Today's the last day of Christian Bookshelf Reviews' 2-Year Blogoversary Celebration and what better way to end it than with an interview from Lisa T. Bergren! I hope you've enjoyed the party!!
Welcome back, Lisa, and thank you for celebrating Christian Bookshelf Reviews' 2-Year Blogoversary with us! For those who aren't familiar with you and your books, will you tell us a little about yourself?
I'm a wife to Tim for over 20 years, mom to three (17, 14 and 9) and walker of one little, white Westie. On occasion, I get to write. And those occasions have led to over forty published books, which makes me shake my head. God is good about opening doors if we simply walk through the first.
As many people here already know, your River of Time series is one of my all-time favs! What inspired you to write it?
My teen girls. Neither of them were avid readers. I wanted to write a fast-paced, romantic, irresistible series that would draw them in. I knew if I could nab them, I might be able to nab other readers too.
When you first started the series did you ever expect to write more that just the first three?
Why did you decide to write more after book three?
The River Tribe wanted to know SO MUCH MORE about what happened to the characters. And I did too. I couldn't get them out of my mind.
I was super excited to hear that you plan on writing a fifth River of Time novel, why did you decide to do this and will it be the end or might you one day come back to Toscana, Italy?
DELUGE will be the fifth and final installment of the series. I'm writing another teen series called REMNANTS, so I need to invest there. But I think there will be additional stories in the future in Italy. I'm in love with the country.
Where do you like to write?
The library. I can't seem to get anything of consequence done at home. Too distracting.
What's your favorite party food?
Manchego cheese and crackers.
Do you have a favorite birthday/party memory you'd like to share?
For my 40th, we were in Italy with my kids and parents. We went to my favorite trattoria, Il Latina, in Firenze (don't tell the Forellis!) and we had an amazing, memorable meal. I can't think of a better way to celebrate than with my closest loved ones and in a place as inspiring as Italia.
What are your top three favorite songs?
That changes every month! I mostly listen to Christian pop.
A few this-or-that questions:
Chocolate or vanilla?
Are you kidding? CHOCOLATE.
Tea or coffee?
Coffee.
Call or Text?
Text. I'm not a big phone chatterer.
Cats or Dogs?
Dogs. Allergic to the kitties.
Early bird or night owl?
Neither. Middle of the Day person. :-)
DVD or movie theater?
Love the big, cinematic movies in the theater. The rest, I prefer to watch on DVD at home.
Facebook or Twitter?
Both, baby! Facebook.com/RiverofTimeSeries; Facebook.com/RemnantsSeries; Facebook.com/LisaTBergren; @LisaTBergren
Thank you so much for being here! Is there anything else you’d like to tell readers and where can we find you on the web?
Happy blogoversary, friend! If peeps want to know more, find me at LisaBergren.com
Giveaway!
Enter to win your choice of one of the River of Time books! Open Internationally, but only a winner from the US can choose a print copy of Bourne&Tributary.
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i really want to read this series..
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Hope to have a opportunity to read her books :D
cy-a ^^
I've only read one book by Lisa (Glamorous Illusions) and loved it.
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ReplyDeleteLisa!!! Love your books! Looking forward to Deluge and the new series! Always fun to read an interview with you! I agree, chocolate or vanilla? Hands down chocolate all the way!! Thanks Melanie for all of the wonderful interviews and blog posts this past week! Hope YOU have had a great blogoversary! It has been fun!
ReplyDeleteJulie@My Favorite Pastime
Would love to win a copy of Bourne and Tributary, thanks for the opportunity.
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This series is just about my favorite ever! I finally had to go ahead and buy "Torrent," so I own them all. But my friends are continually borrowing my books...about time I got them their own! Great giveaway, fun interview. :)
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ReplyDeleteawesome interview! I love the River of Time Series! One of the best series I've read... Congrats on 2 years! =) Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteSO excited about Deluge!!! Though it's kinda depressing that it's going to be the last one-this series is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great story behind why the books were written. And very true - nabbed us all! ;)
ReplyDeleteI have greatly enjoyed these series, even as a 21 year old woman. Thank you so much for a great, clean, Christian series!
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mestith (at) gmail (dot) com
I can't wait for the fifth book!! soooo excited! :]
ReplyDeleteI immensely enjoyed reading Waterfall (the only book by Lisa that I've read, at the moment). But Lisa's such an amazing writer, and I know the rest of her books are just as wonderful!
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dymesich(at)juno(dot)com
oh,I love those books!!! I do believe thats all that needs to be said about them! love,love,love!!
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ReplyDeleteI love your books Lisa... I love the fact that you specifically wrote a series for your daughters in hopes to get them reading... Did they love the books?
ReplyDeleteLisa Medeiros
Deiselbuffs@yahoo.ca
I love Lisa's writing, her River of Time series is my favorite so far! I am excited about her new series as well as Deluge! I only have been able to buy Waterfall in print and Bourne and Tributary ebooks. I would love to own them all in print though! Happy Blogoversary!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the excellent Q&A and for mentioning 3 of my favorite things: Dogs, Chocolate, and Italy. I'd love to win a copy of the latest book in this series. Thanks again!
