Interview Sandra Dailey Author of The Co-Parent Project

Give a warm welcome to Sandra Dailey author of The Co-Parent Project. Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about Sandy and The Co-Parent Project.

What inspired you to write? I had to stay in bed for several weeks after a surgery. I was so bored. I’d read every book I owned. I found a book someone had left in a closet before we moved in. It was horrible. I forced myself to read the first three chapters. It didn’t get any better. I grabbed my laptop and decided I could do a better job. I hope I have.

Do you see yourself in your characters? Absolutely not. I think many of my characters are people I wish I could be. Writing is an escape from the things that haunt me. I’ll write a book about all that someday.

Who is your favorite character of all of the books you’ve written and Why? That would have to be Brett Silverfeather, from my first book, The Chief’s Proposal. He was so determined not to fall in love, but he couldn’t help himself. Brett had the glibbest sense of humor. I still have friends who’ll mention him now and then.

What makes you laugh out loud? Children and dogs. I love both. My husband and I have combined—four children, thirteen grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Thank goodness we only have one dog.

Tell us something about yourself and allow us to get to know you. Some people consider it odd that I write books. I have dyslexia and can’t type. This post will probably take a total of 3-4 hours to put together.

SPEED ROUND FOR A LITTLE ADDED FUN:

Favorite movie:  The Philadelphia Story (Kate Hepburn, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart)

Favorite book:  Rebecca (Daphne De Maurier)

Last book read:  A Magic Redemption (Tena Stetler) truth

Favorite color:  Green

Stilettos or flipflops:  flipflops

Coffee or tea:  Coffee

Ebook or audiobook or paperback:  Audiobook

Pencil or pen:  Pencil

Favorite song:  What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

Streak or not:  Not anymore

Favorite dessert:  Applesauce cake

Favorite junk food:  Peanut butter

Favorite thing to do to relax:  Crochet

Champagne or gin:  neither, diabetic

Paranormal or Historical:  Paranormal

Wonder Woman or Top Model:  Wonder Woman

Favorite TV show:  Criminal Minds

Hot or cold:  Hot

POV:  Multiple

I’d die if I don’t have:  A home in Florida

Review or Not:  Absolutely

TENA’S NOTE:  While I’ve not finished The Co-Parent Project yet, I am truly enjoying the story. The setting, characters and situation suck you in from page one. The laugh out loud moments are many. The book is well written and a joy to read. Complete review after I finish the book!

I finished the book and it was great! My review: This is a fantastic tale of a hero and heroine from vastly different backgrounds thrown together to raise their nephew, a trouble teen, after the death of his parents. This story has many exciting layers, twist and turns which I loved.  From the very beginning I was swept into their world and captivated by the multidimensional characters and their situations. There were several moments you had no choice but to laugh out loud at the characters antics. Then there were other times you wanted to strangle them. The story kept me turning pages as I tried to unravel the mystery of who caused the plane crash, who blew up Luca’s house, and who set fire to Joy’s business, then the stunning conclusion you won’t see coming. I truly enjoyed this book from beginning to end. I highly recommend  The Co-Parent Project. Great job Ms. Dailey! 5-stars

Tell us a little about The Co-Parent Project:

Luca Wolff and Joy Sullivan are competing for guardianship of their estranged, teenage nephew, Eric, after his parents are killed in a plane crash. Evidence shows the crash wasn’t an accident. Neither was a recent explosion that destroyed Luca’s house. When a fire is intentionally set in Joy’s home, suspicion points to Eric–and that’s not the end of their trouble.

Eric has been in his share of mischief, but now he has a chance to clean up his reputation. That’s hard to do when the only people who believe in you are the ones you’re accused of targeting.

Just as Luca and Joy give in to romance, new information comes to light that could tear them apart along with Eric’s dream for a happy family.

The three have to set aside their grief, personal issues, and disagreements to figure out who is out to kill them…and why.

 A peek between the pages of The Co-Parent Project:

As soon as he walked through the door the smell of chemicals nearly drove him back outside. The odor was so strong it made his eyes water. He couldn’t take it anymore. “How can you live with the constant stench in this house?”

“I’m sorry. Mrs. Erving needed a perm today.” Joy walked in through the kitchen door carrying a squeeze bottle of mustard. “I was just making lunch. Would you like a ham and cheese sandwich?”

“No thanks,” he snarled. “All I’d be able to taste is that nasty smell.”

“How can you taste a smell?”

