I am so excited to host my good friend Misty Beller. We met and roomed together at my first American Fiction Writer’s Conference in St. Louis (2014) before either of us were published authors. What a thrill when, just a couple of weeks ago, we reunited at the St. Louis ACFW Conference after not seeing each other for eight years! Such a joy!
Enjoy these insights into Misty’s recent release, Grace on the Mountain Trail. I love the strong faith elements woven into her writing. PLUS! She’s offering a GIVEAWAY of Book One in the series. So stick around!
Let Your Light So Shine
by Misty M. Beller
One of the things I love about writing stories set in the 1830s Rocky Mountains is that Eastern civilization hadn’t yet touched the frontier. The only people who lived in or visited the Rockies during that were Native Americans and mountain men (usually trappers, but sometimes just explorers).
From that limited experience with white people, two of the native tribes realized they wanted to learn more about the white man’s God and his “Book of Heaven” (the Bible). In 1831, a delegation of four Native Americans—two Nez Perce and two Flathead—showed up in St. Louis, Missouri, asking for someone to come and teach their people about God. Isn’t that amazing? It reminds me of the verse in Matthew where Jesus tells us to “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Over the next several years, a number of people went west as missionaries to answer the request of that Native delegation.
This story became the real-life inspiration for the missionaries who led our hero to the Lord in Grace on the Mountain Trail. The summer before the story begins, Elise Lane and her brother Ben arrived in a Shoshone village east of the Rocky Mountains, and White Owl (our hero!) heard the gospel message for the first time in his life. He was skeptical at first, but God made himself real in a powerful way, and White Owl made the commitment to follow Christ—a decision that would change the rest of his life.
Throughout Grace on the Mountain Trail, White Owl is seeking to learn more and more about this God who loves him and wants him to leave at peace with those around him. I love his heart to seek God’s will and obey his leading.
I pray you enjoy reading the story of White Owl and Lola. As with our hero and heroine in the story, I pray your faith is inspired!
MEET MISTY
Misty M. Beller is a USA Today bestselling author of romantic mountain stories, set on the 1800s frontier and woven with the truth of God’s love. Raised on a farm and surrounded by family, Misty developed her love for horses, history, and adventure. These days, her husband and children provide fresh adventure every day, keeping her both grounded and crazy.
Misty’s passion is to create inspiring Christian fiction infused with the grandeur of the mountains, writing historical romance that displays God’s abundant love through the twists and turns in the lives of her characters. Sharing her stories with readers is a dream come true for Misty. She writes from her country home in South Carolina and escapes to the mountains any chance she gets.
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GIVEAWAY!
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I’d rather live in the mountains for their beauty and protection.
The mountains are wonderful, aren’t they, Caryl! 🙂
They truly are beautiful! Thanks, Caryl!
Mountain
Such an inspiring place!
Hi Darlene! I think mountains are going to be the trend here. =)
I’d love to live in the mountains!
That’s always been a dream of mine, too. 🥰
Hi Trudy! Yes. I’ve been to the mountains of the Pacific northwest and the Smokies. So beautiful!
I would prefer the mountains.
So beautiful!
Thanks, Roxanne! That seems to be the trend! =)
This book sounds wonderful. I love reading about the early days of the American frontier. I grew up in Wyoming on our small family farm which was on the Prairie. I loved going to the mountains. I would gladly live anywhere on the Prairie or the Mountains.
Oh, Barbara, that sounds like a WONDERFUL place to grow up! Wyoming and Montana are some of my favorite places to visit. Blessings!
Thanks, Barbara! There is indeed beauty to both. How fun that you grew up in Wyoming! I’d like to visit there.
I think I’d rather live on a mountain. I think it would be more defensible in general and more beautiful to me in specific, as I grew up around the mountains. Prairies just seem to be inviting tornado alley.
How blessed you were to grow up in the mountains! I love the scenery there too. 🥰
LOL! Tornados are a part of the prairie for sure, but then I think every region has it’s challenges along with its treasures. Mountains are indeed beautiful! I love visiting them and would love to live near some. What a joy to grow up in the mountains!
I would like living in a mountainous area better. I have read Misty’s books and love them. So glad Cynthia and Misty are friends and colleagues.
Oh, I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed my stories, Linda! Cynthia’s friendship has been such an honor and a blessing. It’s wonderful to see you here on her blog!
Hi Linda! Misty is indeed a gifted writer and such a wonderful friend. I love her dearly! Thanks for stopping by!
I’d rather live in the mountains. But for ease of traveling the plains/prairies are great. Both areas have pluses and minuses.
You’re so right, Linda! I love the variety God has given us across this wonderful country.🥰
I agree, Linda! Both have up sides and down. I agree about the traveling, but mountains are truly majestic. My pick would probably be to live on the flatlands with mountains surrounding. =)
I would rather live in the mountains in a cabin, I love staying in a cabin in the mountains. Have a great rest of the week. Your book sounds and looks like a great read.
That would be the ultimate for me too, Alicia!! So beautiful!
I would live in the mountains.
That seems to be the consensus. =0 Thanks, Amelia!
I live in the mountains of WV and am glad to be back as I did live 20 years in WI. I love Misty’s books.
That sounds so beautiful! I’d love to see a picture sometime!
I think I would live in the mountains, but having never had that experience, who knows?
I’ve always lived in the Midwest, but love seeing the mountains! So pretty.
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Everyone seems to love the mountains. =) Hard to beat. Thanks!
My favorite place to live is near the beach, but between the mountains and prairies, I would choose mountains because of the beautiful views. I would also need a mountain lake nearby.
Oh yes! A lake near the mountains is a must! Thanks Linda!
Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you both. Sending love, hugs and prayers.
You too, Debra!
I would love to live in the mountains.
I would too, Debra! So beautiful!
I’d love to live in the mountains, especially the Colorado Rockies next to Rocky Mountain National Park. With such views, I’d have to share my time equally between writing and painting. I’ve lived in the hills, and I’ve lived on the Gulf Coast, but my heart belongs to the mountains. 🙂
They are indeed beautiful! Thanks, Sharon!
I think I would rather live in a mountain region for safety and for the pretty views.
Two good reasons. Thanks, Stephanie!