Sunday Planning for Author Interviews

Sunday always begins as a wonderful day.  Lazing around, doing nothing and other miscellaneous activities I feel like doing.

I don't have to clean, I probably did that yesterday or last week.

I don't have to cook, I understand the concept but practical application is rarely put in practice.

I might groom the doggies, depends on 'our' moods and the current level of cleanliness.

I read.  I surf the internet. I read blogs. I read science news. 

I drink coffee, leisurely of course. I look for items and books I want to blog about.

I enjoy the majority of Sunday - until - planning for the week ahead and setting my alarm. Anguish.  Not because the week ahead will be anguish though sometime there is suffering.  

Because my laziness has come to an end. If I think about this too early in the day, the laziness ends and anxiety creeps into my body.

So I am going to write a quick note to my blog reading friends.  Ask a question or two and tell you some upcoming plans.  I will then proceed to reading Archaeology the magazine and the website Archaeology Today.

UPCOMING & QUESTIONS:

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I am scheduling some author interviews. I do have some friends that are authors.  I have sent requests to Shannon Leigh of Deconstructing Lila  and Candace Havens. Shannon & Candy have collaborated on Tycoon Reunion (Entangled Indulgence).  Candy has a large library of published books (and I swear more energy that a two-year old - really).

What would you like me to ask them about? Do you have a question about a favorite book? Their writing technique?

What authors would you like me to interview? I'll do my darndest to get that interview.

What authors want me to interview them?

I am finishing Hugh Howey's Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool 1 - 5) (Silo Saga), Shift Omnibus Edition (Shift 1-3) (Wool Trilogy Book 2) and Dust (Wool Trilogy Book 3). Enjoyable. Review coming.

I am fairly certain that later today I will watch (re-watch) Orphan Black, Season 2. Amazing series from BBC America with a very talented lead. Recommended!

So enjoy your day. Your input is welcome. 

I appreciate your stopping by and comments.

Recommended New Release: Deconstructing Lila

I love a great romance novel. I enjoy getting caught up in the journey to a happily ever after. 

In Deconstructing Lila, Shannon Leigh had delivered the enjoyment and escape into a well written novel. 
Deconstructing Lila (Entangled Select) Available September 23, 2014.

Preservationist Lila Gentry returns to her small Texas hometown to restore the famous Chisholm Trail whorehouse where her great-great-grandmother was a madam in the 1880s. On her agenda is winning back Jake, the one that got away. But how do you rope a man who doesn't want to be wrangled?

Jake lives by one creed:  Keep it simple. His ex showing up in town complicates his life and makes him think about things he'd rather forget.

When Lila's restoration project is threatened before it even begins, she turns to Jake for help. Working together stirs up old feelings, but while Lila and Jake always sizzle between the sheets—or wherever the moment takes them—it will involve some sweet-talking and finesse to bring these two together.

Shannon Leigh’s Deconstructing Lila is a breath of fresh air. She writes with an easy style and draws you into the world so easily you don't even realize your obsession until it is 3 a.m. and you are saying 'just one more chapter'.

Leigh delightfully blends a traditional modern romance with historically accurate Texas and a second love story. Lila has returned to the home town, a past she has left behind and an ex husband.

Lila’s great-great grandmother, ran a brothel called Miss Pru's house. Someone sent Pru's journal to Lila. She is motivated and intrigued.  And the handsome Jake is a target along with rebuilding Pru's house into a day spa. She is determined, to rebuild Pru’s house and win over Jake.

“It appeared her job in Hannington had taken on a new twist. Win back estranged husband. Make the town like her again. And find out what happened to one Prudence MacIntosh and one Luke Pierce."

As Lila forges ahead to build a happily ever after, Pru speaks to her great granddaughter through her old diary, revealing her own life and wisdom/lessons on how to attract a man and make oneself desirable. 

Lesson #14 Silent words conveyed with the eyes are as powerful as those spoken.

Lesson #6 Stand up for yourself. Do not let folk railroad you or make you feel bad. Have pride in who you are and what you do, and the people trying to bring you down to their level will admire you. So will your man.

This is a romance so we know a happily ever awaits, but the journey is a delight. 
For other books by Ms. Leigh see my review of Forbidden Kiss.

   

Review: Forbidden Kiss by Shannon Leigh

Fresh and Enchanting - A Timeless Story with a Happy Ending - Finally! 

Some stories are timeless. How many ways can the enduring love between Romeo and Juliet be told? Definitely one more time.

Author Shannon Leigh is a fresh and exciting new author. Forbidden Kiss, her retelling of the Shakespeare classic stands on its own merit. The tragedy of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet now has the happy ending the lovers deserve. 

Leigh introduces readers to a determined Jule Casale and a driven Rom Montgomery. Rom has lived centuries after his 'death' trying to overcome the curse that brought him back to life without his beloved Juliet. No longer a love struck boy, Rom is a man on a mission searching for forgiveness and salvation. 

Jule is on a mission as well. She seeks respect in her academic world of art. Her quest to uncover the artist of a unique masterpiece of Renaissance art brings her to Rom's door. The centuries and a different world have changed Rom and Jule. No longer star-struck young lovers but mature adults, initially they do not recognize the eternal love they share. 

They begin a journey seeking the series of paintings by the artist that brought Jule to Rom’s door. Let the mystery, adventure, betrayals, attraction and perhaps eternal story of love begin!

Forbidden Kiss will delight Romeo and Juliet lovers as it parallels and stays true to the original telling. “But come what sorrow can, it cannot countervail the exchange of joy that one short minute gives me in her sight.” If romance, paranormal, mystery and action books are your cup of tea – this book delivers.

I have had the privilege of reading upcoming releases of Shannon Leigh’s work. She just gets better. Look for more from Leigh through Entangled Publishing.  Recommended.

   

For more visit: Author Shannon Leigh 

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