Making Connections

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Making Connections

Making Connections. It’s a vital life skill. It’s something nearly all of us enjoy doing in some form or other – even the most introverted of us, and writers are generally a pretty introverted group, which makes making connections even more difficult. And yet, it is through connections that we sell our books – especially if we’re self-published (as I am), and get reviews. So, what better way to make connections than through the Goodreads group “Making Connections”?

I’ve been a member of the group for over six months now. I’m not the best, most active member, but when I stop by I always have fun. I learn about what other authors are writing and I can find reviewers for my books which is something so vitally important in today’s publishing market. I’ve even found a number of really fun new books to read – since I am a reader as well as an author.

Making connections is also what I write about – romance! Making the vital connection to one person who you are willing to commit the rest of your life to is at the core of every romance novel, is it not? Tatiana, the heroine of my new novella, Storm on the Horizon (out today!!) has no trouble making connections, it’s the fact that she’s not supposed to be doing so while on her visit to London that’s the problem. She’s only supposed to be there to help launch her sister on to the marriage mart (this being the Regency when parents introduced their daughters to society specifically for the purpose of finding a husband), not finding one of her own. And yet, when she meets Christopher Vallentyn, there’s that connection. That click that we all hope for in our lives, when we know that the person we’ve just met is the right one, the one person we want to marry. If only life were so easy! Tatiana has a great destiny laid out for her, so great that her parents have told her that she isn’t allowed to choose her own husband, she has to wait for them to choose him for her. But then what is she to do when she can’t stop thinking about Mr. Vallentyn? She knows it’s wrong, that she shouldn’t continue seeing him, enjoying his company, wanting to be with him – but she just can’t stop herself. It’s a problem, making a connection.

Find out what happens to Tatiana and Kit in my new novella, Storm On The Horizon – a prequel to Magic In The Storm, now available at Amazon (link), Barnes & Noble (link), Smashwords (link), All Romance ebooks (link) and other e-retailers.