Robin Lee Hatcher's Blog, page 83
February 9, 2013
One Step Closer
On Friday evening, I wrapped up the line edits ofBeloved. I really love this story. I really love Tyson and Diana, and I hope readers will love them too. Theirs is a story of forgiveness and redemption. Believe me, there is a lot to be redeemed from and a lot to be forgiven for, mostly on the part of the hero. I’ve never written a “rake” before, but I think Tyson would fall easily into that category.
Anyway, now it is back to work on my new book. I’ve got a long, long way to go and the deadlin...
February 4, 2013
A Book by Its Cover: Go Ahead and Judge
There is no doubt about it: Book covers matter. The right book cover can make someone in a bookstore or grocery store aisle pick up a book, check out the blurb and perhaps purchase it. The wrong cover can make someone reject it out of hand, whether seen in the store or online.
[image error]Want an example of a book cover gone wrong?
At left is a repackaging of Anne of Green Gables (three books in one). For anyone who has enjoyed Anne of Green Gables (1908), looking at this come-hither 21st Century teenage m...
For Love of Eli by Loree Lough
[image error]FOR LOVE OF ELI
February 2013
When unspeakable tragedy leaves Eli an orphan, two families were devastated. But Taylor, Eli's legal guardian and aunt, vows to help him remember his mom and dad by creating a memory quilt. As she begins piecing together the moments of his parents' lives, the story of a young family emerges, and Taylor and Eli begin to heal.
For Eli's uncle, letting go isn't so easy. Reece still blames Taylor's brother for his sister's death, a fact that keeps him a safe distance fr...
February 1, 2013
Flora’s Wish by Kathleen Y’Barbo
[image error]FLORA'S WISH
February 2013
When Pinkerton Lucas McMinn catches up to his former brother-in-law Will Tucker, he plans to slug him first then throw the bigamist in the nearest jail. However, Mississippi heiress Flora Brimm has another idea. She’s either going to marry him, thus banishing her nickname of Fatal Flora forever, or she’s going to give the gossips a good reason to believe she might live up to her name. Either way, Will Tucker is never getting out of Natchez a free man. Can justice be s...
January 28, 2013
On What Planet Does This Make Sense?
I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my Downton Abbey Season 3DVDs which I ordered last fall. I was notified that they shipped on Saturday, so I checked this morning on the status. And I had to shake my head at what I found. The DVDs were shipped out of Seattle. But instead of coming directly to Boise (505 miles from Seattle), they went first to Louisville, KY (2,439 miles from Seattle) and then will travel back to Boise (1,875 miles from Louisville) for delivery tomorrow.
Instead of 505 total...
January 24, 2013
Love Finds You in Glacier Bay, Alaska by Tricia Goyer and Ocienna Fleiss
[image error]LOVE FINDS YOU IN GLACIER BAY, ALASKA
January 2013
Singer Ginny Marshall is one signature away from the recording contract of her dreams—a deal that would guarantee success for the former foster child, who still struggles to bury the memories of her painful childhood. But Ginny needs advice from the one person who will look out for her best interests—her former fiancé, Brett Miller. She travels to the remote town of Glacier Bay, Alaska, where the town’s colorful characters and stunning scenery...
January 23, 2013
The Next Big Thing Blog Hop
Thanks to friend and fellow writer, Sunni Jeffers, who asked me to follow her in a "blog hop," answering ten questions about my WIP (work in progress). I actually have more than one book in various stages of completion so I had to pick one and run with it.
[image error]What is the working title of your book?
Beloved (September 2013)
Where did the idea come from for the book?
Beloved will be the third book in the Where the Heart Lives series; the first two are Belongingand Betrayal. Each book in the series foc...
Beauty in Disguise by Mary Moore
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January 2013
After her scandalous first Season, Lady Kathryn needs a new beginning. Concealing her stunning hair and sapphire eyes beneath a dowdy façade, she’s grateful to earn her keep as companion, Kate Montgomery. Until she comes face-to-face with her past in Lord Dalton, the only man she has ever loved.
The debutante Dalton fell in love with years ago was beautiful beyond compare. The gentle, mysterious young woman he encounters at a country house has qualities he now val...
January 22, 2013
His Wounded Heart by R.L. Syme
[image error]HIS WOUNDED HEART
January 2013
Sean Raleigh has fired every nurse and physical therapist within firing radius. He wants to be left alone in his invalid despair. But when his best friend hires the beautiful Jaclyn Dalton, Sean’s curiosity about her selflessness and unwavering faith keeps him from sending her away.
Jaclyn needs this job to stay in Montana, but Sean's icy heart and raging bitterness threaten to drive her away.
He believes his immobility is a punishment from some controlling but dist...
January 21, 2013
Mystery of the Heart by Jillian Kent
[image error]MYSTERY OF THE HEART
(The Ravensmoore Chronicles) Book Three
January 2013
Lady Mercy Grayson has secretly been studying medicine in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has dressed as a man to pursue the same passion her big brother Devlin, Lord Ravensmoore, pursued outside the acceptance of society. Her secret has been discovered. Now she's running away from Scotland and her dreams. Will she be able to accomplish what she feels is God's calling, or will the parameters of society and those who want to use h...
