Janelle writes historical inspirational fiction. Writing professionally since 1998, she signed her first contract with Barbour Publishing for their Heartsong Presents Mysteries in 2006, and has since written an historical series set in Colorado for Harvest House. Most recent work includes Love Finds You in Silver City, Idaho and Always Remembered, her current release, both with Summerside Press. She is an active member of ACFW, an organization she says provided her with opportunities for growth and development. Her work has received four-star-reviews from Romantic Times. Born in Minnesota, Janelle lives in Texas with her husband and two sons. She enjoys assisting with her church’s teen program.

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Always Remembered

Rosa Carter plans for the day she can leave the Alamo to find a better, safer life elsewhere. But her stepfather, a man with a mean streak as wide as the Texas sky, has hidden her mother away in order to force Rosa to deliver valuable information about the Alamo’s garrison and ammunitions stores. Chances of escape look impossible. Miles Fitch hopes to regain his father’s land in south Texas, so he joins the fight for freedom from Mexico. Inside the Alamo, he is drawn to a dark-eyed beauty named Rosa… until he begins to suspect that she is betraying the cause of the Texans and feeding information to the Mexican army. Forced to leave the mission, Rosa watches helplessly as Santa Anna’s army closes in. Will the man she love somehow escape or survive the battle? And if he does, how will she ever prove to him that she is not a traitor? From the siege of the Alamo to the battlefield of San Jacinto, this epic story of Texas’s struggle for independence shows that freedom and love are always worth fighting for.

ISBN: 1609367472
Publisher: Summerside Press

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Interview with Janelle Mowery

By Becky Jacoby - July 22, 2013

Janelle Mowery has a goal to create stories that take her readers on an adventure, to explore historical turning points, and to travel through the present treasuring each moment.

When not writing, she prefers reading and visiting historical sites.

Rosa is subject to an abusive stepfather who keeps her mother isolated. Abusive relationships always take a toll on those victim to them. How does Rosa free herself from her stepfather’s grasp?
With the help of a friend, Rosa moves to another house to get away from her stepfather.

How do you deal with the violence of such a relationship, particularly as a woman in the 1830s?
The only way Rosa could fight back was to leave, get away from his presence, to protect herself.

I love when Rosa says, “Battles scare everyone, child. You can’t run from conflict.” How does Rosa find the strength to fight the abuse and the issue of betrayal?
At first, Rosa is angry and bitter, but with the help and advice from a friend, she finds strength through her faith in the Lord.

How did you do the research for your novel?
I was in contact often with the curator of the Alamo museum. He answered or pointed me in the direction to find the answers to my many questions. I also read and watched some documentaries about the Alamo.

What would you like readers to take away from your story?
I wanted to show in my story that we can treat others with love and respect despite our differences.

If you could travel to any era in history what would it be and why?
This is such a difficult question as I’d love to experience so many different eras, but I think I’d most like to travel to the period when the westward movement truly began. I know the travel and new life was incredibly difficult, but I’d love to see what the country was like before changed by the effects of man.

What is the difference between an inspirational novel and a romance novel?
An inspirational novel doesn’t necessarily have to have romance in the story. It’s mainly an uplifting story with a spiritual theme. A romance novel will obviously have a man/woman relationship that progresses.

Thanks for sharing with us, Janelle.

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