I was supposed to be on Lyrical Press's Blog with my first blog for Ghost Lover, but its not there, so I decided to make it here instead.
Welcome
to the very first blog for Ghost Lover… Ever
Liza:
Let me first introduce you to the main character of my delightful, humorous, and
sometimes outrageous contemporary romance.
Lassier! What are you showing up for? I meant Senna,
not you!
Lassier:
I beg your pardon, but who is named in your title? Does it say Senna the
Adorable Criminal, or does it say Ghost Lover, aka Renoir Lassier, the greatest
lover of all times, both in life and after-life?
Liza:
I am fully aware of your reputation, and I imagine by now having a multitude of
centuries behind you, you can claim thousands of seductions.
Lassier:
Thousands? I achieved that before I died. I am approaching a million at this
point.
Liza:
To that point. *Liza pokes the hard belly of Lassier* Why do you feel real?
Lassier:
* Leans in and whispers in her ear* Would you like to find out how real I can
feel?
Liza:
*stumbles back.* Man, you really are the most seductive guy in the world.
*shakes head* But back to my question: why do you seem so real, instead of a
faint cloud like most ghosts?
Lassier:
The truth?
Liza:
Yes, that would be nice.
Lassier:
*moves closer* Do you promise never to tell Brendon? Because, frankly, I don’t
want the competition.
Liza:
*chuckles* I understand. Brendon is cuter and just as lascivious as you.
Lassier:
I have no desire to be “cute”. But rest assured, I can appear in whatever form
you want, my dear. Name the man of your desire and I will make love to you in
his form.
Liza:
How is that possible?
Lassier:
I have two methods. One’s enjoyable, and one’s very enjoyable.
Liza:
*steps back* Okay, I’m losing control of my interview. Now I understand why
Senna fell for your charm. You are irrestistable!
Lassier: *nods once and smiles*
Liza:
No wonder the Durran women have been falling for you over the centuries.
Lassier:
To be honest, they were easy seductions. The Durran men have never been a very
pleasant lot. There are few locked in ghost chains in the lower chambers that
are downright horrible. However, this was never a problem until recently.
Liza:
What changed?
Lassier:
Women’s Rights! Now women have total say over who they will marry and how many
children they bear. And due to all the romance novels being written and sold
freely to young ladies, females now expect to be loved and cherished by their
husbands.
Liza:
And you have a problem with this?
Lassier:
Moi? Not at all. I love and cherish young women daily. However, to current
standards, neither Brendon nor Garrison make desirable husband material.
Liza:
I know Brendon is a hound-dog and unreliable, but what’s wrong with Gar?
Lassier:
While not the bastard his father was, Gar is overly stern, critical, and lacks
patience. Probably due to all the beatings he endured as a boy because Brendon
wouldn’t behave. However, I’m sure Senna will cheer him up in no time.
Liza:
But Senna is marrying Brendon.
Lassier:
Ah yes. Fixing YOUR screw up is going to be most challenging!
Liza:
Look, I just scribed this story. You guys did what you wanted…especially you!
So don’t go putting this all on me. If things are in a tangle, blame it on the
Durrans.
And
you never told me why you feel so real.
Lassier:
Have to go. Gar is demanding my presence, and he doesn’t sound happy.
*disappears
in thin air*
Liza:
*sighs* Ghosts! No wonder Gar gets so
annoyed with them. Nevermind, let me tell you about this delightful book that
wrote itself.
Ghost Lover
By Liza O’Connor
Contemporary Romance with a
touch of paranormal
Blurb
Two sexy English brothers.
One irresistible ghost. Who would you choose as your lover?
Completely broke and with a
criminal record to boot, Senna Smith is one day from eviction from her
apartment when Brendon, her promiscuous roommate from London, suggests she go
to England, marry him, and manage his fortune. With few other options, she
agrees to an open marriage. But she’ll never, ever, have sex with him, knowing
if she falls in love with him, he’ll break her heart.
As trustee of Brendon’s
family fortune, there is no way Brendon’s older brother, Garrison Durran, is
going to let him marry a self-professed American gold-digger. As Senna tries to
embrace castle life and English society for Brendon’s sake, Gar discovers Senna
is the perfect woman for him--beautiful and intelligent, kind and caring. Now,
if she wasn’t already engaged to his brother…
The ancestral ghost of Durran
Castle has to intervene if the Durran brothers have any chance of an heir. He
can’t leave them to fix matters on their own. They are useless buggers when it
comes to love. As counselor to Gar, matchmaker for Brendon, and lover to Senna,
a ghost’s work is never done.
CONTENT WARNING: Allergy
warning: Ghost cat in book.
Excerpt
“So my brother steals all your money and to
compensate you, he suggests you come to England, marry him, and he’ll give you
his trust fund.” Only his brother could contrive such an absurd plan.
“Yes.” By her brief answer,
he gathered she thought it a perfectly reasonable solution.
His brother might be an
idiot, but this gold digger would soon discover Gar a force to reckon with.
“Did he steal a half million from your bank account?”
Brendon laughed. “Do you have
any idea how long that would take? Cash machines only allow you two visits a
day at two hundred dollars a pop.”
“How much did he take?” Gar
restated his question.
“Four hundred,” Senna
replied.
Gar stared up at the ceiling
praying for patience, then glared at Ditz. “So why didn’t you pay her back the four
hundred?”
Ditz stubbornly refused to
answer, and instead glanced at the girl.
She sighed and faced Gar.
“Precisely what I asked. He said he didn’t have the four hundred, but if I
married him, he would come into a half million. Since the landlord planned to
evict me, I really had no choice but to accept the offer.”
AUTHOR INFO
About Liza O'Connor
Liza lives in Denville, NJ
with her dog, Jess. They hike in fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet
or snow. Having an adventurous nature, she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ,
hang-glide in New Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive
with great white sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky
dive in Indiana, and raft a class four river in Tasmania. She’s an avid gardener,
amateur photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through
her entire life, her first love has and always will be writing novels. She
loves to create interesting characters, set them loose, and scribe what
happens.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
LIZA O'CONNOR &
SAVING CASEY:
To Be Released December 2, 2013
Liza you had me at "Two sexy English brothers." I'm so there!! Tweeted and shared
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DeleteI loved the interview!! Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteI really was supposed to interview Senna...
DeleteWell done Liza! I love the creative ways you get your stories out there. Who can resist a book full of three hotties? Look forward to the release in December!
ReplyDeleteThanks CD. They are a sexy trio
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