Good Morning, booklovers!
As we’re all sheltering in place and keeping our social distance, grab your coffee or tea and join me in welcoming guest author DV Stone, featuring her contemporary romance, Rock House Grill.
Welcome, Donna. How do you take your coffee?
DVS: I love it with 1 Splenda and cream. My hubby brings me my first cup every morning. Then my sister and I say good morning to each other by delivering virtual coffee to each other via memes.
Ally: What a terrific way to start your morning! While I fill our mugs, please tell readers a little about yourself.
As we’re all sheltering in place and keeping our social distance, grab your coffee or tea and join me in welcoming guest author DV Stone, featuring her contemporary romance, Rock House Grill.
Welcome, Donna. How do you take your coffee?
DVS: I love it with 1 Splenda and cream. My hubby brings me my first cup every morning. Then my sister and I say good morning to each other by delivering virtual coffee to each other via memes.
Ally: What a terrific way to start your morning! While I fill our mugs, please tell readers a little about yourself.
Bio:
“Hi, my name is D. V. Stone. Rock House Grill, a contemporary romance, was just released on April 6th by Wild Rose Press. I host Welcome to the Campfire, a weekly blog. I am also a multi-genre author of two independently published books. Felice, Shield-Mates of Dar is a fantasy romance. Agent Sam Carter: The Mystery at Branch Lake is a mid-grade paranormal.
Born in Brooklyn, I moved around a bit and even lived for a time on a dairy farm in Minnesota before moving back east. Throughout my wandering, I always considered myself a Jersey Girl. I met and married the love of my life, Pete—a lifelong Jersey Man, and moved this time to Sussex County. We adopted Hali, a mixed breed from the local shelter, who is still working things out with our cat Baby.
Thank you for taking the time to read about me. Each time you open the pages to one of my books, I hope you'll be swept away by the story and find encouragement in your own life, never to give up on hope.”
Something unique/unusual that isn't in your bio: “I worked for many years in a women’s state prison. It’s where I met my husband and actually became engaged.”
Author Contacts:
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Welcome to the Campfire Blog Amazon Author Page
“Hi, my name is D. V. Stone. Rock House Grill, a contemporary romance, was just released on April 6th by Wild Rose Press. I host Welcome to the Campfire, a weekly blog. I am also a multi-genre author of two independently published books. Felice, Shield-Mates of Dar is a fantasy romance. Agent Sam Carter: The Mystery at Branch Lake is a mid-grade paranormal.
Born in Brooklyn, I moved around a bit and even lived for a time on a dairy farm in Minnesota before moving back east. Throughout my wandering, I always considered myself a Jersey Girl. I met and married the love of my life, Pete—a lifelong Jersey Man, and moved this time to Sussex County. We adopted Hali, a mixed breed from the local shelter, who is still working things out with our cat Baby.
Thank you for taking the time to read about me. Each time you open the pages to one of my books, I hope you'll be swept away by the story and find encouragement in your own life, never to give up on hope.”
Something unique/unusual that isn't in your bio: “I worked for many years in a women’s state prison. It’s where I met my husband and actually became engaged.”
Author Contacts:
Website Facebook Twitter Instagram
Pinterest Bookbub Goodreads Newsletter
Welcome to the Campfire Blog Amazon Author Page
INTERVIEW:
Ally: Do you write with a theme or message in mind?
DVS: All of my work is about hope, love, and friendship. No matter what the circumstances of our lives, with hope, we can move forward. Life can really toss us some nasty surprises. I’ve been divorced, lost a business, been laid off from a job I loved. Medical problems are a struggle for me. If I didn’t have hope for better days to come and family and friends to help me, I’d probably be a quivering bowl of jelly.
Ally: Do the people in your real life show up in your writing? In what way?
DVS: As a writer, I think I am a piece of all my characters, whether contemporary or fantasy—good or bad. Some of my characters are an amalgamation of people and events in my life.
Ally: Do you know the book’s ending before you start writing? How specific is it? Does it ever change?
DVS: Generally, it ends with Happily Ever After. I am about hope, after all. Life is tough. Sometimes, we need the idea of things coming to a full and satisfactory ending. Sometimes when I’m bogged down in the middle of a story, I’ll go to the end and work backward. Since I know where I want to end up.
Ally: Which of your books is your personal favorite? Why?
DVS: My heart is still in my work in progress folder. Kingdom at a Crossroad is an epic fantasy. It’s my first baby. One day I hope to finish it and the other two in the series. I retire soon and hope to find the time to re-engage with it.
Ally: Describe what you would consider the perfect get-away weekend.
DVS: I’m so blessed to be able to live my perfect get-away weekends. My husband and I own a 5th Wheel travel trailer. We love to camp or Glamp, as I call it. Often we take friends or family with us. Sitting around the fire talking while something bubbles in the Dutch Oven over the fire while our favorite music plays in the background. Heaven.
Ally: What is your next writing project? Anticipated release date?
DVS: I’m diligently working on the second book of the Impact Series titled Jazz House. This story has many of the same characters, but I’m very excited to introduce a new character named Vanessa. I also have a novella coming out this summer titled Rainbow Sprinkles. It will be part of the Wild Rose Press’s One Scoop or Two series.
