Bella Street Romance Goes Retro

Is this not worth a peek?? Omigoodness, I LOVE this cover! Shifting Gears is romance author Shawn Maravel's latest offering in the Rider series and is a follow up to The Wanderer .  Wesley Pierce, a Virginia State Trooper, is in search of the perfect log cabin to settle down in. After losing his brother and doing his best to care for the family he left behind he decides, a year after Nathan’s death, that he’s finally ready to move forward. Olivia Michaels, a realtor in search of her own dream home and a way out of her parents’ attic, takes on a client who can help get her that much closer to affording her freedom. Little does she know that it isn’t the perfect home that she finds but through Wesley Pierce she manages to find herself. And maybe, if she’s capable of taking the leap, she might even manage to find love.  *** This novel, not unlike its predecessor in the Rider series, The Wanderer , is not a story about life altering suspense and mystery or a...

  A big THANK YOU to Shawn Maravel for hosting a giveaway at her blog for my book collection Apocalypse Babes: The Complete Series .  Shawn chose four winners from the comments. Congrats to Kristina, another Kristina, Cassandra, and Julie. Thanks to all who entered! Be sure to check out Shawn's books --but only if you enjoy heartwarming, heart-rending romance! :) And keep posted here for a book interview coming up in the future where we'll talk about Shawn's latest book, The Wanderer .

Shawn K Maravel , author and designer extraordinaire, came up with this book trailer for my book Kiss Me, I'm Irish . How cool is that?? Pretty stinkin' cool.

Shawn lives with her husband in Germany where he's stationed in the Army. She's the author of two books, Volition and Severance , which I have on my TBR list (and in my Kindle). Can't wait! Shawn, tell me a bit about your writing bio: (when you started, fav genres/authors) I started writing when I was young. I once wrote a story about a family going on a trip…the brother, after being attacked (I forget why) resorted to using his Bop-It as a weapon of self-defense. I actually really enjoyed writing that story…but I remember that the word “plunged” was used A LOT. Anyway…I started to write seriously about three years ago when my husband enlisted in the Army and even more seriously when he deployed in 2009 for a year to Iraq. My favorite genres are Young Adult, Literary Fiction, and Romance Novels (as sort of a guilty pleasure). I write both YA and Literary Fiction and…to be honest, I would love to write romance novels but I’m pretty sure I’d have to create an alias for t...

A cool shortcut to entering my contest Help Spread The Z Word . Hat tip to Shawn Maravel for leading the way. Contest details here . Check the entry form out and don't forget to get your FREE copy of The Z Word here .