Hope Malory's An Inconvenient Attraction and #Giveaway

 Please welcome Hope Mallory who is celebrating her new release by giving away a copy of her last release. See the Rafflecopter at the end of the post.

Thanks, Susan, for having me on your blog today. I’m so excited to announce my newest release, An Inconvenient Attraction, launching tomorrow! This is a contemporary romance, the fifth in my Azalea Valley Series, and can be read as a standalone.

How Difficult is it to get notice for a new release during a pandemic

An Inconvenient Attraction will be my third release during the pandemic. The first launch this year was mid-March at the beginning of the shut down. Although I have been home more which gave me ample opportunity to write, it has had its challenges. The stress at times zaps the creativity, but conversely, as reading often does, writing helps authors counteract the stresses by transporting us into a different place—one without Covid. I enjoy book signings and look forward to them again which hasn’t been possible this year. 

Has it changed your writing?

Not really other than I might have been overambitious releasing four books in 2020. My next book, Christmas Chances, will launch in December. Since this has been such a busy year, I will take a few weeks break and continue to write, but maybe at a slower pace. This time has been a reminder for me to do ALL the things I enjoy and not only writing.

Tell us about An Inconvenient Attraction.

In this return to Azalea Valley, readers will find small town charm, single parents with bruised hearts, and challenging decisions. Escaping the heat of New Orleans turns into a dangerous floodwater rescue for Dr. Lilly Barnesworth. Meeting the handsome Derrick May, father of a rescued boy, interrupts her self-prescribed remedy of a retreat with her young daughters to heal wounds from her recent divorce.

Derrick is on a “not interested” basis with women after his ex-wife ditches him. Seeing Lilly in action saving his asthmatic son forces a crack in his resolve. Both single parents fight their mutual skyrocketing attraction and neither expects Azalea Valley’s small-town magic to fuel their relationship. The question is, can they overcome Lilly’s ex disturbing her newfound peace and Derrick’s rich, aggressive client demanding his personal attention?

This sounds like a great premise. Hope, tell us a bit about yourself.

I grew up in a small Tennessee town. My husband and I live near Nashville and travel as often as we can while still trying to make time for our family including two precious grandchildren. Sometimes settings and experiences from our travels make it into my novels. I write both contemporary romance and romantic suspense. My first novel in the series, Wildfire and Roses, recently won runner-up in the contemporary category of the Raven Awards.

Congratulations! I love the Raven Awards. 

We can we find your books?

For An Inconvenient Attraction, go to https://amzn.com/B08FMR33XL  On pre-order today and releases tomorrow.

For the first four in the series:

• The first, Wildfire and Roses, https://amzn.com/B07J55F9RN features Beasley and Will’s outdoor adventures and long-distance relationship.

• In the second, Rhythm in Blue, https://amzn.com/B07Y5GVHBG/ read about talented Brenner and Garrett’s enemies-to-lovers journey.

• The third, Blue Skies of Summer, https://www.amzn.com/B083JGL74Q is a romantic suspense following the danger Blake and single mother, Krystan, face.

• And, the fourth, Catching a Curveball, https://www.amzn.com/B0874VCC1Y spotlights a romance between Benjamin and Michelle when they meet on a Caribbean cruise.

An Inconvenient Attraction sounds like an excellent Labor Day read. I find that right now I relax better with books promising an HEA.

Hope is offering a copy of her last release, Catching a Curveball to one lucky reader. You can use this link to Look Inside https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0874VCC1Y/ Scroll down for the Rafflecopter.

Thanks for being here, Hope. I know Hope, like all of us authors, loves to hear from readers. (I got two notes from readers last week and it made  my month.) Her links are below. 

 

Website: www.hopemalory.com 

Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/HopeMalory  

Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Malory/e/B07J5XGHL3/ 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18522356.Hope_Malory 

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/hope-malory 

Happy reading,my friends. Stay safe. Avoid news as much as possible. Laugh three times a day. Read a Romance.