Ally: Which of the short answer questions caught your eye?
DVS:
Ally: Do you write with a theme or message in mind?
DVS: All of my work is about hope, love, and friendship. No matter what the circumstances of our lives, with hope, we can move forward. Life can really toss us some nasty surprises. I’ve been divorced, lost a business, been laid off from a job I loved. Medical problems are a struggle for me. If I didn’t have hope for better days to come and family and friends to help me, I’d probably be a quivering bowl of jelly.
Ally: Do the people in your real life show up in your writing? In what way?
DVS: As a writer, I think I am a piece of all my characters, whether contemporary or fantasy—good or bad. Some of my characters are an amalgamation of people and events in my life.
Ally: Do you know the book’s ending before you start writing? How specific is it? Does it ever change?
DVS: Generally, it ends with Happily Ever After. I am about hope, after all. Life is tough. Sometimes, we need the idea of things coming to a full and satisfactory ending. Sometimes when I’m bogged down in the middle of a story, I’ll go to the end and work backward. Since I know where I want to end up.
Ally: Which of your books is your personal favorite? Why?
DVS: My heart is still in my work in progress folder. Kingdom at a Crossroad is an epic fantasy. It’s my first baby. One day I hope to finish it and the other two in the series. I retire soon and hope to find the time to re-engage with it.
Ally: Describe what you would consider the perfect get-away weekend.
DVS: I’m so blessed to be able to live my perfect get-away weekends. My husband and I own a 5th Wheel travel trailer. We love to camp or Glamp, as I call it. Often we take friends or family with us. Sitting around the fire talking while something bubbles in the Dutch Oven over the fire while our favorite music plays in the background. Heaven.
Ally: What is your next writing project? Anticipated release date?
DVS: I’m diligently working on the second book of the Impact Series titled Jazz House. This story has many of the same characters, but I’m very excited to introduce a new character named Vanessa. I also have a novella coming out this summer titled Rainbow Sprinkles. It will be part of the Wild Rose Press’s One Scoop or Two series.
Ally: Which of the short answer questions caught your eye?
DVS:
- a. memorable book you’ve read - Lord of the Rings- all of them
- b. book you're currently reading - Australia Burns
- c. an author (living or dead) you'd love to take to lunch - JRR Tolkien
- d. an item on your bucket list - Visit the Valley of the Kings
- e. ebook or print? eBook - I almost always read on my phone.
Rock House Grill
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: sweet
One man’s choices—One woman’s impact
Aden House, successful but driven chef and TV personality, refuses to slow down. His life implodes one night, damaging him both physically and emotionally. He's rescued by a woman he thinks of as his angel.
Shay McDowell has rebuilt her life after her divorce. She juggles volunteer EMT duties and her job, while dreaming of becoming a chef. She finds her way to Rock House Grill and back into the life of the man she helped save.
Can love be the ingredient needed to survive the many obstacles they face?
Buy Links:
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Excerpt
“Easy, you’re going to be okay.” A soft voice eased through the chaos around him. The owner of the voice grabbed his arms and held them in a firm but gentle grip. “I’m right here with you. You are not alone.” “Can hardly m-move.” His voice slurred. “C-can’t see anything.” “You’ve been in an accident. I’m an EMT with the ambulance squad,” the velvety voice calmly explained. “You can’t see well because we’re under a tarp. Hold still, okay?” “‘K.” A small light flickered at the edge of his vision. It shone into a bag next to him. Penlight. “You’re restrained to a board. It’s to keep your head from moving and causing more injury.” She continued to talk to him. The voice reached down somewhere inside him, calming and peaceful, so he focused on it. A glow from spotlights on the outside lit whatever covered them. The shadow gave the woman the appearance of a halo—like an angel.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: sweet
One man’s choices—One woman’s impact
Aden House, successful but driven chef and TV personality, refuses to slow down. His life implodes one night, damaging him both physically and emotionally. He's rescued by a woman he thinks of as his angel.
Shay McDowell has rebuilt her life after her divorce. She juggles volunteer EMT duties and her job, while dreaming of becoming a chef. She finds her way to Rock House Grill and back into the life of the man she helped save.
Can love be the ingredient needed to survive the many obstacles they face?
Buy Links:
Amazon Barnes & Noble iBook’s
Excerpt
“Easy, you’re going to be okay.” A soft voice eased through the chaos around him. The owner of the voice grabbed his arms and held them in a firm but gentle grip. “I’m right here with you. You are not alone.” “Can hardly m-move.” His voice slurred. “C-can’t see anything.” “You’ve been in an accident. I’m an EMT with the ambulance squad,” the velvety voice calmly explained. “You can’t see well because we’re under a tarp. Hold still, okay?” “‘K.” A small light flickered at the edge of his vision. It shone into a bag next to him. Penlight. “You’re restrained to a board. It’s to keep your head from moving and causing more injury.” She continued to talk to him. The voice reached down somewhere inside him, calming and peaceful, so he focused on it. A glow from spotlights on the outside lit whatever covered them. The shadow gave the woman the appearance of a halo—like an angel.
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