Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Featured Author: Shelly Alexander


Welcome Today's Featured Author
Shelly Alexander!!!

 Synopsis
It’s In His Smile by Shelly Alexander
 She’s risking it all on a dream career… until his smile convinces her to risk her heart on love.
Miranda Cruz isn’t just the best darned waitress in town anymore; she’s Red River’s newest innkeeper. All she has to do is renovate the inn, find the contractor that has disappeared with her life’s savings, and prove that she is the respectable business owner she’s always dreamed of being. Easy, right? Especially for the intelligent Miss Cruz who never depends on anyone, including a man. Until a gorgeous old flame shows up and reignites a fire that has been simmering for seven long years and could send her dreams up in smoke.
Acclaimed environmental architect, Talmadge Oaks, returns home to Red River to settle family business. He plans to get in and get out as quickly as possible because a professional catastrophe is waiting for him back in the Pacific Northwest. When an unforeseen snag keeps him in Red River longer than expected, he finds himself entangled with the floundering renovations of his late grandmother’s old Victorian inn. Handy with a hammer, Talmadge offers to help the inn’s beautiful new owner, but his motives aren’t completely selfless. Will his secret demolish everything they are building? Or will their undeniable passion and love be enough to hold them together?
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Excerpt
After Talmadge's colossal gaffe yesterday at Joe's, the chances of Miranda letting him take over the renovations at the inn were about as good as her contractor giving back her money.
The way he saw it, he had two options.
One: play the I'm-your-creditor card and take charge of the renovations whether she agreed or not. When it came to any kind of building project, everyone followed his lead. Hell, he'd earned that leadership roll in world of architecture.
Miranda's face glowed red with anger.
Right. Option one wasn't working out so well.
He shifted to option two: make her think she was still in charge.
"Don't be foolish, Miranda. You need help with this place." Talmadge was trying real hard to keep his mind and eyes off the taut nipples showing through her thin shirt. The moment he'd turned and saw her standing in the dining room staring at him with sleepy eyes and messy pillow hair...glaring at all of them over the absurdity of superheroes while wearing silly cartoon pajamas... Well, hell. His throat had closed up, and he'd wanted to toss her over his shoulder and take her to back to bed. This time with him in it too.



 About the Author

A 2014 Golden Heart® finalist, Shelly Alexander grew up traveling the world, earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing, and worked in the business world for twenty-five years. With four older brothers, she watched every Star Trek episode ever made, joined the softball team instead of ballet class, and played with G.I. Joes while the Barbie Corvette stayed tucked in the closet. When she had three sons of her own, she decided to escape her male-dominated world by reading romance novels and has been hooked ever since. Now, she spends her days writing steamy contemporary romances while tending to a miniature schnauzer named Omer, a tiny toy poodle named Mozart, and a pet boa named Zeus.



Interview With Shelly Alexander:

  1. Can you tell us a little about your books?

My Red River Valley series centers around a small town of quirky and loveable characters, the struggles and challenges they face, they way they gossip but come together when they need each other. And above all else, it’s about the characters finding love and a happily ever after. The books are both sweet and very sexy, so the reader gets some of both.

  1. When did you know you wanted to write a book?

I knew I wanted to write since I was in high school, but life took me in a different direction. Not a bad direction, just different. I finally started my writing career seven years ago, and I love, love, love what I do.

  1.  Do you have a favorite character to write about?

My heroines are always strong women struggling to overcome the things that all of us women face. My heroes are always hot alphas who are somewhat tortured. The question I try to address in every story is can the two find a way to work together instead of letting their inner struggles tear them apart. That always makes for great romance and hot chemistry.

  1. For a reader who hasn't read your books yet, which book do you suggest they start with?

I’d suggest starting with the first book in the series. Although, they can be read as standalones. It’s really up to the reader.

  1. Do you have a favorite food or drink you must have nearby when writing? 

    Coffee, coffee, and more coffee! I love it, and I’ve drank it since I was a kid. Cream and two sugars, please. ;)

  1. Do you listen to music while you write?


I love music, but I don’t listen to it while I write. I’m most productive when the house is quiet.

  1. What’s your favorite summertime activity?


I try to tackle two activities every summer: Reducing my TBR pile, and I usually binge watch a series that I haven’t seen. This summer it’s Outlander…Jamie…sigh…
    8.  What are writing projects are you currently working on?

I’m currently working on two different projects. I’ve just started a new small town contemporary series set off the Oregon/Washington coast.

I’ve also started my first erotic romance, which I hope will be out this fall.


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