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Contemporary: Finding Zoe | Interview @Diane_Saxon #RLFblog
Finding Zoe Diane Saxon, welcome back to Romance Lives Forever. Let’s talk about
your book, Finding Zoe, Book #3 in your Atlantic Divide Series.Genre: Contemporary RomancePublisher: Liquid Silver BooksCover artist: Lyn TaylorLength: 50,000 wordsHeat rating: SpicyBlurb:Returning to England after eleven years, Cormack
Blunt stumbles across the woman who he thought was lost to him forever. The woman
he had never forgotten. And he realizes that the sweet young girl he once knew has
managed to keep a secret from him.Zoe Chance can’t believe that the young
man she loved eleven years before, now a famous movie star and action hero, has
turned up out of the blue and wants answers. Not only that, he wants her son too.Forced to confront him, she realizes
that it isn’t a fight to keep her son that causes the problem but the fight to keep
her own heart.Buy links:Liquid Silver Books http://bit.ly/1fBVylsAmazon.com http://amzn.to/1blakaPAmazon UK
http://amzn.to/15EXvneDiane Saxon Buy the Books http://bit.ly/164ccDvWhat are your main characters’ names, ages, and occupations?Cormack Blunt/Mac Swann — Age 32, He’s the same guy, Movie Star name and real name; Black Hair, Brown Eyes; Action Hero Movie StarZoe Chance — Age 28, Red Hair, Strange Green Eyes; Veterinary SurgeonInterview
Which character in your current book do you think readers
will like the most? Why?Mac. Definitely Mac.
He was introduced in my very first story, which I never had published. I absolutely
loved him and he kept working his way into my mind, but it wasn’t until I wrote
Bad Girl Bill that I realized what Mac wanted to do. He is so human and vulnerable
even though he’s a tough, gorgeous action hero movie star. And he makes me laugh.Why do you write?Because for years I’ve
had characters in my mind who weave stories and sometimes don’t let me sleep, so
I started to let them have their say.When you write, what things do you want close at hand? (Coffee,
water, chocolate… pictures of gorgeous hunks for inspiration…?)Coffee. Coffee. Eeeks
– coffee.I hide the chocolate
away. That’s for when I finish writing as a reward.Pictures of gorgeous
hunks don’t really inspire me, they might give me a little thrill when someone posts
them on my FB, but my heroes are already in my mind.When you’re not writing, what would we find you doing?I never stop. I’m a busy
person, but I love everything I do (apart from ironing)When I’m not walking
my dog, feeding chickens, kittens, and a big ginger cat,you’ll find me in the
kitchen baking, making jams, chutneys and cooking or in the garden, presently picking
damsons, and apples. We’ve had a bumper crop this year, hence all the jam making
etc.But there is nothing
better than settling down at the end of the day with a good book and a glass of
red wine.Are you a plotter, or do you prefer to make it up on the spur
of the moment?I find this a difficult
question, because I had no idea, until I sent my first book to the publishers that
I was supposed to plot.Plot, you say?People asked me, do you
have a story board, sticky notes all over the wall? And I panicked and thought –
“I’m doing it wrong – how do I put this right?” I ran around like the
proverbial headless chicken until I realized I do plot. I develop a story in my
head and instead of writing copious notes and confusing myself with little bits
of paper, I tend to sit and write the entire skeleton of the story in one go. Then
I pad it out, add layers.I take my Dalmatian for
a couple of hours walk each day, and normally come back with a scene in my mind
which I try to get down straight away.Any advice for new authors?Love what you do, and be BRAVE. Submit your manuscript. I have
heard of so many authors who have completed manuscripts and are too scared to send
them. Do it, take the chance.What aspect of your life do you write into your books?Humour. I laugh so much
and real life is very funny.Previous Books
Loving Lydia,
Atlantic Divide Series, Book 1Bad Girl Bill, Atlantic Divide Series, Book 2Books Coming Soon
Flight of Her LifeFind Me Here
Website: http://dianesaxon.com/Twitter: http://twitter.com/Diane_SaxonFacebook: facebook.com/authordianesaxon -
Home for Wayward Husbands @JohneeCherry #RLFblog
A Home for
Wayward HusbandsCover Love at Romance Lives Forever is a short intro to a
book and includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social media contacts for the
author. Today’s featured book is A Home for Wayward Husbands by Johnee Cherry.You have to get off the freeways in America to find a by-road town like Atlanta, Texas
where folks thrive on gossip, tie swayback horses in their front yards, hang washtubs
on the back porch like a coat of arms, and plant petunia beds wrapped in old tires
that hug dilapidated back porches. Simple, honest houses. The roads are dusty in
summer and sinkholes in winter. Bitsy Smith lives in Atlanta, Texas.
She’s spent her whole life trying to do the right thing but keeps coming up against
the brickwall of life. She loves one man, wayward husband, Beau Smith. Beau is trying
to rebuild a past he can see and smell and shape with his hands. His luck runs about
as true as a bent horseshoe. He’s been leaning in and out the easy curves of life
until a straight road lands him back in Atlanta,
Texas and into the arms of Bitzy…
he hopes.Buy links:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1fjdcrhFind Me Here
Twitter https://twitter.com/JohneeCherryYou May Also Like
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RLF Gems: Blog Stats for Oct 2013 #RLFblog #BloggerAward
In October, Romance Lives Forever had 31 posts in a 31 day month.
The last day of the month featured pizza favorites from over 30 authors — and
proved to be the biggest hit of the month. Here are the top posts (judging by page
views).1. Halloween Pizza Party2. SFRB Anthology3. Deanna Jewel4. Shara Lanel5. Kimber ValeHonorable mention: Jana RichardsAuthors who guest with us are promoted on Facebook, via Triberr
to a reach of over one million potential readers, are featured front page in the
daily Romance Lives Forever Paper.li ezine,
and the blog has its own hashtag (#rlfblog) on Twitter. The blog produces its
own yearbook in a collection of interviews. The
Booklover’s Guide to Romance Lives Forever with links to guest authors’ books
and social media. It is 110 pages crammed full of who to follow and what to read.
The FAQ page provides updated downloads of optional interview questions, and a guide
to the blog. You can also grab our button to promote your visit. Your cover can
be featured on the blog for a small fee. Check out our advertising
link for more information.My thanks to all who took part this month. You made Romance Lives
Forever a great place to discover new books and authors.Other participants this month in alphabetical order by first
name are:AM Griffin, Celia Breslin,
Cheryl Rhodes, Connie Hussey, Cynthia Arsuaga, Delaney Diamond, Donna Cummings,
Etsy Authors, Gail Bridges, H Lewis Foster, Janet Elizabeth Jones, Jessica Kong,
Kara Leigh Miller / Sharon Kleve, Katherine Grey, Kay Jaybee, Kiru Taye, Lynn Cahoon,
Margery Scott, Pamela Fryer, Pender Mackie, Rhyll Biest, Susan Shay, Susanna Carr
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