About the Book

Book: Priscilla’s Piggy

Author: Marisa Masterson

Genre: Sweet Historical Romance

Release date: Febraury 10, 2023

This marriage needs something more than a pig to hold it together—

Jack Dixon knew his mother was right. It was time he married. He’d go along with whatever she writes in the letter to the matchmaker.

Priscilla Pringle fell in love with the man who wrote such a tender letter. Too bad that the man she meets in Missouri is his opposite. She’d leave and go home except for the little piggy she is bottle feeding.

Will she stay after the piggy is weaned? Is Jack the only one who needs to change

to make a marriage work?

Read to find out.

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About the Author

The smiling teacher. That’s what her students called her. How did this dedicated teacher end up as an author? A spinal cord injury took her out of the high school classroom. After seven years of healing, she asked the Lord what He had for her. Now, thirty-seven books later, Marisa is still enjoying the direction He sent her when God opened the door for her to begin writing.

Marisa’s sweet romances often are set in her home state of Wisconsin. Growing up, she loved hearing stories about her family who pioneered in that state. Those stories, in part, are what inspire ideas for her books.

Though she’s from Wisconsin, Marisa and her husband of thirty-four years live in Saginaw, Michigan. They have two grown children and a precious three-year-old granddaughter, Hunny Junebug. She’s been Marisa’s best physical therapy and keeps her moving.

More from Marisa

As a girl of about ten, I remember holding a glass 7-Up bottle for the orphaned piglet. My grandpa attached a black rubber nipple and had me feed it—just like Fern in Charlotte’s Web. Unlike Fern, I knew not to name it or grow attached. It would be sold when it reached 40 pounds.

That memory came in handy with Priscilla’s Piglet. I wondered what I could add to keep my heroine at the farm after she decides the hero is not her perfect match. The memory prodded my brain. Who doesn’t love a baby that is in need—even if it’s a baby pig! It seemed the perfect fit for this story.

Blog Stops

Locks, Hooks and Books, February 12

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, February 13

Stories By Gina, February 14 (Author Interview)

Girls in White Dresses, February 15

Jodie Wolfe – Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet, February 16 (Author Interview)

Texas Book-aholic, February 17

Tell Tale Book Reviews, February 18 (Author Interview)

deb’s Book Review, February 18

Pause for Tales, February 19

Ashley’s Clean Book Reviews, February 20

For the Love of Literature, February 21 (Author Interview)

Connie’s History Classroom, February 22

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, February 23

Artistic Nobody, February 24 (Author Interview)

Holly’s Book Corner, February 24

For Him and My Family, February 25

Interview with Marisa Masterson

How did you get started in writing?

First, I proofread for authors before ever putting words on a page. I did this for two years, studying how they created their books. Then I paid a mentor to take me through the steps of writing my own novel.

I have a background in teaching writing as well and did that for more than twenty years. For some of those years, I also ran a high school writing center in connection with the local university.

What is one thing you hope readers will take away from your story? 

God’s love and Christ’s sacrifice are greater than anything a person has done or will do. This is something my hero struggles to understand and believe.

What advice can you give to writers trying to break into the publishing world?

Find a mentor. It’s invaluable to start that way. If you don’t think you need that, then push to find an editor to read your first novel. Remember too, a good cover is worth the money it will cost.

What do you plan to work on next?

I’m starting a new series—Wagon Train Babies. The first book, Runaway Baby, is loosely based on the triangle found in Genesis between Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar.

The heroine is on the run with her sister’s child. Little does she know that the father is determined to claim that child and pass it off as his wife’s baby. What drove him to seduce an innocent and then try to snatch the result of his indiscretion? As the title of the series implies, the majority of the story will be set on a journey. This book’s setting will be on the Oregon Trail in the 1850s.

Where can readers connect with you?

My website is www.marisamasterson.com. Readers can find me hanging out on Facebook at Sweet Wild West Reads (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1832790870336744) or the Westward Home and Hearts Reader group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/300983413953782). I have weekly puzzles, recipes, and more in these two groups.

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Marisa is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/242ae/priscilla-s-piggy-celebration-tour-giveaway