So get excited, because the new release for this week's featured author...will not even be made available until March 19th! That's right, Melissa Schroeder will be releasing her newest page-turner, Seducing the Saint this week. What better than to curl up by your fire place or lie out at the warm beach than with this smoldering novel about reunited love and an affair that can land them in a dangerous situation. Brady St. James, also known as the Saint, is known for his skills and knowledge which make the woman, Libby, return after six years to ask for his help and be by his side. They find that their love ignites some steamy passion and could bring the two to live happily ever-after, but that is, if they escape getting killed in the process...
If you want to know more about the dangerous affair, check out this book video:
Schroeder's love for romance novels began after her first Linda Howard book. As someone who believes that her mind has been warped by years of watching Monty Python, and her strange family, this novelist believes that her calling was to write romance novels with a comic edge. She has now become quite an accomplished writer with close to 20 short stories, novellas, and novels released. To read more about this very creative and interesting author, check out her BYS biography.
I'll be sure to let you know what the prize signed book is this week in the next day or so. Now comes my favorite part...my question of the week!!
Now, as you guys may have read in Schroeder's bio, she was born in a military hospital, grew up as a military brat, and vowing never to marry a person in the military,has, and now has some military brats of her own. If you have any affiliation with military, or if you did, what would you do if you were stationed somewhere far from everything you are used to?
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Hi Melissa & Marla,
Wow, that title makes me tingle with excitement! :)
I am not, nor do I know anyone personally that is in military, but if I was so far away from home, I would write as often as I could and waited very patiently for my family & friends to send me letters and voice recordings to make my heart not so so lonely without them.
Honestly, I have no idea how these men and woman do it. It is hard just for me to go on vacation, I miss my dog and family, so after a few days, I'm ready to go home.
Dina,
Letters from home, or in today's world, the emails, are a lifeline. When my husband was on a deployment one time, the base email went down. I whined about it, but my mother--who had gone through a Vietnam deployment and a one year tour to Turkey with my father--basically told me in other words to suck it up. She was much nicer, lol, but the feeling was the same. Technology does make it easire. Oh, and cookies and sweets.
When he was in Saudi, we only had six calls a month. Now at least you can have more contact thanks to cell phones.
MY STARS MEL!
THAT IS SO AWESOME, HELL THE MUSIC JUST MAKES ME WANT TO BUY THE BOOK SIGHT UNSEEN! WOOT WOMAN!
NOW TO WHINE TO DH! LOL
Thanks! Yeah, the place I buy my music has a great section with music just like that. The stuff I have for Hunting Mila, which is one of my favorite covers TO DATE, is really great. I am hoping for a summer release with that one.
Both of my uncles were in the military and stationed overseas,and I have a close friend whose son died in Iraq.I have no idea how they 'get used' to being that far away.I don't think you can.A lot of care packages,letters ,love and of course prayers that they come home safely is about all we can do on this end.
I think that is the thing they need, the contact from home. Knowing that there is someone out there thinking of them I think gives them the will to go on each day. I know for my husband it is like that.
My cousin was in the military and he was stationed in Germany, which isn't so far. I'm in awe of the men and women who serve our country. It's got to be hard when your loved one is a world away.
I think that i would spend a lot of time on the computer, read a lot of books, and try to get to know the other families that are in the same predicament. It would be really hard though to be away from your family and friends.
I think I would use it as an opportunity to see places and meet people I wouldn't otherwise have been able to.
Hello Marla,
I was a young girl when I married a man in the Air Force. A month after we married he went to Gaum and I had to wait six months to join him. When I did it was a big culture shock and took sometime to get use to things. At first I called my mom once a month. I became a Girl Scout Leader to fill some of my time while my husband worked. We had our friends and would have dinners with all of them over and go to the Officer club to dance. During the day when my husband was off we would get up at 2 am and go to the flea market. Would shop until 9 am then things would close up and we would head to the beach sometimes just the two of us and other times we would get a gang of us to go and barbaque and swim all day. We kept with each other like family the military familes banded like that to keep our selfs from missing our homes so much.
I grew up as a military brat... first both parents were in the Navy then my dad went over to the Army until he retired (same year I graduated from high school).
I'm not sure what I'd do if I was stationed somewhere now. I'd like to think that I'd follow my parents example and learn about the culture and travel.
I am not now, nor have I ever been, in the military. Both of my older brothers were in the service way, way back in the late '50s & early '60s. I always wrote to them on a weekly basis.
Now, I live 800 miles from my children. It is seldom that we talk to each other on the phone and rarely write letters. Instead, we rely heavily on email for our communication. The internet brings the entire world closer to you.
My son joined the Navy a year ago, and I have been so incredibly grateful that he is still stationed stateside. While he was in boot camp, I wrote letters three times a week, with stories about home, tv shows that he loved and always included something to make him laugh. Now of course, he has internet and phone privledges, and he always calls home every Sunday to chat and give us the latest scoop. He actually surprised me for my birthday with the news that he will be home for a week at the end of the month! Man I just adore this child.
What a Hot looking guy on the cover of your book, Melissa. Even if your book didn't sound as great as it does he would help me change my mind. I can't wait to try your book because it looks like a story thats right up my ally. Thanks for being with us.
Caitlin
My newphew lives in alaska and he gets to see things I don't so he sends us some pictures
my first romance novels were Elizabeth lowell and Linda Howard no wonder love yours so much! :) gonna have to check this one out gonna love a fallen saint :)
I'm not affiliated with the military nor do I have any family members in the them.
I'm not sure what I would do if I were stationed anywhere since I haven't any kind of experience of going anywhere.
Congrats on the new release! I'm not related to the military but I love to read about dangerous men and rekindled love.
Congrats on the new release, Melissa! And lovely blog, Marla!
I don't have close friends or family in the military, and I'm not sure what I would do if stationed far away from them. I think that the Internet can be a great way of staying closer if that's available. Otherwise, the more traditional letters would probably have to do. We've pondered moving far from our families, and missing them is a big factor in our considerations.
Thank you, btw, for serving through your husband, and family--I truly appreciate your sacrifices.
Congrats Jen.
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