Romance author Patricia Preston shares her novel and a favorite vacation destination!
I love autumn and the Natchez Trace in Tennessee has
provided me with plenty of inspiration for the fictional setting, Lafayette Falls, that
I’m using in my contemporary romances for Lyrical Shine. The drive is leisurely
and stunning along the Trace in the fall. This is a national parkway so there
are no stores, gas stations, power lines or commercial traffic on the Trace. It
is steeped in history along with pastoral
beauty. Great for photographers.
So if you want to get out on a pretty fall day for a drive
and a picnic, check out these places.
Rock Creek. You can skip across the creek on square rocks.
Fall Hollow is a lovely waterfall. I used it as a model for the waterfall in my
book. It is an easy walk from the roadside. Jackson Fall is a larger waterfall
and a longer hike from the road. There is also a portion of the original Trace
that you can hike. This is the path Jackson’s army took on the way home from
the Battle of New Orleans. One of my favorite overlooks is Baker’s Bluff which
features a working 19-century farm. To learn more about all the sightseeing
stops along the Trace, go to https://www.nps.gov/natr/index.htm
New Release! One Week in Your Arms
My newest book, ONE WEEK IN YOUR ARMS, is mainstream
contemporary romance filled with witty, charismatic characters. The fun, fast-paced
plot features a secret baby, a billionaire baby daddy hero who needs a pretend
girlfriend for a week, and a young doctor who is desperate to keep her child a
secret. Unfortunately for the intrepid heroine, Marla, she needs money for her
community clinic so she has no choice but to spend a week in paradise with the
one man who can destroy her life. How can she say no? (Personally, I couldn’t
say no. Could you?)
IT STARTED WITH A FLING...Six years ago, Dr. Marla Grant gave into temptation with a gorgeous man. Now the medical director of Lafayette Falls Community Clinic and a single mom to a little girl, Marla finds herself in a dilemma when the funding for the community clinic is threatened by none other than the powerful man of her long-ago fling and unsuspecting father of her child...
Carson Blackwell has never forgotten bright, beautiful Marla. When he discovers that she works at the clinic his grandmother's foundation sponsors, it's the perfect opportunity to end to his ongoing infatuation and use his leverage to cement a new business deal. He needs a fake girlfriend for one week in Hawaii, and Marla is just the woman for the job. It's a win-win situation, until they realize the attraction between them isn't feigned, and the heat has never died down. Only the secrets they're both keeping stand in the way of a future together and a love that could last a lifetime.
Excerpt from One Week in Your
Arms
She picked up
the letter opener. Her heart palpitated in sheer terror as she slid the opener
under the flap of the envelope. With the envelope open, she peeped inside to
see one folded sheet of stationery.
After six
years, what could he possibly have to say?
She pictured
him, standing beside a black truck in the drive of Royal Oaks, an old estate
belonging to his grandmother. She recalled the date. June twenty-eighth. The day they had said goodbye had been a warm,
blustery day in Tennessee .
A summer storm was heading toward the rolling hills near Nashville .
The wind made a
mess of Carson ’s
unruly dark hair. His dark blue eyes were
hidden by a pair of mirrored lens
aviators, and his alpha-male physique tested the seams of his polo shirt.
“If I’m ever
back in town, I’ll look you up,” he promised as their casual affair came to an
inevitable end. For three weeks, they had been together and finally, the time
had come for them to go their separate ways. She hadn’t realized it would be so
difficult.
“Sure.” She
forced a smile of goodwill. After all, they weren’t parting in anger, or in love for that matter. And it was unlikely
that she would ever see him again.
“I had a great
time,” she confessed boldly. She’d loved every minute of their brief, steamy affair. Talk about a summer break
to remember. She grinned.
He gave her
cheek a stroke. “You’ll make a great
doctor.”
“You think so?”
“Yeah.” He
grinned. “You certainly know all there is to know about male anatomy.”
“Yours, at
least.” She laughed. Then she hopped up on her toes and gave him a quick kiss.
“Goodbye, Carson Blackwell.”
She stepped
away from him. Now was the time to face what was ahead. A grueling three-year
residency. There would be no more time for long summer nights, tangled sheets,
and sighs against swollen lips. She walked toward her small, sturdy hatchback.
Before she opened the driver’s door, she looked up and met his gaze.
“Goodbye,” he
called.
At that
moment, she’d had an odd sensation in her chest that her life was never going
to be the same.
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Author Bio
Patricia Preston writes witty mainstream romances where love
matters most. You are her reader if you like funny, passionate, feel good
reads. Must haves in her writing cave include sweet tea and music. Besides
writing, she loves music, history, movies, and anything containing chocolate.
Her dream-come-true would be a townhouse in the French Quarter so she could
party twenty-four seven. She never misses Supernatural or the Walking Dead. Sam,
Dean, and Darryl fangirl!! She is repped by the Seymour Agency and currently
working on a contemporary romance series, Love Heals All, for Lyrical Shine
imprint of Kensington Books.
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Hi! Thanks for having me over. Hope you're enjoying the fall!
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