Welcome to the my stop of the blog tour for A Thousand Stolen Moments by Connie Ann Michael. Read through for my interview, an excerpt, and a giveaway
A Thousand Stolen Moments by Connie
Ann Michael
Anaiah Romance
Blurb:
When twenty-two year old Emme Sawyer joins a Marine unit
heading into Helmand Providence, she focuses on what she does best: keeping her
men safe. But, when the unit is hit by an IED, Emme realizes she can’t save
everyone. With her humanity on the line, and her faith in question, she seeks
comfort from Raven, her commanding officer. Soon, Emme develops feelings that
don’t belong in a combat zone, where each step could be your last.
Raven keeps his emotions locked up tight, never allowing the
men to see him sweat. But when Emme joins his unit, all bets are off; and the
feelings he thought he left stateside begin to emerge. Knowing that the deserts
of Afghanistan are the last place to start a romance, and the United States
military’s view on fraternizing; Raven tries to deny his heart. Emme and Raven
learn you can’t always choose where love finds you. And that sometimes, you
just have to trust in God’s plan.
Release Date:
March 3, 2015
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1. Where/how did you come up with the idea for
your story? Did it suddenly pop into your head or were you brainstorming?
The idea of writing a military romance has
been in my head forever. I loved
watching MASH and China Beach, television shows of the eighties, and would
think about how a woman could have a more important role in the story. So I had the basic idea years ago.
2. Did you start with the main character, the
world or the overarching concept?
The main character. The setting originally was in Vietnam but
when the war in Afghanistan and Iraq began I started researching and changed
the setting.
3. Panster or Plotter? Or in between?
Kind of in between, leaning a bit more towards
pantser.
4. Are you a fan of writing contests?
I use to do a lot of them but never got much
input or got input that was polar opposite so I do not do them anymore.
5. How did you find your agent? How many query
letters did you send? I sent a bazillion letters out.
I found my current publisher after the
publisher I was with before folded. We
connected through the first publisher and I was very excited to be a part of an
inspirational press.
6. What's the best marketing tool you've found
so far? Word of mouth is the best
marketing tool.
Signings help get your name out there but can
be pricey. I find blog tours helpful as
well.
7. What do you like best about your mc?
I love how she puts other’s needs before her
own and how brave she is.
8. What do you like best about your main
antagonist?
I like the fact he isn’t really an antagonist,
he’s struggling to be an equal with the mc.
Excerpt:
The freezing temperatures of the night woke Doogie. The area was quiet,
except for a few light snores coming from the men. She got up, stretched her
muscles, and then grabbed an MRE and headed to the fire.
Raven’s shadowed outline was visible next to the fire as she
approached.
“Quiet tonight,” she said.
“You should be sleeping. Not sure when it will be this quiet again.”
Raven’s deep voice sent a chill through her.
“I’m not much of a sleeper.”
“We have guys with NVG’s watching. The Taliban might be using the dark
to maneuver around our flanks. But I don’t think so. You should at least rest.”
“Hmm,” she hummed while she squeezed the bag she held.
“What’s for dinner?” Raven’s expression was more relaxed than usual.
“Uh?” Doogie held the
label toward the fire. “Applesauce. But it’s debatable as to the amount of
apples in it.”
“I have some beef
stew in my pack if you want it. You can’t keep up with only applesauce.”
“Why is it always
stew? Why can’t they MRE a cheese burger?” Doogie sucked on the bag.
“I think the food has
to be juicy to get out of the bag.” Raven shrugged.
“Stew has chunks of
mysterious stuff. You’d think a few chunks of normal food would fit in there.
Besides, ketchup is juicy.”
“Well when you get
out you can go into the business of creating wonderful gourmet MRE’s. The men
would love you.”
“And the women.”
Doogie smiled at him.
The corner of Raven’s
mouth looked like it might have turned up, but she wasn’t sure. “Who can forget
the women?”
“I’ll hire you if you
need a job after the war,” Doogie offered.
Raven snuck a quick
glance at her before returning to stare at the fire. “I’d appreciate that. I
could be your tester. I’ll see if the cheeseburger is up to par. I’ve been
known to cook a mean burger.”
“Excellent. Maybe you
could even cook the burger since I don’t cook.” Doogie rubbed her hands
together at the thought of seeing Raven after the war.
“You don’t cook?”
Raven seemed surprised.
“I enlisted at
nineteen so didn’t have time to hone my domestic skills.”
“Oh,” was all he
said.
They stood in awkward
silence for a few minutes.
“Today’s Valentine’s
Day,” she blurted.
Raven narrowed his eyes, his mouth in its
signature scowl, and then started to laugh. “Yeah, I guess it is.”
“It’s just. Well Tahk
told me.” She was such a dork.
“Was he planning a
party? Handing out Valentines to the locals?”
Doogie’s head jerked to look over at
Raven. Had he just tried to be funny? She’s never had an actual conversation
with him. Usually he talked at her…or yelled at her. She let out a stiff laugh.
“No.”
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