Jamie Carie Tours the South with Love's First Light!

Award-Winning Romance Novelist Jamie Carie

on Summer Book Tour July 2009 for New Book Love’s First Light

WHO: Jamie Carie is the author of Snow Angel, a ForeWord magazine Romance Book of the Year winner, National “Best Books of 2008” Award winner, and 2008 RITA Awards® Best First Book finalist. She also authored The Duchess and the Dragon and Wind Dancer.

WHAT: The nearly 65 million Americans who read at least one romance novel in the past year will want to dig in to Jamie Carie’s new novel Love’s First Light. Set against the French Revolution, Love’s First Light follows the lives of Christophé, the Count of St. Laurent, and Scarlett, a baker in a local French village. Their lives intertwine as Christophé flees Paris after his family is guillotined and meets the beautiful widow Scarlett who is related to the very man who murdered his family. How will Christophé react when he comes face to face with the villain?

WHEN and WHERE:

Laurel, MS: Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CT. Baptist Bible & Book House, 605 Commerce Street, Laurel, MS 39440-3923, Phone: 601-649-7682.

Hattiesburg, MS: Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 1:00-3:00 PM CT. Books-A-Million No. 431, Turtle Creek Crossing, 6143 U S Highway 98 #40, Hattiesburg, MS 39402, Phone: 601-268-2431.

Meridian, MS: Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 1:00-3:00 PM CT. Books-A-Million No. 616, 131 S. Frontage Rd., Meridian, MS 39301, Phone: 601-485-2278

Columbus, MS: Monday, July 20, 2009 at 11:00 AM-12:00 PM CT. New Life Christian Supplies, 1920 Highway 45 N, Ste. 2, Columbus, MS 39705-1922, Phone: 662-327-4602.

Pelham, AL (near Birmingham, AL): Monday, July 20, 2009 at 3:30-4:30 PM CT. The Amen Corner, 2637 Pelham Pkwy, Pelham, AL 35124-1353, Phone: 205-663-2370.

Birmingham, AL: Monday, July 20, 2009 at 6:00-8:00 PM CT. Books-A-Million No. 180, 757 Brookwood Village, Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: 205-870-0213.

Dothan, AL: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 2:30-3:30 PM CT. Dove Christian Supply, 3112 Ross Clark Cir # B, Dothan, AL 36303-3048, Phone: 334-793-5691.

Dothan, AL: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 5:00-7:00 PM CT. LifeWay Christian Store Dothan, Shops On The Circle, 3500 Ross Clark Circle, Suite 310, Dothan, AL 36303, Phone: 334-678-1718.

Huntsville, AL: Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 5:00-7:00 PM CT. LifeWay Christian Store Westside Centre, 6275 University Drive NW, Ste 42A, Huntsville, AL 35806, Phone: 256-971-1646.

Columbus, GA: Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET. LifeWay Christian Store Columbus, Columbus Park Crossing, 5555 Whittlesey Boulevard, Unit 1300, Columbus, GA 31909, Phone: 706-653-8662.

Warner Robins, GA (near Macon, GA): Monday, July 27, 2009 at 2:30-3:30 PM ET. The Lamb’s Well Christian Bookstore, 115 Margie Dr., Ste. E, Warner Robins, GA 31093-7583, Phone: 478-971-2677.

Macon, GA: Monday, July 27, 2009 at 5:00-7:00 PM ET. LifeWay Christian Store Macon, Eisenhower Crossing, 4664 Presidential Parkway, Macon, GA 31206, Phone: 478-405-0428.

Albany, GA: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 5:00-7:00 PM ET. LifeWay Christian Store Albany, Albany Exchange, 1218 North Westover Boulevard, Albany, GA 31707, Phone: 229-435-7822.

Columbia, SC: Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 6:00-8:00 PM ET. Books-A-Million No. 277, 164 Forum Dr., Columbia, SC 29229, Phone: 803-788-4349.

Myrtle Beach, SC: Friday, July 31, 2009 at 6:00-8:00 PM ET. Books-A-Million No. 658, Colonial Mall, 10177 N. Kings Hwy., Myrtle Beach, SC 29572, Phone: 843-361-1674.

“My heroines are fierce, passionate women who express their dreams, fears and triumphs,” says Carie. “I hope readers will find the same passion in life as they follow their destiny.”

Love’s First Light by Jamie Carie (July 2009, ISBN 978-0-8054-4813-9, $14.99, B&H Publishing Group)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Award-winning author, Jamie Carie, releases her fourth book this summer, Love’s First Light. She is the author of Snow Angel, The Duchess and the Dragon, and Wind Dancer.

When she was six, Jamie Carie's parents met Jesus and soon after started a church. It changed everything.

Road trips with her dad—to and from Bible studies across Indiana—were filled with talks of things beyond earth’s bounds - creation and the fall, God and Jesus and the rapture, the earthly walk compared to the spiritual walk, and how we are born for more than what we can see or touch.

As Carie's relationship with God grew, she discovered her heart was filled with songs and poetry. During high school she wrote most of the lyrics for her brother's band. (And she sang them too!)

After college, Carie married, had three sons and decided to stay home with them. While she homeschooled her children, she wrote skits and poems for school and church.

When her eldest turned five, Carie dove into the world of novels. Even though she read romance novels for years, Carie could not relate to any of the flawless, saintly heroines in Christian romance novels. So she decided to write her own.

Ten years later, her first novel Snow Angel, was born. The book won the ForeWord magazine Romance Book of the Year winner and the USA Book News National Award for Religious Fiction and Literature. In 2008, Snow Angel was a RITA Awards® Best First Book finalist.

Carie writes novels about fierce, passionate women; their dreams; their fears; their triumphs. Her deepest desire is to see her readers find that same passion as they follow their destiny and discover deeper intimacy with Jesus.

She and her husband, Tony, have been married for twenty years. Carie enjoys gardening, going to the movies and theatre, trying new restaurants, exploring with her sons, bible study, and talking about anything and everything. She lives with her husband and three boys in Indianapolis, IN.