Virtual Book Tour and Giveaway: Falling For You featuring stories by Jennifer Patricia O'Keeffe, Adesanya, and Jae El Foster

Welcome to my stop on the virtual blog tour for Falling For You featuring stories by Jennifer Patricia O'Keeffe, Adesanya, and Jae El Foster. This tour was organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. On my stop, I have an excerpt for you as well as a guest post. There's also a tour wide giveaway to win a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card and goodies signed by the book cover model, Lord Vikkas. Follow the rest of the tour for more excerpts, guest posts, interviews, and more. Enjoy!

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Title: Falling For You
Authors: Jennifer Patricia O'Keeffe, Adesanya, Jae El Foster
Publisher: DCL Publications
Publication Date: August 1st 2019
Genre: Romantic Comedy

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An Autumn of Incident 
by Adesanya

Persephone West has just moved to the idyllic small town of Marblebrook, and she’s already begun life there with a rocky start! After falling while trying to rescue her cat Jack from a tree, she is introduced to Forrest, a handsome young man with the local fire and rescue. While this incident should have been isolated, Persephone proves that her klutzy behavior is long standing. Yet, each time she falls, Forrest seems to be there to catch her. Escape into the humor and joy of this delightful romantic comedy as Persephone and Forrest find out the beauty – and the slapstick tribulations – of embracing true love!

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EXCERPT:

An Autumn of Incident 
by Adesanya

It was less than four minutes before she heard the sirens. At five minutes, she saw the red. It was a fire engine, turning the corner her house was built on and parking in front of her driveway. Sirens, but no flashing lights.

Five men were on the engine and one of them paused long enough to open a hatch on the engine and pull out a black box. She turned her head and watched the other four as they leaned against the engine, taking in the scene while the fifth jogged over to her and knelt beside her.

“Hi.” He spoke casually, as if they knew each other. She blinked and took in his nearly novel-perfect blond hair and hazel eyes. It was a second before she realized that he was not a character in one of her screenplays and, finally, she answered him.

“Uh, hi.” She sighed deeply. “Fell out of the tree. I think I broke my ankle.” She touched a hand to her forehead and clutched her long reddish brown hair. “My cat treed himself.” She sighed again. “Oh, this is so embarrassing.”

The firefighter set his black box beside her and reached for her ankle, pressing at it. She squeaked in pain, but it wasn’t as bad as she thought it was when she’d first landed on it. “What’s your name?” the blond asked, his voice still casual and friendly while he examined her.

“Persephone,” she introduced herself. “Persephone West. I just moved here. Like... twenty minutes ago.”

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Although born and raised in Chicago, Adesanya often draws inspiration for her writings from her Nigerian heritage. Her love for the written word developed at a young age, and today, she enjoys sharing her own stories with the world. Sometimes the tales are romantic. Sometimes they are frightening. Adesanya believes that these traits and more are what make up Life in all of its pain and glory, and no matter the genre she tackles, it is always Life that she is writing. Currently, Adesanya resides on the West Coast, USA.

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GUEST POST:

I read all of my book reviews, be they good, bad or indifferent. The good ones, of course, bring a smile to my face. The bad ones... I often have to wonder what, if any, bias came from the person reviewing the book and to have garnered a bad review. It doesn't help anyone if all the review says is, “It made me sick,” or “This didn’t need to be written.”

Now, if they have something to say about the punctuation, or the plot, I am more than happy to listen to that kind of constructive criticism. Reviews like that help me, as a writer, as much as the wonderful reviews do.

Sometimes, good reviews will add something via what I call wishes: “Oh, I wish I knew what happened to so-and-so in the story.” Reviews such as that have, in the past, actually spawned entirely new stories, which add more to the public work than what was already there. They can make me think, and in thinking, they can entice me to expand on a character or even on an entire universe.

Such questions can ignite sequels… or even whole series. With my story ‘An Autumn of Incident,’ questions with this kind of empowerment might include: What are the details of Forrest’s brother and he during their childhood? How badly was life for Persephone before her luck changed and she was able to get away to a better life with Jack? Did they move into his place, or hers, or did they move into a completely new place. And how was their life, given the challenges that brought them together after the end of the story?

Reviews all have the power to improve the story.

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GIVEAWAY:

Win a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card as well as goodies signed by the cover model. To increase your chance of winning, leave a comment at a different stop on the tour each day. Good luck!

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