“You’d know if your olfactory receptors weren’t burned away. That stuff has got to cause brain damage.”

“Do you plan to claim it as a way to get Eric away from me? I wouldn’t put anything past a Wolff.”

 

Buy Links:

Wild Rose Press  Amazon Barnes and Noble  

About the Author:

From childhood I’ve moved from place to place, from Indiana to Florida, stopping in several places in between. I also moved from job to job; as a waitress, soldier, retail manager, dental assistant, etc… The one thing I never had to leave behind was my imagination. Storytelling has always been my favorite way to pass time. I’ve often been told I should write a book. Finally, I did. It was so much fun: I felt I must write more, so I have. I’ve been a student of Long Ridge Writers Group and once won a short story contest with Harlequin. I currently live in North Florida with my husband, whom I torture with crazy story lines and half written manuscripts.

Contact Info:

Website/Blog: http://www.sandradailey.blogspot.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sandradailey.author

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sdaileyauthor

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/author/sandradailey

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6551048.Sandra_Dailey

 

It was wonderful having you with us today.  Please feel free to stop by anytime. Good Luck with The Co-Parent Project!

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Interview Amber Daulton Author of Lyrical Embrace

Give a warm welcome to Amber Daulton, author of Lyrical Embrace, fourth book in A Deerbourne Inn Series.

Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about Amber and Lyrical Embrace.

Why should we read this book/series and what sets you apart from the rest and makes your book/series unique?

Lyrical Embrace is book four in the Deerbourne Inn series, a multi-author collaboration of novellas all set in the small fictional town of Willow Springs, Vermont. My story, in particular, is about a young woman who is trying to find herself after getting out of a bad relationship, and I’m sure a lot of women could relate to her.

Each story in the series focuses on one couple, the inn, small town life, and finding a happily ever after. The authors are sharing some of their characters, and it’s been great fun working with them and tossing ideas back and forth. The series stock characters include most of the town’s inhabitants, and those secondary characters jump from story to story, so you never know who will show up in the next book.

The stories range in heat level between sweet, sensual, and erotic. Some stories take place in the 1800s (around the town’s founding) and others are set in modern day.

What secret do you use to blast through writer’s block?

When I cannot concentrate or when everything I’m writing sounds wrong, I take time off to read in the genre I’m trying to write in. If I’m writing a romantic suspense, for example, I have to read RS books and nothing else. Usually, after a few weeks, my creative muse starts flowing, and I can finally get back to work!

How long have you been writing?

I published my first book when I was 26, but I’ve been writing since I was 12 after sneaking a Harlequin book out of my mom’s bedroom.

Lyrical Embrace is my eleventh publication, but I have about ten more manuscripts on my computer waiting to see publication.

Why do you write what you write? 

I write in a variety of romantic sub-genres because I love them all. They include contemporary, romantic suspense, historical, western, NA, erotic romance, time travel, and paranormal. Some story ideas can fit in multiple settings and genres, but others fit in only one or two categories, so I like to keep my options open and my muse flowing to wherever it takes me.

What’s your approach to writing? Are you a plotter or follow your characters flow (Pantser)?

I plot as much as I can, but sometimes I get new ideas after I start writing. I usually follow the new path but always try to spin the story back on track. To plot, I use a pen, lots of paper, and highlighters. Sometimes I jot notes down in a Word doc. Before and during the writing of the MS, I write up character descriptions for every character in the book (no matter how minor) in a Word doc, which usually defines the character’s name, age, height, hair and eye color, important miscellaneous facts, and what articles of clothing they wear in each chapter. Doing these character write-ups helps me keep little mistakes down to zero. For example, it’s frustrating for me as a reader to read a story where the heroine is wearing a blue shirt in one chapter and then wearing a green shirt in the next chapter, and she wasn’t supposed to have changed her clothes. Little mistakes like that always draw me out of a story, so I definitely don’t want to make similar mistakes in my own writing.

SPEED ROUND FOR A LITTLE ADDED FUN:

Speed Round (one word only answer): Yep, I know torture for a writer!<evil laugh>

Favorite movie: Die Hard
Favorite color: Purple
Stilettos or flipflops: Boots!
Coffee or tea: Tea
Ebook or audiobook or paperback: Paperback
Pencil or pen: Pen

Streak or not: Yes!

