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Praise for the Cadence of Grace series:

“a heartwarming and inspirational historical romance…” Library Journal

“Highly recommended.” Author Cindy Woodsmall

 

 

 

 

 

Book 1: BE STILL MY SOUL

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Book 2: THOUGH MY HEART IS TORN

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Christy Award-finalist and author of Be Still My Soul and Though My Heart is Torn, Joanne Bischof has a deep passion for Appalachian culture and writing stories that shines light on God’s grace and goodness. She lives in the mountains of Southern California with her husband and their three children. When she’s not weaving Appalachian romance, she’s blogging about faith, folk music, and the adventures of country living that bring her stories to life.

 

Q & A with Joanne

You handle some delicate subjects in your books. Do you ever worry about offending someone?

I think many writers worry about offending readers at one point or another, but with some of the touchy topics in this story, I hope to shed light on the freedom that can come in Christ. I think we can express a difficult situation without bringing glory to it. Shedding light on it for what it is—sin. I feel strangely amazed and blessed to watch these characters grow. As the chaff falls away, the refinement process is truly aweing. Something that can only be accomplished through Christ!

I know your inspiration for BE STILL MY SOUL came partly from bluegrass music. Do you play any instruments?

I play the mandolin. Of course my dad plays it about five times better than I do, but I love the instrument. It’s near and dear to my heart, and writing that into Gideon’s character was really fun. Every time he plays in the books, I can feel the fondness for the mandolin that he feels and I hope that comes across to readers.

 

And just for fun:

Here is one of the songs that was inspirational while working on Be Still My Soul.