In this episode with Liz Johnson, we dive into the sweet and heartfelt world of Sometimes You Stay, her newest contemporary Christian romance set on Prince Edward Island. In this episode, Liz shares the inspiration behind the beloved Red Door Inn series—a place of safety and second chances—and introduces us to Cretia, a travel influencer who’s lost everything (literally) and Finn, a big-hearted dog trainer with a barn full of rescued animals and one very determined one-eyed cow. We chat about opposites attracting, unexpected love, and the beauty of community and real connection in a digitally distracted world. If you love stories filled with redemption, humor, and hope, this one’s for you!
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Meet Liz Johnson
By day Liz Johnson is a marketing manager. She makes time to write late at night—that’s when she thinks best anyway. Liz is the author of more than a dozen novels, a New York Times bestselling novella, and a handful of short stories. She’s a Christy Award finalist and a three-time ACFW Carol Award finalist. She makes her home in Phoenix, Arizona, where she enjoys exploring local music, theater, and doting on her nieces and nephews. She writes stories of true love filled with heart, humor, and happily ever afters.
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Bible Verse for Encouragement
1 John 3:16 (NKJV)"By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."
Liz Johnson's New Book: Sometimes You Stay
He was never going to leave the island, and she wasn't going to stay. But if she walked away, she would always wonder . . .For digital content creator Cretia Martin, home is wherever her carry-on suitcase lands. And it's constantly landing in new places as she travels the world. She's never been interested in settling in one spot--after all, houses are just places that collect junk and tie you down. But when she literally bumps into local dog breeder Finn Chaffey on Prince Edward Island and all the tools of her trade end up in the harbor, she can't exactly leave until she gets things sorted out.Finn is horrified by the part he played in the accident and offers to help, arranging for Cretia to stay with a friend at the beautiful Red Door Inn. The longer Cretia is forced to remain in one place, the more she discovers what she's been missing with life on the road--and the more she wants to see Finn and his business succeed. But helping him means staying put, the one thing she always swore she wouldn't do, and risking the only thing she's never put on the line--her heart.
Tropes you'll find inside Sometimes You Stay:
Forced proximity
Opposites attract
Fish out of water
Found family
Rescue trope (emotional and literal!)
Grumpy meets sunshine
Small town charm
Pet matchmakers (hello, Joe Jr.)
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