#RealLifeWriter: Toni Shiloh

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What is the title of your book?

Returning Home, Book 1 in the Freedom Lake series

What was the inspiration behind your book?

I wanted to know what would happen if the hero lost his leg in a car accident and how would the heroine treat him.

Which character was your favorite to write, and why?

Michelle, a secondary was my favorite. She’s sassy and I’m not so she made me laugh a lot.

What are 3 things you can’t live without?

Books, books, and sleep. I think I just saw this question on Facebook not to long ago and that was my exact answer.
😊

What are 3 things you’d have to have when marooned on an island?

My kindle because it has my Bible and all my books on it. Oh, wifi. And my family.

Who is your all-time favorite character from a book?

Elizabeth Bennet from Pride & Prejudice. I adore that book and everything about the heroine.

What is currently on your nightstand?

SD Grimm’s Summoner and Jodie Bailey’s Christmas Double Cross

What book are you currently reading?

I’m currently reading Hope for the Holidays by Cathe Watson in the Making Spirits Bright boxset.
😊 And I might have a novella in that collection as well.

What are you currently watching on Netflix?

Nothing, lol. I can’t remember the last thing I watched on it. Maybe Sing.

Favorite Starbucks drink?

Nonfat green tea latte hot.

What does a typical day of writing look like for you?

I spend a couple of hours doing admin work like checking emails, sharing a blogpost, writing a blog post, etc. Then if I don’t have anything else to do, I’ll jump into writing work. Currently I’m working on critiques for book two in the Freedom Lake series so I’m not doing any writing right now. If I was, I’d write for about 50 minutes, take a 10 minute social media break and then jump back into writing until it’s time to get my kiddos from the bus stop.

Favorite quote?

Dr. Seuss: “Be who you are and say what you feel because people who mind don’t matter, and people who matter don’t mind.”

Current 4 favorite things

The Voice (I watch it with my son and we have a competition going)
Kindle Fire (all the books)
Kleenex with lotion (I have a cold)
Sleep (always)

Toni Shiloh is a wife, mom, and Christian fiction writer. Once she understood the powerful saving grace of the love of Christ, she was moved to honor her Savior.

She writes soulfully romantic novels to bring Him glory and to learn more about His goodness.

Before pursuing her dream as a writer, Toni served in the United States Air Force. It was there she met her husband. After countless moves, they ended up in Virginia, where they are raising their two boys.

When she’s not typing in imagination land, Toni enjoys reading, playing video games, making jewelry, and spending time with her family.

Toni is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) as well as the president of the ACFW Virginia Chapter.

More about Returning Home

Jo Ellen Baker is shocked to find out that the boy who teased her mercilessly throughout high school, has returned to their hometown of Freedom Lake, and he’s missing a leg. When his mother asks her to renovate their carriage house to give him a place to gain his independence back, she wants to say no. But one look at him brings a rush of forgotten feelings. Evan Carter can’t believe he has to return home and live with his parents. Every hope and dream he ever had dissipated in a car crash that cost him his leg. Stuck in a wheelchair, he’s forced to reexamine his relationship with God and the local carpenter, Jo Ellen Baker. Will renovating his home open the door for a mended relationship, or are some wounds too deep to heal from?