Eve Summers's Blog, page 27
January 12, 2012
Mount Nelson Hotel - The Most Romantic Setting
It makes sense for an author of romance books to stay in a romantic hotel. This author, however, is staying in the most romantic hotel in Cape Town, South Africa: the Mount Nelson Hotel.
Everything from the columns of its famous Prince of Wales gateway and the driveway lined with tall palm trees, to the opulent gardens, reminds me of a luxurious holiday resort in Tahiti or Fiji. The weather is a scorching 31 degrees centigrade, adding to the surreal feeling that I've stepped through a time-space portal straight into the Raffles hotel in Singapore. OK, unlike in the Raffles, there are no peanut shells on the floor in the bar. And yet the similarity lingers when I discover how many famous writers have graced the Mount Nelson Hotel with their presence: Sir Laurens van der Post, Dame Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
And no wonder. The hotel is a slice of South African history, and the colonial atmosphere an inspiration. Whether you write spy thrillers or love stories, you simply yearn to set your next novel in this pale-pink palace.
I can picture my heroine as she takes a moonlit dip in the secluded outdoor pool, taking her rose-scented afternoon tea under the crystal chandelier in the lounge or printing a letter in the hotel's business centre as she gazes at the ever-changing Table Mountain... er, hang on, got to check whether the business centre has a view of the mountain.
My next book will definitely be set here.
Everything from the columns of its famous Prince of Wales gateway and the driveway lined with tall palm trees, to the opulent gardens, reminds me of a luxurious holiday resort in Tahiti or Fiji. The weather is a scorching 31 degrees centigrade, adding to the surreal feeling that I've stepped through a time-space portal straight into the Raffles hotel in Singapore. OK, unlike in the Raffles, there are no peanut shells on the floor in the bar. And yet the similarity lingers when I discover how many famous writers have graced the Mount Nelson Hotel with their presence: Sir Laurens van der Post, Dame Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
And no wonder. The hotel is a slice of South African history, and the colonial atmosphere an inspiration. Whether you write spy thrillers or love stories, you simply yearn to set your next novel in this pale-pink palace.
I can picture my heroine as she takes a moonlit dip in the secluded outdoor pool, taking her rose-scented afternoon tea under the crystal chandelier in the lounge or printing a letter in the hotel's business centre as she gazes at the ever-changing Table Mountain... er, hang on, got to check whether the business centre has a view of the mountain.
My next book will definitely be set here.
January 6, 2012
Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Here is a New Year's offer for all my readers. Buy Christmas Hope, Book 3 in the Cruise Adventure series, and email me on yve@xtra.co.nz - I'll send you Book 1 (Dance Like Everyone's Watching) or Book 2 (Elevator With A View) - your choice - absolutely free!
December 29, 2011
Happy New Year!
Thank you to all my readers for your loyalty and support during 2011. I hope 2012 will bring you fantastic books, love and happiness.
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December 15, 2011
Christmas Hope - The Cover
Eve Summers' latest book in the Cruise Liner Adventure Series, CHRISTMAS HOPE, will be released on 16 December 2011. Meanwhile, Have a look at the gorgeous cover!
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December 11, 2011
December 7, 2011
Eve Summers talks about "Fiji on Fire"
Want to learn more about Eve Summers and her cocktail novella "Fiji on Fire, Fiji on Ice"? Then visit Kyle Griffin's blog here.[image error]
November 30, 2011
12 Days of Christmas at Red Rose Publishing
I'm tickled pink to announce that the latest Eve Summers book, "Christmas Hope", was chosen as one of the dozen to be featured during the Twelve Days Of Christmas celebration at Red Rose Publishing.[image error]
November 23, 2011
Speed Dating In The Cold - Excerpt
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Speed Dating In The Cold
" by Eve Summers
Red Rose Publishing
November 2011
EXCERPT
I can't help the question. "How old are you?"
"Of legal age," one of his dark eyebrows goes up, "and then some in experience. In case you're wondering."
We're on the same wavelength, all right. Before I can stop him, though, the stranger and his jacket are gone.
