Please welcome author Hope Malory to
my blog. Hope is a brand new author and I enjoy helping by paying-it-forward. Hope,
please tell us about your new book released by Soul Mate Publishing.
Thank you for featuring my novel on
your blog. This is my debut novel and was released on October 24th, Wildfire
and Roses is a contemporary romance novel about love, loss, mystery, and triumph.
Self-assured and independent, Beasley, and handsome hunk, Will, take you on
their roller coaster journey from Yosemite to the Lake Tahoe area and across
the country to small town Azalea Valley near the Great Smoky Mountains.
Book Blurb
Sparks fly when tenacious
mountain climber and hiker Beasley McLemore meets hot smokejumper Will Gregor
on a search and rescue mission in Yosemite. Getting together, however, isn’t
easy. Strong-willed Beasley is bent on building a thriving landscaping business
back home in the foothills of the majestic Smoky Mountains. Busy working 24/7,
she has no time or energy for a man in her life...she thinks.
Scorched by love
in his past, Will is content to live near awe-inspiring Lake Tahoe where he
saves lives and forests as a remote wildland firefighter. He doesn’t need a
committed relationship complicating his dangerous lifestyle...he thinks.
Through life-changing
events and a family mystery, each must question long held beliefs about work,
love, and life. Looming over their blossoming love affair is the 2,400
miles separating their homes and livelihoods. Will love keep them
together or distance tear them apart?
Excerpt from Wildfire
and Roses
An opening in the trees revealed thickets growing beside a creek
with green algae coating the rocks. The afternoon heat working in tandem with
the heavy downpour gave way to sweltering humidity. She removed her rain and
sweat-soaked shirt in favor of the cooler camisole underneath. Although she had
packed a light waterproof jacket, the storm came without warning. The almost
horizontal, wind-driven rain swept the ridge, plastering her hair to her head.
Drenched, their clothes clung to their bodies. It was impossible not to notice
Will’s ripped torso underneath his wet shirt. Stop looking at his
body. She observed his stolen glance at her assets when she took off
the outer layer. To rid her mind of those thoughts, she shook her head and
turned her attention back to the task. She agonized about the frightened little
boy, knowing the first twenty-four hours were the most critical. Would he
survive the night if they didn’t locate him soon? A sense of unease gnawed at
her.
At the same moment she turned toward Ranger Walsh to ask what they
would do if they didn’t find him before dark, thunder roared through the forest
making her words inaudible. The crunch of twigs and leaves beneath their feet
turned into splashes as the rain persisted. They slogged through ankle-deep
mud, around jutting rocks, and over blown-down trunks and branches. The wind
whipped, and the downpour continued, slowing their progress.
The trail narrowed with sharp drop-offs on the left side. Walking
in a single line, Ranger Walsh led, Will followed him, and she took the rear
position. In a fraction of a second, she recognized what was happening ahead.
Seized by fear, she cried out as Will stepped in a pool of mud, lost his
footing, and tumbled down the side of a cliff.
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More About the Author
Hope Malory is a
life-long reader and sucker for happily ever after. Now retired after a career
in education, a dream of writing fiction led her to write romance novels. She
traded in a commute, traffic, and early mornings for inventing strong-willed
characters and putting them in unpredictable situations. Now whether relaxing
on the beach, traveling with her husband, or spending time at home near
Nashville, Tennessee, she is busy making notes for her next novel. Hope
is a member of Romance Writers of America and Music City Romance Writers.
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Thanks so much, Nancy, for hosting me on your blog today and featuring Wildfire and Roses!
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