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Meet Hope Malory and Her Contemporary Romance - Rhythm in Blue. #Giveaway

Meet Hope Mallory whose second romance in her Azalea Valley series, Rhythm in Blue is releasing October 16th. In celebration, Hope is offering an autographed copy of the first book in the series, Wildfire and Roses to a reader. (US Only.)

Hope, please tell us a little about yourself.

Although I’ve always had a secret desire to write a novel, I never imagined I would ever do it. After retiring from a career in education, I discovered my passion for writing romance. Married with children and grandchildren, my husband and I live near Nashville, TN and travel every chance we get. The beach is my happy place. Oh, mine too!

I love firsts, so tell me about the moment when a publisher told you they wanted to publish your book.

What an incredible week! My husband and I were on a dream trip to Europe during the week of our anniversary. We were on the tour bus leaving Lucerne, Switzerland when I opened my email and got the wonderful news they wanted to publish my book. We bought champagne, and that night, we celebrated with everyone on our tour.

If it isn’t too nosy. How about the first time you kissed your true love?

My husband and I still talk about our first kiss. It was magical and electric. We had been friends for months prior. After he kissed me, we began dating and the rest is history. We are living our happily ever after. 😊

Any advice for new writers just starting out?

Make writing a priority and never give up.

Tell us about Rhythm in Blue

My novel is a small-town enemies-to-lovers contemporary romance.

Reeling from a broken relationship, Brenner McLemore says goodbye to men and dreams of a family to focus on her other loves—art and dance. That is until Garrett Davenport, her former college instructor and nemesis, arrives in Azalea Valley to step into the director’s position in the dance studio where she teaches—exactly the job Brenner wants.

Garrett finds life in the small town a challenge while he works with the beautiful and talented Brenner. When they match passions in a sensual dance before an audience, Garrett realizes their budding relationship threatens to derail his chance for a coveted position at his former university.

Brenner, struggling to regain her footing, begins to choreograph a new future, but will it be enough? Will their love take flight or will the curtain fall?

Excerpt:

Garrett extended his hand. The gentle squeeze when Brenner placed her hand in his calmed any remaining tension. Together they glided onstage and assumed positions, their gazes riveted on each other as the music escalated. Brenner mirrored his every move. In flawless sync, they swayed and floated to the strains matching the ebb and flow of the melody. Retreating and advancing. He tossed her into the air; she spiralled suspended in a transformed reality. Like being lifted outside of herself, she lost consciousness of everything except the dance and the man she loved. In a fluid move, he caught her. She slid down his body inch by inch, her hands skimming his face and grazing his chest. Their moves were precise. Intimate. Sensual. Time stopped. There was only Garrett.

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Wow! What an amazing description. My heart sighed.

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Here's the pre-order link for Rhythm in Blue

http://amzn.to/2m3DbAa

What’s your current WIP?

I’m working on the fifth in the six-book series.

And finally, where can we find you?

www.hopemalory.com

www.facebook.com/HopeMalory

     https://twitter.com/hope_malory
     BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/hope-malory

Thank you for being here, Hope. 

Dear ones, you can enter the giveaway for Wildfire and Roses below. Here's the blurb to tempt you. Happy reading.

Sparks fly when tenacious mountain climber and hiker Beasley McLemore meets hot smokejumper Will Gregor on a search and rescue mission in Yosemite. Getting together, however, isn't easy. Strong-willed Beasley is bent on building a thriving landscaping business back home in the foothills of the majestic Smoky Mountains. Busy working 24/7, she has no time or energy for a man in her life...she thinks.

Scorched by love in his past, Will is content to live near awe-inspiring Lake Tahoe where he saves lives and forests as a remote wildland firefighter. He doesn't need a committed relationship complicating his dangerous lifestyle...he thinks.

Through life-changing events and a family mystery, each must question long held beliefs about work, love, and life. Looming over their blossoming love affair is the 2,400 miles separating their homes and livelihoods. Will love keep them together or distance tear them apart?

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