PRIZE INFORMATION
Tracy will be giving away a Kindle to one randomly drawn commenter at the end of the tour.
SEASWEPT SEDUCTION SERIES
By
Tracy Sumner
Tides of Passion:
She is his greatest temptation.
He is her forbidden desire.
A battle of wills leads to love.
Spirited Savannah Conner is passionately committed to stamping out social injustice. Yet when she arrives in the seaside town of Pilot Isle, North Carolina, ready to take up a new cause, she quickly finds herself on the outs with the town constable. Zachariah Garrett is the most arrogant, infuriating, maddeningly attractive man it’s ever been her misfortune to meet. And suddenly, Savannah is fighting a whole new battle – this one against her own yearning for a man who is impossible to resist.
Ever since his wife’s death two years ago, Zachariah Garrett has dedicated his life to keeping the peace. So when he sees the pretty newcomer atop a wobbly wooden crate stirring up the crowd, he doesn’t hesitate to haul her off to jail. But Savannah Connor isn’t any ordinary law-breaker. She’s a beguiling beauty with the power to awaken emotions he thought he’s never feel again, and the tenderness to help him forget his fears…and risk his heart once more.
She is his greatest temptation.
He is her forbidden desire.
A battle of wills leads to love.
Spirited Savannah Conner is passionately committed to stamping out social injustice. Yet when she arrives in the seaside town of Pilot Isle, North Carolina, ready to take up a new cause, she quickly finds herself on the outs with the town constable. Zachariah Garrett is the most arrogant, infuriating, maddeningly attractive man it’s ever been her misfortune to meet. And suddenly, Savannah is fighting a whole new battle – this one against her own yearning for a man who is impossible to resist.
Ever since his wife’s death two years ago, Zachariah Garrett has dedicated his life to keeping the peace. So when he sees the pretty newcomer atop a wobbly wooden crate stirring up the crowd, he doesn’t hesitate to haul her off to jail. But Savannah Connor isn’t any ordinary law-breaker. She’s a beguiling beauty with the power to awaken emotions he thought he’s never feel again, and the tenderness to help him forget his fears…and risk his heart once more.
He left all he loved behind...
Will he be able to return and win her heart?
Will he be able to return and win her heart?
A SPURNED WOMAN
Elle Beaumont has learned life's lessons the hard way--by foolishly exposing her youthful heart to love, only to have it broken when her true love fled Pilot Island, North Carolina. Now Noah Garrett is back, rekindling dreams she'd given up for lost, and turning her world upside down. Elle's girlish yearning for him has become something more powerful than she'd ever imagined.
AN HONORABLE MAN
A man dedicated to science and rational judgment, Noah rejects all notions of romance...until the girl who used to cling to him like a shadow begins haunting his every thought. But even as he struggles to resist Elle's sensuous beauty and the wildfire attraction erupting between them, Noah cannot deny that their passion is as irresistible and endless as the tides of love.
Elle Beaumont has learned life's lessons the hard way--by foolishly exposing her youthful heart to love, only to have it broken when her true love fled Pilot Island, North Carolina. Now Noah Garrett is back, rekindling dreams she'd given up for lost, and turning her world upside down. Elle's girlish yearning for him has become something more powerful than she'd ever imagined.
AN HONORABLE MAN
A man dedicated to science and rational judgment, Noah rejects all notions of romance...until the girl who used to cling to him like a shadow begins haunting his every thought. But even as he struggles to resist Elle's sensuous beauty and the wildfire attraction erupting between them, Noah cannot deny that their passion is as irresistible and endless as the tides of love.
REVIEW SOUND BYTES
“I picked up Tides of Love…just to give the
book a quick peak. That quick peak turned into four hours of reading that
didn’t stop until I finished the book!”
—The Romance Reader
“A powerful relationship novel that explores the heartache and
triumph of love.”
—Romantic Times
Interview
1. What or who inspired you to start writing?
I read VOWS by LaVyrle Spencer in college, and I should say that I was already writing, or had started in high school – but VOWS made me fall in love with the romance novel.
2. How did you come up with your idea for Seaswept Seduction?
It’s funny, but I dated a guy in graduate school who had formerly been a marine biologist. He worked in this little coastal town (Beaufort, NC), and I guess his story stuck. Because I visited Beaufort a few years later and really loved the quaint, romantic setting. And I am a very big proponent of my heros and heorines having a career, even in the historicals. A sexy, nerdy marine biologist! The perfect hero for me. Angst-ridden and too intelligent for his own good. A little shy, perhaps. Ahhh…I love Noah Garrett. And, as Stephen King likes to say, writers return to the same themes over and over. And I have an affinity for writing about relationships between men. Brothers, friends. And the idea of a family of brothers, lost in grief and struggling to maintain their closeness, really appealed to me. Noah, the youngest, came first. Then, Zach’s story, in TIDES OF PASSION. He’s the oldest brother, the one with the most weight on his shoulders. Caleb’s story (TIDES OF DESIRE) hits later this summer!
