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Life has been a bit chaotic the past few weeks. Chaotic in a good way though. We took a trip to Pennsylvania and I have to share a harrowing experience that left me giggling with a new idea for a rom com.
We were told about a cute little town named Ligonier that we decided to explore on Sunday.
Finding a restaurant to eat lunch, we headed that direction and when we went to park we suddenly felt a jolt and realized our right front tire had blown. No problem, we'd just get the spare and change it out. Nope. No spare and the hole in the tire made it to where we couldn't just use the repair kit. No problem. We had the added insurance so we called the rental car agency and they said they'd send a tow truck and take us to get it fixed. Great! Should have known it wouldn't be that easy.
We started to eat lunch and the rental company called saying they were having a hard time finding a tow truck on a Sunday. I have to admit, my cheery attitude was starting to be replaced with a tinge of panic but I held out hope. I mean it wasn't like people didn't need tow trucks on Sundays. They did say they had a tire store lined up for us, but it was 45 minutes away and closed at five. No problem it was barely past twelve. We ate our lunch and waited on the check then another call came. The rental company had abandoned AAA since they still couldn't find a tow and was in search of someone on their own. I began searching for one myself and found a tow truck in Latrobe, the town we were staying in. I also found out that Walmart in Latrobe had a tire department that didn't close until seven, which was good because it was now growing close to two. Then the hubby got a text saying that our case had been closed as complete. Oh no no no. Our case was far from complete. So the hubby called and sat on the phone trying to explain to yet another person from the rental company. He never got the same person twice. They said they closed out the AAA request but they said they had a tow truck coming......from forty-five minutes away. SERIOUSLY? We knew at this point we would never make it to the tire place they had chosen.
I called Walmart and they confirmed they would be open until seven and then we asked if there was a place we could wait, since it was cold outside. The restaurant staff was fantastic and moved us to a room off the kitchen.
The tow truck driver arrived and said he was given direction to take us to the tire place 45 minutes away. We told him that it would be closed by the time we got there and gave him the info on Walmart to which he said he would have to get it approved. Another call was made to the rental car place by both men. I stood there not believing what was happening but as I did a story was simmering. I mean, think about it. A stranger in a quaint town with a broken down car, having all kinds of trouble getting help? Please, it literally writes itself. But as I began seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, there was one last twist. See, it even has a TWIST.
We walked out to get into the wrecker and the guy says "I only have one seat." Ummm...Okay....I guess I can call an Uber. I bring up the app, and did I mention this was a tiny town up in the hills of Pennsylvania. Yeah, my screen said "Currently Unavailable" So, thank goodness the tow truck guy was approved to take my hubby to Walmart which was only about ten miles away. I continued to sit in our little room and as I did I noticed some napkins and silverware, so I asked if they needed a hand with wrapping the silverware. Might as well put myself to good use while I wait. The hostess just laughed. Walmart got my hubby in and out in no time and he came and picked me up
and we lived happily ever after!
Coming Soon
A Life of Illusions
April 30th
"How far would you go to save your child's life?"
Kaleb Grayeagle thought going home and leaving his secrets in the past, would help him forget about the woman who had captured his heart and nearly killed him. But he thought wrong. She never left his thoughts or dreams and now she’s on his doorstep asking for help.
Who is she really? Eden Samuels life has been completely fabricated. A missing famous French scientist and an attempted abduction send Eden in search of the one man who might be able to help her solve her mystery, but he could be her abductor.When Eden’s mysterious life collides with Kaleb’s secrets, nothing is what it seems. One missing person turns into many, and Kaleb and Eden find themselves in a tangled web of deception with no way out until a band of unlikely heroes step in.IN THE SPOTLIGHT
I'll be taking over the SPOTLIGHT April 1st from noon to 2 EST in the Baby Author Romance Books Promo group. Be sure to join me. There will be giveaways!
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I love helping new authors launch so here are a couple I've been introduced to.
