I am so pleased to kick off this series with author, Susan Sands!
Thanks to Susan's wonderful information on her website, I will be running the authors in order as she has their blurbs listed, with two exceptions.
1 - Sasha Summers introduced me to this series so I'll be dropping her in next week .
2 - Shirley Jump has asked if I could put her near the end as I had a special request for her. She just got married and was wrapped up in pre-wedding planning. What an appropriate time for this anthology to launch! I've known Shirley since our very early days on AOL where we both led writing workshops. I will be sharing her post on July 12th, then she will be our July Writer's Nest guest on July 15th.
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Susan has been a tremendous help in launching this Spotlight Author series through July 13th. I have a BONUS surprise for you at the end of this post. Let's get started!!
A self-described late bloomer, Susan Sands began writing her first novel at age forty. She compares her challenging journey to publication as “raising another child—a difficult one.”
Susan has published five southern, contemporary women’s fiction novels set in Alabama. She describes her humorous small-town stories as fun, romantic, and filled with big family love. Susan also writes authentic place-as-a-character southern fiction with a humorous voice in addition to her Alabama series.
Susan has three grown children and lives with her dentist husband in Roswell, GA. She has a degree in elementary education, is a member of the Georgia Romance Writers, the Romance Writers of America, the Atlanta Writer’s Club, Womens Fiction Writers of America (WFWA), and the Broadleaf Writers Association. She participates in book festivals, book clubs, and writer’s conferences around the South. Susan is the recipient of the 2017 Georgia Author of the Year award for romance.
Each author has crafted a story for this anthology centered around the Wedding theme. Spring is a wonderful time for weddings - full of promise in the season for new beginnings.
Then, And Now – Susan Sands
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Kate Lafitte is thrilled to meet her daughter Casey’s new boyfriend, Drew. But
she’s mortified to learn that Drew’s dad, Trevor, is her former college
boyfriend, to whom she’s compared every man since. As the kids’ romance becomes
more serious, it leaves Kate and Trevor to rehash the past and learn that their
chemistry still smolders.
I loved the concept of this story. Imagine believing your have your life in order only to have your daughter re-introduce you to someone from your past by which you measure other potential suitors! While I admit some things are better left in the past, sometimes they were only put on hold.
NOTE: I will not be doing individual quill ratings for each story. Rather, I will give an over-all review during the wrap-up post on July 13th.
You'll find Susan Sands by following the social media links below.
WEBSITE BLOG FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM
Susan also has a solo book releasing on May 13th.
It’s not true that you can’t go home again, but do you want to?
Paris gallery owner Leah Bertrand returns to her historic, moss-draped Louisiana hometown to fulfill a deathbed promise to her friend and mentor. She’s been matched as a bone marrow donor to a stranger, yet the match is so close that doctors suspect a family relationship. But how? Leah’s family has always seethed with drama, but this visit home promises secrets as deep, dark, and mysterious as the water in Cypress Bayou. And then her ex arrives, and Leah realizes the feelings and secrets she buried years ago have come back to haunt her.
Dr. Jake Carmichael returns to Cypress Bayou after years away and is shocked to see Leah, his childhood sweetheart and first love, back in town and on his patient roster. The sparks still burn, but when he tries to discuss what went wrong and perhaps rebuild their relationship, Leah refuses.
Jake’s not ready to give up on their future together. But Leah fears she has even more to lose this time…
That's it for me. I'll see you tomorrow with Sasha Summers!
All my best
~ Angela
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