UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish’s Comments (group member since Sep 20, 2010)

UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish’s comments from the Pamela Clare ~ Fan Group group.

Pamela wrote: "Other than my sons, it's the thing I'm most proud of having accomplished in this life."

It's the stuff truly great legacies are made of. You should be VERY proud!

Back when I first started reading Pamela's books, she graciously and generously answered all of my questions, no matter how silly. I included this information in my review of Unlawful Contact, but I want to share it here because it speaks volumes to the kind of woman Pamela is.

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From my review:

OK, where was I…? Oh, yes! So, I had asked the question, How does she do it? Well, the answer is that not only is Ms. Clare a bestselling author, she’s an investigative journalist and the “fictional” stories we read about in her books aren’t quite as fictional as we might think. They are based on actual stories she broke or helped work on over the years at her “day” job working at the newspaper. This is where the realism and the attention to details that make her stories stand out come from—firsthand experience. And as I read these novels, I can tell that not only the characters, but their circumstances really matter to her. They don’t just start and end between the covers of the book. Here’s what I mean:

Ms. Clare, during her years as an investigative reporter, actually spent some time in a women’s jail to get a feel for what it was like behind bars. She became aware of the practice of shackling pregnant inmates to their beds during labor and childbirth and made it her personal mission to have a law passed which would put a halt to this practice. She spent three years trying to find a lawmaker who would take up the issue but no one seemed interested. In fact, some weren’t even aware this was being done. In January of 2010, she went to the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility to interview inmates who were either pregnant or who had recently given birth and the following month wrote up an article with new information and updated statistics.

Armed with the article and all the supporting data, she had a meeting with the Senate President who agreed to grant “late-bill” status to any bill dealing with this issue. Pamela then found a lawmaker who was willing to carry the bill. However, this lawmaker knew nothing about the issue, so she asked Ms. Clare to write the law, which she did, followed by weeks of hearings in the House and Senate in which she testified three times, with the bill finally passing in June, 2010 with only a single “no” vote.

Thanks to her efforts, pregnant women in Denver Correctional Facilities have been allowed a small bit of dignity in a very undignified existence. Some of the things which are covered in this bill are:
---No one in the state -- city police, county sheriffs, state prison authorities -- can shackle a pregnant inmate in labor or during birth.
---The new law also regulates how a pregnant inmate can be shackled throughout her pregnancy.
---And it makes sure she can have someone with her during her strip-search when she returns to prison (guards were hurting women).

My purpose in sharing this information is to point out how seriously Ms. Clare takes her job as a journalist and to show how much work and firsthand experience goes into her novels. Each book of this series is just as detailed and accurate, her information having come from hours upon hours of research and hands on investigation, which give a unique perspective and authenticity to her stories we don’t often find in fictional, romantic suspense novels. They are not just words on a page meant to sell books, she truly believes in what she writes about and that comes through in her stories. She consistently gives us characters to care about, laugh with, cry for and look forward to revisiting time and time again.

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So, as you can see, I'm quite a fangirl myself!

Not many authors put that much of themselves into their stories, but this is why Pamela's one of the best authors out there. They aren't just stories! They're inspiring, they're desperate, they're hopeful, they're sexy, romantivpc, poignant... But most importantly, they're real!

Elizabeth wrote: "Okay...trying not to have a fan girl freak out right now...but, holy cramoly! Pamela Clare just responded to my comment!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

All right, I think I'm better now."

Isn't she ALL kinds of awesome?? :)

Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "Well, this is like 3rd or 4th reading for me :)"

I've needed to take a step back for awhile, and I'm re-reading favorites, which is not something I ever have time to do. So I'm enjoying this immensely! Thanks for hosting these!!

The neat thing about re-reading these books is that, knowing what's to come for these characters in later stories, I'm enjoying them even more the second read around.

I know, right??

OOooh, be still my heart!! I can NOT wait!

Update and Cover Reveal from Pamela Clare!



Cover reveal! Here’s the cover for FIRST STRIKE: The Erotic Prequel to Striking Distance. Hope you like it! I’m working on FIRST STRIKE now and will have it to you by Oct. 1.

Read some of Javier's thoughts on the super sexy weekend he and Laura met in Dubai - and spent in bed - here: http://pamelaclare.blogspot.com/2013/...

OOooh, be still my heart!! I can NOT wait!

Update and Cover Reveal from Pamela Clare!



Cover reveal! Here’s the cover for FIRST STRIKE: The Erotic Prequel to Striking Distance. Hope you like it! I’m working on FIRST STRIKE now and will have it to you by Oct. 1.

Read some of Javier's thoughts on the super sexy weekend he and Laura met in Dubai - and spent in bed - here: http://pamelaclare.blogspot.com/2013/...

Pamela wrote: "Berkley owns the rights to RIDE THE FIRE. So they would have to get an offer from Tantor or another audiobook publisher for that to make it to the shelves."

Hmmph!

Dorsey aka Wrath Lover wrote: "Here is my question:

Will the "Blakewell/Kenleigh Trilogy" be released in Audio too?

Thanks!!"

Oooh, that would be amazing!!! You hold the rights to those books, Pamela, correct?

Christine (Cagnes) wrote:"That is awesome for paperback readers, but I sure wish they'd price match the Kindle version! *pouts* :(

I know! I think it's down like fifty cents or something or kindle. That's just bizarre!

I know! I'm excited!

Another Update!!! The $4.79 paperback pre-order rate is NOT limited to Prime members! Wooot!

http://www.amazon.com/Striking-Distan...

Update!!! The $4.79 paperback pre-order rate for STRIKING DISTANCE is NOT limited to Prime members!!

http://www.amazon.com/Striking-Distan...

Thanks, honey!

Each book feature a diff couple?

Should they be read in order?

I haven't tried her, yet!

Check this out! Amazon Prime members can pre-order Pamela Clare's STRIKING DISTANCE in PAPERBACK for $4.79!!! http://www.amazon.com/Striking-Distan...

Thanks, Pamela!