I’m always delighted to hang out with author Roseanna White so I’m excited to have her on the blog today to talk about her new dual timeline (WW1 and WW2) historical romance, Yesterday’s Tides!
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award–winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. You can learn more about her and her stories at roseannamwhite.com.
You can also connect with Roseanna on Facebook and Twitter.
YESTERDAY’S TIDES by Roseanna M. White
GENRE: Inspirational Dual Timeline Historical Romance
PUBLISHER: Bethany House
RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2023
PAGES: 413
In two world wars, intelligence and counterintelligence, prejudice, and self-sacrifice collide across two generations
In 1942, Evie Farrow is used to life on Ocracoke Island, where every day is the same–until the German U-boats haunting their waters begin to wreak havoc. And when special agent Sterling Bertrand is washed ashore at Evie’s inn, her life is turned upside down. While Sterling’s injuries keep him inn-bound for weeks, making him even more anxious about the SS officer he’s tracking, he becomes increasingly intrigued by Evie, who seems to be hiding secrets of her own.Decades earlier, in 1914, Englishman Remington Culbreth arrives at the Ocracoke Inn for the summer, never expecting to fall in love with Louisa Adair, the innkeeper’s daughter. But when war breaks out in Europe, their relationship is put in jeopardy and may not survive what lies ahead for them.
As the ripples from the Great War rock Evie and Sterling’s lives in World War II, it seems yesterday’s tides may sweep them all into danger again today.
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Hi Roseanna! Welcome back to the blog!
Roseanna: Coffee
Carrie: Ok I have to say that answer surprises me, considering you host tea parties LOL
Roseanna: Audiobooks
Carrie: i wish i could do audiobooks!
Roseanna: Ocean to visit, mountains to live
Carrie: ooo i like that compromise!
Roseanna: Print
Carrie: I love print for owning … but ebooks are easier for me to read lately.
Q: Around here I like to say that reading is my superpower. If YOU had a superpower, what would it be?
Roseanna: Well, I seem to amaze people by the amount of stuff I get done, so let’s call me The Prioritizer! 😉
Carrie: haha!
Q: Which books are “on your nightstand”?
Roseanna: Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey, Bring Her Home by Hannah Currie, All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes, and my current nonfiction reads are Introduction to the Devout Life by Francis de Sales and Signs of Life by Scott Hahn.
Carrie: i haven’t read the others but All the Lost Places is amazing!
Q: If I sneaked a peek in your purse right now (which I would never do, I promise!), what would it tell me about you?
Roseanna: Well, the glucose tabs would tell you I have a diabetic in the family (my son, Type 1). The Roseanna-branded notepad and pen would tell you I love purple and swag and never know when inspiration for something will strike. The random pack of “emergency” Chick-fil-A mayo . . . tells you I’m a weirdo? LOL. And the general state of disarray will tell you way more about my personality than I really want you to know!
Carrie: LOL!
Q: Did you have the whole plot outlined before you started writing Yesterday’s Tides, or did you let the characters dictate what came next?
Roseanna: In this particular case, I had the entire thing outlined, scene by scene, before I started writing. For the WW1 storyline, I was using the general love story from a book I wrote as a contemporary many many moons ago, so I knew the general progression [of] their lives. I knew it would be a challenge to weave the WW2 storyline in a way that built the tension across both threads, so I wanted to make sure I had everything well planned in advance! There were obviously some tweaks and changes as I went, but in general, that outline kept me happily on track.
Carrie: I love that you were able to repurpose that romance for the WW1 storyline!
Q: Some authors like to hide little things in their stories. Is there anything you have hidden in Yesterday’s Tides?
Roseanna: Ooo, yes, yes, yes! This one is FULL of Easter eggs for readers of my other series! I actually combine the story worlds not only of all my English series (which were already loosely joined), but also of the Culper Ring series world as well! I absolutely loved showing readers how all my stories work together in my head. =D
Carrie: ooo yay!!!!!
Q: What do you most want readers to take away from Yesterday’s Tides?
Roseanna: I think the ultimate theme of this story comes down to this: What you do matters. What you choose matters. The decisions you make don’t just impact you—they impact your family, their family, friends, communities, and whole countries. Choices ripple out for generations, and yesterday’s tides keep impacting the currents of today and tomorrow. I think far too often we don’t try to look beyond ourselves or our little bubble . . . but we need to. Because whether we’re looking or not, we’re affecting everything, just like everyone else is.
Carrie: amen ♥
Thank you so much for taking time to talk with me! 🙂 Before we say goodbye for today, tell us what‘s coming up next for you.
Roseanna: So many things! LOL. My next historical romance series, The Imposters, begins in August with A Beautiful Disguise. It’s centered around two aristocratic siblings who use their unlikely training in circus pageantry to run an investigative firm, so that they can keep their estate from bankruptcy after their father wasted the family’s wealth. So fun!
In June, Teacups and Tiaras, my first book in Guideposts’ new Secrets from Grandma’s Attic will release, and then in September I have At His Feet: Mary Magdalene’s Story in the Extraordinary Women of the Bible biblical fiction series.
Lots of fun from me this year!
Carrie: We’ll just call you ‘The Prioritizer’! 😉
Bethany House is offering a print copy of Yesterday’s Tides by Roseanna M. White to one of my readers! (US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.) This giveaway is subject to Reading Is My SuperPower’s giveaway policies which can be found here. Enter via the Rafflecopter form below.
What about you? What makes you want to read Yesterday’s Tides by Roseanna M. White?
I want to read Yesterday’s Tides because I really enjoyed her Shadows Over England and Codebreakers series.
right? Those were great!
The story is captivating, and interests me greatly. The era is my favorite.
I loved her Codebreaker series! Her writing is always excellent,
i agree!
I enjoy Rosanne’s books. Always so interesting.
they are!
It sounds like a really interesting book, very intriguing. Thank you for sharing.
I enjoyed her Codebreakers series, and this is on my wishlist.
definitely!
I’ve never read one of Roseanna’s books, but this one sounds interesting and I love the cover! 🙂
oh you must! they are so good!
sounds so good.
I really like the setting and the characters for the book. It sounds like an enjoyable read.
i agree!
I would like to read Yesterday’s Tides by Roseanna M. White based on the information in the author interview.
great!
Sounds like a great story.
absolutely!
This book sounds so good. I have read some of this authors books and loved them all. Thank you for the giveaway.
her books are great!
It sounds great!
I have greatly enjoyed several of her series that I have read. She delves deeply into the history pertaining to her locations and characters. The time frame of this book would be especially interesting.
yes!!
I want to read Yesterday’s Tide because of excerpt and book cover and it looks and sounds like a great read. The time and setting I’m interested in how the author pulls everything together
I enjoy dual timeline books, and I think that with both timelines being historical and taking place during the two world wars, Yesterday’s Tides will be an absorbing read.
i agree!
Roseanna White is an exceptional author!
yes!!
Intriguing!
I like a romance from back in the day.
I like to read about this era-so after reading the book excerpt I want to read this book-thanks
I have not read any of Roseanna, but I have been following her and reading her emails and blog posts for a long time. This book seems like a good one to start with.
oh you must read her books soon, Connie! And yes this one would be great to start with 🙂
I have read Roseanna’s “Shadows Over England” series: A NAME UNKNOWN, A SONG UNHEARD, AN HOUR UNSPENT. I loved all three. And I learned something as well.
Also, I like historical fiction. I am quite taken will these time periods, WWI and WWII and the time around them, and can’t seem to get enough of reading about them.
i feel the same way, Donna!
I love the backstory on how this book developed! I’m so intrigued to see how the stories intertwine.
me too!