Inside the Book:
Title: Kaitlin's Tale
Author: Christine Amsden
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Publisher: Twilight Times Books
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Pararnormal Romance
Love is a Verb
From our earliest pre-teen days, chatting about boys and
wondering over the mystery that is romance, we've tried to define love. We've
asked our girlfriends (who didn't know any better than we did), and our parents
(who may also not have known). We watched movies and read books which presented
us with spectacular dreams of “soulmates” and “true love” and “happily ever
after.”
My personal favorite:
“And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva...” (The Princess
Bride)
I won't pretend like I know what love is better than the
rest of you, but I've spent the past few years of my life writing a romantic
series with one idea in mind: Love is a verb. I know – it's not a definition,
it's a part of speech – but that's the best I've got!
I'm an incurable romantic, really. I've read countless
hundreds of romance novels – from historical to contemporary, normal to
paranormal – and I love many of them. Yet when it came time to breathe life
into my own romance novels, I couldn't help but notice how so much of the
romance world treats love as a noun. It's a thing, a power that conquers all, a
force, a feeling. When it's true, it's all you need and it lasts forever; if it
fails, then it couldn't have been love.
I've been married for nearly a dozen years to a man who is
also my best friend. He drives me crazy and drives me wild. He's not perfect
and neither am I. There are days when I can't remember why I married him and
days I can't imagine how I'd live without him. And through all of that, love
has never been a noun. Or at least, not just a noun.
Love is something you do. It's an action – the act of loving
– and it's a little different for everyone because we're all a little
different. We want and need different things.
Love is a choice you make, every day. It's thinking of
someone else's needs before your own, and considering their feelings as at
least as important as yours. It's making a big sacrifice because what he needs
is more important than what you want. It's about making little sacrifices just
because, well, you may not like kale but he does so every once in a while you
make it for dinner.
Chemistry is great. Aside from feeling good, it makes the
choice to love someone a little bit easier. But at the end of the day if you
want to sell me a fabulous tale of love, then it needs more than feelings. It
needs actions.
In Madison's Song, Madison and Scott are attracted to one
another from the start. But self-doubts, fears, and insecurities keep them from
choosing love until they begin to see what each is willing to sacrifice for the
people they love.
Meet the Author:
Christine Amsden has been writing fantasy and science fiction for as long as she can remember. She loves to write and it is her dream that others will be inspired by this love and by her stories. Speculative fiction is fun, magical, and imaginative but great speculative fiction is about real people defining themselves through extraordinary situations. Christine writes primarily about people and relationships, and it is in this way that she strives to make science fiction and fantasy meaningful for everyone. At the age of 16, Christine was diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, which scars the retina and causes a loss of central vision. She is now legally blind, but has not let this slow her down or get in the way of her dreams. Christine currently lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, Austin, who has been her biggest fan and the key to her success. In addition to being a writer, she's a freelance editor, mom, and foster mom. Please visit her at http://www.christineamsden.com
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Giveaway
Christine is giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card!
Terms & Conditions:
- By entering the giveaway, you are confirming you are at least 18 years old.
- One winner will be chosen via Rafflecopter to receive one $50 Amazon Gift Certificate
- This giveaway begins May 16 and ends on August 5.
- Winners will be contacted via email on August 6.
- Winner has 48 hours to reply.
Good luck everyone!
ENTER TO WIN!
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