Favorite dessert: Chocolate

Favorite junk food: Doritos

Favorite thing to do to relax: Binge watch TV shows

Champagne or gin: Vodka

Paranormal or Historical: Paranormal

Wonder Woman or Top Model: Wonder Woman

Favorite TV show: Supernatural

Hot or cold: Cold

POV: Third

I’d die if I don’t have: My hubby, Greg

Review or Not: Review

A little about Lyrical Embrace
Out-of-work violinist Erica Timberly decides enough is enough. She leaves her abusive boyfriend and flees the big city, but then her car breaks down in the middle of the night. Though wary of men, she accepts help from Dylan Haynes, a stranger driving by on the road, and soon recognizes him as the sexy former drummer of her favorite indie rock band. Maybe, just maybe, her run of bad luck is finally turning around.

Music teacher Dylan Haynes knows Erica is in trouble, and her black eye is only the first clue. The stubborn yet vulnerable woman needs a friend, but he’s determined to give her everything she deserves.

Will Erica listen to the music in her heart and trust Dylan, or will her past always threaten her future?

A sneak peek between the pages of Lyrical Embrace!

Erica checked her watch. “It’s almost nine o’clock. What do you want to do now?”

“I have something in mind, but I’d like to surprise you.”

“Ooooh, interesting.” She braced her elbows on the table, weaving her fingers together, and braced her chin on her linked hands. “The movie theater in Montpelier?”

“Nah, it’s too late to go there tonight. The back-to-back movie marathons will have already started by now.”

“You’ve piqued my interest. C’mon, let’s go.” Erica handled the check, to Dylan’s irritation—she asked him to dinner, after all—but he took care of the tip.

After they left the tavern, Dylan pulled her close and circled his strong arms around her waist. Heat radiated from his body as he kissed her in the parking lot.

The shock of his lips on hers stilled Erica’s heart, but then the organ jump-started like an engine. Erica kissed back, desperate to taste him, and she savored the hint of spice on his tongue. She moaned and gripped the soft fabric of his shirt, almost ready to tear his clothes off.

Buy Links:

Goodreads ,   Amazon,   Barnes and Noble

About the Author

Amber Daulton is the author of the romantic-suspense series Arresting Onyx and several standalone novellas. Her books are published through The Wild Rose Press and Books to Go Now, and are available in ebook, print on demand, audio, and foreign language formats.

Amber lives in North Carolina with her husband and four demanding cats. Feel free to visit her at http://www.amberdaultonauthor.blogspot.com.

 Social Media Links

Facebook Author Page – www.facebook.com/amber.daulton.author

Twitter – https://twitter.com/AmberDaulton1

Pinterest – http://pinterest.com/amberdaulton5/

Goodreads – www.goodreads.com/author/show/6624921.Amber_Daulton

Amazon Author Page – http://amzn.to/14JoZff

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/amberdaultonauthor/

Book Bub – https://www.bookbub.com/profile/amber-daulton

Book Gorilla – https://www.bookgorilla.com/author/B00ALQITWY/amber-daulton/kcc

Smashwords – https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/amberdaulton

LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/pub/amber-daulton/87/538/368

Google Plus – https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AmberDaulton

The Wild Rose Press – https://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/2362_amber-daulton

It was wonderful having you with us today.  Please feel free to stop by anytime. Good Luck with Lyrical Embrace!

 

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A Sit Down with CJ Fosdick author of the Accidental Series.

Give a warm welcome to CJ Fosdick, author of accidental Wife and Accidental Stranger.

Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about CJ and her Accidental Series.

CJ what inspired you to write these books?

When Fort Laramie was merely a fur trading post back in the 1830’s, the agent in charge brought his daughter from the East to visit. She enjoyed riding her big black horse, even after promising never to leave the compound without an escort. One day, she slipped away in a fine green riding habit and two soldiers chasing her couldn’t keep up. Horse and rider were never seen again. Or were they?

Ghost stories and superstitions tangle with legends of the old west, but rarely are the sightings documented in official archives, naming credible witnesses. Deep into research for my “Accidental Series,” I toured Ft. Laramie and corresponded for years with the late Sandy Lowry, the long time archivist/librarian of the famous post.  Legends like this—and folk tales—are nuggets of gold mined by writers. Some of our best loved historicals, mysteries and fantasies sprout from these nuggets. It was a no-brainer to season The Accidental Wife with the fascinating legend of Ft. Laramie’s  galloping green ghost.

