So since I'm being a terrible promoter lately, I decided to combine these two days together. Yesterday, was our Back-to-School night where I got to meet my class and their parents before the first day of school on Monday!! I can't believe the school year is about to begin. So with all of the preparation for the start of the school year, I've been slacking with my posts and responding to emails and whatnot. So I do need to apologize and I'm going to try harder to make sure everything gets posted on time!!!
So since Amy is amazing, she already has everything prepared for the week so I can schedule the rest of the posts like I should have done as soon as she sent them to me, lol
So here is Turn It Up Tuesday.......
"Music is one of my best motivators for writing. Many
times when my creative flow runs dry, I use
music to inspire me. There have been several scenes in my books that
were inspired by music lyrics.
My
Playlist for The Southern Devotion
Series:
I'll
Stand by You by the Pretenders
Say
Something by A Great Big World
Bring
Me To Life by Evanescence
Here's
to Us by Halestorm
Bartender
by Lady Antebellum
Your
Body is a Wonderland by John Mayer
Places
I've Been by Taylor Hicks
She
Will be Loved by Maroon 5
Can't
Take My Eyes Off You by Franki Valli
She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5
Watch Out Wednesday........
5
Things about The Southern Devotion Series that might surprise you:
1. For the
Love of Gracie has a lot of truth in it. Many of the stories Gracie tells
about her past or her friends are stories of mine.
2. The Characters are all modeled after people I know. Many of them have
been through the same experiences as the real people. My group of friends even
have drinking parties called "Loozas,"
a tradition we've had for many years now.
3. Nashville: I
chose Nashville as the setting
because I grew up there. In FtLoG, I included many of my favorite spots in
town; my favorite restaurant, museum, and my favorite park.
4. Each time I write one of the novels
in this series, I add a scene that takes place somewhere I've recently been. Curves in the Road had a scene from Dale
Hollow Lake, which I wrote two months after a weekend trip with friends to stay
in a cabin on that lake. In Complicated Relationships, the couples travel to
Fall Creek Falls, which is where I spent
the fourth of July a few months prior to the scene being written.
5. The Book Covers have a theme. Each book cover represents a season.
For the Love of Gracie: Fall, Curves in the Road: Summer, Complicated
Relationships: Winter. When Book 4 releases it
will be the final book of the series and it will have a Spring theme for the
cover.
Don't Forget
Complicated Relationships will be on Sale for $.99 from
August 21-28th
Blurb:
Tristan Jacobs followed his best friend Mary Jane from Florida to
Nashville only to have his heart broken when she married someone else. He's
been a father to his younger sister Macy for the past five years now and has
been putting his romantic life on hold.
Now he's ready to find the girl of his dreams. An auburn-haired beauty walks into the bar one night and captures his attention. What he doesn't realize is that she has a connection to the woman who broke his heart.
Tristan’s life is full of complicated relationships that could affect the one that means the most to him. Will he get his happily-ever-after? Or will the complications prove to be too difficult to overcome?
Now he's ready to find the girl of his dreams. An auburn-haired beauty walks into the bar one night and captures his attention. What he doesn't realize is that she has a connection to the woman who broke his heart.
Tristan’s life is full of complicated relationships that could affect the one that means the most to him. Will he get his happily-ever-after? Or will the complications prove to be too difficult to overcome?
Don't forget to also check on the giveaway on Monday's post!!! Really great items up for grabs!!! Who doesn't love free stuff!!!
