty sure that’s impossible.”
How close you are. And how much I like it. “Nothing…really.”
“Sorry, but I’m not buying.” He gently rested his forehead against hers. “Let me see if I can pick up some telepathic communications here. Look into my eyes.”
She was floating in the ocean, the sunlight sparkling on the gentle, cerulean waves. Kiss me. “Sam, I—”
“Quiet, please. I need total silence to ensure accurate results.” As she continued to stare into the blue pools, tiny lines crinkled at the outer edges, and he drew his head away. “I got it.”
“You have, have you?‛ For some ridiculous reason her voice quivered.
“Yes. You have a question you want to ask me.”
“Oh, I do? And what would that be?”
“You’re wondering why I haven’t tried to kiss you.”
Her face was on fire as she moved away. There’s no way he could have possibly known her thoughts.
“And you think it might be because I’m not attracted to you.” He entwined his fingers with hers and then raised their clasped hands to draw her back to him. “But you’re wrong.”
The rain had slowed to a gentle sprinkle as the storm marched on down stream. In minutes, the two of them would exit the cave, and these moments of forced intimacy would be gone as quickly as they had come. She needed to take advantage of the little time they had left. “Why haven’t you then? Every other man I’ve ever dated would have at least tried by now.”
“I’m not every other man.”
He was right about that.
About The Waiting…
When Katherine Herrington was a teenager, she made “The List” and believed God would bring her the husband she desired. That faith helped her to keep life under control just the way she likes it. But then Katherine loses her mother, her job, and her boyfriend, and after years of praying, she accepts the probability that God’s answer is, “No.”
A professional soccer player, Sam Tucker has lived the life of a celebrity in the UK only to discover that, despite all the wealth and fame he has acquired, his life is empty. He returns to the one place where life last had meaning, and goes in search of the one woman he’s loved since he was a teenager—Katherine. He wonders if she’ll remember him after all these years… And fears she just might.
As God weaves together a rejected proposal, a mission trip, and a devastating storm to turn their hearts toward Him and toward each other, will Katherine and Sam let go of their fears, find forgiveness and trust, and realize their future was worth the wait?
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