Today is my stop on the I Stand Before You Blog Tour, hosted by AToMR. Follow all entire tour at the homepage. My stop includes an author interview and tour giveaway.
Series: Judge Me Not #1
Category/Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Self-Published
Publication Date: 9/13
When it comes to tattooed bad boys, Chase Gartner is the real deal. Partying, engaging in meaningless sex, getting into fights---Chase indulges in it all during his late teen years, thus firmly solidifying his status as a heartbreakingly gorgeous but way-too-dangerous-to-trust guy in his hometown of Harmony Creek, Ohio. Then, following one fateful night of reckless decisions, Chase's actions finally catch up to him and land him in prison. Now, four years have passed and Chase finds himself a free man. He returns to Harmony Creek, ready to pick up the pieces and start rebuilding his shattered life.
Things are off to a promising start when he meets Kay Stanton, a young woman with a tragic past of her own. Despite a powerful attraction, Chase and Kay are naturally hesitant to become involved. That's why friendship feels like the safest option. But when passions ignite and love blossoms, a relationship that is destined and meant to be can only be resisted for so long. When Chase and Kay finally succumb to their feelings they realize being together feels more right and true than anything they have ever experienced.
But their love is soon tested. Chase's wild past still haunts and tempts him, and Kay is keeping a secret that could tear them apart.
I Stand Before You is a journey of hope and forgiveness, coming to terms with the past and moving forward. But mostly it's a story of two damaged people who take a chance, open their hearts, and find true love.
Author Interview
When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
Storytelling is very big in my family, so from the time I was little.
Do you have a routine that you use to get into the right frame of mind to write?Not really. I write every day, so it’s just a part of my life.
Where do you get your ideas or inspiration for your characters?
Everywhere! But usually after I have the idea for a story in my head. And my story ideas usually come to me while driving or running. Maybe it’s a “movement” thing.
Everywhere! But usually after I have the idea for a story in my head. And my story ideas usually come to me while driving or running. Maybe it’s a “movement” thing.
What books have most influenced your life?
Not a book per se, but Anne Sexton’s poems have taught me to look at life in the abstract.
Not a book per se, but Anne Sexton’s poems have taught me to look at life in the abstract.
What do you like to do when you are not writing?
I love to spend time with my family, travel, read, lots of stuff.
Any future writing news you would like to share?
Absolutely! I am finishing up with the third and final book of my Harbour Falls Mystery series. The title is Wickingham Way, and it will be published in January. I am also starting work on Never Doubt Me, the second novel of the Judge Me Not series, due out this spring.
I love to spend time with my family, travel, read, lots of stuff.
Any future writing news you would like to share?
Absolutely! I am finishing up with the third and final book of my Harbour Falls Mystery series. The title is Wickingham Way, and it will be published in January. I am also starting work on Never Doubt Me, the second novel of the Judge Me Not series, due out this spring.
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GIVEAWAY
(1) $50 Amazon Gift Card - International
(5) eBook copies of I Stand Before You (mobi and epub) - International
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(1) $50 Amazon Gift Card - International
(5) eBook copies of I Stand Before You (mobi and epub) - International
a Rafflecopter giveaway
About the author
Ms. Grey resides in western Pennsylvania. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, as well as an MBA.
She is currently working on Wickingham Way, the third novel in A Harbour Falls Mystery series, to be released in January 2014.
Other interests include reading, traveling, running, and cheering for her hometown sports teams.
