Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author
NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Romance Author
A couple of years back I had the pleasure of attending the Midwest Book Lovers Unite Conference. I had a truly amazing time and got to meet so many nice people. There was a costume party to end the event and I had a run-in with this SWAT guy and managed to get the upper hand on him. Actually, maybe more than one hand on him, LOL!
Have a great day! Also, take a moment to visit with my buddies Maria Lokken and Jenn Nixon who are hosting an ARC Giveaway for my new release, ONE SUMMER NIGHT.
You’ll have to excuse as I’m a little punch drunk today. No, not too much wine, just a lot of work! I was up until close to midnight finishing up a project!
But speaking of wine . . . Some wine fun for you today!
Have a great Wednesday and don’t forget to check out all the giveaways going on for ONE SUMMER NIGHT! You can find them all on my Facebook Page and on Twitter and on Instagram.
OMG! It’s so exciting to think that my new book — ONE SUMMER NIGHT — will be out in bookstores on Oct 3 and is and already available online! That’s why we’re celebrating! Don’t forget to visit with me at all the blogs helping me to celebrate the upcoming release of ONE SUMMER NIGHT and enter the Pre-Order Blitz giveaway and if you’re on Facebook, enter another giveaway for a chance to win some awesome swag and gift cards!
Today I’ve got a teaser for you from ONE SUMMER NIGHT. In this scene, Maggie Sinclair and Owen Pierce, the hero and heroine, have just attended the wedding of a friend. The wedding had been held at Maggie’s beachfront home which is located right next to the Pierce home in Sea Kiss, New Jersey. The Sinclair and Pierce families have been involved in a decades long feud, but despite that Maggie and Owen are finding it hard to battle the attraction pulling them together.
If you cannot see the teaser below, please click here to read it!
It has been a long and tiring week! I’ve been a writing demon and also juggling a lot of things at work! I’m glad it’s Friday because it’s Saturday Eve. That means the weekend is here and even better, tomorrow is the monthly Liberty States Fiction Writers meeting. Looking forward to it! Hope you all have a good weekend. Don’t forget to checkout the contest on my Facebook Fan Page as well as the One Summer Night Pre-order Blitz Contest.
For those of you who watched the show, you’ll recognize that facade immediately. For others, a little background. I was flipping through the channels one day when I caught this amazingly sensual scene between a young blonde girl and a very hunky guy. Buffy and Angel. I flipped away, but then had to go back and watch. That was it! I was hooked! I went back and caught up with every show I had missed and faithfully followed Buffy the Vampire Slayer for all the remaining seasons. To this day it is my favorite show of all time and as a writer, I learned a lot about dialogue, character-building and pushing boundaries.
To honor my love of the show, I convinced my family to take a trip with me to Torrance High School, the real life location of the fictional Sunnydale High School where the shot was set in the early seasons. You’ll notice that to make it truly official, I wore my Sunnydale High School t-shirt! And in case you haven’t guess it by now, I am truly a nerd at heart. (I was also a lot blonder and thinner in case you didn’t notice! LOL)
OMG, it’s only a month away from the release of ONE SUMMER NIGHT and I’ve got so much going on!
For starters, check out these blogs that have been kind enough to share teasers and more about the book and enter the giveaway for a chance to win a $25 Gift Card!
Visit my Facebook Fan Page for a chance to win this awesome collection of swag! Also, if you pre-order ONE SUMMER NIGHT and send a Proof of Purchase to contest at caridad dot com, I will send you a link for a free e-book! For those of you not on Facebook, just leave a comment on this blog post for a chance to win!
Yesterday I gave you a glimpse into the men of ONE SUMMER NIGHT, my upcoming contemporary romance release. I also told you that I was going to share why this was a series of my heart, so sit back and pull up a chair.
When the concept for the At the Shore contemporary Romance series first hit me, I was going through a rough time in a number of ways, but especially in my writing. I was burned out and wondering where the joy had gone. I was seriously thinking about not writing anymore, but Maggie, Connie, and Emma would not let me give up on them. They were filled with such spirit, hopefulness, and fun, that I had to write their stories.
So I started with Maggie’s Romeo and Juliet tale of enemies to lovers. I fell even more in love with her and Owen, the hero, as well as the cast of interesting and unique characters around them. Connie, the determined lawyer (who is probably the most like me). Emma, the wedding planner who can’t see a path for herself to the happily-ever-after. Jonathan, Owen’s brother, a genius who marches to his own drummer. Carlo, the stoic and supportive caterer who is hopelessly in love with Emma. I love them all and I hope you will, too.
And now, something really necessary to all those who held my hand during that dark time. Thanks to so many friends (Gail, Irene, Lois and many others), my amazingly brilliant buddy Anna DeStefano who literally dragged me out of self-wallowing, a totally awesome and wonderful new agent, Michelle Grajkowksi, and a rockin’ editor, Deb Werksman, for helping those wonderful women come to life. THANK YOU!