Seattle:
Where do you turn when a dream you’ve cherished in your heart for your
entire life is completely shattered? In her new release, Hidden in the Stars (Quilts of
Love series from Abingdon Press/September 16, 2014/ISBN:9781426773600/$13.99),
Robin Caroll introduces us to a young woman who must find the strength to continue
living after losing everything she cares about.
At 21 years old, Sophia Montgomery has been working toward the goal of becoming
an Olympic gymnast since she was a young girl, but everything changes one night
when she is attacked in her mother’s home. Her attacker leaves her with career-
ending injuries and the inability to speak. Most tragically, he snuffs out her beloved
mother’s life. Reeling from the loss of her mother and her dreams, Sophia has no
choice but to accept her estranged grandmother’s invitation to come and live in their
family home.
Sophia’s sense of self has always been wrapped up in her goals and aspirations, so now she is left wondering
just who she is. “So often we begin to believe our dreams define who we are,” Caroll says. “What we do
becomes our identifier. I wanted to portray a character who had worked hard for something all her life,
something her mother, who had once held a prestigious role in the Russian ballet, had sacrificed much to help
her attain, yet she had it snatched away with no hope of reclaiming it. I think we (myself included) sometimes
need to realize we are, first and foremost, a child of God and not a dream or a goal.”
Meanwhile, the killer is still on the loose, and detective Julian Frazier is hard at work trying to crack the case.
Julian goes back and forth between being attracted to and frustrated by Sophia, who is young, beautiful and
afraid, but who can’t offer much to the case due to the loss of her voice. Caroll admits the injury was written as
a thinly veiled metaphor. “When we’re attacked, physically, mentally or spiritually, we often feel we aren’t
heard . . . that our cries for help fall on deaf ears.”
Detective Frazier is forced to hide his feelings as mere concern for a trauma victim and turns his laser focus on
finding the killer. Little do they know, though, that the key to solving the case might be right in front of them,
displayed in Sophia’s mother’s special quilt, made from some of her most exquisite ballet costumes. Who will
finally realize the secret Sophia’s unwittingly been hiding in plain sight? When the truth comes to light, will
Sophia find her voice again? Or will the murderer — still at large — silence her forever?
Caroll hopes readers of Hidden in the Stars will not only be entertained by this murder mystery, threaded with
themes of family ties and sacrifice, but that they will also walk away from the book reminded that what others
might mean for evil in our lives, God can use for good.
For more information about Robin Caroll and her books, visit her online home at www.robincaroll.com. She is
also active on Facebook and Twitter. Watch on Facebook for more details about the fall Quilts of Love author
chat.
About the Quilts of Love Series
The premise of the Quilts of Love series is that quilts tell stories of love and loss, hope and faith,
tradition and new beginnings. The series focuses on the women who quilted all of these things
into their family history. Featuring contemporary and historical romances, as well as Amish fiction,
women’s fiction and the occasional light mystery, readers are drawn into the endearing
characters and touched by their stories.
Keep up with the Quilts of Love series online at: QuiltsOfLoveBooks.com ~ Pinterest ~ Facebook ~ Twitter
About the Author
Robin Caroll is the author of 22 published novels. Her books have been named finalists
in contests such as the Carol Awards, HOLT Medallion, Daphne du Maurier, RT
Reviewer’s Choice Award, Bookseller’s Best and Book of the Year. She gives back to
the writing community by serving as conference director for American Christian Fiction
Writers.
Born and raised in Louisiana, Carrol is a southerner through and through. Her passion
has always been to tell stories to entertain others. An avid reader herself, she loves
hearing from and chatting with other readers.
When she isn’t writing, Caroll spends time with her husband of more than 20 years, her
three beautiful daughters and two handsome grandsons and their character-filled pets
at home in Little Rock, Arkansas.
For more information about Robin Caroll and her books, visit her online home at www.robincaroll.com. She is
also active on Facebook and Twitter.