July has been a miserable month for me. After not being sick for 22 months I managed to come down with not only ‘the flu from hell’ but also a ‘gastric flu’ straight after. It’s like the flu said, “I’m going to dump almost two years worth of sickness on you at one time, mwahaha!”
I’m only now feeling human again, especially after the dreaded ‘gastro’ – If anyone has seen Micky Flanagan, who is a brilliant British comedian describing having a tummy bug – well that’s exactly how I felt. Check it out in the link, it will make your day. “There’s all this dirty water coming out of me!” Bahaha.
My exciting news however, is that I have finally completed my ‘hot’ contemporary romance called HAVING FAITH. It will be released on 1st September. I’ll be doing a cover reveal in a couple of days, but here’s a sneak peak for you.
This book is the first in my ‘Mature Love’ Series. These are stand-alone books which feature women over 35 years-old – Yes, that’s mature to some!
I can remember when I was 38 and became single again after my divorce, and also after being married for 19 years; I was told how difficult it would be for me to find love again, especially as a single mother, and not being in the dating scene for almost my entire adult life. It was difficult; a real juggling act full of compromise. Fortunately for me, I did find the ‘love of my life,’ and I don’t regret a thing. It was the inspiration behind my romance line – plus, I’m sick of reading stories that only feature 20 somethings!
I’m sending a shout out to anyone who is interested in getting a free copy as an ARC reader and becoming part of my ‘scream team,’ as well as joining my email newsletter list, so I can let you know when the next book is available, plus any giveaways and competitions that I have planned. What is an ARC reader? What is a ‘Scream Team’? ARC stands for Advanced Reader Copy and in exchange for this, I’d like an honest review posted up on Amazon. The Scream Team are those who can recommend and share my book cover and blurb on their social media platforms when the book goes on sale, to spread the word.
Here’s the blurb –
HAVING FAITH
She’s been someone else’s … now Adam was back to show Faith she’d really been his all along. Must read second chance love.
FAITH –
When my best friend suggested I take a young, hot, sexy, stud-muffin as my date to meet my ex-husbands much younger fiancée, I allowed my arm to be ‘twisted.’ Nudging Forty, I felt battered, and my ego bruised – it was just what I needed.
“Who do you have in mind?”
“Adam,” Rachel voiced the one name hovering between us since the words, sexy, hot, and young, had been mentioned in the same sentence.
Adam was my friend’s younger half-brother. We’d always been close, and I’d considered him to be a young brother to myself as well. Then something unthinkable happened between us on his eighteenth birthday that drove him away for ten years.
Now he was back, looking so good it should be illegal, and wanting to resume where we had left off. The soul-incinerating chemistry still bound us, but was my self-doubt too big a hurdle to leap?
ADAM –
For the longest time, Faith has been perched on the peripheral edges of my heart. Since that fated night all those years ago, I had known she was it for me. I was a boy then, too young and dumb to understand that we were soulmates. But my heart knew it, and never let me forget. I’d tried to move on, I really had. She was married, after all.
So, when my sister asked if I could do Faith a favour and play along as her date to meet her idiot ex-husband and his soon-to-be trophy wife, I knew fate was opening a door for me.
This time, I was no amateur. This time, all I had to do was convince her we were meant to be. Sounds easy, right? Well, you haven’t met Faith…
I hope you decide to join my ARC/Scream Team. Please let me know if this is something you would like.
Quickly just before I go. I stumbled onto Krista at KD Proofreading and she did a final read through before I publish. Krista did a brilliant job finding small mistakes others had missed including myself. Some of her suggested changes to the syntax made my writing pop. I recommend her in a heartbeat. Until next time… Reading one book is like eating one square of chocolate – there must be more!