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Alice Wisler's RAIN SONG is about how a young
woman whose past holds painful drama learns to
reach beyond her fears through an on-line
correspondence with an American man in Japan.
~From Publisher's Lunch Deluxe, February 12, 2007

Represented by Kristin Lindstrom of
Lindstrom Literary Management.

Pineapple chutney, cucumber sandwiches, Southern etiquette, a donkey named Maggie McCormick, an Irish pet store owner, and Earl Grey tea are some of the important aspects about a novel set in the Mount Olive Pickle Company region of the United States. Kimono, koi, playgrounds with swings, and songs about the falling rain, fill the story from the Japanese side of the globe.

A little about Rain Song...
Thirty-one-year-old Nicole, a middle school English teacher in Mount Olive, is surrounded by loving, though quirky, relatives like her maternal grandmother Ducee and great-aunt Iva. Trying everyone's patience is three-year-old Monet who likes to smear her fingerprints all over Nicole's 55-gallon tank of marine fish. While the relatives plan the annual family reunion, Nicole connects with Harrison, a childhood friend, who helps her fill in the gaps of her mysterious childhood in Kyoto, Japan.

Rain Song's first review

Excerpt from the review at My Romance Story
"This charming romance offered up by first-time novelist Alice Wisler simmers to a slow satisfying boil much like the heroine's grandmother Ducee's Southern recipe for pineapple chutney. The story centers around insecure, thirty-something English schoolteacher Nicole, who chews her nails to the quick and avoids airplanes, motorcycles and Japan where she was born. ... This budding romance and the subsequent disturbing answers to some of Nicole's questions all drive toward a timid woman's blossoming into self-assurance. Wisler paints her characters with sure, vivid brush strokes we instantly recognize them even as we recognize their uniqueness. Wisler lets us believe that finding romance can be magical, if we only take the time to look and have the heart to experience that great adventure."

Rain Song gets reviewed in the June 9, 2008 Publishers Weekly!
Excerpt: In Wisler's likable debut, a young woman is offered a chance
to find romance and make peace with her past.... Faith fiction fans will
appreciate the strong faith of Nicole's influential grandmother, Ducee
Dubois, who helps Nicole face her fears.

Reviewed in June 1, 2008 Library Journal:
Excerpt: A worthy first novel with a Southern flair, this
title addresses dealing with a painful childhood in a
realistic way. Recommended for CF and women's
fiction collections. The author lives in North Carolina.

How Sweet It Is Reviews

Atlanta chef Deena Livingston returns home 
to the North Carolina cabin she inherited 
from her grandfather to start a new life 
far from the heartbreak she suffered in 
Georgia. But instead of becoming isolated 
in self-pity, Deena finds her grandfather's 
will also stipulates that she work with local 
middle-school children. Written with a seasoning 
of Southern charm and populated with richly 
drawn characters, Wisler's second novel (after 
Rain Song) mixes romance, humor, and drama and 
tackles such issues such as child abuse and 
self-image. Sure to appeal to fans of Susan 
May Warren, Lisa Wingate, Angela Hunt, 
and Rene Gutteridge. ~ Library Journal


Wisler's delicious novel will hit the spot for 
readers looking for a poignant story about a woman 
trying to find her place in the world.  ... This 
is a tender tale. ~ Romantic Times

"[RAIN SONG] does not read like a first novel at all - it is extremely
well-written. . . Alice J. Wisler definitely has a gift for writing.
Her style is unique - interesting and fun to read in a voice all
her own (which I think is unusual in today's Christian fiction
market where so many books start to sound alike after awhile).

Her main character, Nicole, has an endearing personality. From
the very first page, you find yourself cheering for her to overcome
her fears and insecurities. I found myself reverting back to
"cheerleader mode" - wanting to say "You can do it! 3 cheers
for Nicole!" The supporting characters in the book are also
very memorable - I love the choice of names and the extreme
variety of personalities that are represented here. . ."

~ Reviews By Heidi