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"Stealing the Sunrise and the Next Breath"
“In the land of Gilgamesh and Enkidu, the city of Ur rose above Sumer like a crown jewel.” (page 1)
To Steal the Sunrise.
*sighs happily, proudly*
To Steal the Sunrise, my first historical romance (m/f, no less!) has now been published.
*giggles giddily, perhaps a little manically… I am mentally “off” after all*
I am a published historical romance author!... Yes, if anything deserves an exclamation point this one unbelievable statement of fact certainly does.
As I’ve chronicled over the last two years, oftentimes painfully for both myself and my readers, the beast called Panic has had its grubby claws wrapped firmly around my neck so tightly that it has cut off all possibility of a “normal” career, not to mention a “normal” life. Well, the “normal” life mirage is still shimmering just out of reach on the other side of my horizon. The “normal” career dream, however, has just gone Technicolor, and perhaps just a little 3-D.
Historical romance, particularly in the m/f pairings, is a road that could possibly lead to some financial independence. Yes, the road will be tricky, hazardous and possibly unkind, but the journey, I pray, will be worth it.
Besides, if I get thrown flat on my ass I’ll have a pretty new bruise to show the world.
Working with a new publishing house (the newly re-vamped Noble Romance), I’ve found myself tip-toeing a little through the release process. I apologize for that. My not wanting to jinx or flub this big career step has kept me unusually silent about To Steal the Sunrise’s release…
No more!
Standing proudly in my living room, I throw my shoulders back, stretch my arms out wide to the side and sing to the world my first historical romance blurb/synopsis/back cover tease…
The year is 2600 BCE.
The land is Ur.
Royal temples of mud bricks rise in the stifling desert air. Fields of barley, groves of date palms lay stagnant in the baking heat.
The Sumerian gods watch idly. The tragedy that is about to unfold means nothing to them.
A young woman searches for her queen on the banks of the Euphrates River. But Elenu, the royal lyre player, does not find her ruler. Instead, she finds Asar.
He is the builder to the king. He is a man who holds secrets of his own.
Asar will save Elenu’s life that night.
In return, she will save his soul.
This is the story of love born of sacrifice, of a forever forged in the ashes of one brutal night.
This is the story of Elenu and Asar.
Goosebumps, right? Well, I have goosebumps, nice, tingly ones I never, ever want to get rid of.
So, here are the details as I know them… To Steal the Sunrise is a novella now available for $2.99 through Amazon. In the next few days, it will be available through all the usual suspects, including www.nobleromance.com. Word is that once I have a couple more novellas written in the Sumerian Sands series, I will even be published in paperback.
*giggle, giggle, happily holler to the heavens, “Yes!”*
The Sumerian Sands series will be a series of novellas, the characters not interconnected, based in the time period of Ancient Sumer, from approximately 3500BCE to 1000BCE. It’s a wonderfully rich time period in which to uncover love. With my Masters of Ancient Art History sitting proudly on my shoulder, expect the stories to be nothing less than historically accurate… or so I try. Any gray areas I will fill in with an imaginative, dramatic flair I promise will be true not only to the era but to the story and its characters.
Can you hear that?
The beast by the name of Panic is groaning. Its claws, while still held tight around my throat, are hopefully itching in a little taste of the discomfort their grasp have dealt me over the last twenty years.
I may never be able to breathe freely, but I will continue to breathe…
Deeper.
Richer.
Prouder.
Thank you for your continued support. Every other breath is because of you.
Sincerely,
Chloe Stowe
To Steal the Sunrise.
*sighs happily, proudly*
To Steal the Sunrise, my first historical romance (m/f, no less!) has now been published.
*giggles giddily, perhaps a little manically… I am mentally “off” after all*
I am a published historical romance author!... Yes, if anything deserves an exclamation point this one unbelievable statement of fact certainly does.
As I’ve chronicled over the last two years, oftentimes painfully for both myself and my readers, the beast called Panic has had its grubby claws wrapped firmly around my neck so tightly that it has cut off all possibility of a “normal” career, not to mention a “normal” life. Well, the “normal” life mirage is still shimmering just out of reach on the other side of my horizon. The “normal” career dream, however, has just gone Technicolor, and perhaps just a little 3-D.
Historical romance, particularly in the m/f pairings, is a road that could possibly lead to some financial independence. Yes, the road will be tricky, hazardous and possibly unkind, but the journey, I pray, will be worth it.
Besides, if I get thrown flat on my ass I’ll have a pretty new bruise to show the world.
Working with a new publishing house (the newly re-vamped Noble Romance), I’ve found myself tip-toeing a little through the release process. I apologize for that. My not wanting to jinx or flub this big career step has kept me unusually silent about To Steal the Sunrise’s release…
No more!
Standing proudly in my living room, I throw my shoulders back, stretch my arms out wide to the side and sing to the world my first historical romance blurb/synopsis/back cover tease…
The year is 2600 BCE.
The land is Ur.
Royal temples of mud bricks rise in the stifling desert air. Fields of barley, groves of date palms lay stagnant in the baking heat.
The Sumerian gods watch idly. The tragedy that is about to unfold means nothing to them.
A young woman searches for her queen on the banks of the Euphrates River. But Elenu, the royal lyre player, does not find her ruler. Instead, she finds Asar.
He is the builder to the king. He is a man who holds secrets of his own.
Asar will save Elenu’s life that night.
In return, she will save his soul.
This is the story of love born of sacrifice, of a forever forged in the ashes of one brutal night.
This is the story of Elenu and Asar.
Goosebumps, right? Well, I have goosebumps, nice, tingly ones I never, ever want to get rid of.
