Tell us about YOUR vision of Eden

If you were to wake up one morning in Eden, what would you expect to find? What do you think might surprise you? What would be your favorite thing?

B.K. and I are meeting in Germany next month (September 2009) to continue work on SERPENT OF EDEN, and we'd love to hear your thoughts on your version of a more perfect human society!

Proof positive that B.K. is not Jaime

Here they are together in the same room!

Okay, if Ms. Jolie is not your idea of Jaime, who is?

Eden Update

Hi, All,

B.K. is doing well this time around (her 3rd) in Iraq. She's traveling a lot, as her Commanding General likes to get out and interact with the troops, and he usually takes her (and her chaplain assistant) along. She's 1/2 way through the deployment and already has lots of stories to tell!

We're pleased that the Russian rights have been sold to the first 3 Eden thrillers. (They've already appeared in Czech and Italian, and have been published in Great Britain and Australia.) It's fun that Russians are interested in the exploits of an American female Army chaplain. We send Jaime off as an undercover diplomat of sorts!

The one downside of B.K. being so busy in Baghdad is that we haven't had the time we've previously had during her deployments to write. I've found, in my writing life, that there are times I'm gathering life experience and information, and time I'm writing. It's cyclical. I think this is Jaime's "gathering" time. (I, Sharon, am still writing! Both a mystery and a fun new non-fiction series.)

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them here. We do check back, read, and answer! Or visit us on Facebook: Sharon (S.L.) Linnea, Author. And if it's your first time at the EdenThrillers blog, take time to scroll through. There's LOTS of info here!

Godspeed,
Sharon

Return of the Authors

Hi All,

Sorry we've been away...B.K. in Iraq, and Sharon, who finally gave in and joined FaceBook (visit her there at "Sharon (S.L.) Linnea, Author"!)

According to B.K., things are looking up over there, and hopefully not only because she's been hanging out with American Idol David Cook and the Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders. (I am still trying to figure out how they will figure in Jaime's next adventure. Am taking any suggestions!)

This blog is still the best spot to find "inside" answers to any questions, and now that we've resurfaced, please feel free to ask any Eden-related questions you have! (Or, how to figure the above-pictured cheerleaders in the book!)

Godspeed,
Sharon

Happy 2009 from Gardener Central!

We'd like to wish all our friends and readers the happiest of New Years. (For a little inspiration, here's the interior of Mark's entry hall in the Champagne region.)

B.K. is preparing to deploy to Iraq again in a couple of weeks. I admit I still feel the slight undercurrent of "friends and family dread" before she goes...but it the same kind of feeling as when one of my children performs alone in some sort of competition, and I can't DO anything, can't physically help in any way, just have to support from the sidelines. I think it's easier for a lot of us to be the one out there physically doing it, not just cheering others on.

But, among other things the new year will bring, B.K. and I are looking forward to working together on the next Eden book. We know how to do it long distance, we've had plenty of practice. It gives B.K. something else to think about, and it gives us a reason to be in frequent touch, and in the loop of each other's lives. Needless to say, she always gets powerful material for Jaime's exploits.

So, Godspeed to B.K., to Jaime, and to you, our readers. Let us hear from you. We'd love to know how your year is going as well.