Spinning a story of a joyous marriage to make
a dying woman happy is forgivable, isn’t it?
a dying woman happy is forgivable, isn’t it?
A CHARMED LITTLE LIE
Charmed in Texas #1
Sharla Lovelace
Releasing April 18th, 2017
Lyrical Shine
Lanie Barrett didn’t mean to lie. Spinning a story of a joyous marriage to make a dying woman happy is forgivable, isn’t it? Lanie thinks so, especially since her beloved Aunt Ruby would have been heartbroken to know the truth of her niece’s sadly loveless, short-of-sparkling existence. Trouble is, according to the will, Ruby didn’t quite buy Lanie’s tale. And to inherit the only house Lanie ever really considered a home, she’ll have to bring her “husband” back to Charmed, Texas for three whole months—or watch Aunt Ruby’s cozy nest go to her weasel cousin, who will sell it to a condo developer.
Nick McKane
is out of work, out of luck, and the spitting image of the man Lanie described.
He needs money for his daughter’s art school tuition, and Lanie needs a
convenient spouse. It’s a match made . . . well, not quite in heaven, but for a
temporary arrangement, it couldn’t be better. Except the longer Lanie and Nick
spend as husband and wife, the more the connection between them begins to seem
real. Maybe this modern fairy tale really could come true . . .
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Describe yourself in five words or
less.
- Snarky (Might be kind of scary that this was the
first one that came to mind.)
- Introverted
- Sneaky
- People-watcher (notice how I hyphenated to get an
extra word? Yeah, see #3)
- Dog-lover (it worked last time)
Can you tell us a little about your
book?
It’s about lying! LOL. Truly, it’s
about when all your little white lies catch up to you, and what the hell do you
do then? You make up a gargantuan sized one to cover them, and then hope it
doesn’t swallow you whole. Unless it’s in the form of a hot sexy
get-under-your-skin man….then by all means swallow! (I did not just say that.)
Lanie and Nick’s story was honestly
one of my favorite books to write—EVER. It was so much fun, and such a runaway
train ride with no hands! I loved
literally watching them fall for each other, I loved Lanie’s spunk! I loved
every second of it, and it birthed the town of Charmed, so I hope you will love
it as much as I do.
If you had a theme song, what would
it be?
I
Hope You Dance
Name one thing you won’t leave home
without.
My phone and a hair tie on my wrist.
(That’s 2. Damn I have trouble following rules.)
What
types of scenes are your most favorite to write?
I adore writing
intense scenes with either sexy-smexy chemistry burning up the page or fast
snappy dialogue. Sex scenes before the sex…with the tease and the tension and
the snarky back and forth talking…I love that.
Also fights are a blast with all that emotion churning around. Dialogue is always the most fun. I groan to
write description…
Do you have any advice to give to
aspiring writers?
Everyone says this, but seriously,
never give up. I met Sandra Brown at a writer’s conference, and she was behind
a table signing for a line of hundreds, and when I got up there I said
“Everyone in this line wants to be you one day.” She looked at me and said,
“You’re here. You’re already halfway there. Don’t ever stop learning and don’t
ever stop writing. You’ll get here. One day, maybe I’ll be in your line.” I
never forgot that. It hasn’t always been smooth sailing by any means, but my
first book was published almost exactly 5 years ago, and now A CHARMED LITTLE
LIE is my 10th published book, and I’ve just finished writing my 12th. Don’t give up on your dream. Also, remember
that you write about life, and to do that you have to live. There are times
(deadline evil times) that you have to stay in a cave and pound out words, but
outside of that, find a balance and enjoy your life. It will show in your
writing when you do…and when you don’t. If you write romance, kiss your husband
every day. And if you are writing about hot sex and he is one of your readers,
you’d better be prepared to give up the goods. Saying you aren’t in the mood
after penning being banged against a wall—doesn’t cut it honey. ;)
Is there anything that you would
like to say to your readers and fans?
I wouldn’t be here without you, and
I love and adore you so much for taking the time to buy my books and give my
stories a try. And when you email or message me to tell me about it…oh my God
you just don’t know the rainbows and unicorns that fill me up. Nothing is more
important in this job than readers. When I make you happy…when I make you laugh
or cry or feel something that you are moved enough to tell me about…my God, ice
cream isn’t even as good as that. It’s close. But not quite. ;)
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