The Prophetess One: At Risk by Linda Rohrbough - FREE BOOK

Tell us about your book.

The Prophetess One: At Risk is a Christian suspense novel about a pregnant computer programmer who uncovers spiritual gifts from God that, of course, get her into trouble.

It recently won two national awards: the 2011 Global eBook Award in the Religion/Faith category and the 2011 Millennium Star Publishing Award.

Here’s the back cover copy:
"This is fast-paced, thrilling, edge-of-the-seat reading. The Prophetess One: At Risk had me flipping the pages and holding my breath." - Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestseller

It’s a very different kind of war.

Why would God choose a pregnant computer programmer to fight it?

All Anna McClintock wants is a peaceful stretch of beach she can walk to with her new husband, Jack, and her soon-to-be-born child. Jack is finishing his engineering degree this semester and the two plan to leave his Kansas home to build their new lives together.

But when Anna finds herself in jail for the murder of a preschool child she tried to save, she realizes she is alone, except for God. She has to rely on new-found spiritual gifts as well as her wits and skills in order to save herself, her unborn son, and her marriage.

And she has another decision to make. This one affects the entire nation.

What inspired this book?
Two things. One is the increase I see in Christian women in “intuition.” I think everyone has experienced it on some level – that feeling you can’t deny or side-step that you don’t have any concrete reason for, but it just won’t go away. You know that you know that you know. I thought it would be interesting to have a character so gifted from God, and then place her in a situation that demands she use her gifts.

The second is research I did after we lost my husband’s nephew in the Columbine shooting. I realized there are concrete things we can do to prevent this sort of thing. But first we have to understand what we’re dealing with and what’s at stake, and I think the book does a reasonably good job of making those things clear.

How long have you been writing?
I started writing professionally in 1989, so upwards of 20 years.


What is your favorite character trait to write about?
I like writing characters who face deep uncertainty but chose to believe both in themselves and in their Creator.

What do you hope readers will take away from this book?
One of the important take-aways is how important men are in the lives of children.

What is your favorite season?
The answer to that question depends on where I am. Right now, I’m in North Carolina and I think the natives would agree, fall is hands-down the primo time of year. I am currently surrounded by eye-popping colors in temperatures that make it a joy to be outside.
However, I love August in Colorado, where I grew up.
And every day is a perfect spring day in Los Angeles, California, where I lived for nine years starting in the mid-1980’s.

If you could travel back in time when and where would you go?
I like the old west in the US. Oddly enough, that period, which is so heavily written about it has its own genre, only encompassed about a dozen years. But it’s one of my favorites. In fact, at the insistence of my editor, I just completed a Western Short Story for an anthology called Cactus Country that’s coming out before Christmas. The this is the second anthology spear-headed by award-winning Western author and a personal friend Dusty Richards.

What project are you currently working on?
I’m in the middle of The Prophetess Two: A Son For A Son, the next book in The Prophetess trilogy. This time, Anna goes to Vegas.

Thank you for coming here today to share an insight into your book! It was a pleasure to meet you!

Linda has offered to give away a copy of her book to one lucky winner. At least 10 people need to leave comments WITH email addresses in order for there to be a contest. If you have trouble with blogger you can email me your entry to srstormo@yahoo.com and put "contest" in the subject line. Winner announced November 27th.