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September 20, 2016
Two 5 Star Reviews!… No Way!
Afternoon guys,
It appears readers are really enjoying A Stranger in France, those that read my preview copy here’s what they said on Amazon…
Top Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars This story has something for everyone!
By Tammy Tate on September 19, 2016
Format: Kindle Edition
To the outside world, Kate has it all! A nice London apartment. A fabulous job at Clapham High Academy. Years of hard work has paid off. She’s over the entire English department. But that isn’t enough. She’s in a dead end marriage. A year ago, her husband lost his job. Now, he sits home all day drinking, smoking and thinking up ways to demean her. Her achievements remind him of his failures. The emotional abuse he imposes becomes unbearable. She wants their marriage to work. Only, he doesn’t. Not even on Valentine’s Day when he chooses football with his friends, over spending the day with her. It’s the last straw. It gives her the courage to move on.
When the academy closes for Spring break, she hops a plane to Marseille Provence, France to visit a friend. One night, they go to a fancy nightclub. Right away, Kate’s smitten with the rich, handsome club owner. The attraction is mutual. As things escalate, she’s torn between wedding vows and what her body and soul craves.
This highly descriptive story has something for everyone! Romance, suspense, and an unexpected twist you won’t see coming!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Story with a twist and excellent debut book. Well done!
By BrainybirdAA on September 20, 2016
Format: Kindle Edition
An excellent debut book. Well done! This is the kind of story that I can get my teeth into. I do enjoy books with strong women character, who show spirit and determination. Finally Kate realises that her husband is not pulling his weight in their marriage and neither is he appreciating her efforts to keep them afloat during a rough patch. With her mum and best friend to support her emotionally she decides to take a break from the marriage to clear her head.
Unfortunately her head gets clogged up with other complications while on holiday in France and she struggles with her conscience on how to proceed.
It’s easy to feel for Kate, and you get caught up with her tale from the get-go, especially as you get inside the the heads of all the character..
A good story with a twist.
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September 19, 2016
Fall Into Romance: Blog Hop Oct 14th-21st
Hi guys
Just want to let you all know about this fantastic blog hop. If you’re a romance reader you can check out these different blogs, who will be hosting some great stories for you to hear about. I’ve signed up myself to take part also, but you can see what else is on offer by clicking here
There will be giveaways and all sorts up for grabs between the 14th and 21st October 2016. As fall is arriving (or autumn as we call it here in the UK), cuddle up with a nice romance.
September 18, 2016
Hey Hey… It’s Release Day!
Guys,
It’s 2:15 a.m London time and it’s happened a day early, I can’t actually sleep! And I’m so nervous typing. I am proud to announce that my first novel A Stranger in France is now available on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. I hope you enjoy if you decide to get wrapped up in a modern day romance suspense set in London, France and the UK coast.
Book Blurb:
In A Stranger in France readers are taken on a fast paced, modern day romantic journey, that spans between the city of London, the glitz and glam of France, and the beautiful English coast in a gripping romantic story, between two complete strangers with enough suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat turning pages.
When career driven and successful thirty- two-year-old London born Kate Brown faces hard times in her marriage, she confides in her best friend Tanya Adams in Marseille southern France. Kate makes a bold move and spends two weeks in Marseille away from her husband in London. Her path crosses with tall, dark, devilishly handsome and wealthy Nicholas D’Coix. An immigrant to France from the Ivory Coast west Africa as a young boy, who turned himself around and built up an empire of wealth as a hustler and money maker, and now one of Paris’ top three entrepreneurs. In a whirlwind of sexy, lustful romance Nicholas and Kate fall in love.
Kate returns to London to a few surprises of her own, and still very much in love with Nicholas as she makes yet another bold life changing move. Touching on real life issues these two strong characters battle it out against all the odds in the name of love, across the UK and France.
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How To Tell If Your Child Is Going To Be A Writer #SundayBlogShare #Writers #Writer
Pretty impressive list I had as a child 1,5,6,7 and 11. I’ll be watching my son closely. He already picks up his many books and retells the story by looking at the pictures. Bless him he’s only 2.
Your child is showing an interest in reading and writing – does this mean one day they will become a writer?
Before you get too excited (or groan) here are some other future writer signs to watch out for…
Your child spends a lot of time in fantasy land or as my mother used to say about me ‘away with the fairies’…
They like their own company.
They have an intense stare, which feels like they are reading your mind.
They have formed their own reader following consisting of dolls, teddies, plastic figures and sleeping grandparents. Once they have finished their story they will scan their group for signs of feedback. Any toys that have a miserable expression on their plastic faces, will be quickly removed and banished to the toy box…forever.
