COVER REVEAL & updates

First of all, very exciting. The cover for my new Biblical fiction series on Moses is finished. First book in this series will be coming out May 2015! You can add to your Goodreads list here.

And in other exciting news, EVE: IN THE BEGINNING won the 2015 Best of State in Literary Arts for Fiction. It will be available in paperback next week. I was also thrilled to learn that critique group members, Lu Ann Staheli and Annette Lyon also won for their works. Lu Ann in non-fiction and Annette for short story. As you know, Lu Ann passed away in February after an 8-month battle with cancer. Her work continues to live on and receive honors.

Also, the German translation of FINDING SHEBA is now available for Preorder on Amazon.de (German site). Coming in June 2015!

Cover reveal for... EVE: IN THE BEGINNING

Coming this December!

About the book:

Eve: In the Beginning

The first love story on earth . . . Haunting . . . Lyrical . . . Unforgettable . . .

In a world where everything is perfect, yet the same day after day, Eve must decide if she wants to live forever in the garden with Adam and never know what lies beyond the walls. When she makes a choice with terrible consequences, the pain of mortality is swift. As she and Adam explore their new world, and her body changes, Eve discovers the sweetness of first love with the man who has always been at her side.

My note:

I've been sitting on this book for 2 1/2 years, waiting for the right publishing opportunity. So I'm really excited to announce that the e-book version will be out December 2, 2014. Paperback version is still under consideration. If you're interested in reviewing the e-book version, please email me: heather (at) hbmoore (dot) com

Also, you can add to your Goodreads to-read list!

Submission letter for Adam and Eve

Below I've posted my submission letter for my latest manuscript: Adam & Eve. It will give you an idea of the submission process.

January 6, 2012

Dear [Editor],

I’m pleased to submit my new historical novel, In the Beginning: Adam & Eve, complete at 82,000 words.

Many questions have been asked and speculated upon pertaining to our first parents, Adam and Eve, and what may have transpired in the Garden of Eden. Answers are difficult to come by, but in all my research I have sensed one thing more clearly than any other. Eve made an informed and intelligent choice. Does this mean that she and Adam understood all the ramifications of eating the forbidden fruit? Perhaps not all, but enough that she knew the choice had to be made in order to bring about the human race.

In Women of the Old Testament, Camille Fronk Olson quotes Deborah Sawyer, saying, “Let us put to death the Eve of patriarchal fantasy, and raise up in her stead the Eve who, created in the image of God, takes responsibility for human progress, liberates herself and her husband from the playground of paradise and engages with the real world” (13).

It is with this objective in mind that I re-created the story of Adam and Eve in fictional form, with the intent to bring to light the true nature of Eve and her choice in the garden—a choice which became the second most significant event in humanity, second only to the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

I would also encourage the evaluators to read the Preface, it will explain some turns of plot that take place in the first 100 pages. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Heather Moore