The Captive Imposter is Now Available in PRINT! Plus a Giveaway!

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Sent away for protection, hotel heiress Estella Everstone finds herself living undercover as a lady’s companion named Elle Stoneburner at one of her father’s opulent hotels in the mountains of Maine—the one she'd always loved best and always hoped to own one day, Everston. The one thing she doesn't like about the situation is that her ex-fiancé is in the area and is set on marrying someone else. Reeling from her feelings of being unwanted and unworthy, Estella reluctantly forms a friendship with the gruff manager of Everston, Dexter Blakeley, who seems to have something against wealthy young socialites with too much money, although they are just the kind of people Everston caters to.

When Estella finds herself in need of help, Dexter comes to the rescue with an offer she can't refuse. She sees no other choice aside from going back home to her family and accepts the position as companion to his sister. Throughout her interactions with Dexter, she can't deny the pull that's evidenced between them every time he comes near. Estella realizes that while she's been hiding behind a false name and identity, she’s never been freer to be herself than when she's with Dexter Blakeley. But will he still love her when he finds out she's Estella Everstone? She's not entirely sure.

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WHAT SOME OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT MY BOOKS!

"Delving deep into the human heart with prose as polished as beach stones, THE HESITANT HEIRESS is a marvelous romance and an impressive debut."
--LORI BENTON, Award winning author of Burning Sky, The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn and The Wood's Edge
 
"A love story to savor, THE HESITANT HEIRESS is a gentle Gilded Age courtship that delightfully teases, taunts, and takes the heroine--and the reader--by surprise with a tale of mystery and true love revealed."
--JULIE LESSMAN, Author of The Daughters of Boston, Winds of Change, and Heart of San Francisco series

"THE HESITANT HEIRESS features a rich cast of characters set in a world of intrigue, faith, and drama. Dawn Crandall is a new author to watch!"
--ELIZABETH CAMDEN, Award winning author of Against the Tide and With Every Breath

"If you enjoy reading inspirational romance, you'll love THE HESITANT HEIRESS!"

--MELANIE DOBSON, Award-winning author of Chateau of Secrets

"What a heart-stopping work of art! The first chapter was all it took to captivate this eager reader!"
--SHARLENE MacLAREN, Author of Heart of Mercy and Threads of Joy

"Readers of Laura Frantz' dramatic historicals and Julie Lessman's twist-filled sagas will love THE EVERSTONE CHRONICLES."
--RACHELLE REA, Author of The Sound of Diamonds

"An intense, powerful journey of one woman's search for true love and true forgiveness. Absolutely beautiful."

--PEPPER BASHAM, Author of The Thorn Bearer

"Dawn Crandall creates a cast of broken characters whose struggles spoke to me from the prologue. This story will send you on a passionate search for the Healer of all hurts."

--CARA PUTMAN, Author of Shadowed by Grace

"Dawn Crandall is a fresh new voice in inspirational romance, and her latest offering, THE CAPTIVE IMPOSTER, does not disappoint! Estella is sweet but imperfect, intelligent but not harsh. Blakeley is handsome: mysterious and contradictory, the perfect Byronic hero. As more and more people learn the truth about this imposter, that coming reveal might just change everything."

--SANDRA BYRD, author of Mist of Midnight

"Set in late nineteenth-century America, the Everstone family is wealthy, powerful, and used to getting their own way. Visit a bygone era filled with romance, intrigue, and characters who will stay with you long after you close the book. Dramatic and engaging, this is one series you won't want to miss."

--MICHELLE GRIEP, Author of Brentwood's Ward 

"Romantic! Engaging and absorbing! Dawn Crandall brings America's Gilded Age to life on the page with vintage amour and emotional depth."

--KRISTY CAMBRON, Author of The Butterfly and the Violin

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Giveaway for Five Print Copies of The Bound Heart!

One accidental kiss from Lawry Hampton. That was all it took to throw Meredyth Summercourt's world upside-down. Determined to marry the ever-elusive Vance Everstone, she simply doesn't have the time or the desire to fall for her best friend. But with Vance out of the country, and with Lawry at her side nearly every day, teaching her what the world is like through the eyes of a little orphan girl named Wynn--Meredyth can't deny that what's holding her to Vance is nothing more than a desire to redeem herself from her past.