They already have a love for arduous and tedious creative work. The prospect of going back into their…
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September 17, 2016
Writing Prompt: Day #3 Get Your S*** Together!… Book Excerpt
I sat down at my laptop tonight to actually look over the current book I’m working on, I’m in the swing of things now I’m done with A Stranger in France and my Christmas book . (I’ll tell you the name, do a cover reveal and chapter reveal nearer the release date I promise.) I got side tracked this evening as today’s WordPress writing prompt word ” together.” I had two very different reactions to the word, first it was awww I like that word I can write a nice poem or something for that, the second was Danny hmmm he really needs to get his s*** together. Now if you’re not sure who Danny is, it’s Daniel Brown the villain in A Stranger in France. One character I had fun writing. I took a risk and wrote him in a bad light and gave him centre stage along side Kate and Nicholas. So Back to Danny, a prize idiot in my view, who needs to get it together ASAP! I won’t give it all away and tell you why, but here’s an excerpt from A Stranger in France from Danny’s POV showing just how much he needs to get his s*** together.
Danny is sitting at the kitchen table, it’s just gone lunch time yet he is hunched over his second beer already. In total silence in deep thought. The past two weeks have been a haze for him –literally. He arrived home that Saturday night two weeks ago on Valentine’s Day expecting to see a grieving Kate. He knew she would come around. Give her an hour or two and she’d be trying to talk with him and make peace.
The game had been good Arsenal won 2-0 against Manchester United, in his view it was well worth missing all the Valentine’s Day dribble he thought to himself, as he made his way home to Clapham from Woolwich, on the most romantic day of the year.
But on his arrival home Danny could not believe it when he had read Kate’s note. It had been totally unexpected the bitch she’d left him. At the time all he could think was what did this mean? Were they over? Would she be back? He never once believed that Kate would up and leave him. To him Kate is a strong woman, determined and a fighter yes, but leave him? That was out of the question ….. to be continued!
Over the last few weeks I’ve focused on all three main characters, by posting an excerpt from inside the book, using a word prompts which relate to each character.If you’ve missed them and want to read more excerpts you can here just scroll through.
If you want to know why Kate left Danny, what he does about it and fall in love with the sexy lush Nicholas D’Coix (who I fell in love with while writing him), release day for A Stranger in France is Tuesday next week! On Amazon yippie! Just a few more days and you can escape, in this whirlwind of modern day romance- suspense set in three very different settings. And I hope you enjoy.
September 16, 2016
Writing Prompt: Fragile- My Gosh I feel Fragile Today!#amwriting
The adjective FRAGILE has 3 senses:
1. easily broken or damaged or destroyed
2. vulnerably delicate
3. lacking solidity or strength and liable to break ( Dictionary definition)
Today’s WordPress writing prompt word is fragile, and my gosh I feel fragile tonight, I feel like point #3 above. it’s only 23.59pm at the time of writing this, and I’m about ready to sleep….. for at least a week. Us creatives and bloggers all over the world just don’t know when to stop! Who has that problem? Or are you like me- you work best at night, that’s your creative hour?
I’ve been writing around the clock, with late nights and early mornings. Each day this week, I’ve started my day job job at 7.30a.m. I’ve had a 5.00a.m wake up every day. I don’t remember the last time I saw the backs of my eyelids for a full 8 hours sleep. If this is you to here’s a little poem for you…
FRIDAY IS HERE,
Rest is sure to come,
At the moment you’re too tired and fragile- you simply just can’t can’t crack on,
Go on with caution, don’t burn the candle at both ends You need to recover and bounce back fully on the mend,
I can see my bed, this vision is not in my head,
Late at night all us bloggers and creatives we sit here an type but,
Everyone, I think my job here is done. But while I’m gone have fun.
Well good night, and if you feel as fragile as me… take a beak this weekend relax and unwind.
YOU Decide What Genre Story I Should #Write For #Standup2cancer #Author #Charity Project- Please Vote!
Evening guys,
So a few days ago I told you all about the charity writing project I’m participating in with my publisher, to help raise some money. Myself and a few other authors will write a short story to publish together in one book. The book will be on sale from February 2017, all proceeds from the book sales go to the charity Standup2cancer, we (authors) will not see a penny of it. You can read more about what I’m doing and the project here if you missed my blog on this.
Today, I’d like to invite you help or decide for me what genre story I should write? I thought this may be fun and also I can’t decide! But today I got my deadline, so I better get cracking.With your vote, tell me should I write a romance or thriller genre short story to include for publication in February 2017? Our stories can only be 15k max in words, so it’s pretty short. Place a quick vote in below. This vote will be open until the 30th September only.
