Into the Spotlight

The devastation of a ruined summer. The gift of a second chance. Can Josie learn the lessons she needs to discover her true self?

After a humiliating event and overwhelming peer pressure, 16-year-old Josie flees her home to spend the summer with her aunt on a South Carolina Island. Her fresh start turns into the summer of her dreams as friendships grow, romance blossoms, and a series of thefts surround her with excitement.

However, when tragedy strikes someone close to her, Josie realizes there are more important things than her reputation. As she sets out to solve the mystery she has become entangled in, she not only realizes the importance of relying on her faith but along the way also discovers who God wants her to be.

Fun Facts (by author Leslea Wahl):

1)     Into the Spotlight was originally published under the title, An Unexpected Role. When I was able to take back the rights to the story, I decided to move it to Vinspire publishing to join my novel, Where You Lead. Besides the new title, the story received a wonderful new cover which reflects some of the lightheartedness of the story.

2)     The initial idea for this story came to me when I was writing my first novel, The Perfect Blindside. In order to create authentic teen characters, I began carefully observing my own teens and their friends. This made me ponder what would happen if an author wrote too much about her children and their daily lives. That thought inspired Josie’s backstory of her author-mother inadvertently causing trouble in her daughter’s life, which leads to Josie leaving for the summer.

3)     During the writing of this book, I was intrigued by how the movies and shows in the Marvel universe interwove characters and storylines. My husband suggested that I do that with my books. So, I decided that one of the characters in this story would be related to a character in my novel, The Perfect Blindside. I’ve had a lot of fun creating several short stories combining the main characters from these two books. These mini adventures now have their own series entitled all for One.

4)     Josie’s adventure was originally a stand-alone book, but a series by author Irene Hannon inspired me to make this story the first novel in a new trilogy titled Finding Faith. Each book will feature a different main character in Josie’s fictional world. The second book, Charting the Course, set on a cruise ship, will be out in June and is about Josie’s best friend, Liz.

5)     Music has a wonderful way of inspiring my writing. There are always certain songs that make me think of my characters. You can check out the songs that I associate with this book as well some other fun facts on my website.

Purchase link:

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Into-Spotlight-Leslea-Wahl-ebook/dp/B0BDQBT38V

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