Hot Summer Romance Blog Tour
Featuring
N.K. Smith, M.A. Stacie,
J.J. McAvoy and Lorenz Font!
And revisiting other great
TWCS romantic titles and authors...
Release Date: July 24, 2014
Published by The Writers Coffee Shop
Summary
When wounded soldier Blake Connor returns from Afghanistan, he wants nothing more than to hide from the world. He’s plagued by the memory of his best friend’s death and the pain of his own injuries. On top of all that, he has another burden to carry.
Take care of our girl.
Blake’s vow to watch over the woman who was left behind is overshadowed by his self-contempt and bitterness, making it impossible for him to reach out to her like he’d promised.
Jennifer Owens had expected to get married the moment her fiancé returned home from the war, but the news of his death changed everything. Shattered by her loss, she is still struggling with feelings of guilt when she receives an unexpected letter that raises new questions and reopens old wounds.
Jennifer’s need for answers leads her to Blake’s doorstep, but she is met with hostility and rejection from a man who only vaguely resembles the head-turning charmer she remembers from so long ago. Blake is determined to keep her at arm’s length, and Jennifer soon discovers that she must decide whether to push back or let him go.
Caught up in circumstances beyond their control, Jennifer and Blake have to learn to accept the truths that lie below the surface. She comes to recognize the beauty underneath the scars, and Blake realizes that he’s broken in more ways than he cares to admit.
Nothing will ever be the same for this ex-Army Ranger once he faces the truth. If he can learn to accept the help he needs, he might be able to overcome his warped self-image and emotional scars. To be the man Jennifer deserves, he must heal his wounds before he loses the woman he loves forever.
About the Author
Lorenz Font discovered her love of writing after reading a celebrated novel that inspired one idea after another. She is currently enjoying the buzz from her vampire novels Hunted and Tormented, the first and second book of The Gates Legacy trilogy, Indivisible Line, a romantic thriller, and Feather Light, an erotic romance.
Lorenz’s perfect day consists of writing and lounging on her garage couch, aka the office, with a glass of her favorite cabernet while listening to her ever-growing music collection. She enjoys dabbling in different genres, with an intense focus on angst and the redemption of flawed characters. Her fascination with romantic twists is a mainstay in all her stories.
Lorenz lives in California with her husband, children, and two demanding dogs. She divides her time between her full-time job as a hospital office manager and her busy writing schedule.
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1. What inspired you to write your first book?
Hunted is the very first novel I wrote. It is the first book of The
Gates Legacy series. As a lover of vampire stories, it wasn’t a surprise that my first journey as a writer delved into the world of
these amazing creatures. Hunted is a story of a diseased vampire running
from the Vampire Council who has issued a warrant to kill him, if found. This
story probes into the difficulties of the affliction as well as the elation of
finding a cure. Hunted came about when a friend asked me what would
happen if vampires had Aids. I laughed at the absurdity of the question but it
got me thinking. For some time, I formulated and strengthened the plot in my
head until I came up with a believable concept. What we have in Hunted
is a cross between two diseases. It’s quite interesting and I’m sure I’ll have people coming up with questions about them.
2. How did you come up with your current novel’s title?
Pieces of Broken Time deals with the different and significant periods in the main character’s life. The readers are given glimpses of memories that continue to
haunt Blake, and constantly remind him that he is broken in more ways than he
cares to admit.
3. Is Pieces of Broken Time mostly fantasy or do you think these situations could actually happen?
The premise of the story could happen. Our country is dealing with an
influx of soldiers returning home from the war. It’s a timely subject matter many of our countrymen and their families and
friends are experiencing. Some have to deal with emotional issues while others
cope with physical or psychological traumas. Although this story is geared
toward romance, I want to bring to light the difficulties each soldier finds
themselves in after being exposed to the horrors of war.
4. Now I love music just as much as
reading, I normally listen to music while I am reading. Do you think that your
characters have theme songs? What would they be?
There is no particular theme song I associate with the characters but I
found myself listening to these songs often as I wrote the entire story. Allow
me to share the playlist with you.
* One sweet world- Dave Matthews Band
* Nothing left to lose- Matt Kearney
* In your atmosphere- John Mayer
* Gravity- Sara Bareilles
* Rain king- Counting Crows
* 1000 things- Jason Mraz
* Sleeping to dream- Jason Mraz
* Collide- Howie Day
* In your eyes- Jeffrey Geines
* Broken- Seether
* Breakdown- Seether
* Highway to hell- AC/DC
* The mess I made- Parachute
5. Are the experiences fact-based or from your imagination?
I’ve been asked
several times if the main character, Blake Connor, is based on anyone I know
personally. This is pure imagination. I wish I could say that I know a hero in
real life, but I’m not that exciting. This story is just a product of my imagination and
hours of research.
6. Who designed
the book cover?
First of all, I
want to give a shout out to my good friend and cover designer, Claudia Trapp,
owner of Phantasy Graphic Design, for making the cover for this book and the
other books I have out there.
We started by
discussing the story and the characters and then I gave her an idea of what I
wanted to see on the cover. I browsed through her portfolio and found a picture
of a couple which I immediately asked her to take down because it’s now mine. ☺ She did several
concepts for me to look at and we zeroed in on one right away. She even dared
me to try a blue background for a change. I’m glad I listened to her because the end
result blew me away.
7. Which comes
first- the character's story or the idea for the novel?
This answer
applies to all my novels. I usually come up with the concept first then develop
the ideas as I go along. This involves coming up with the beginning and the end
of the story, the significant in-between scenes and then I develop each
character’s back story. I believe in giving the characters more depth by providing
details on what drove them to do certain things or what makes them react to a situation
the way they do.
8. Do you see
writing as a career?
I think it’s every writers
dream to write fulltime. The same goes for me. I would love to stay home and
write as much as I can. At the moment, I need my day job to help support the
family. That is my ultimate goal. Who knows, that dream might come true.
9. Who are your three favorite authors and what is it that really strikes
you about their work?
Let’s just say I love
reading JR Ward’s, Nicholas Sparks’ and Stephen King’s stories. These are authors whose writing evokes a multitude of strong
emotions in me. With JR Ward, it’s her gritty approach to writing. Nicholas
Sparks is a true romantic. His contemporary romances are well written and never
fails to make me swoon. With Stephen King—the man is a master of writing thrillers that
keeps me on my toes. I have their stories in book form, in my Kindle, and audio
book collection.
10. Can you tell
us your latest news?
I have several
projects in the pipeline. I’m currently in the editing phase of Ascension- the third
installment of The Gates Legacy. Ascension is set to release early next year. I’m also writing the fourth book of the same
series, entitled Reckoning.
Aside from
juggling writing and editing, I’m promoting the blog tour for Pieces of Broken
Time. The blog tour is already underway. Please follow my interviews, guest
posts and reviews. I also have several
author signing events planned for this year. I will be in New Orleans on August
14-17, 2014 for the Author Reader Convention (ARC), and then another author
event on October 4, 2014 at the Burbank Public Library. I will also be
attending the Texas Book Festival in Austin, TX on October 26th and
27th.
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