So, here are the details as I know them… To Steal the Sunrise is a novella now available for $2.99 through Amazon. In the next few days, it will be available through all the usual suspects, including www.nobleromance.com. Word is that once I have a couple more novellas written in the Sumerian Sands series, I will even be published in paperback.
*giggle, giggle, happily holler to the heavens, “Yes!”*
The Sumerian Sands series will be a series of novellas, the characters not interconnected, based in the time period of Ancient Sumer, from approximately 3500BCE to 1000BCE. It’s a wonderfully rich time period in which to uncover love. With my Masters of Ancient Art History sitting proudly on my shoulder, expect the stories to be nothing less than historically accurate… or so I try. Any gray areas I will fill in with an imaginative, dramatic flair I promise will be true not only to the era but to the story and its characters.
Can you hear that?
The beast by the name of Panic is groaning. Its claws, while still held tight around my throat, are hopefully itching in a little taste of the discomfort their grasp have dealt me over the last twenty years.
I may never be able to breathe freely, but I will continue to breathe…
Deeper.
Richer.
Prouder.
Thank you for your continued support. Every other breath is because of you.
Sincerely,
Chloe Stowe
Beneath the Tea-Stained Skies of Yorkshire... Ravenscar
Beneath the roiling clouds in the tea-stained sky of North Yorkshire…
Down a snow-speckled alley in Montparnasse…
On a park bench in Prague in spring…
“Ravenscar” now awaits all who search there.
*coughs into her fist a bit uncomfortably*
Admittedly, “Ravenscar” also awaits all on the web this morning as it has officially been released by Dreamspinner Press, and while that is the point it lacks the bit of theatricality our short story definitely deserves in its debut to the world!
Besides, all the places mentioned above are indeed visited by our intrepid lovers, Ayers Bard and Ethan Holloway (you’ll remember him as the “John Doe” of our early February machinations).
For those of you not aware, I wrote “Ravenscar” in a mad dash of creativity over two weeks in late January and early February. The entire chaotic, hair-pulling, wonderfully satisfying, glorious event from conception to last minute edits was shared here on this blog with all of you.
“Ravenscar” is indeed our story.
Below is the official blurb for our baby, along with a link so you can see our story at play with all the big guns at Dreamspinner Press.
I’ve also included a link to my “Ravenscar” board on Pinterest which has 12 pictures, most with captions pointing out specific locales in the story.
Whew! Now, I’ve just got to write 1k on Writhe’s sequel. Long day ahead.
Remember, no evening blog anymore so…
Until tomorrow…
ChloeChloe Stowe
“Ravenscar” at Dreamspinner Press: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/stor...
Pinterest board for “Ravenscar”: http://www.pinterest.com/coradouglas/...
Ethan Holloway, an Indiana doctor, waits on the seawall of Robin Hood’s Bay, England, remembering what brought him there. While serving with the US Army four years ago, Ayers Bard, a British Intelligence officer, saved Ethan’s life after he was left for dead by insurgents. In turn, Ethan rescued Ayers when a second attack struck their position.
A fateful meeting at a bar in Paris finally connected Ethan with his mysterious soldier, and mutual attraction became a love story that spanned years… until Ethan received the call declaring his lover dead. He arrives expecting to find closure and a companion in his grief, but instead discovers unanswered questions and maybe a miracle.
Down a snow-speckled alley in Montparnasse…
On a park bench in Prague in spring…
“Ravenscar” now awaits all who search there.
*coughs into her fist a bit uncomfortably*
Admittedly, “Ravenscar” also awaits all on the web this morning as it has officially been released by Dreamspinner Press, and while that is the point it lacks the bit of theatricality our short story definitely deserves in its debut to the world!
Besides, all the places mentioned above are indeed visited by our intrepid lovers, Ayers Bard and Ethan Holloway (you’ll remember him as the “John Doe” of our early February machinations).
For those of you not aware, I wrote “Ravenscar” in a mad dash of creativity over two weeks in late January and early February. The entire chaotic, hair-pulling, wonderfully satisfying, glorious event from conception to last minute edits was shared here on this blog with all of you.
“Ravenscar” is indeed our story.
Below is the official blurb for our baby, along with a link so you can see our story at play with all the big guns at Dreamspinner Press.
I’ve also included a link to my “Ravenscar” board on Pinterest which has 12 pictures, most with captions pointing out specific locales in the story.
Whew! Now, I’ve just got to write 1k on Writhe’s sequel. Long day ahead.
Remember, no evening blog anymore so…
Until tomorrow…
ChloeChloe Stowe
“Ravenscar” at Dreamspinner Press: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/stor...
Pinterest board for “Ravenscar”: http://www.pinterest.com/coradouglas/...
Ethan Holloway, an Indiana doctor, waits on the seawall of Robin Hood’s Bay, England, remembering what brought him there. While serving with the US Army four years ago, Ayers Bard, a British Intelligence officer, saved Ethan’s life after he was left for dead by insurgents. In turn, Ethan rescued Ayers when a second attack struck their position.
A fateful meeting at a bar in Paris finally connected Ethan with his mysterious soldier, and mutual attraction became a love story that spanned years… until Ethan received the call declaring his lover dead. He arrives expecting to find closure and a companion in his grief, but instead discovers unanswered questions and maybe a miracle.
The Words and Madness of Chloe Stowe
The daily blog of a published Romance author, Cozy Mystery rookie... and certified crazy woman.
Well into its 6th year, this blog chronicles the daily triumphs and struggles of a chronic panic / anxie ...more
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