Thanks in advance.
Have a good weekend
September 14, 2016
Can You Help Save A Life? #amwriting #charity
Over the weekend I did a writing prom
pt ” The Internet is Full of Rants”, in this post I mentioned a charitable cause that’s close to my heart here in the UK, it’s called Shelter.
Today, my publisher informed it’s authors about a cause they are supporting called StandUp2Cancer, I’ve heard of this we also have the campaign here in the UK. We were asked if we’d like to help raise money for the cause, by writing a short story to include in a book. All proceeds from the sales will go to cancer research. I’m taking part and will submit a short story to help raise money. The stories will be published February 2017.
I’d like to reach out to you all and let you know that if you find this cause close to your heart, or you’re just feeling in a good mood you too can help save a life by donating directly to StandUp2Cancer. Details are on the link below.No matter how small the donation, I’m sure it will help someone or something.
Once the book is available to buy (not until February) I’ll let you all know, if you can’t help out now maybe in February you’ll fancy reading a number of wonderful short shorties from myself and some other great authors, and if so, you can purchase the book and help out that way.
Here you can find out more for now on this cause www.standup2cancer.org
September 13, 2016
Writing Prompt Day # 7: Radical SEX…. Book Execrpt
That got your attention didn’t it? Good! Today’s WordPress writing prompt is radical. Who loves great sex? We all do, and you can’t actually be a romance writer without writing about it, in some shape or form. How you create it is personal choice erotic and graphic or sensual, steamy and sexy it’s really your choice. I go with the latter, I feel like my mum is watching me write when I create a sex scene, so overly erotic is not my forte, I can see my mum with her mouth open like Kim! Where did you learn THAT? That said one day I would like to actually try it ( very erotic writing, what were you thinking??) seriously – when I drum up the confidence one day. I love writing great sensual scenes. Nicholas D’Coix is a great guy, not just pleasing to the eye, rich and charming he has a really cool personality… and ladies YES he’s radical in bed. With just 7 day’s to go until its release date…here’s an excerpt scene from A Stranger in France from Kate’s POV.
Back at the hotel up on the twelfth floor, we order room service and veg out on the bed, in front of an old black and white movie like a couple of teenagers having a sleep over. We order cheese burgers and fries, a very different meal from the West African delights I tasted at Nicholas’ restaurant last week. I prop up my feet on the bed, Nicholas starts to massage them with expert hands.
“I don’t know how you girls do it four to five inch heels all day every day, but I do like it.”
He glances down at my white stilettos by the bed. I sink further into the bed as he takes me to heaven and back with his foot massage. I close my eyes and feel his hands moving up my legs, under my jeans my skin is on fire at his touch. As he turns his attention to me fully his hand stops at my groin area. He slowly presses his hand between my legs, I flinch and open my eyes abruptly and smile down at him. He swaps his hand for his mouth and starts to kiss and bite at the material of my jeans between my legs. I moan with pleasure. He climbs on the bed above me- fully facing me, then undoes the zipper on my jeans. Slowly he removes them, I don’t fight, and I don’t resist him. Laying there on my back underneath him, in just my white vest with plum coloured bra and panties I all of a sudden feel very sexy, looking up at Nicholas. He raises my knees, as he moves closer his fresh and fruity scent fills my nostrils. Without taking our eyes off each other he pulls off my panties and chucks them to one side. Moving on top of me positioned between my legs, that I’ve bent at the knees, he starts to kiss me softly, while caressing between my legs with expert fingers. He lowers himself after a moment and places his mouth between my legs, I’m lost in feelings of pleasure. Nicholas ignites a fire- a fire that Danny has failed to keep a light.
His tongue makes my body quiver, and I explode in a sea of ecstasy. I pull him up from between my legs and remove his shirt- taking in more of his delicious scent. His torso is rock solid and his arms firm. He stands up removes his jeans and boxers, then climbs back on to the bed and kisses me passionately as he picks me up and places me on top of him. He removes my vest top and bra, I straddle him on the bed. Looking me dead in the eye with a smile he lets down my hair, and I allow him to enter me. I’ve never felt more feelings of want, lust and pleasure in the last year as this. Our bodies press together, passionate kisses and teasing. As I ride him passionately I feel him explode inside me. This is a night to remember, in every way. Romantic, passionate, carefree, and lustful. We make love more into the early hours of the morning. I enjoy every moment of it.
TO BE CONTINUED!
Hope you enjoyed *wink