Will she marry Vance once he returns from Europe? Or will she be strong enough to break free from the tangled web she's convinced she deserves, and accept that God's plan for her life includes redemption...and, quite possibly, Lawry Hampton?

2015 winner of The Clash of the Titles Laurel Award
2012 semi-finalist in the ACFW Genesis Contest

"Visit a bygone era filled with romance, intrigue, and characters who will stay with you long after you close the book. Dramatic and engaging, THE EVERSTONE CHRONICLES is one series you won't want to miss." --MICHELLE GRIEP, author of Brentwood's Ward

"Readers of Laura Frantz' dramatic historicals and Julie Lessman's twist-filled sagas will love THE EVERSTONE CHRONICLES." -- RACHELLE REA, author of The Sound of Diamonds

"Dawn Crandall brings America's Gilded Age to life on the page with vintage amour and emotional depth. Poetically written, Crandall's stories of faith and love will charm fans of classic literature and Christian fiction alike." -- KRISTY CAMBRON, Author of The Butterfly and the Violin and The Sparrow of Terezin

"THE BOUND HEART is an intense, powerful journey of one woman's search for true love and true forgiveness. It is a beautiful reminder to us that nothing is too broken for God to piece together with the power of his grace. Absolutely beautiful." -- PEPPER BASHAM, Author of The Thorn Bearer

"In THE BOUND HEART, Dawn Crandall creates a cast of broken characters whose struggles spoke to me from the prologue. This story will send you on a passionate search for the Healer of all hurts." -- CARA PUTMAN, Author of Shadowed by Grace

"Delving deep into the human heart with prose as polished as beach stones, THE HESITANT HEIRESS is a marvelous romance and an impressive debut." -- LORI BENTON, Author of Burning Sky, The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn and The Wood's Edge

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Rafflecopter Giveaway for 5 Paperback Copies of The Hesitant Heiress!

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Paperbacks of The Everstone Chronicles Available for Pre-Order!

Well! This is what I found on my Amazon author page the other day when I went there to update something!--paperback copies of all three of The Everstone Chronicles available for pre-order! Whoohoo! I can't wait to get my boxes of author copies in the mail! 

I've already registered to have a table at my local library's Author Fair in November! If you'd like to know more about that, visit my Facebook author page here. I'll also have a book signing at my local Barnes & Noble once all three books are release at the beginning of November, but I won't know about the exact date until later this week! 

I have some pretty awesome giveaways in the works for each of the releases in September, October and November. A few paperback copies will be up for grabs on GoodReads, and then I'll also have a few big prize package giveaway based off of this blog--but it's a surprise as to what all will be included in the giveaways!


IN OTHER {AWESOME} NEWS...

I've entered the new release "clashes" on the Clash of the Titles website with both The Hesitant Heiress and The Captive Imposter {and I won that one!} in the last year, but I actually forgot to enter The Bound Heart into the November clash!! I think because I was completely fried by that point--releasing two books in three months! Well, I didn't forget to enter The Bound Heart in the 2015 Laurel Awards that they hold every year, and it's made it to the final three! Yay! 

I'd entered both THH and TBH, and I'm super excited that my sophomore novel made it as a finalist in a contest! It's already awesome enough to have The Hesitant Heiress get as far as it has with the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence and the ACFW Carol Awards! :) 

Speaking of the Carol Awards! The ACFW conference is in a month! I can't believe it! I cannot wait to see piles of The Hesitant Heiress on the "Carol Finalist" table in the conference bookstore!

Fun times! Thanks for stopping by to keep up on all that's going on in this crazy author-life of mine! 

Happy Birthday to The Hesitant Heiress!!!

It’s my award-winning debut novel’s first birthday, so I’m having my very first giveaway of a paperback copy! The paperbacks will be out September 8th 2015—wherever books are sold! There’s already a book signing at my local Barnes & Noble in the works for early November! Ahhh!

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