Blossom Turner is a free-lance writer published in Chicken Soup and Kernels of Hope anthologies, former newspaper columnist on health and fitness, and a published novelist. She is a Word Guild semi-finalist for Anna's Secret, Katherine's Arrangement, Amelia's Heartsong and winner of the Word Guild Best Romance award for Lucinda's Defender. This year she has just completed the Shenandoah Brides Series of five sisters and their five love stories. But writing was a gift given later in life. Here is a snippet from her story...
At forty plus I found what I was destined to be when I grew up...a writer. When an unforeseen illness hit and physically stopped me in my tracks, I had the gift of time. Out of sheer boredom, I decided to write one of the many stories that danced in my head. I was astonished at the depth, emotion and fulfillment I found in writing fiction. My imagination took flight and there has been no turning back. Words haunt the portals of my mind, ever-beckoning. They ferment and brew, then spill upon the pages with the tap, tap, tap of my keyboard. I bring to you a piece of myself in each book of fiction, non-fiction, each blog, each devotional. My prayer is that you will find a resounding message of love and hope…where the hurt and the Healer (Jesus Christ) collide.