If you use amazon.com at all, you know their Kindle Reader is wildly popular.
Don't ask why it took me so long, but Last Chance Rescue is (finally!) available in the Kindle format.
I love holding a book in my hands, curling up on the couch by the fireplace...but even I am considering getting a Kindle.
Check it out!
Showing posts with label love story. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love story. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Should she believe him? (Excerpt from novel-in-progress)
"Mom, what took you so long?"
"Just adult talk, sweetie." Surely Nicholas wouldn't notice the flush in her face. Her cheek, her ear, her neck all felt like they were on fire.
Aaron had always affected her this way - physically, sexually. But what of his comment about love? She was wise enough now to know that allowing herself to love him again would be a bad move. He did not know how to make the kind of commitment she would seek from a man.
But how to deny the desire - the tingling from her head to her toes - that she felt when Aaron touched her? She'd had a few dates about a year after Todd passed, but she hadn't been intimate with a man in a long time. Could they...?
Not a good idea, she told herself sternly. They had confused lust with love once before, and it had cost her dearly.
Damn, but I do miss it..
"Just adult talk, sweetie." Surely Nicholas wouldn't notice the flush in her face. Her cheek, her ear, her neck all felt like they were on fire.
Aaron had always affected her this way - physically, sexually. But what of his comment about love? She was wise enough now to know that allowing herself to love him again would be a bad move. He did not know how to make the kind of commitment she would seek from a man.
But how to deny the desire - the tingling from her head to her toes - that she felt when Aaron touched her? She'd had a few dates about a year after Todd passed, but she hadn't been intimate with a man in a long time. Could they...?
Not a good idea, she told herself sternly. They had confused lust with love once before, and it had cost her dearly.
Damn, but I do miss it..
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Romance or um ... Relationship?
I am sometimes asked if "Last Chance Rescue" is a romance novel.
My answer is: If you are a romance book reviewer, or a die-hard romance novel fan, then YES.
I'm joking a bit, but here's the truth: It's so much more!
The overarching theme of "Last Chance Rescue" is not a romance, but rather, is about how Brad is transformed over the course of the story. Yes, there IS a relationship (and that's the key word) that turns into something more than friendship as the story progresses. And yes, Brad's changes are 'facilitated' by a remarkable woman...
Brad and Jessie start out as mere acquaintances, but by working on a search-and-rescue team, they are forced to learn to trust each other in ways that us 'ordinary folk' don't have to -- and they become fast friends. So you might say it's about how guys and girls can operate as friends, but it also brings into play the theme of being friends before lovers.
I have nothing against the 'typical' romance novel. But in "Last Chance Rescue," the characters grapple with so much more. They are multi-faceted, multi-challenged personalities. And isn't that more like your life too? It's a rare time in our lives when the 'only' thing we have to deal with is a 'blossoming' romance!
My answer is: If you are a romance book reviewer, or a die-hard romance novel fan, then YES.
I'm joking a bit, but here's the truth: It's so much more!
The overarching theme of "Last Chance Rescue" is not a romance, but rather, is about how Brad is transformed over the course of the story. Yes, there IS a relationship (and that's the key word) that turns into something more than friendship as the story progresses. And yes, Brad's changes are 'facilitated' by a remarkable woman...
Brad and Jessie start out as mere acquaintances, but by working on a search-and-rescue team, they are forced to learn to trust each other in ways that us 'ordinary folk' don't have to -- and they become fast friends. So you might say it's about how guys and girls can operate as friends, but it also brings into play the theme of being friends before lovers.
I have nothing against the 'typical' romance novel. But in "Last Chance Rescue," the characters grapple with so much more. They are multi-faceted, multi-challenged personalities. And isn't that more like your life too? It's a rare time in our lives when the 'only' thing we have to deal with is a 'blossoming' romance!
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