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Jill Marie Landis | The Tale of THE ACCIDENTAL LAWMAN or The Book with the Big Headed Hero.
May 22, 2009
Last year Steeple Hill released HOMECOMING, my first western historical with an inspirational
theme. The story is set in a fictional Texas frontier town named Glory and I
found myself so involved in the characters and the setting that I wrote a
second book, THE ACCIDENTAL
LAWMAN, set in the same town. The hero and heroine from HOMECOMING make cameo
appearances, so readers who missed that book might want to order it as well
when shopping for THE
ACCIDENTAL LAWMAN. (Okay, enough of the shameless self promotion--for now.)  Though I'm known for the emotion and characterization in my
books, there is always a touch of humor that sneaks in, too. In THE ACCIDENTAL LAWMAN,
humor comes to play in the opening scene, an accident that propels an
unassuming writer with the dream of publishing his own newspaper into the
unlikely position of the first sheriff of Glory. Hank Larson has moved to Texas
to escape his old life, one that continually reminds him of his late wife. He's
spent his entire savings on a printing press to enable his dream and is all set
to launch "The Glory Gazette." He'll be editor, writer, and publisher. The
problem? There is no newspaper in this one horse town because there's no news--
not until he arrives and heads for the bank.
Just inside the front door, Hank literally runs into Amelia Hawthorne, a young
woman who is a healer, an apothecary, and the closest thing to a doctor in
Glory. While they are on the floor trying to salvage some precious herbs she's
brought for the elderly owner of the bank, a gunman walks in and trips over
them. Hank wrestles the man to the ground, the gun goes off, and the rest is
history. The well meaning populace swears Hank in on the spot and the writer is
soon sporting a badge and trying to carry out a job he wants no part of--
especially since it involves tracking down Amelia's brother. THE ACCIDENTAL LAWMAN
is about finding love again, of promises kept and broken, of heartache, and
most of all, forgiveness. As with all of my books, I've aimed to write a page-
turner and I'm hoping you'll agree after you've read it. Now, you might be wondering why I wrote a book about a "big headed" hero. Hank
isn't actually conceited. If anything, the man is just the opposite. He's
handsome, intelligent, has a sense of humor and is determined to be honorable
in a situation that isn't of his own making. He won't take no for an answer
once he falls in love with Amelia. I started calling the book "The Big Headed Hero" after my first glimpse of the
cover. I love the look of the heroine. She's perfect. The background with the
town of Glory is pretty much the way I see it in my head. Hank is sort of
lurking in the foreground, complete with a badge on his vest--but to me his
head looks like it was superimposed on his body and it turned out a little ...
well..."big." Hopefully you'll get a chuckle out of it...and you'll be holding
the book in your hands. Happily, I'll have another story set in Glory, Texas, on sale in March of 2010.
This time from Zondervan books. But...that's a tale for another day. Thanks for your support and comments. Until next time, Jill Marie
Leave a comment today and be one of two lucky winners who will receive an
autographed copy of THE
ACCIDENTAL LAWMAN and get to see the big headed hero up close.
Comments
23 comments posted.
Re: Jill Marie Landis | The Tale of THE ACCIDENTAL LAWMAN or The Book with the Big Headed Hero.
Hi Jill. The Accidental Lawman sounds good. The cover is nice even though the hero is big. :)
(Crystal Broyles 10:03am May 22, 2009)
Would love a chance to win, thanks for the opportunity. Have a great weekend!!!!
(Debra Czarnogursky 11:37am May 22, 2009)
Wow! I've been a fan of yours your entire career. As you say, emotion has always played a big part, but humor has also. Looking forward to reading these new books.
(Betty Cox 11:39am May 22, 2009)
This book sounds like great fun!
(LuAnn Morgan 12:48pm May 22, 2009)
His head looks normal sized to me (sorry....had to). Sounds like a fun read for this summer. Would love to win. Thanks.
(Pamela Shockley 12:49pm May 22, 2009)
I can't wait to read it. Any story about finding love again, forgiveness, and promises is right up my alley. Thanks for all of your good books! Would love to win this one.
(Carrie Divine 12:58pm May 22, 2009)
I can't wait to read either book. His head does look superimposed.
(Judy Anderson 1:31pm May 22, 2009)
Hmmm I have a big head too, I commiserate.
(Vikki Parman 1:39pm May 22, 2009)
I love a book that makes me laugh. I look forward to reading The Accidental Lawman.
(Robin McKay 1:59pm May 22, 2009)
Love the cover for the book. Sounds like an interesting read. Have a great day.
(Roberta Harwell 2:43pm May 22, 2009)
Hank sounds like a great hero and he certainly looks larger than life on your cover.
(Maureen Emmons 5:17pm May 22, 2009)
Hi Jill, The Accidental Lawman sounds like a great read. I love a story with some humor in it. I think I need a good laugh right now.
(Gail Hurt 5:43pm May 22, 2009)
Hi Jill, 'The Accidental Lawman' sounds like the perfect book for me. I want to read a story that makes me laugh and believe in hope, love and the future happiness.
(Rosemary Krejsa 6:35pm May 22, 2009)
Hi Jill
your book looks interesting and westerns are becoming much more popular at this time; good luck with your books and to all contestants.
(Diane Sadler 7:24pm May 22, 2009)
I enjoy stories that start with the characters literly fall over each other! :>)
(Karin Tillotson 8:52pm May 22, 2009)
Hi Jill,
The book looks very interesting as is the cover. Westerns are just fantastic
Elizabeth rainbird
(Elizabeth Rainbird 1:27am May 23, 2009)
Your book cover correlates with the insides. A touch of humor, too - I can't wait to find what he'll trip over next.
(Alyson Widen 5:42pm May 23, 2009)
This sounds like a good one! I am reading more westerns, as I am almost burnt out on the paranormal craze!
(Mari M. 5:57pm May 23, 2009)
Can't wait to read The Accidental Lawman it looks great
(Barbara Baugh 7:09pm May 23, 2009)
The Accidental Lawman looks like it would be good.
(Patsy Hagen 1:45pm May 24, 2009)
I'm glad you're writing more inspirational books, historicals have always been a favorite of mine, novel or romance.
(Sigrun Schulz 7:03pm May 24, 2009)
First a question - do your books come
in large print? We have a large group
of readers at our library who love this
type of story. Many however need
large print. Too often I end up with
the first book in a series in paperback
or regular print then find the later
books in large print. Then I'm in
trouble because they all want to read
the other books in the series.
Sounds like an enjoyable read with a
bit of a sense of humor - both high on
my list of books to get.
(Patricia Barraclough 6:19pm May 25, 2009)
Hi Patricia,
Homecoming is in large print and I believe that The Accidental Lawman should be as well. Thanks for your question,
Jill Marie
(Jill Landis 3:55am May 27, 2009)
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