Get Lost in a Story and Author Vickie L. King

Get Lost in a Story readers, I'm pleased to present Author Vickie L. King author of Carly's Rule!

About Carly's Rule 

Pastry Chef Carly Braddock only ever loved one man, Luke Donovan, who disappeared from her life years ago, breaking her heart and leaving her to wonder what happened to him.  When he walks into Sugar Plums, her bakery/cafe, and back into her life after all this time, she isn’t in a forgiving mood. 

Though he doesn’t know it, her experience with him shaped the other relationships in her life and led her to create a rule to protect her heart. What neither counts on is that the chemistry between them is still as fierce and tangible as it was all those years ago, and Carly doesn’t know until her heart is completely involved once again that Luke has kept an important part of his life from her. 

With so much baggage between them and so many bittersweet memories, can she break the rule she created to protect her heart in order to find a second chance for love?

Now let's learn about Vickie L. King

DONNELL:  Hi, Vickie, welcome to Get Lost in a Story.  I’ve often heard people say your books should be a Hallmark movie. What do you think.  Would Carly’s Rule make a good screenplay?

VICKIE: I’m flattered that people think of Hallmark when they think of Carly’s Rule. I’m big on emotion and character development. That said, Carly’s Rule is a reunion story. I think most readers of romance are open to stories where the couple were previously in love and haven’t seen each other for years. When they come back together in the story they’re usually carrying lots of emotional baggage. I love Hallmark movies, and for me, I like that tug on my emotions. I would like to think that Carly’s Rule would make a good Hallmark movie.

DONNELL:  You’re the producer of this high-budget film and agents are clamoring all over you to use their actor.  Who plays Luke?  And what actress plays Carly?

VICKIE:  Oh wow, now I really have to put my thinking cap on. I love anything Reese Witherspoon plays in. She’s so talented. I think she would make a good Carly. She may not look like the Carly in my head, but the personality is there, and that’s the most important thing. For Luke, maybe Bradley Cooper. I think he’d be a good Luke.

DONNELL:  Who was the most interesting character in this book?

VICKIE: Hmm. I would have to say Luke. He works in wood preservation now, but as a boy, he learned to whittle. He likes to bring wood back to life, whether it’s a rickety banister in a house or an old desk in a schoolroom in Montana. He can fix just about anything, but he can’t fix what is wrong between him and his twelve-year-old daughter.

DONNELL:  Is this book optimistic or pessimistic?

VICKIE:  Optimistic. Not only is it set in a beautiful small town in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, every paragraph and page is a rocky step toward healing for Carly and for Luke as well. Even though they had a previous relationship, I believe a reader will want to travel the road with them to see if they find love and happiness and how they work out all their problems.

DONNELL:  Let’s talk about Vickie King.  What’s your favorite room in your house, and is it where you do your writing?

VICKIE:  My favorite room in my house would have to be my bedroom, and yes it’s where I do my writing. It’s spacious enough that I have a corner of my bedroom devoted to writing. I have all that I need in here—desk, laptop, printer, and I even have a Keurig set up at the end of my dresser, so that I can douse myself in caffeine. LOL. I used to have a room that was dedicated to the main computer and all my books. I had five floor to ceiling bookshelves, and that still wasn’t enough. Once the grandkids came along, my desk and writing got moved to the bedroom. The computer room is now a playroom with a small corner designated for our household computer. My books are now packed into Rubbermaid containers and stored in my closet and under my bed. I have one bookshelf left and it’s cram-packed. I mostly buy digital books, but I still love the feel and smell of a paper book.

DONNELL:  What’s in your refrigerator right now?

VICKIE:  Gosh, I actually need to go to the store. Yogurt, juice, condiments, several kinds of cheese, ham and turkey lunchmeat, oranges sliced up and stored in a ziplock bag or they won’t get eaten, tortillas, veggies that need cooked and probably some leftovers. The freezer is full, but that would require one of us cooking. We do a lot of fending for ourselves around here. 

DONNELL:  What book have you read that’s on your keeper shelf and that you’ll read over and over again?

VICKIE: My favorite book ever is Girl of the Limberlost by Jean Stratton Porter. I read it when I was about fourteen, and I have loved it ever since.

VICKIE:  Donnell, thanks so much for having me.  A-n-d I have big news.  Starting Tomorrow at midnight, Feb 28, 2014, Carly's Rule is part of Amazon's Daily Deal.  Deeply discounted, you can get Carly's Rule for $1.99.    http://www.amazon.com/Carlys-Rule-Vickie-L-King/dp/1611943612


VICKIE L. KING'S QUESTION FOR READERS:  I would love to give away two copies of Carly’s Rule. My question is what is their favorite romance book, and what is it about this book that makes it their favorite?  Both parts of the question must be answered. I’ll draw two names from the answers. Please ask them to list an e-mail, so I can get their address if a US residents wants a paper copy. They can choose digital if they want. Those outside the US will get a digital copy.

Contact Links.

I love to hear from readers. They may contact me at VLWKING@AOL.COM or on facebook at bitly.com/1aZdEMG. They may follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/VickieLKing.

Thanks for being our guest, Vickie!