Through Winter Skies was released as planned on February 14, 2012. It was a long time coming, and I'm very excited to have had so many requests to keep publishing the series! I'm working on it, promise.
In the meantime, I've been compiling some frequently asked questions regarding the series and thought I'd post the top 10 here today. I'll move it all over into a page as new posts come along, but for now enjoy! I hope this gives you some more information on what's to come.
Thank you all for your comments and happy reading!
1. Who are the Evans family?
The Evans family was born from Forever Sunshine. In that novel, Chuck Evans is a close friend of
Brandon Nicholson. They worked together and shared plenty of fun.
2. Why create a series?
After receiving so many requests for a sequel to Forever Sunshine, I noticed that the
book I was currently working on featured a single sentence that soon had me
take off with the idea: “Jamie Morton, formerly Evans”. It caught me off guard,
for it was totally subconscious, but I grabbed on to what my brain was telling
me and developed it from there. Since Forever
Sunshine was written in the first person as a memoir, I wanted to make sure
I could keep it realistic enough as well as please the fans of the story. It
will take place over several novels and Cher appears more as a supporting
character than a lead, as readers will soon see.
3. Tell me a little more about the series.
The series begins with an introduction to the Evans family.
The first tale, If We Dare to Dream,
is Jamie Evans’ experience with finding her love, Andrew Sheehan. Jamie is
lucky enough to have four, strapping and over-protective older brothers. They
are cousins to Chuck Evans, who is the oldest out of the cousins. Each book
from the series will be stand alone, but the case from Forever Sunshine is an important back story in books one through
four. The final two, which I am in the process of writing now, are more
contemporary romance, similar to Hannah’s Blessing, while the previous four
have some suspense.
4. Who are the main characters in the second book?
In Through Winter
Skies, which was released on February 14, 2012, Zach Evans is introduced.
He is cousin to Jamie’s family and Chuck Evans. In this story, Zach is in
Colorado to help his childhood friend, Emery Flores, fend off some ruthless
gang members who had invaded her home when she was a teen and currently believe
she is hiding money left there during that terrible night. This second novel is
where the case for Forever Sunshine
is introduced and the heat begins. When you read that novel, pay close
attention to some of the newer characters. They will appear again.
5. What about book three? Whose story is that?
Eyes on Tango
(scheduled for late-spring 2012), returns to Jamie’s family. This is Hayden
Evans’ story and takes place primarily in Mexico. I particularly love this one,
as it’s an adventurous tale with plenty of action and fun despite the fact that
he and Dr. Danielle Ryan are on the run from a Mexican drug lord. In this
installment, the case pulls together and connections are made.
6. Will you be releasing more in 2012?
Yes. If all goes well, I plan to release book four, Ian’s
story. I’m hoping for an October release on that one. Kat’s Last Chance is where the case is finally solved, and Ian
reunites with his high school sweetheart.
7. Will Kat’s Last
Chance be the final installment in the series?
No. I am currently working on books five and six. These are
contemporary romances and focus on the children of the youngest brother in the
main Evans group. Brian and Brianna Evans are twins, and each one, and their
stories take place almost simultaneously. I’m doing something I’ve never done
before and writing them at the same time. What an interesting experience this
has been so far! I’m hoping to release them in 2013.
8. Who is your favorite Evans?
Hayden has been my favorite so far, but as I’m writing the
final two, I’m developing a love for Brianna and Brian, too. They’re great people.
Brianna’s fun and Brian’s sympathetic. I truly enjoy working with them. In
fact, I love the entire family and wish they were mine! J
9. What is next on
your agenda?
Hmm, now I must admit that I’ve received a lot of requests
and questions about whether or not I’m going to follow up with a sequel to Hannah’s Blessing. I have to say that my
mind is spinning up new and exciting tales, and I’ve even been considering
tying them in with the Evans series. Right now I’m focusing first on finishing
books five and six, but after that I think I may be playing a little bit with
Roxanne from Hannah’s Blessing. I
think she needs a little wakeup call, and I think I have just the man to
deliver it!
10. Does Cher come back for a major role?
All I’m going to say at this point is “not yet” J. Time will tell…
Have any more questions that aren’t listed here? Let me
know! Leave me a comment below or drop me an email at collette.scott3@gmail.com.
