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The Next Big Thing

I usually don’t participate in chain-letter type things, but this seemed like fun and a neat way to connect authors and networks. It’s an interview about upcoming work and you get tagged for it. At the end I’ll tag five more authors to do the same interview on their blogs! I was tagged by R.G. Porter Due out in February 2013 (Sign up for the newsletter to get an announcement when it’s released!) What is the working title of your book? Parallel Loves Where did the idea come from for the book? The very first spark of an idea came from the experience of being a writer. I’m sure other writers will recognize this! It sometimes feels like you’re talking to people who aren’t there and they are telling you their story....

Monday Book Review: Vittorio’s Woman

VITTORIO’S WOMAN (The Vittorio Series) by Kimberley Reeves Review… Summary: Lilly is a physical therapist, but she doesn’t do it for money, she just really likes helping people. She gets a call from the sister of a man she saw once at a party and developed a huge crush on, Simon Vittorio. The sister says that Simon’s had an accident and he’s in despair. He needs a tough physical therapist to pull him from his depression and get him inspired to walk again. Simon has also been blinded by this accident, the characters hope temporarily. Little does Lilly know, Simon remembers her and has also been longing for her as much as she has for him. But he’s driven away other psychical therapists and he’s going to do the same to her...

Friday Story: Guru’s Grace

This week I’m continuing with the Indian theme! This short story has appeared in a collection, but has never been sold on its own. I wrote this while visiting an ashram in southern India. I think you’re really going to enjoy it! Guru’s Grace by Ruth Madison Copyright 2011 by Ruth Madison Sumitra knew what her parents were going to ask the guru. She was turning twenty-nine in two month’s time and they were beyond desperate to get her married. She went along to try to be a good daughter, but in her heart she knew she could never be happy with the men her parents found and finding one on her own was close to impossible. There was one very specific thing she needed in a man and she could never tell anyone about it. She sat in between...