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ReplyDeletesuperstarsarah94(at)gmail(dot)com
Aww... Thanks for mentioning use River Tribe girls. Glad we inspire you.
ReplyDeleteRebekah
Fun interview! I love Lisa's books and would love to win!
ReplyDeleteJust love the River of Time Series. Thank you Lisa for writing it
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ReplyDeleteI read the River of Time boks AWHILE ago, yet I still think about them to this day! <3
ReplyDeleteI have the first book in Lisa's River of Time books, and it would be nice to read the others. I absolutely loved her Northern Lights Trilogy. Thanks for having the giveaway. And happy 2-year blogoversary!
ReplyDeleteRose
harnessrose(at)yahoo(dot)com
I have read some of Lisa's other books and I would LOVE to read this series.
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montanamade(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love to win!!!
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Sarah Richmond
sarahrichmond.12@gmail.com
Love this series and am so excited for the last installment!
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ReplyDeleteI have read Waterfall, Cascade, and Torrent and have been very eagerly waiting to read Bourne and Tributary!! I have loved a lot of Lisa's books, including her new series, the Grand Tour.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this giveaway, would love to win a book!!
-Shantelle
Wow, it's international! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway. I really appreciate it. :)
Yay for another "middle of the day" person! ;)
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joeym11@frontier.com
Another interesting looking book. You certain have a plethora of good reads. Happy anniversary and may you have many more page turning years!
ReplyDeletegodleyv [at]yahoo{dot}com
LOVE the idea of a 40th Birthday trip.... hmmm.. I sense a plot brewing in my mind.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of those series that I keep seeing pop up on my radar, and even though I typically wouldn't think I would be intrigued, I am! I do have Waterfall already on the TBR so I would love to get the next one. That would help in getting myself to start Waterfall ;)
Thanks for the fun posts this week, Melanie!
Oh yay! Thank you so much for the giveaway - this is my favorite series of books! The interview was very interesting, also. Thanks again!!
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I love this author and would like to have more of her books. Thanks for the interview!
ReplyDeleteI have the first two in this series, but not the last one. Thanks for the interview and giveaway!
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Sounds intriguing, esp if my girls can read them, too!
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ReplyDeleteSharon Richmond
Blanch,NC.
sharonruth126@gmail.com
I would love to win. I would like hard copies to share and add to my library.
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variation my library needs.
Thank you Lisa and Melanie for the giveaway and your generosity.
I forgot... e-mail worley.la@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteWell judging by some of my tweets, I am guessing you already know I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to win this giveaway! *laughs*
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Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
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ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE this series! I've read them all at least six times and never get tired of them! The River of Time Series is a place I love to get lost in!(:
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I absolutely LOVE the River of Time books!!! Great interview!
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I haven't read this series yet, but I've got it on my to-read list - looks like a great series & I'm looking forward to reading it!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway! :)
Oh, I love these books!! This is one of my all-time favorite series! Can't wait for the next book! :)
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ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed any book i have read by Lisa. This would be a great win. Thank you for the opportunity.
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I haven't been able to read any of Lisa's books yet, but I really enjoy reading a good book with adventure, so this series looks like it would be a good one to try!
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Mrsjtucker2012(at)hotmail(dot)com
I love this series!! It is so amazing thank you so much for doing this giveaway it is perfect for Valentine's Day!
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ReplyDeleteSeveral blogs I follow gush over this series, hopefully I'll get a chance to read them soon! Thanks so much for the interview and giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOh, I would love to read Bourne and Tributary! Luca was my favorite character. :-) Thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI love this series. I read the first one a short while ago but haven't gotten my hands on the rest of the series. Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway and happy Blogversary!
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WOW! This sounds and looks like a great book. Would love to win!
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I'm so glad to hear that there will be another book in the series! Thanks for the giveaway and happy 2 year blogoversary!
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This is one of my favorite series. I haven't read all the books but I'm dying to.
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Would love to become acquainted with Lisa's books - please enter my name for the giveaway. Thanks!
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So fun to read all your comments! Thanks for the cheers! And to the woman who asked what my girls thought...eldest loved, middlest got stuck on TORRENT. "Too mushy," she thinks. Maybe she'll grow into it. :-)
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ReplyDeleteI REALLY, REALLy, REALLY, LOVE the River of Time series! This is one of those series that I don't want to end and really hope that Lisa continues the story so I can find out what happens to everyone!!!
ReplyDeleteBethany
Love these book covers! The series sounds great and will be added to my TBR list :-)
ReplyDeleteI LOVED this series! But I still haven't read Bourne & Tributary! Can't wait to get to them :)
ReplyDeleteMy choice is "Cascades" since I have the 1st one.
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Never read all the books. Thanks for the giveaway
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Ruty
rbenibooks(at)gmail(dot)com
Love to win one of these books
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