Guest Post from Marta Perry

by | Apr 14, 2015 | guest post | 138 comments

Please welcome Marta Perry!

Have you ever, even for a moment, thought about starting a completely new life? For me, the answer brings an inner panic. As a child, I had to move several times. I still remember vividly how frightening that first day of school was in a new place. How I longed for a friend – just one friend – who would help make the unknown less frightening!

As an adult, I probably wouldn’t succumb to the panic, but maybe that was in the back of my mind when I came up with the idea for my latest book, Where Secrets Sleep. My protagonist doesn’t want a new life, but she’s forced into one, and before long she finds that the new setting has dangers and secrets far worse than any she’s ever imagined. Here’s a bit about the story:

In Amish country, not everything is as simple as it appears.

After a terrible betrayal, Allison Standish flees Philadelphia for the small Amish community of Laurel Ridge to claim an unexpected inheritance. Allison intends to sell the mansion housing various shops – until she meets Nick Whiting, a single father and tenant of Blackburn House, who challenges everything she believes about her estranged grandmother and the Amish community.

Strange stipulations in her grandmother’s will soon bring distant relatives and seething townsfolk to Allison’s door. As anonymous threats escalate, Nick grows protective of Allison, and she finds herself falling for the handsome carpenter… But then she discovers her grandmother’s death may not have been accidental, and someone wants Allison gone. Permanently.

Where Secrets SleepWhere Secrets Sleep came out in March from HQN Books. It received a Starred Review from Publishers Weekly and was ranked as a “Must Read” in USA Today.

To receive a signed bookmark and my Pennsylvania Dutch recipe brochure, e-mail me at marta@martaperry.com.

Leave a comment to enter to win a free signed copy of Where Secrets Sleep! US and Canada. Winner has three days to reply.

Marta-PerryBio: A lifetime spent in rural Pennsylvania and her own Pennsylvania Dutch heritage led Marta to write about the Plain People who add so much richness to the heritage of her home state. Marta has seen over fifty of her books published, and is currently at work on number fifty-seven, with over six million books in print. She and her husband live in a centuries-old farmhouse on twenty-five acres in a central Pennsylvania valley. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, sewing, gardening, baking, or enjoying her six beautiful grandchildren.

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  1. Cindi Laughlin
    Cindi Laughlin on 04/14/2015 at 5:06 pm

    I always enjoy your books so much!! Would love to win and get started reading!

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 1:20 pm

      Thanks for entering the giveaway, Cindi! hope you get started reading soon.
      Kate

  2. Linda C
    Linda C on 04/14/2015 at 5:47 pm

    Oh how I would love to win this book. Sounds so interesting. I love Amish fiction and this type of book seems to be what most of my library consists of. Always love a good clean book. Thanks Marta for making this available. Hope I WIN! God bless.

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 1:21 pm

      I’d love to get a peek at your library, Linda! Good luck in the giveaway!
      Kate

  3. C.J.
    C.J. on 04/14/2015 at 7:37 pm

    Love your books, Marta…. Sounds like another one that I would love to read, & add to my collection! Thanks for the chance…

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 1:22 pm

      Thanks for entering, C.J.! Good luck!
      Kate

  4. Linda Crump
    Linda Crump on 04/14/2015 at 8:23 pm

    I would love to win a copy of the book ”Where Secrets Sleep ” . I really enjoy reading all about the Amish people !

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 1:24 pm

      Wonderful people to read about, Linda! Thanks for entering the giveaway!
      Kate

  5. Tiffany Hall
    Tiffany Hall on 04/14/2015 at 8:33 pm

    This books sounds very good! Would love to win a copy!

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 1:24 pm

      Good luck in the book giveaway, Tiffany!
      Kate

  6. Sharon W.
    Sharon W. on 04/14/2015 at 9:53 pm

    I have read some of your books and this one sounds like it would be really good too. I would love to win this book.

