My guest on Familiarise Friday is author Toni Lynn Cloutier who has been on an extended blog tour for her novel The Patriot Girl .
Toni Lynn is also an author of Word Puzzles and games - things I love doing when time permits - but so far have never met anyone who creates them. I just might have been doing some puzzles Toni Lynn has made and didn't know she was the person who put them together.
She's here today as a contemporary romance author, though, and has been game to answer some questions so that we can get to know her a little bit.
There's also a fantastic prize on offer in her GIVEAWAY so read on for those details.
Describe yourself using only 6 words. Honest, content, self-taught, happy, petite, funny
Where are you from? A small New England town. (Sounds lovely.)
Where are you currently living? Still
in the same town in Rhode Island
What’s your main occupation just now? Stay at home mom.
What makes you happy?
During a storm when the power goes out and my
son, husband, and I sit and talk and laugh. We pause and watch the pouring rain
or listen to the thunder as the lightning flashes and catches our attention.
Then we continue to talk until the power returns and life begins as usual.
You've been granted a whole week where you can choose
every single thing you want to do. What would that be?
I pretty much do whatever I want now! Now if
money was no object, then we can talk! (Mine would be a whole lot different!)
What’s your favourite reading material? Non-fiction reference books. I love to learn and teach myself
new things.(I can empathise with that, Toni Lynn. I seem to be reading a lot more non- fiction research reading just now, and find little time is left for fiction which I used to devour.)
You’re going to begin a new hobby. What would it be? Actually, I just started counted cross-stitch again and
remembered how much I enjoyed it. So it really has become a new hobby these
days.( That's great. I used to do a lot of crossstitch when my kids were little and loved the relaxation I got from it- but that was well before I started writing.)
Who, or what, is the love of your life? My husband has and always will be the love of my life. We met
when I was nineteen and have been together ever since. I knew the first time I set eyes on him that he was the one.
What is your biggest goal for 2013? To
complete book two of The Patriot Girl. I know people are looking forward to
reading Jesse’s story. I’ve written two novels and a short story since TPG so
now I have to buckle down and finish this. (It's not always easy to get back into the groove if other projects fall in between. At least that's what has happened with me.)
Toni Lynn can be found at these places:
Twitter: @ToniLCloutier
Great answers, Toni Lynn. Now we know you a little better, we'll find out a bit about The Patriot Girl.
MaKayla Adams has always been curious about the wild
side of life. Making love with her late husband wasn’t exciting, and she never
could understand the big deal…until hunky nightclub owner Dustin James hires
her as a public relations consultant. His touch arouses feelings she’s never
known, and his kiss tempts her to cross the line between business and pleasure.
Dustin doesn’t remember the car accident
that put him in a coma three years ago, but since his recovery, he’s pushed his
own needs aside to be a single father to his young daughter. When MaKayla
offers to help publicize his country nightclub, however, she ignites deeper
feelings he can’t ignore.
But there is more than mutual attraction
between MaKayla and Dustin—there is a shared past connected to her husband’s
death. Will the truth bring them together or tear them apart?
She tilted her head toward his touch.
“We do have an unusual chemistry, but anything more between us would complicate
things.”
“In what ways?”
“Alex wouldn’t understand. Not to mention Paul’s parents.”
“What about what MaKayla wants?”
A loaded question she didn’t know how to
answer. She wanted what she couldn’t have—not to be alone, the noises in her
backyard to go away, a husband to spoil, and another child to mother.
“It doesn’t matter what I want. What
matters is doing the right thing.”
“For who?”
“For everyone.”
“Even if it means being unhappy? When
was the last time you did something for MaKayla without worrying about
consequences?” He rolled his tongue and smiled.
“There was liquor involved. Otherwise, I never would have growled at
you.”
“Why not?”
She shrugged. “Because it’s inappropriate.”
“A tease?”
“Yes.”
He cupped her cheeks between his palms.
“I find you sexy as hell and I’m going to kiss you. The time to stop me would
be right now.”
***GIVEAWAY ***
Comment or ask a question and you could win an ebook copy of THE
PATRIOT GIRL.
The more you follow throughout the year, the more chances you’ll have
to win the grand prize.
See Toni Lynn's website for more details.
(Please remember to leave a way of contacting you in case you're the winner!)
Thank you for visiting Familiarise Friday, Toni Lynn. My very best wishes for great success during your tour for The Patriot Girl.
Slainthe!
Thanks for having me today, Nancy. Remember, if you leave a comment, please also leave your contact information so I may get in touch with you. Thanks.
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