Historical Bookworm

Historical Bookworm


A Bookchat about Into the Sunset with Mary Connealy 

November 29, 2024

Mary Connealy joins us for a chat about her life living on a ranch, parenting daughters, humor in writing, and her latest release Into the Sunset. Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of this great book! 


About the Author



Mary writes romantic comedies with cowboys and is celebrated for her fun, zany, action-packed style. She is a two time Carol Award winner, and a Rita, Christy and Inspirational Reader’s Choice finalist.



She is the bestselling author of 75 books and novellas. She has over a million and a half books in print. Mary lives on a ranch in eastern Nebraska with her very own romantic cowboy hero.





  1. If you want to settle down to chill for the evening, what’s your comfort TV show?
  2. What is your favorite thing about living on a ranch? (And maybe your least favorite thing?)
  3. While your stories always have a healthy dose of laugh-out-loud humor, you also don’t shy away from tough situations, especially for your female characters. What led you to write these kinds of stories?
  4. Is there anything especially interesting that you haven’t covered in other interviews that you could share with us or perhaps there is something God has laid on your heart that you would like to share with your readers? 

About the Book Into the Sunset



Back cover copy


To finally escape the clutches of her controlling husband and the threat of being recommitted to an asylum, Ginny Rutledge enlists the help of her friends, Maeve O’Toole and Dakota Harlan. Fleeing their own tumultuous pasts, the group embarks on a journey to prove Ginny’s sanity. However, as they confront the shadows they wish they could forget, danger looms from unexpected places.


Maeve grapples with her mother’s impending remarriage and seizes a rare chance to escape her homestead–but that means reuniting with Dakota, the man she holds responsible for her father’s death, who is caught in the crosshairs of a vengeful family. As the two of them navigate their shared history and a dangerous mission, Dakota is forced to confront his deepest fears and fight for the woman who has unwittingly captured his heart.


In this action-packed series finale, Mary Connealy delivers a riveting tale of danger, romance, and second chances on the Western frontier.


We have two women fleeing problems in their family, and the man aiding them is the target of a family feud. Anyone looking for family drama has just found their next read!



  1. Maeve and Dakota must be very good friends to Ginny, if not to each other. Can you share a bit of her history with the two of them?
  2. Did your research for this book turn up any interesting historical tidbits you could share with us?

Mary recommends this book for a look at her research into women wrongly admitted into an insane asylum. : The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear 



  1. What is your favorite thing about Maeve and Dakota’s romance?
  2. What’s next for your writing?

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