The code of the West hasĭifferent definitions but it was about honor. In much the same way that Amish fiction captures a simpler time, cowboys in fiction take us to a time when good and evil were much more clearly separated to a time when one man would stand on his own to wrestle a living out of a hard land. Why have you chosen to write about cowboys? So I enjoyed writing about a real world event that could be explained by Noah that now everyone “knows” isn’t how it really happened.ģ. When we hear a scientific explanation that debunks the Bible, I know that now we see through a glass darkly. In fact, the truth is as simple as: Jesus’ family moved. So something like these three statements about Jesus, which seem to be in clear contradiction, end up being absolutely and fully true. The reason I love this is because when we read things in the Bible that seem to contradict what we “know,” I try and remember that our understanding is limited.

One of my favorite small bits of information in the Bible is the fact that when prophetsįoretold Jesus’ coming, they said at different times: Modern scientific theories with your heroine Julia’s belief that the fossils were proof of the biblical account of Noah? In Out of Control you talk about how fish could be found at the top of the mountain and that they must have been swept there by Noah’s Flood. But how can he overlook her fascination with the cave he despises? And when his developing relationship with Julia threatens his chance at reconciliation with his brothers, will he have to choose between the family bonds that could restore his trust, or the love that could heal his heart?Ģ. Rafe is more intrigued by Julia than any woman he’s ever known. He sure doesn’t expect to find a young woman trapped in one of the tunnels-or to be forced to kiss her! Ready to put the past behind him, he plans to visit the cave one final time. He’s haunted by one terrible day at the cave on a far-flung corner of the Kincaid property, a day that changed his life forever. Rafe Kincaid has spent years keeping his family’s cattle ranch going, all without help from his two younger brothers, who fled the ranch-and Rafe’s controlling ways-as soon as they were able. Plenty safe-until the day a mysterious intruder steals the rope she uses to climb her way out.

She particularly enjoys her outings to the cavern near her father’s homestead, where she explores forįossils and formations and plans to write a book about her discoveries.

Julia Gilliland has always been interested in the natural world around her. Tell us about your new novel, Out of Control. Mary Connealy talks about her latest western romance,ġ.

Out of control by mary connealy