Dr. Louis Brechemin, one of my historical characters,  actually served as post surgeon in the waning years of military life before the garrison became dispensible and homes  were stripped for material or auctioned off to the community.  The married family man lived in the designated “surgeon’s house” which stands between the Burt house and Wyoming’s oldest military building, ”Old Bedlam.”   Among all the surviving buildings, these three bordering the parade grounds were restored to their 1888 condition more than 20 years after Ft. Laramie was designated a National Historic Monument in 1938. Old Bedlam reminded me of a white-porched mansion still seen in the deep south, while the other two homes for married officers replicated frame homes with eyebrow porches found in old neighborhoods like those in my hometown, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Jessica, my heroine in The Accidental Wife learns about the ghost legend from the surgeon’s teenage daughter, Lillian, while the doctor examines the leg of a crippled puppy.  Lillian defends her belief in the legend when her father counters with his opinion. “The monotony of life on a post with no real commission is diverted by baseball games, poker, and brewing up ghost sightings.”

His wife and daughter remind him that the mysterious legend…and subsequent sightings…are documented in post records.  (Still kept in Ft. Laramie archives.)  The broken-hearted father of the missing rider eventually gave up a long search and returned home.  No trace of the girl or her horse was ever found.  But every seven years in Ft. Laramie  history, a girl in a long green habit with a jeweled quirt was spotted in the area, riding a swift black horse.  Old medical records detail a soldier’s claim that he was struck by the riding quirt of a girl in green as she galloped by on a black horse. Bloodied in the attack, he had managed to pluck a gold button—the kind you might find on a fancy riding dress.

Tell us a little about ACCIDENTAL WIFE:

When Jessica Brewster inherits a mysterious teacup, she finds rubbing it transports her back to 1886, trading places with her look-alike great grandmother—wife to Mitch, her ancestor’s magnetic first husband and mother to his charming young daughter. True love, a gypsy, and her ancestor’s troubled brother amp up the charade she plays until she can find a portal back.  But is her future in the past?

A Golden Quill finalist and Top 10 Finisher for Author and Book in a P & E Reader’s Poll.

A peek between the pages of Accidental wife.

He touched my face with both hands, feathering his fingers across my forehead, into the wells of my eyes, over my nose and cheekbones, like a blind man needing to know who stood before him. I tried not to stiffen at his touch, willing myself not to blink, not to release the fresh tears that had begun to pool. He collared my throat with his long fingers and ran a thumb over my lips. “I want my wife back. Come back to me, Mitawin,” he whispered.

The word on the teacup; the hallmark of my deceit. Our eyes locked, and I felt my throat closing and my knees begin to quiver. For a few seconds his grip tightened around my throat, and I clamped my eyes shut with a fleeting thought. Yes, take my breath…end this tormenting deception. When he suddenly released me, I could see the pain twisting his face. He turned away and rubbed his chin against his shoulder, bracing both arms on a porch railing.

“My shirt looks good on you, Jess,” he said hoarsely. “You always did have a thing for my shirts.”

I cleared my throat. “You can’t sleep out here,” I said after a long silence. “Come to bed.”

His shoulders flinched. “Is that an invitation?”

“I only mean…you can’t be comfortable sleeping in that chair.”

“Are you still wearing those black things?”

I didn’t answer. What has that got to do with anything? We both started by the sudden hoot of a nearby owl, and like the volume turned up on ear phones, I was suddenly aware of other night sounds: crickets, wind rustling through the sage, my heart bumping in my chest.

 A bit about ACCIDENTAL STRANGER:

Jessica Brewster is being watched…and things go missing from the remote Wyoming home she shares with her toddler. In a freak accident, she shoots the bearded thief stalking her before she recognizes the mesmerizing green eyes that belong to the only man she ever loved.

Has Mitch bridged time to find her? In a race to save his life and change hers forever, she takes him into her home and heart. But his memory loss and puzzling clues curry doubt and expose mystery and danger. Is he truly her son’s father or an irresistible stranger in her arms?

Finalist for A Golden Quill  and a 2018 Rone Award.

A peek between the page of Accidental Stranger.

I screamed as the gun exploded in my hand and fell to the ground. The bear moving toward Scout dropped, and I raced to scoop up my son before he toppled into the cold stream. Cradling my whimpering child, I ventured closer and could see at once that it was no bear I shot. A man in a bearskin poncho lay on his side. A mass of dark matted hair covered the side of his face that wasn’t blooming with blood, running down his cheek, pooling in his ear and staining his thick beard.

“Is he, is he dead?” I whispered.

Chuck fumbled for a pulse and we all started when the man groaned and his eyes fluttered open.

