Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Straight Reading from the Library: Aboard the Wishing Star by Debra Parmley

A big thanks to Goddess Fish Promotions for sending this book as part of the author's virtual book tour. Debra will be awarding a $5 Amazon gift card to one randomly drawn commenter at each stop and a signed print copy of her first book, A Desperate Journey, along with a $5 Amazon gift card to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour (US ONLY). You can see the other stops on the tour here: http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2013/04/virtual-review-tour-aboard-wishing-star.html


READ THE BLURB

When Kara's husband is shot and killed in front of her in what she's told is a random act of violence, she becomes convinced the world is unsafe. Her life is quiet and predictable, until she wins a Caribbean cruise for two and takes along her best friend.

On her trip she meets Nate, a scuba dive instructor and ex marine. He'll teach her to face her fear of deep water and teach her to snorkel. Will Kara learn to trust him with her heart, when she fears this shipboard romance will reach an end and she'll never see him again, leaving her broken hearted?

When Kara's boss shows up at their first port of call unexpectedly, Nate's protective nature comes out.


Her creepy boss becomes more aggressive after she returns to Ohio and when she calls Nate he gets on the first plane. Can Nate rescue her?

READ AN EXCERPT



"Oh my God, they've lost my luggage."

Kara, wide eyed with worry, turned to look at her best friend Viv. The luggage carousel had stopped moving and the other passengers from their flight were long gone. "What am I going to do? I can't go on a seven day Caribbean cruise with only this."

She lifted her carry on, which contained a swimsuit, a pair of shorts and a tee shirt to change into once she reached Florida, and the winter coat she'd stuffed inside that she wouldn't need until she returned to Ohio.
The only other people in the room were passengers from another flight who'd gathered around a different luggage carousel to wait for their bags.

Kara's phone rang.

Daryl.

"Hello."

"I thought you were going to call me when you landed."

"I'm kind of busy right now, Daryl. Gotta go. My luggage is missing."

"What?"

"Bye, Daryl. I can't talk now." Kara hung up. The phone rang again. She glanced at it and turned it off. He never seemed to take the hint when she said she was busy. It was just easier to turn the phone off.

"Girl, you need a break from your boss. Doesn't that man understand you're on vacation?"

"He just wanted to know I got here okay. Viv, what am I going to do? I can't sail without my luggage."

"Hang on." Viv approached the opening where the luggage emerged and leaned across the stopped conveyer belt to shout into the dark hole. "Hey, anyone back there?"
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MEET THE AUTHOR

Debra was born in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Springfield, OH but has lived in the Memphis, TN area since 1997. She attended Marywood University in Scranton, PA and was the first student to win first place in two categories of the Delta Epsilon Sigma Beta Epsilon Chapter writing competition, in creative prose and in informal expository. Her poetry was published in literary journals while attending college.  She holds a BA in English Literature.

Debra has traveled extensively and worked as an independent travel consultant for several years. She has visited thirteen countries. She has also worked in banking, newspaper advertising, as city recycling co-coordinator, as an office manager, and as a belly dance instructor.

Her first short story, published in the anthology More Monsters From Memphis, was a finalist in the Darrell Awards for best Mid-South short story.

Her first novel, A Desperate Journey, a western historical romance, was a finalist in the Bobbi Smith Creative Writing Challenge.  Not long afterward it was a finalist in the American Title II contest.  For those not familiar with the contest, she describes it as similar to the American Idol contest, but for authors. Readers voted online and the prize was a publishing contract. A Desperate Journey was published a year later by Samhain Publishing. Debra's second western historical romance, Dangerous Ties, was published Feb. 15, 2012 by Desert Breeze Publishing in eBook and will be released in print April, 2013.

Aboard The Wishing Star, Debra's first contemporary romance, was released Oct. 11,  2012 by Desert Breeze Publishing in eBook.

Trapping the Butterfly, a 1920's romance set in Hot Springs, AR will be released April 11, 2013, by Desert Breeze Publishing in eBook.

When not writing, Debra enjoys dancing, primitive archery, medieval reenactment, yoga and traveling.

For Debra, writing is about joy. The joy of creation and the joy of connecting with her readers. It is one of her greatest pleasures to hear from her readers. debra@debraparmley.com

On her website Debra hosts interviews with male cover models on Cover Model Corner





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Book video by Circle of Seven: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EGAtLUcPDo


4 comments:

  1. Sounds like there's a lot going on in this one! Id be interested in learning a bit more :)

    andralynn7 AT gmail DOT com

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  2. Thank you to Straight From the Library for hosting me today as part of this blog tour. My day job is working for a subcontractor so we start pretty early and then I'm able to be online in the evenings. I'm looking forward to hearing from you and I will check back throughout the week to reply.

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  3. Thank you Andra! And good luck on the contest. :-)

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  4. Congratulations Andra Lyn. Looks like you are the winner of the $5 Amazon gift card on this blog post!

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