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Q&A With Emily March Q: Beautiful cover! What's the inspiration for it? Can you tell us a little about how it plays into the plot of the book? A: The art started with the title on this book. It’s a story about recovery and rebirth, so we wanted to show a scene that reflects the hope and renewal of spring. It took a few tries to get just the right mix of snow and flowers, but I’m thrilled with how the cover turned out. Q: What inspired the plot of this book? A: Eternity Springs is where broken hearts go to heal, and every book explores some aspect of emotional healing. The title, THE FIRST KISS OF SPRING, came to me first, so I set about developing a plot that fit the idea of rebirth and renewal. Q: How do you make your characters, plots and scenes so vivid? Do you plan everything out in advance or do you let your writing surprise you? A: When I’m writing, character development and scene setting comes naturally to me. I truly lose myself in the story world—that’s the joy of writing for me. Since I’m fifteen books into the series, the world is well established and defined. My problem is remembering what I’ve written about the world in the past! To help, I keep a detailed “bible” about the people and places in Eternity Springs. I start with a bare bones plot that always changes substantially during the writing of the book. Q: I have also read A Stardance Summer and I love your writing. Do you have any tips for those of us who would someday like to publish what they write and improve their writing? Any tips for romance writers especially? A: My number one piece of advice is to read, read, read, and then read some more. I think writers can absorb a lot about pacing and plot and characterization from reading. I think you should read a variety of fiction, too, not only romance. Every genre has something to teach you. Q: What's your favorite scene in this book? Why? A: I love the meet in THE FIRST KISS OF SPRING. It’s different from anything I’ve written before and that’s always fun. Q: If you could travel anywhere where would it be? A: My husband and I have a big anniversary this year, so we spent some time discussing our dream trip. After much debate, we decided that instead of taking one long, exotic trip we’d take a series of shorter, domestic trips throughout the year. So, my “anywhere” is somewhere in the U.S that I’ve always wanted to visit but for one reason or another haven’t. For example, one of our trips is to Yellowstone. Q: Any plans for more books? What are you working on currently? We’d love to read more from you! A: I have just turned in the next book in the Eternity Springs series, THE CHRISTMAS WISHING TREE, which comes out October 2 nd . So, right now, I’m on vacation—and getting ready to take one of those anniversary trips.
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New release by Emily March! Read below for an excerpt! Chapter One Home. Caitlin Timberlake exited the Telluride Regional Airport terminal and turned in a slow circle as she feasted on the scene. Colorado’s Western Slope was a world of jagged, rocky mountain peaks, of icy- cold streams that burbled and frothed and grew silvery fish that tasted like heaven when cooked over a campfire for breakfast. The San Juan Mountains in summertime presented a banquet of color—hills of green and gold; red rocks and alpine meadows blanketed in wildflowers of pink, blue, purple, and yellow, all presenting majestically beneath an azure sky. Home. She filled her lungs with clean mountain air, smelling pine and fir and forest, and tension melted from her bones like snowfall in spring. Home. For the better part of eight years, she’d lived in New York City, hustling and bustling and busting her butt as a textile designer, trying to build a life for herself. She specialized in fabric design for bedding and while she liked the creative aspects of the job, work fulfillment remained elusive. After all, pretty bedspreads would never change the world, and Caitlin wanted her work to matter. She wanted her life to matter. Caitlin’s discontent had been born in the moment when she’d learned that her brother Chase had gone missing in a war-torn part of the world, and it had grown in the weeks that followed. His safe return home hadn’t squelched the emotion. She’d discovered too much about herself and her wishes and desires during that troubling time. Primarily, she’d recognized that she’d spent too much time living thousands of miles away from those she loved. It had taken her some time to figure out what she wanted to do about it and even more time to make the decision to act. A few significant hurdles remained in her way, but she was closer than ever before to becoming her own fairy godmother and making some of her wishes come true. She exhaled loudly, grinned, and announced, “Hello, Colorado. I’ve missed you.” She’d have sworn she heard the wind whisper back, Welcome home, Caitlin. “I’m doing the right thing,” she told herself. Now if she could only convince her mother of that fact. Well, that was a battle for another day, one after she’d cleared her hurdles and had her fairy wand in hand. Today it was time to shift into bridesmaid mode. Caitlin had flown to Denver yesterday after work and spent the night in an airport hotel. This morning’s flight into Telluride had landed right on time, and the hotel shuttle was waiting for her. After wrestling with her purse, her tote, her computer case, and two suitcases stuffed to overflowing with necessities for her role as bridesmaid, she wanted to kiss the friendly van driver who introduced himself as he took the burdens off her hands. When the Stars Come Out
by Laura Trentham Cottonbloom #5 Contemporary Romance Release Date: January 30, 2018 Cottonbloom. A beautiful, faraway place where a woman can escape her past—and find reason to stay forever. . . Willa Brown never planned to stay in Cottonbloom. She was on the way to somewhere else when she landed there and found work at the Abbot brothers’ garage. . .and a sense of comfort and safety that she had never known. The same holds true for Jackson Abbott himself. With one glance in her direction, he can make Willa’s heart melt. But what begins as an unrequited crush turns into something far more powerful than Willa could have ever imagined. . . Jackson’s most meaningful relationship has always been with his car—and he’s not afraid to admit it. Still, he can’t help but become emotionally entangled with his new star mechanic Willa, who is definitely hiding some dark secrets of her own beneath the hood. Jackson desperately wants Willa to trust him, and to seek protection in his arms. But even as the two slowly surrender to their shared attraction, the danger lurking in Willa’s past remains a stubborn obstacle. Can she open up enough to give them both a chance at having real and lasting love? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34964920-when-the-stars-come-out Hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend and yours was jam packed with good friends, good food and lots of fun! Ours was spectacular thanks to Tryazon for giving me a chance to host an outdoor game party featuring Djubi games. I received three games (and a ton of other goodies). I have to say my kids and I fell in love with these games. It was a little tricky to get the hang of slinging and aiming the ball but once we got the hang of it, it was all smiles for miles! Who can resist the sounds of children’s laughter and giggles over how far they can shoot the ball? Or the fierce competition over a high score playing Djubi dart ball. These games were a blast and I can see them being packed for every tailgate, beach day and picnic in the future! Djubi Dart Ball
My introductory order for Firstleaf Wine Club arrived this week and I can tell you, opening that box, I felt like a kid on Christmas morning. Yes, I love wine deliveries. I’m excited for the color as it’s pouring out into the glass, the different aromas and of course, the taste. You’re probably like what? The color? It’s just wine! Let me tell you, there are so many things going on in this bottle, the color, the exact shade of it, can be so different from the next bottle of “red” you open.
I got this amazing deal through an email blast from Firstleaf, an introductory offer with the best deal ever, 3 wines for $3 including shipping. A dollar a bottle? Yes please! One of the bottles I received was a delicious 2013 red blend from Counter Cut, smooth and silky with aromas of cherries. Firstleaf tailors exclusive, small-batch wine selections to match your palate based on your ratings. You control what wines you get, how much, and how often. Their introductory order is 3 bottles of wine for $15 + $4.95 shipping. After placing your first order, you are automatically enrolled in the club for future shipments. The great thing is that you can manage your delivery dates to set the frequency to come every 1, 2, or 3 months After the introductory offer, each 6-bottle shipment costs $79 plus tax and $9.95 shipping. Check out their website here: https://www.firstleaf.club by Valerie Bertinelli |
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