By Guest Kathy Ivan
Well, hello
again. The lovely ladies here at Smart
Girls Read Romance asked me to come back and talk a little about my latest
release, Losing Cassie. It is available
for individual sale but it's also included in a new box set, 9 Ways To Fall In
Love, which releases on September 1st for the awesome price of
$0.99.
LOSING CASSIE is book #2 in the Destiny's Desire series. When I finished the first story, a novella
called SECOND CHANCES, I knew Jake would be the hero of book #2. He grabbed me by the heartstrings and
wouldn't let go. (In book #1 Jake gets a
letter and it mentions a woman named Cassandra.
That's all we know about her, her name in a letter and how just seeing
her name makes Jake feel.)
Now my
brain immediately says . . . Okay, who is Cassandra? What's her connection with Jake? From that moment the idea for Jake and
Cassie's story started coming to life.
My writing method
is a bit of a what if or why
process. I'll usually start with a
character or an incident that evokes a question. What if Jake goes to Destiny's Desire? Another
question, why aren't Jake and Cassie together?
What problem is strong enough to
tear them apart and keep them apart years later?
Want to
know the answers. Well, you'll have to
read LOSING CASSIE to find out. J
EXCERPT
FROM LOSING CASSIE by Kathy Ivan
Why had Chase sent that letter?
Jake
could go for days at a time now without thinking about Cassandra and everything
he'd lost when she disappeared. Seven
years and everything still felt the same.
The same loneliness, the overwhelming knowledge some important piece of
his soul was missing. Why did the
mention of her name bring everything pouring back, pulling the scab off a never
healing wound?
Glancing around, he surveyed the
destruction he'd wrought throughout the master bathroom suite. Bathtub smashed. Walls ripped completely back to the
studs. The double sinks and vanity lay in
pieces amidst the carnage. The only
thing unbroken was the huge mirror that used to hang above the sinks. Still whole and unscratched, Jake's image
stared back at him, mocking the calm façade reflected back at him.
Disgusted, he moved the mirror outside
the bathroom door, leaned it against an intact wall, went back and packed away
all his tools, shut off the lights, and locked the house up tight.
Anxious to get home, he drove the short
distance back to his condo in Denver, grabbed a shower and made a couple of
calls. He knew Ryan would cover his
shifts, his buddy still owed him from Christmas.
Jake couldn't think of one good reason,
at least a valid one, but his decision was made.
Watch out Quinton Chase. I'm tired of being your frigging puppet. Think you can pull my strings, mention
Cassie's name and I'll come running? You
better have a hell of a good explanation for resurrecting her memory after all
these years.
Destiny's Desire Lodge, here I come.
Thanks for
letting me visit with you again.
Readers can find LOSING CASSIE at
and in the NINE WAYS TO FALL IN LOVE BOX SET on Amazon at
Hi Kathy,
ReplyDeleteI have this book on my kindle and I plan to read it while I'm on vacation.
Sylvia
Thanks, Sylvia! I hope you enjoy Jake and Cassie's story (and tell everybody you know about our terrific box set deal, on sale at Amazon through September. Price goes up to $8.99 on Oct. 1st).
DeleteHave a wonderful vacation and take some pictures that you can post. :-)
Hi, Kathy! It is a great read. OOPS! I should go to a review. Am going now..... racing off
ReplyDeleteGee, thanks, Ms. Batman. You always get first dibs on my new stuff. LOL Thanks for the kind words and I appreciate the review. Hugs.
DeleteYour excerpt was certainly intriguing. And I loved the cover. Good luck to you. Looks like I need to do a spot of shopping.
ReplyDeleteHi Vonnie, thanks so much for the kind words. I loved writing Losing Cassie, and hope you enjoy it just as much.
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