Welcome Today's Featured Author
E.L. Irwin!!
Out of the Blue
Specific Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Page Numbers: 374
Publisher: Blue Tulip Publishing Release
Date: October 20, 2014
Synopsis:
KatyBeth Reilly, horse-trainer
extraordinaire, is capable, responsible and hard-working – she hates backing
down in a fight. When she meets – completely by chance – Hollywood Heartthrob,
Asher Fitzpatrick, she decides she wants nothing to do with him. He’s arrogant,
self-assured, and seemingly very assured of her.
Asher doesn’t like taking no for an
answer – he’s determined to get to know Katy – so he makes a couple phone calls
that set the stage for their second meeting. When Katy comes face to face with
Asher again, she knows she’s going to need help this time – not because she
feels out-maneuvered, but because for the first time in her life she knows she
doesn’t want to fight.
Book Quotes
#1:
“I
know it was probably completely irrational, but I just felt a flash of anger
flood through me. I was mad clear through. I was mad at him for being so
thoroughly male and attractive. I was mad that I was attracted to him. I was
mad that I was mad.” – KatyBeth Reilly
#2:
“Passion,
that’s what you felt, Kate – it’s passion.”
I
shook my head in disagreement. “Lust, maybe. But, not passion.”
“What’s
the difference?” He chuckled, leaning back against the barn door.
“Between
lust and passion?” I asked him. Asher nodded, a grin still playing on his lips.
“Lust
is just a physical response based upon nothing but bodily desires. Passion is
the physical expression of love between two people who mutually respect each
other, who are fully committed to each other.” I said, hoping to make him see.
“That
sounds like a text book answer. You may have seen passion in a movie, read
about it in a book, but I’d say you’ve just had your first taste of what
passion will be for you. And I do respect you, Kate,” he said, his voice low
and serious.
The Lost and
Found
Specific Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Page Numbers: 296
Publisher: Blue Tulip Publishing Release
Date: January 28, 2016
Synopsis:
When
recent high school graduate Crimson
Sage’s life is shattered, she and her brother are forced to move across
country with a grandfather they never knew existed. Crimson finds herself
drowning in anger and fear, desperate to be numb to everything around her.
Enter Josiah; he’s stubborn, tough, and
fearless, and he absolutely refuses to allow Crimson to drown.
Book
Quotes:
#1:
Those deep blue eyes were trained
right on me; they pinned me to the spot and my breath hitched a little in my
throat. “Crimson,” he said, his voice even, smooth, like water. “It’s time you
left your room. Are you walking or will I be carrying you?”
As soft and soothing as his voice
was, there was a firmness there as well.
“My name is Sage and you can get out. Now.”
“Carrying you is fine by me,
Crimson.” The firmness had hardened.
“It’s Sage, and don’t you lay a hand on me.” I crossed my arms in front
of me, trying to look fierce and intimidating.
Josiah must not have noticed because
he stepped right up to me without hesitation; his strong hands gripped me,
lifted, and tossed me over his shoulder.
#2:
“Why?” I whispered. “Why are you
helping me? Why did you wake me up and make me choose?”
Josiah stared at me for one long
moment, his blue eyes gazing into mine. They flickered down to my mouth before
returning to my eyes. “Because you needed to know you were still alive. Because
I saw something I recognized in you.” He paused then said, “Because if you
didn’t wake up, I’d never be able to do this…”
About E. L. Irwin:
A child of divorce and abuse, E. L. Irwin found
escape in reading and writing, and through the school of hard-knocks, learned
to be a fighter. She’s a self-described
romantic-rebel who wears her heart on her sleeve and tends to shoot from the
hip on subjects that matter. She enjoys
riding horses, camping, fishing, wearing heels, shooting her XD.40, tattoos,
and of course, a good book and hot coffee.
Interview with E. L. Irwin:
1. Can you tell us a little about your books?
2. What inspires you to write?
3. When did you know you wanted to write a book?
Hmmm...I
don't know that I ever, especially with my first book, Out of the Blue,
sat down and thought, "Hey, I'd like to write a book." In fact, I share
this in my included author info page, I sort of wrote OotB by accident.
I was just messing around. It wasn't until I'd finished it that I'd
even realized I'd written a book. And it wasn't until I'd been published
that it occurred to me that I wanted to be a writer.
4. Do you have a special time to write or how is your day structured?
I
wish I could say I was a super disciplined writer and I had daily word
count goals and time set aside strictly for writing, but truth is, I
don't. I'm married and a mom of three that I homeschool, and we live on a
small farm where we raise beef cattle and have chickens and pigs, and
basically, I write when I can. Most often it's late at night, or early
morning, or when the muse strikes.
5. Do you have a favorite food or drink you must have nearby when writing?
6. Do you have a favorite spot to write?
My
Dad passed away about three years ago and I miss him terribly...he had a
really nice oak rolltop desk, and I now have that and do my writing
there. I love it and it makes me feel closer to him.
7. If your fairy godmother waved her wand and whisked you away to the location of your choice, which place would you choose?
8. What are writing projects are you currently working on?
Well,
as I mentioned above, I completed a first draft on a new contemporary
novel called, Long Live the Rebel. It's the story of AJ McAdams, a
Military Romance writer living on Coronado Island near San Diego. Life
for AJ is great. She's busy and successful. She has her best friend
Harley and her cat Josephine. And then she gets a letter and suddenly
she finds herself in Sequim, Washington, trying to find out who she
really is. All while trying to stay alive and figure out who she can
trust, because someone has been stalking her. Enter Ryler Dean, former
Army Ranger and combat veteran. Ryler has his own opinion of AJ and
life, and frankly, he wants nothing to do with her -- if only his body
would listen to his brain.
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