Hi Rochelle,
thanks for letting me hang out again with all your fans and readers!
I was going
to talk about big life changes and how to keep writing amidst upheaval. I’d
written an entire blog post about what I’ve been up to for the past few months.
Namely, surviving the hubby’s retirement (he’s home all day!), selling the house (it sold before we even listed it!),
packing all our stuff (who needs all this stuff?),
and saying goodbye to the world’s best neighbours (sob!).
But rather
than focus on the negative (most of what I’d written was sorta-kinda whiney,
LOL,) I’ll rejoice in the positive. After living away for over thirty years I’ve
returned to Nova Scotia, the land of my birth. Huzzah!!
Two things
convinced me to change the focus of this post. The first was going for a hike
to one of my favourite places in the whole world. Located on Long Island off
the tip of Digby Neck in Nova Scotia, Bear Cove is a broad expanse of perfectly
smooth rocks and tumbled boulders. On a fine summer’s day there’s nothing
better than spending an afternoon clambering over the rocks with the wind
whispering in the evergreens and the waves lapping at the shore. It wasn’t a
fine summer day when we were there a few days ago. Near gale force winds sent
waves crashing to the shore and just about blew me off my feet. But I still
loved it.
The second
thing that made me rewrite this post, was watching the construction crew start
building our dream home. Which happened today. After years of waiting and
months of planning, they dug the foundation trenches.
Oh, and the
writing bit? During all that packing and moving (and hubby being home all day!), I sold a book to one of my
publishers, did two rounds of edits, and read the galley word by word, comma by
comma. I wish I could tell you the secret formula for getting all that done but
I honestly have no clue how I did it. The last few months are kind of a blur.
Have you
accomplished something monumental and looked back with astonishment at getting
it done? If you’ve moved house recently, have you come across something during
your packing that you’d totally forgotten you owned? I discovered several yards
of fabric and I have no idea what I’d planned to do with it.
Enchanted
Keepsakes: If Wishes Were Earls
The Plot
When a
mysterious note directs Miss Miranda Large to a tiny village in Cornwall to
find her heart's desire, she has no choice but to go. An enchanted keepsake heightens
her curiosity. A snowstorm forces her to accept the hospitality of a sullen,
albeit sexy and handsome, earl and Miranda's wish doesn't seem so out of reach.
Edward
Penhallion, the 12th Earl of Claverlock, is not in the mood to start his search
for a new wife. He wants to be left alone with his books and his dreams of
revenge. But the arrival of a headstrong, sharp-tongued spinster forces him to
play the charming host. Not a difficult task, given her intelligence and
beauty. Suddenly, he’s not terribly eager for her to leave.
But as the
snow falls and the winds blow, Edward discovers there’s more to Miranda than a
lively wit and a lovely face. And Miranda wonders if the trappings of wealth
are enough for true happiness.
About Luanna:
Luanna
Stewart has been creating adventures for her imaginary friends since childhood.
As soon as she discovered her grandmother’s stash of romance novels, all plots
had to lead to a happily-ever-after.
Born and
raised in Nova Scotia, Luanna has recently returned to the land of her birth
with her dear husband and two spoiled cats. When she’s not torturing her heroes
and heroines, she’s in her kitchen baking
something delicious.
Writing under the pen name
Grace Hood, she has two novellas published with The Wild Rose Press.
Contact Luana:
Amazon Author Page:
http://www.amazon.com/author/luanna_stewart
Buy
Links:
Enchanted Keepsakes: If
Wishes Were Earls
Nook: http://bit.ly/2ifWvXO
Good morning, everybody! I'm so happy to be here today talking about my favourite place. I'm still in the hinterland with no internet access - using massive data bits on my phone. Thank goodness for unlimited data plans! I'll be traveling into town today, need to register the car, and will be back online once I find some free wi-fi. In the meantime, have a fabulous day & I hope the weather where you are is as flippin perfect as it is here.
ReplyDeleteFirst - we miss you terribly, but so happy you are in your homeland again and building the dream house. We're in heat wave mode so you aren't missing anything. I'm amazed you were able to accomplish all that while moving. For anyone who has not read If Wishes Were Earls, I highly recommend this book. A fun book, both dark (okay, so the handsome and irresistible earl overcomes all that) and witty (you'll love the heroine).
ReplyDeleteThank you for dropping by, Deb!! And thanks for the kudos about the book - totally unsolicited too! (I'll bake you some cookies later 😘)
DeleteGreat blog! I've been wondering how the move went. We've been here for three months and we're STILL unpacking boxes! Yard sale at our house in a few weeks. :-) I can't wait to see pics of the house when it's done. Keep us posted!
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ReplyDeleteLove your post, Luanna!
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you managed to do all that and keep your sanity ... ummm, wait ... you didn't mention that did you? LOL! Congrats on the new book and the house! I can't wait to see it when it's finished!
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