This book has been an absolute joy to write and a
nightmare to release. But it’s there now. The cover posted on the Amazon page looks
so darn cute. Maybe because the sweet sleeping puppy called Sam is one of the
characters in the story.
nightmare to release. But it’s there now. The cover posted on the Amazon page looks
so darn cute. Maybe because the sweet sleeping puppy called Sam is one of the
characters in the story.
The month and a half it took to write this book was
a fun time for me. The song echoed in my head periodically to remind me of
where the plot line needed to go. I’d even
play the tune just to get in the
mood.
a fun time for me. The song echoed in my head periodically to remind me of
where the plot line needed to go. I’d even
play the tune just to get in the
mood.
Of course, writing about the Christmas season is always
special. I enjoy trying to get the mood just right so that it comes through the
pages for the readers to see and feel.
special. I enjoy trying to get the mood just right so that it comes through the
pages for the readers to see and feel.
When I write my characters, I have a vision in myhead, and at first, for the hero, I saw Elvis himself. But then Jesse Parker
emerged and became his own man. I’m glad because he’s a sweetheart and a shadow
to no one. Locked into an old, dead love affair, this guy needed to wake up and
let go of his memories. So he wouldn’t
miss the love right in front of him. In the song it said – And it’s just breakin’
my heart cause she’s not you. Maybe not, but she was better.
Belle Foster soon became real to me also. As a
mother myself, I felt her worries and fears for her little girl. She’s a woman
who’s had so much to overcome, most of all a belief in her own worth.
mother myself, I felt her worries and fears for her little girl. She’s a woman
who’s had so much to overcome, most of all a belief in her own worth.
And Layla, the child, could be anyone’s daughter or
granddaughter. Mischievous and cute as a button, she gets into your heart, digs
a hole and won’t be shook loose.
granddaughter. Mischievous and cute as a button, she gets into your heart, digs
a hole and won’t be shook loose.
Put these three people together in a love story and you
have a wonderfully warm tale that will brighten the holiday season for any reader
of romance.
have a wonderfully warm tale that will brighten the holiday season for any reader
of romance.
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Since I haven’t chosen which song to use for the next
book in the series yet, I intend to set up a contest to let the readers help make that decision.
The information for this contest will be posted on my website and facebook page.
So… if you’d like to be involved, please do come and either sign up for the
newsletter on my website or follow me on facebook. Soon, I will be writing a
post and sending everyone linked with me the simple rules.
book in the series yet, I intend to set up a contest to let the readers help make that decision.
The information for this contest will be posted on my website and facebook page.
So… if you’d like to be involved, please do come and either sign up for the
newsletter on my website or follow me on facebook. Soon, I will be writing a
post and sending everyone linked with me the simple rules.
**The winner will not only choose the title by picking
his/ her favorite song of Elvis’s, but the book will be dedicated to that
person also.
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