Welcome to Writing to Distraction!
About Me:
Carla Olson Gade has been imagining stories most her life. Her love for writing and eras gone by turned her attention to writing historical Christian romance. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, and Maine Fellowship of Christian Writers. An autodidact, creative thinker, and avid reader, Carla also enjoys genealogy, web design, and photography. A native New Englander, she writes from her home in beautiful rural Maine where she resides with her “hero” husband and two young adult sons.
Carla Olson Gade has been imagining stories most her life. Her love for writing and eras gone by turned her attention to writing historical Christian romance. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, and Maine Fellowship of Christian Writers. An autodidact, creative thinker, and avid reader, Carla also enjoys genealogy, web design, and photography. A native New Englander, she writes from her home in beautiful rural Maine where she resides with her “hero” husband and two young adult sons.
Interviews:
To learn more about me and my path to publication visit -
Romance Writers on a Journey: Meet Writer Carla Gade
Romance Writers on a Journey: She Sold!
My Books:
The Shadow Catcher’s Daughter (Heartsong Presents/Harlequin)Book 1 of the Love in Four Corners series with Darlene Franklin (Book 2) and Susan Page Davis (Book 3)
The Shadow Catcher’s Daughter - Colorado/New Mexico, 1875: Eliana Van Horn aims to make her mark by joining her father as his photography assistant on an expedition to survey and document the placement of a marker at the intersection of four southwest boundaries. Living in the shadows of his native heritage, a half-Navajo guide, Yiska Wilcox, is thrown off course when The Shadow Catcher’s Daughter opens up the uncharted territory of his heart. As they travel through dangerous terrain in New Mexico and overcome barriers of culture, faith, ideals, and secrets that they both keep, they at last discover common ground and stake a chance on love.
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Colonial Courtships (Barbour Publishing)
Novella collection with Laurie Alice Eakes, Amber Stockton, Lisa Karon Richardson
Carving a Future - Connecticut, 1752: Ship figurehead carver Nathaniel Ingersoll has apprenticed for many years under his Uncle Phineas and hopes to become a master ship carver in his own right. Constance Starling was spirited away from England to the Connecticut coast as an indentured servant, arriving too ill for anyone to accept her. When Nathaniel takes pity on her, he purchases her contract. Has he jeopardized the future he has worked so hard to achieve for the welfare of a weakly servant?
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Coming June 2013: Pattern for Romance, Quilts of Love (Abingdon Fiction)
Honour Metcalf’s quilting needlework is admired by a wealthy customer of the Boston mantua-maker for whom she works. In need of increasing her earnings, she agrees to create an elaborate white work bridal quilt for the dowager’s niece. A beautiful design emerges as she carefully stitches the intricate patterns and she begins to dream of fashioning a wedding quilt of her own. When Honour is falsely accused of thievery and finds herself in a perilous position, merchant tailor Joshua Sutton, comes to her aid. As he risks his relationships, reputation, and livelihood to prove her innocence, the two discover a grander plan—a design for love.
My Blogs:
Colonial Quills ~ blog contributor and webmaster
Something Olde ~ Just that. This is my collection of old things. Ephemera, old writings, antiques and ephemera, etc.
Relatively Speaking ~ Genealogy and my family history blog. Features my early New England ancestors.
Dappled Things ~ Ponderings of curiosities, theology, and other random things.
Carla's Pathways: Journaling the Journey ~ My retired personal blog, still online if you are interested.
