Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Welcome to Fortune Bay! @JudithHudson

On reading Constance Bretes' post yesterday about choosing settings for our books, it occurred to me that I have never introduced the town in my series, Fortune Bay. And now would be the perfect time since 

the whole series is on sale on Amazon this weekend, starting tomorrow, September 18th. 

Two books, including Summer of Fortune are FREE!

And three full-length books are only 99¢!

You can get them HERE!

 

Yes, that's three exclamation marks in a row, but I'm really excited (!)
Fortune Bay is based on a real town I used to live in on Vancouver Island called Honeymoon Bay. (Come on, I couldn't call my small-town-romance town that!)  I did use the real town physically for my model, but I didn't want anyone who lived there when I did to think they were in the novels, because they aren't. So I changed the name of the town to Fortune Bay and moved it to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Call it author's privilege. 😉

The cabin that sparked the Fortune Bay books.
I lived around the corner from this cabin on the lake for eight years when my children were small and although I imagined stories about the people who lived in the cabin, it wasn't until quite a few years later that I actually started writing the series. 









The farm around the corner that became the Murphy's farm.
At the time, I was taking darkroom photography at university, so I made Maddie, the main character of the first book, Summer of Fortune, a darkroom photographer. And didn't she and Jake have some fun in that darkroom!

(Are these my photos or Maddie's? I'll never tell! But you can see more of her/my black & whites on my website.) 


 I hope you'll take advantage of this limited time sale and put a big FB for Fortune Bay on your calendar so that tomorrow you'll remember to go to Amazon and check out the series. Tomorrow.

See you in Fortune Bay.

Judy Hudson



 
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8 comments:

  1. Liz FlahertySeptember 17, 2019 at 6:26 AM

    I love reading about that area!

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  2. Bonnie EdwardsSeptember 17, 2019 at 6:46 AM

    Fun post! Love the deal offered over the weekend!

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  3. Kara O'NealSeptember 17, 2019 at 7:12 AM

    That's a great deal! I'll make sure to get my copies. I love to see real images of settings and things that prompt stories or scenes. It's so cool and makes it feel like the characters could be real!

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  4. kari lemorSeptember 17, 2019 at 8:45 AM

    Looks great and like a wonderful place to live!

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  5. Judy HudsonSeptember 17, 2019 at 1:02 PM

    It's been fun writing about a place I know and love - that is half an hour from where I still live. I think the series might be finished - but I'm not sure. It's so easy to be drawn back into the Fortune Bay community. I wonder - What's happening there now?

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  6. Kathryn HillsSeptember 18, 2019 at 9:52 AM

    Great post! I love learning about the places that spark books. And SO COOL you shared actual photos! :D

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    1. Judy HudsonSeptember 18, 2019 at 9:57 AM

      I am a photographer myself, so no doubt you'll see more. LOL

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  7. Joan ReevesSeptember 19, 2019 at 9:56 AM

    I like the name Fortune Bay even better. Good choice.

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