Green! His eyes were green. The fear in them registered with me as he searched our faces. When his eyes met mine, his jaw twitched. A flash of memories washed over me and my heart began to thump wildly. I set Scout down when my knees began to buckle and I thought I was going to be sick. My legs crumpled beneath me as I sagged in the snow and my bare fingers reached out to staunch the warm dripping blood.

So red against the white snow. His eyes, so…green. Every shade in a spectrum of emotion raced through my memory; joy, frustration, anger…love. I knew only one man who owned those eyes.

He had come back to me. I shot the only man I ever loved.

Buy links: 

Amazon      Barnes&Noble    iTunes     The Wild Rose Press

About the author:

As a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, now living on a country hilltop in Rochester, Minnesota, Cj nourished two major dreams: Riding and Writing. Thirty years training and teaching children to ride her horses satisfied the first—with time squeezed out to write fiction and non-fiction published in magazines, newspapers and anthologies. It was a jump-start to a novel agenda that produced Cj’s first books. The Accidental Wife and The Accidental Stranger both became serial award-winners out of the gate. With an empty nest after 4 children and an empty horse barn, Cj lives with her computer wrangler hub, a white schnauzer and a long list of incubating novels and stories that tap into her favorite genres: Romance, Suspense, Historicals and Time Travel. Follow her adventures in a monthly newsletter, facebook, twitter, and cjfosdick.com where you can find links to all.

******   Cj Fosdick Author Links  ******

 

AmazonAuthorPage      Website      Blog      Facebook       Cj’s Website         Cj’s Newsletter

It was wonderful having you with us today.  Please feel free to stop by anytime. Good Luck with Accidental Wife and Accidental Stranger!

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Interview Sophia Karlson Author of Perfect Mistake

Give a warm welcome to  Sophia Karlson author of Perfect Mistake released today, June 6, 2018. Happy book birthday!

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Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about Sophia Karlson and her Perfect Mistake.

What inspired this particular story?

Perfect Mistake was inspired by a lot of little things. We lived in Tanzania for a couple of years, and this time, paired with working in the luxury safari industry, got my mind going. When, on one flight with a small aircraft – the DHC in the book – I saw how the two pilots actually had to push the throttle together, hand on hand, I was like…yikes, that’s some awkward handholding for you…and then, hmm, could be kinda hot and really intimate if you have to do that with a colleague you have feelings for. Spark…sizzle and BAMM… book in the making!

 Why did you choose the cover concept you did?

The couple on the cover have this perfect mix of love, intimacy, and hesitation in their bearing. This is a second chance romance, and on the cover it looks as if the man is trying to coax something out of the woman…which he is. He just doesn’t quite know that it is his secret baby! The story centers around poaching of elephant tusks, and therefore the elephants in the front.

Why should we read this book/series and what sets you apart from the rest and makes your book/series unique?

One thing that sets me apart must be the location. There aren’t a lot of romances floating around that has East Africa as setting. The theme of conservation and how to conserve wildlife is important to me and I love to create awareness – this is my contribution. Every little helps!

 What secret do you use to blast through writer’s block? Telling myself there is no such thing as writer’s block! I find that if I hit writer’s block, something isn’t quite right in the earlier parts of the book. I used to be a pantser, now I’ve become an outline plotter. I think that helps with writer’s block. Or let’s just say, this theory is going to be put to the test in my next writing attempt.

What inspired you to write? And how long have you been writing.

I’ve wanted to write since I was thirteen and first started reading romances. Ever since I’ve always been writing, it’s a great escape from a boring job. I took my first writing course in 2009, but only got seriously involved in 2013.

Did you tell friends and family that you were writing a book? Or did it take a while to come out and tell friends and family you were a writer?

Ha! It took me ages to ‘come out’. I only started telling people when a Canadian friend of mine, who is a life coach, told me she is going to help me come out if I don’t do so myself. Nothing like a bit of pressure!

Do you see yourself in your characters?

I think all writers reveal some of their inner self in their characters. Hopefully we hide it well enough in our books so that those who know us well can’t pick up on it.

What do you want your readers to take away from your books?

I love taking readers on a journey to a place they might never be able to visit. The best gift ever, to me as writer, would be to inspire a reader to travel to a far off destination, just because she’d read one of my books with that location as a setting. I’ve done this myself – I’ve been to Madeira because of a romance I read when I was only fifteen, and made a point of visiting Strassbourg because of Goethe (I studied German literature way back when).

