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| Miralee Ferrell |
The Journey from Book to Movie
by Miralee Ferrell
I thought it
might be fun and interesting for readers to learn how this journey toward
having a book made into a movie came into being—as well as to see how much God
had a hand in it all.
In the spring of
2015, I received an email from a Hollywood producer, followed by a phone call.
Imagine my surprise when she asked if I’d be willing to write a book for them.
They were no longer producing the Love Finds You books into movies and were working
on a different project for UP TV, a possible three-movie series, and she hoped
I might be able to work with them. She explained that she’d optioned Love
Finds You in Sundance, Wyoming, two or three years earlier, and loved it.
Of the thirty-five or so titles she’d read of the line, that was her favorite.
However, UP TV didn’t want to make historical or old west movies, so she’d
shelved the project.
During that time
period, I’d gotten my rights returned to all of my LFY books and had retitled
them Finding Love in Last Chance, California, Finding Love in
Tombstone, Arizona, and Finding Love in Bridal Veil, Oregon.
Sundance became Outlaw Angel, and all four are still in print.
Here’s the
amazing part: I came very, very close to turning down that contract offer with
Summerside for Sundance. I was disappointed in the advance and royalty
rate, and shortly after they released it, they sold the line to Guideposts, and
that company didn’t continue the line much longer. Understandably, sales waned
on their final releases, and I was disappointed with my sales from that final
book as my others had done quite well. For a long time, I wished I hadn’t taken
that contract and instead held out for one with another company for a
three-book series. However, had I done that, I doubt Runaway Romance
would ever have been written. It was Sundance that grabbed Chevonne’s
attention and caused her to contact me.
It took several
hits and misses of sending ideas to UP for various storylines before they
approved this one, then the serious work began. Writing fifteen-page summaries
of the book/movie idea, reviewing the script after it was written, and writing
the book. Now, we wait for the final event—the airing of the movie and
soon-to-be release of the book. It’s been an exciting, amazing journey and I
give God all the glory for bringing it to pass!
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When a reality TV
star meets the reality of life, will it be her downfall or her salvation?
Ann Stanway had it all—a starring role in a reality show, an adoring boyfriend, and a sparkling future with limitless possibilities. Until the rules changed and the life she’d thought was real no longer existed. Leaving L.A. seems like her only option, and she lands in Kentucky at a quiet Amish inn—as far removed from her past as possible. Now she knows what was missing in her life--peace, true friendship and, dare she hope, a man who accepts her for who she is--or at least who he thinks she is.
Hunter Lewis is intrigued by the new woman staying at his friend’s Amish inn. Annie appears to be what she claims, but she’s secretive and won’t open up. He’s been burned by a woman before and can’t tolerate deception. But his interest in Annie is growing, and the attraction seems to be mutual—until something happens that makes Hunter question everything he’d thought was real. Dare he risk his heart, when he’s certain Annie is keeping secrets?
Can their new romance withstand the pressure, or will Ann choose to run again?
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| Runaway Romance by Miralee Ferrell |
Ann Stanway had it all—a starring role in a reality show, an adoring boyfriend, and a sparkling future with limitless possibilities. Until the rules changed and the life she’d thought was real no longer existed. Leaving L.A. seems like her only option, and she lands in Kentucky at a quiet Amish inn—as far removed from her past as possible. Now she knows what was missing in her life--peace, true friendship and, dare she hope, a man who accepts her for who she is--or at least who he thinks she is.
Hunter Lewis is intrigued by the new woman staying at his friend’s Amish inn. Annie appears to be what she claims, but she’s secretive and won’t open up. He’s been burned by a woman before and can’t tolerate deception. But his interest in Annie is growing, and the attraction seems to be mutual—until something happens that makes Hunter question everything he’d thought was real. Dare he risk his heart, when he’s certain Annie is keeping secrets?
Can their new romance withstand the pressure, or will Ann choose to run again?
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About the Author
Miralee
Ferrell is a best-selling, award-winning author with over 20 books in print.
She started writing women’s fiction for Kregel, then moved to Historical
Romance, writing for Summerside (the Love Finds You Line), Barbour, David C.
Cook, and Mountain Brook Ink. She’s also written a couple of contemporary
romance novels, as well as five middle-grade horse novels, called Horses and
Friends. She’s not only an author, she’s the publisher of Mountain Brook Ink, a
small traditional publisher with a vision to help new authors get published as
well as multi-published authors. She lives in the Pacific NW with her husband,
two dogs, two cats, and 11 chickens. She’s an avid horsewoman and enjoys hiking
and riding the trails near their home with her grown daughter.
You can
connect with Miralee at the following places:
Website/blog/newsletter
signup www.miraleeferrell.com
Website/blog
for Mountain Brook Ink www.mountainbrookink.com
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/miraleeferrell
Facebook
Group (she prefers this over friend requests)
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Miralee’s
featured book, Runaway Romance (the book and movie) can be found on Amazon. It
releases Nov. 1 in both print and ebook. The movie’s air date is yet to be
announced, but it will be within the first quarter of 2018. You can find Runaway Romance here.