EMILY LOUISE
Everything was just fine. Until he showed up. Then my world came crashing down around me. Jackson Bentford was something from my past, a mere memory of a love that I left behind in college. He was the picture-perfect boyfriend, and the reason I became the version of myself I always yearned for. We were madly in love, ready to commit to one another for a lifetime, but secrets managed to make everything fall apart at the seams. Five years later, I moved on to bigger and better things. I’m with a man I love and I’m advancing in my career at ESPN. My life was exactly the way it should have been. Then I was blindsided – Jackson strolling back into my life without any warning with his captivating smile, and body that looks like it was carved by the Greek Gods. I should have known that our first interaction after so many years apart would have been intense, but I didn’t realize how life altering his presence would become.
I, Hillary Brown, knew he was trouble. I knew he would bring nothing but uncertainty into my life, but that didn’t stop me from accepting his friendship.
Perhaps it’s for closure. Perhaps it was because my heart couldn’t say no to him, even after all this time.
No matter how many times I reminded myself that he was simply a friend, it seems I was falling in love with him all over again.
So what happens when I can’t contain my feelings for my ex-boyfriend, while maintaining a relationship with my current boyfriend? What happens when the secrets I buried five years ago resurrect?
I should have listened to the warning bells. I should have never let Jackson Bentford back into my life.
WINNIE BROOKS
Ashia
My fears have finally come back to life. Masked by a man who believes he’s my savior. The city may see him as that, but I’m not so convinced. He watches me from afar, courting me in ways that seem innocent enough, but this man is anything but irreproachable. He stalks, he kills, and he hunts in the same way a predator would. Though, I seem to be the only prey that matters to him now. Every ounce of rational sense screams at me to run and hide, while my need for affection and healing pushes me to give myself over to him. He forces me to shed the skin I hide behind until I’m raw and exposed. Making me question my own nature and desires. While leaving me to wonder what will be left of me once he claws his way into my soul.
DamienI see her. Nothing but her. Everything she shows, everything she hides, and the darkness that resides within her. She calls to me. Invading my dreams and haunting me while I’m awake. I’ve never needed anything the way I need her. Her golden beacons pulled me in, and her soul attached itself to mine. There is no line I won’t cross. No burden I won’t bear. I will wage a war with her mind and tear through every last line of her defenses until there is nothing left. Through the violence, torment, and atrocities that plague not only this city, but my mind, she is the only thing that stands above it. I will have her, and not even her own pleas for mercy will stop me. Get it!
April Releases
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This is book 4 in KoKo Heart's ON ME series and it is FABULOUS!
Life’s funny. Just when you think you’re running the perfect play, you have to decide whether to throw the ball away, or hold on and take the hit. That’s where I am right now. Trying to decide whether it’s worth the risk to throw the pass or not. If I do, that connection could result in perfectly pouty lips and beautiful blushing cheeks as my reward. And if I don’t, everything will be as it always is. The problem with that is, I’m stuck. Stuck in an endless cycle of contracts, relationships with expiry dates, and surface-level acquaintanceships. It’s exhausting. And, even worse—it’s boring. Stepping off the sidelines, embracing the risks of the game, could bring me everything I never knew I wanted. And that big play could bring me everything I never knew I needed. What's on the line? Well, it’s more important than a trophy. Because now it's a game of love, and I can’t afford to lose. Get it
COMING UP
I've ready the other books in this series and I have been waiting for this one to finally com out.
I should’ve known Lincoln Pierce was trouble from the moment I held my knife to his throat.
I’ve been running for most of my life, hiding away in a small town and hoping no one discovers who I truly am. The only problem is that I can never let anyone know the real me. Or at least that was true until my brother moved his best friend onto our shared property.
Now, I’m stuck trying to avoid the nosy billionaire’s probing questions and piercing stares. And it doesn’t help that I almost killed him the first time we met.
Oops.
But when all my carefully crafted lies come crashing down around me, it’s Linc stepping in to shield me. And when it looks like the person hunting me for all those years is back, Linc will do anything to keep me safe.
Only it’s not just my safety at risk. It’s my heart. Because when Linc touches me, I lose all sense. And when I truly get to know the broken billionaire, he’s so much more than a ruthless business tycoon. He’s the man showing me that it’s time to really live.
But I’m not the only one with secrets. Linc has them, too. And when the forces from our pasts emerge from the shadows, it’s with only one goal: to end the new life we’re building together. For good.
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