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 1:25 pm

      Good luck, Sharon! Thanks for writing!
      Kate

  7. Martha Peace
    Martha Peace on 04/15/2015 at 2:51 am

    Love your books,thanks for a chance to win

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 1:26 pm

      Thanks for entering the giveaway, Martha!
      Kate

  8. Kristin Jager
    Kristin Jager on 04/15/2015 at 3:37 am

    Where Secrets Sleep~~this book sound intriguing. I love anything Amish or having to do with the Amish. I also am a big fan of Marta Perry. And, what is better than reading a good Amish mystery written by a wonderful author?? I would love to read this book. So, keeping my fingers and toes crossed!!!
    Blessings, Kristin

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 1:27 pm

      Hope you crossed fingers and toes bring you good luck, Kristin!
      Kate

  9. Connie Saunders
    Connie Saunders on 04/15/2015 at 6:05 am

    I love the title and the cover of Marta’s new book and your review makes me want to read it even more. Thank you Kate and blessings to both Marta and you!
    Connie

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 1:28 pm

      Thank you, Connie! Wishing you good luck in the giveaway!
      Kate

  10. Shirley Auxier
    Shirley Auxier on 04/15/2015 at 6:27 am

    Would really enjoy reading Marta’s new book, love the Amish book’s, God bless.

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 4:03 pm

      It sounds like a great book, Shirley! Thanks for entering the giveaway!
      Kate

  11. Judy Rogers
    Judy Rogers on 04/15/2015 at 6:35 am

    I have read some of Martas books and would love to win a copy of this one. Where Secrets Sleeps sounds like a very good book. Enjoyed your post

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 4:06 pm

      Thanks for entering the book giveaway, Judy!
      Kate

  12. Marta Perry
    Marta Perry on 04/15/2015 at 6:47 am

    I so appreciated the insightful comments. A wise friend once told me that wherever we go, we tend to find what we expect in the people there. The surroundings may change, but people are still people, right?

    Blessings,
    Marta

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 4:07 pm

      Thanks for being my blog guest, Marta!

  13. Ruth Swartz
    Ruth Swartz on 04/15/2015 at 8:46 am

    I have read many of your books would love to win this one,thank

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 4:08 pm

      Good luck, Ruth! Thanks for answering the giveaway.
      Kate

  14. Bonnie Allen
    Bonnie Allen on 04/15/2015 at 11:04 am

    I have several ebooks of Marta’s and some paperbacks. I really love the amish mysterys. The fact that the books are good and have no bad words make me a life long fan! A signed book…I’d be over the top! Keep up the writing.

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 4:09 pm

      Bonnie, you sound like the perfect person to win Marta’s signed book! Thanks for writing!
      Kate

  15. Deanna S
    Deanna S on 04/15/2015 at 1:12 pm

    Strange stipulations in her grandmother’s will!! I’m wanting to read more 🙂
    dkstevensne AToutlookDoTCOm

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 4:12 pm

      I want to find out the end of Marta’s mystery too, Deanna! Thanks for entering the giveaway!
      Kate

  16. Maxie Anderson
    Maxie Anderson on 04/15/2015 at 11:36 pm

    Hello Kate. Thanks for having Marta here. 56 books. Thats a lot of good reading Marta. Thanks for the give-away. I like the title and cover. Hoping to win an autographed book.
    Maxie > mac262(at)me(dot)com <

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/16/2015 at 4:14 pm

      I like the title and the cover too, Maxie! Good luck in the giveaway!
      Kate

  17. Holly Struve
    Holly Struve on 04/17/2015 at 6:59 am

    This looks like a really good book. Have not read any from Marta before. Would love a copy of this book.

    • KateLloyd
      KateLloyd on 04/17/2015 at 12:36 pm

      Thanks for entering the giveaway, Holly!
      Kate

  18. Carolyn Harris
    Carolyn Harris on 04/20/2015 at 8:34 am

    Never read Marta but would love to

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