Where do your story ideas come from? If they come to you in the middle of the night, do you get up and write them all down?

I’m prone to get into bed and being unable to sleep as characters just start taking over in my head. Sometimes I write things down, but I’ve noticed that what Stephen King said is true: if it is a really good idea you will remember it in the morning.

Okay, you’re casting the movie version of your novel – who would you choose for the main characters? We’re talking dream cast. Richard Armitage would definitely be the lead male. I’d have Charlize Theron for the female lead, she’s South African too! She won’t need to work on her accent J

Speed Round (one word only answer): Yep, I know torture for a writer!<evil laugh>

Favorite movie: The English Patient
Favorite book: Anything Georgette Heyer
Last book read: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Favorite color: Blue
Stilettos or flipflops: Flipflops
Coffee or tea: Tea
Ebook or audiobook or paperback: Ebook
Pencil or pen: pen

Favorite song: Chasing Cars by Snowpatrol

Streak or not: Streak!

Favorite dessert: Ice cream

Favorite junk food: Burger and chips

Favorite thing to do to relax: Read!

Champagne or gin: Both, but not mixed in the same glass 😉

Paranormal or Historical: Historical

Wonder Woman or Top Model: Wonder Woman

Favorite TV show: Masterchef (UK or Australia!)

Hot or cold: hot

POV: Third person (is this what you are asking 😉

I’d die if I don’t have: Books

Review or Not: Not, but lately more.

Tell us a bit about Perfect Mistake.

Simone Levin had a dream job as a safari pilot until an unexpected pregnancy clipped her wings. Tired of juggling motherhood with her demanding flight schedule, Simone applies for an office job, unaware that her new boss is Carlo Carlevaro, the man who’d ditched her before finding out he’d knocked her up. Carlo returns to East Africa only to kill another fire—Ivory trafficking from his lodges threatens to destroy his company. Finding Simone back on the payroll comes as a pleasant surprise. As his employee, Simone is off-limits, but she is the only one he trusts to help with his undercover investigation. With time running out, Simone and Carlo strive to expose the trafficking ring, but working together rekindles their mutual desire. When Simone is implicated as a trafficker, revealing her daughter’s existence to Carlo seems inevitable. Acting on her instincts might come too late as the syndicate retaliate and hone in their threat. Will they survive to give their love a chance?

How about a sneak peak between the pages of Perfect Mistake?

Simone went to stand next to him. “Why am I here?”

He turned to her. The dark shadows under his eyes were somehow more accentuated in the play of lamplight than in the bright sunshine. “Let’s talk somewhere else.”

“Where do you suggest? The guests are bound to arrive soon and you know we can’t walk around by ourselves after dark.”

“Come to my room.”

She inhaled sharply, her hands clenching into fists. “Is that why I’m here? Do you really think–”

With a soft groan, Carlo curled his fingers around her arm and pulled her onto the deck, away from the other people sitting in the lounge. “To your room then,” he whispered, “although I much prefer mine. And no scenes, if you please.” His hand was a ring of fire around her arm, propelling her to the wooden walkway.

He walked next to her but let go of her arm.

A few steps from her tent she stopped. “I don’t care who hears this. If you think we’re going to carry on where we left off four years ago you are very much mistaken.”

He didn’t blink an eye. “You seem to be singularly one-track-minded, Simone.”

Heat rose to her cheeks; it spread down her chest to her treacherous heart, which pounded at the thought of him. Why was he still able to do this to her? Being alone with him was the worst possible idea.

“Well, if not for that, why march me to my tent as if you would have your way–”

“You may still be devilishly tempting, Simone, but now that I’m your boss you’re completely off limits.”

About the author:

Sophia Karlson has lived in France, Germany, Tanzania, Madagascar (not the movie, the country!) and now finds herself back on home ground in South Africa. As a teenager, she devoured romances with far flung settings, loving to travel through books. After school her itchy feet took her around the world, but now she doesn’t get much further than the school run and the daily walk with her very demanding beagle, Phoebe. She writes contemporary and erotic romance, wanting to take readers on a journey of their own. She loves hearing from readers, follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophia.karlson.5, Twitter: @SophiaKarlson, on the web at www.sophiakarlson.com.

Social Media Links:

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SophiaKarlson

FB: https://www.facebook.com/sophia.karlson.5

Website: www.sophiakarlson.com

 

It was wonderful having you with us today.  Please feel free to stop by anytime. Good Luck with Perfect Mistake!

 

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