Shannon here: Caryl McAdoo shares the inspiration behind her latest Historical Romance, Swiftfox’s Quest. Comment or answer the question in this post to enter the drawing for an e-book copy of A Nurse for Jacob. Deadline: July 5th, 11:59 pm central. Here’s Caryl:
Hello again, all you awesome Inkslinger readers! Caryl McAdoo here from Texas with my new June release SWIFTFOX’S QUEST in the “Mountain Men, Longing Hearts in the Wilderness” series. I was so excited to write this story with a Native American hero. I’ve enjoyed reading many books about the Indian tribes who inhabited the American West before the white folks came.
I’ve always known I was part Cherokee Indian, but didn’t find out exactly how much until just a few years back. Mama’s folks were from Eufaula, Oklahoma. Her grandmother, Mammaw, died when I was seven, so I don’t have a lot of memories of her, but she was definitely a white woman. I never met her husband. A friend did some ancestral diggin’ on my behalf and discovered Mammaw married a full-blood Cherokee man named John Brassfield—that’s where my Indian comes from.
My newest hero, Swiftfox, is a Cheyenne in the mountains alone on a vision quest when he dreams of a fiery redheaded woman. It wasn’t long before he spotted a lady with red hair traveling with two men in a wagon. Curiosity bade him follow and keep an eye on her. Destiny strikes again when a band of Crow hunters attacked the small group of wagons.
Riding his mighty stallion, War Cloud, Swiftfox swoops in and scoops her away from a Crow carrying her
off and saves her, taking an arrow in his leg for his trouble. Well, of course, it gets infected and Mira, Red Hair Woman, has to save him right back. The two of them are forced to spend months in the mountain wilderness, saving each other, learning how to communicate, and falling in love.
Do you believe there is one special one for each of us? A person God created in his or her mother’s womb to become one with one certain person? I do—if it’s God’s plan for him or her to marry at all. Well, Mira believes it, too, but isn’t readily convinced his “Great Spirit” and her “Almighty God” are One and the same. She made a mistake once, marrying Howard, her sorry excuse for a husband, and she did not intend to make another.
Crossing cultural lines is something men and women have been doing for centuries, since God’s sons went into the Promised Land and against God’s command, took wives from the evil, heathen inhabitants who worshipped false gods. Father God makes it clear His people should not marry heathens—anyone who does not believe in Him.
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” 2 Corinthians 6:14
This common theme found in Christian fiction provides conflict that must
be resolved before the hero and heroine have their happily-ever-after. In our modern times, have we ignored this command of our Father, or are we careful to heed it? I know it was never a concern of mine when I met Ron at age sixteen.
Perhaps I took his salvation for granted since he grew up in church and his family attended a Church of Christ regularly. I knew he’d been baptized there, but the first five years were hard. I went so far as to divorce him, but we remarried on our sixth wedding anniversary only six months later after living apart only two months.
It wasn’t until then that God saved his soul and I realized why those years had been so difficult. Things weren’t “perfect” afterwards, but certainly ninety-five percent better! But life has not been the same since as He taught us and blessed our obedience to His Truth revealed.
The Apostle Paul addressed a believer married to a non-believer and instructed them. “And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.” 1 Corinthians 7:13-14
I’m certain you will enjoy SWIFTFOX’S QUEST, spending time with the Cheyenne and Mira as they navigate these issues.
I’m so glad you visited the Inkslinger today and would like to say thank you for being here and to Shannon for inviting me!
Question for Readers: When it comes to marriage, is the issue of being unequally yoked on your mind? How did that turn out for you?
About Caryl : Award-winning, hybrid author Caryl McAdoo prays her story brings God glory. Her best-selling novels garner thousands of 5-Star reviews from readers around the world. While her popular historical Christian romance family sagas top the favorites’ list, she also writes Christian contemporary romance, Biblical fiction, historical mystery, and all ages including young adults, mid-grade booklovers, and preschoolers. Fans often count Caryl’s characters their new friends. The prolific writer loves singing new songs the Lord gives her as much as penning tales—hear a few on her YouTube channel! Married to Ron fifty-seven years, she has four children and twenty-eight grandsugars. (Eight are great!) The McAdoos live in the woods south of Clarksville, seat of Red River County in Northeast Texas, waiting expectantly for God to open the next door. Learn more & connect:
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About the book – Swiftfox’s Quest:
In the world will be troubles, but be of good cheer, for the Savior has overcome them all.
After her wedding, Mira realizes she married the wrong man, but no matter what, she intends to keep the vows she made before God until death only parts them. For wrong reasons, the uncle of Tovộhkeso, or Swiftfox, wants him to choose his wife from their tribe. Both maidens were pleasant enough, but he loves neither. By divine appointment—or is it only coincidence?—tragedy crosses the life paths of the Red Hair Vision Woman and the Cheyenne warrior, but are they too different? In their two worlds, can enough common ground be found to live peaceably together? Forever?
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Yes, the question of being unequally yoked is one I consider often since my son is married to an unbeliever. I work to keep a heart that trusts in the Lord’s faithfulness and pray often for my beloved daughter in law. I truly believe she will come into her own acceptance of the Lord’s mighty salvation, but my faith journey has to do with the “when.” Thanks for asking this. Your new release sounds lovely.