3. What expertise did you bring to your writing?
I studied journalism in college and took graduate level courses in scriptwriting, as part of my graduate degree. I wrote in high school. But not romance! However, the biggest prep I had for the genre was reading thousands of wonderful novels by talented authors. And my true love of the genre is genuine.
4. What would you want your readers to know about you that might not be in your bio?
That I’ll only drive a stick shift!
5. As far as your writing goes, what are your future plans?
I want to keep writing. And with the indie movement, write what I love and not worry so much about what my editor or agent like. It’s liberating, to say the least. I’m delving into contemporary with the release of the first in the TRUE series – TRUE FATE – this month. It’s a novella and quite sexy & fun! Justin True is someone I quite like a lot. And the True men? Hot!
6. Do you belong to a critique group? If so how does this help or hinder your writing?
I’m all for whatever is helpful with the process. However, for me, I’m a loner when it comes to writing. I do show to certain folks later down the line – but not during the creation. I’m a bit anal-retentive about editing and it’s a fairly clean manuscript once I’m finished. Pacing is an area where I need assistance. ☺
7. When did you first decide to submit your work? Please tell us what or who encouraged you to take this big step?
RWA – Romance Writer’s of America – was a big boon for me as a romance writer. I was already working on a book – and literally had NO idea there was an association for crazy people like us. ☺ At my first conference, I can just remember thinking, “I’m in the right place.” I actually submitted after that conference and was lucky enough to publish less than a year later.
8. What is the best and worst advice you ever received? (regarding writing or publishing)
Nora Roberts told me to have patience. It’s not bad advice – I just have never been able to follow it! ☺
9. Do you outline your books or just start writing?
I have scene notes that I refer to. Key bits of dialogue are noted there. Notes regarding motivation. I may have rough outlines for, say, ten scenes. Mostly early in the book – but a couple may be later in the novel, too. I use these – but then the book flows for me. Characters take me where I had no idea they would. It’s a cool process!
Happy reading! Let me know if you have more questions I can answer!
TIDES OF PASSION, the National Reader’s Choice for Best Long Historical, debuted in October 2011. The second novel in the Tides series, TIDES OF LOVE, arrived in November. Tracy’s holiday novella, which begins the new Southern Heat series, TO DESIRE A SCOUNDREL: A Christmas Seduction, released mid-December 2012. The next in the Heat series, TO SEDUCE A ROGUE, released in February. Next on the agenda? The start of the True series, about the True men. TRUE FATE arrives mid-May!
Readers can find me at:
Website: www.tracysumner.com
Twitter: @SumnerTracy
Facebook.com/TracySumnerRomanceAuthor
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5259839.Tracy_Sumner
AUTHOR INFORMATION:
Tracy’s story telling career began when she picked up a copy
of LaVyrle Spencer’s Vows on a
college beach trip. A journalism degree and a thousand romance novels later,
she decided to try her hand at writing a southern version of the perfect love
story. With a great deal of luck and more than a bit of perseverance, she sold
her first novel to Kensington Publishing.
When not writing sensual stories featuring complex
characters and lush settings, Tracy can be found reading romance, snowboarding,
watching college football and figuring out how she can get to 100 countries
before she kicks (which is a more difficult endeavor than it used to be with
her four-year-old son in tow). After stops in France, Switzerland and Taiwan,
she now lives in the south. However, after spending a few years in “the city”,
she considers herself a New Yorker at heart.
Tracy has been awarded the National Reader’s Choice, the
Write Touch and the Beacon – with finalist nominations in the HOLT Medallion,
Heart of Romance, Rising Stars and Reader’s Choice. Her books have been
translated into German, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish. She loves hearing from
readers about why she tends to pit her hero and heroine against each other and
that great novel she simply must order in five seconds on her Kindle.
LINKS:
www.tracysumner.com
@SumnerTracy
Facebook.com/TracySumnerRomanceAuthor
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5259839.Tracy_Sumner
PRIZE INFORMATION
Tracy will be giving away a Kindle
to one randomly drawn commenter at the end of the tour.
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TIDES OF PASSION:
Just reading through I know I am going to fall in love with these characters & the stories.
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Thank you for hosting Tracy today.
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You'll only drive a stick shift? How interesting. Is there a reason why? What if you had to rent a car and they only had automatics? Did you drive when you lived in foreign countries? I think that would be scary!
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I enjoyed the interview. Your characters sound fascinating.
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Lavyrle Spencer was the first romance author I read too, back in college. My grandmother's best friend actually gave me the first book. Your books look great. I can't wait to read all of them.
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