Upcoming at Ciaralira
On this beautiful Friday morning I don’t have a book to recommend (though I will soon – I’m in the middle of Demon Moon by Meljean Brook and loving it). Instead I’ll give you a hint at fun things to come here at ciaralira.
1. The Traveler’s Guide to Romance Novels
When I travel I take a ton of books with me. I would like those books to be set in the place I’m globetrotting: mouthwatering stories with a backdrop I can take pictures of. It was so much fun to walk around London and say OMG! there’s the Serpentine in Hyde Park that Kate fell into in The Viscount Who Loved Me! or take a photo of the Half Moon street sign where Julia Quinn’s Bridgertons live. or Whitehall and Covent Garden Market where Lisa Kleypas’ Bow Street Runners have their headquarters. I was ecstatic walking past Whites and the former Almacks just knowing these are the footsteps of all my Regency heroes and heroines!
London is easy, but what about other cities and countries? So I’m making a list of recommended books for your travels. Going to Ireland? Read Nora Roberts’ Born in Fire trilogy or Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series. Russia? Read Majorie M. Liu’s Shadow Touch. Seattle? Read Lisa Cach’s A Babe in Ghostland or Alexis Morgan’s Paladins of Darkness series or Richelle Mead’s Succubus Blues or Kat Richardson’s Greywalker series.
READERS: Recommend your favorites based on setting and I’ll add them to the list! (Extra credit for great fiction set in Seattle.)
2. Ciaralira blog to move eventually to www.ciarastewart.com and www.romancelandia.com.
Self explanatory. I have Big Ideas! But I have to restrain myself. Write Ciara, write. Don’t play on the internet. Write!
3. Guest Post: Author Mary Margret Daughtridge to chat with us about her new book SEALed With a Kiss.
Romantic Times Reviewer Cindy Helmer gave SEALed 4.5 stars and says, “How can this story miss? … it delivers in a huge way. Throw in a lost little boy and some great dogs and you get a heart-touching story that will keep you smiling and cheering for the characters clear through to the happy ending.”
Ms. Daughtridge will tell us about her inspiration, research, writing process – you name it. She wants questions! She will also be giving away an autographed copy to one lucky commenter.
READERS: What questions would you like to ask her?