"Here for the Speed Dating Evening?" The guy who welcomes me has hair that's not too short and lips that aren't too prominent and perfectly chiselled cheeks. When he leans in, I catch a whiff of aftershave too gorgeous to be cheap. I fill in the paperwork while my subconscious longs for the scent of fresh pine.
Stupid. Where would I look for Mr. Of Legal Age And Then Some?
Someone taps his folder. "Let's get started."
About time, too. Nobody in Anchorage obeys the clock. They think that's a good thing.
"Remember the rules, folks. Girls remain at their tables. Boys rotate clockwise when the melody sounds."
My first bachelor is the organizer. The one of perfect hair and lips and cheeks.
"Are you just making up the numbers?" If he's available, I want to know, even if he looks nothing like my jacket–bearing stranger.
"I'm not just making up the numbers. I want a date as much as everybody else here. Tell me what movies you like."
We talk movies and books and holiday destinations. He enjoyed Inception, which I found too cerebral. He doesn't read fiction. We both wish we could be in Hawaii right now, which means we do have something in common.
"I hate Anchorage," he minces the word like a piece of offal.
Not good. I change tack. "What do you do for work?"
We do the other twenty–one questions straight off the website titled "The 25 Best Speed Dating Questions You Can Ask A Prospective Date." He must have Googled them too, for his answers are ice–smooth.
All too soon, the switchover song chimes. Snow Patrol. Apt.
Bachelor Number Two has the fashion sense of a computer geek, and he is indeed more into flash drives than flash personalities. Still, we have a nice enough time until –
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Red Rose Publishing
November 2011
EXCERPT
I can't help the question. "How old are you?"
"Of legal age," one of his dark eyebrows goes up, "and then some in experience. In case you're wondering."
We're on the same wavelength, all right. Before I can stop him, though, the stranger and his jacket are gone.
"Here for the Speed Dating Evening?" The guy who welcomes me has hair that's not too short and lips that aren't too prominent and perfectly chiselled cheeks. When he leans in, I catch a whiff of aftershave too gorgeous to be cheap. I fill in the paperwork while my subconscious longs for the scent of fresh pine.
Stupid. Where would I look for Mr. Of Legal Age And Then Some?
Someone taps his folder. "Let's get started."
About time, too. Nobody in Anchorage obeys the clock. They think that's a good thing.
"Remember the rules, folks. Girls remain at their tables. Boys rotate clockwise when the melody sounds."
My first bachelor is the organizer. The one of perfect hair and lips and cheeks.
"Are you just making up the numbers?" If he's available, I want to know, even if he looks nothing like my jacket–bearing stranger.
"I'm not just making up the numbers. I want a date as much as everybody else here. Tell me what movies you like."
We talk movies and books and holiday destinations. He enjoyed Inception, which I found too cerebral. He doesn't read fiction. We both wish we could be in Hawaii right now, which means we do have something in common.
"I hate Anchorage," he minces the word like a piece of offal.
Not good. I change tack. "What do you do for work?"
We do the other twenty–one questions straight off the website titled "The 25 Best Speed Dating Questions You Can Ask A Prospective Date." He must have Googled them too, for his answers are ice–smooth.
All too soon, the switchover song chimes. Snow Patrol. Apt.
Bachelor Number Two has the fashion sense of a computer geek, and he is indeed more into flash drives than flash personalities. Still, we have a nice enough time until –
Thak link again: http://redrosepublishing.com/books/product_info.php?products_id=993[image error]
November 17, 2011
Just Released! Speed Dating In The Cold
This new release by Eve Summers is going to make you reach out for a mug of thick hot chocolate and crave a warm pine-scented bath. Labelled a sweet romance, Speed Dating In The Cold is just that: sweet, heart-warming and with an aaaaaah factor.
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November 9, 2011
Speed Dating In The Cold - Cover
I love this cover! "Speed Dating In The Cold" by Eve Summers will be published by Red Rose Publishing soon. Watch this space. And meanwhile, enjoy the cover. :-)
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