About CRY LOVE: Forbidden and fatal.
They loved each other in two past
lives and died for that love each time. Now they meet again in Fort Worth,
Texas. This time, it's safe. This time, they'll be happy . . . unless the evil
that stalked them isn't finished. Unless, this time, their fate has little to
do with the contrast in their skin colors.
Claire Westbrook. She's a trauma
surgeon with a failing marriage.
Jonas Clark. He's a top notch
neurosurgeon, single with no plans to change.
At first neither is willing to
believe the dreams and portents that filter into their memories as they fall in
love. Reincarnation? A joke. But soon they can't deny their vivid connections
to two tragic times-their lives together in pre-Civil War Texas and again in
the 60s.
What
happened to them in 1968? Are their past lives the key to their future? Can
they catch the murderer?
Bell
Bridge Books
August 2014
August 2014
DONNELL: Eve,
welcome back! Whoa. I LOVE reincarnation
stories. I’ve written one myself, but that’s a different story. I also started
reading CRY LOVE, and readers, do not walk, run to your bookstore or computer
and download this excellent novel. Oh,
I’m supposed to ask a question. So
here’s number one. Do you believe in
reincarnation, and two, what do you think makes them so appealing.
EVE: Thanks, Donnell! I'm so happy to be here again.Do I believe in reincarnation? I don't NOT believe in it. My attitude toward it is similar to Claire's and Jonas's. I'm a bit of a skeptic. But if I were to experience what happens to Claire and Jonas? You bet I'd believe in it.
DONNELL: You just happen to make the doctors. I find this interesting. As a matter of fact, you have doctor characters in your books. Why is that?
EVE: I write a lot of characters who are doctors. With Jonas and Claire, I wanted two people who were very unlikely to believe in reincarnation. All I had to do was channel my husband, who is a physician. I know what his attitude would be. I've been married to a doctor for many years. I have a lot of friends and acquaintances who are doctors, or in the medical field. I know what they're like at home, when they're on call, when they're faced with a loved one having something wrong with them. So it seemed a shame to waste that! Plus my husband was a general surgeon before becoming a radiologist, so there are lots of things I can pick his brains about. J
DONNELL: This book has been a long time coming. It’s one of those, you better write me or I’ll be inside your head talking to you for the rest of your life. True? False? What started this story, and here’s a question I always want to know. Did the story emerge as complete and as vivid as it was in your head? (E.G. are the voices gone?)
EVE: No, this book had to be wrenched out of me. I first thought about it many years ago with just the beginning of an idea. Over the years it developed, but it wasn't until I thought I had retired that I decided to write it. Yes, my muse is like that. Very contrary. While I had the idea many years earlier, it didn't start becoming real until I saw the movie Hurricane, about Ruben Hurricane Carter and his wrongful imprisonment. (Plus Denzel in his prime didn't hurt a bit!). This story didn't emerge complete. It came in little bits and pieces and in no particular order. It was the hardest book I've ever written. And no, the voices are no longer talking. About that book, anyway.
DONNELL: Talk to us about your characters. What are the best character traits, and turn this, their worst.)
EVE: Well, they're both very sure of themselves. Which can be good and bad. A doctor, especially any kind of surgeon, needs to be sure of himself/herself. I sure wouldn't want someone wracked by self-doubt or indecision to operate on me! They're also both very "prove it to me." Especially Jonas, who takes much longer to come to terms with what's happening than Claire does. I think a lot of their traits can be both good and bad. Stubborn, sure of themselves, opinionated. J
DONNELL: What comes next for Eve Gaddy? Please tell me it’s Long Shot J
EVE: I have a new novella just released (September 22) from Tule Publishing Group. Sing Me
Back Home is pure romance, set in the town of
Marietta, Montana. It's the first book in their Homecoming Series. Next up from
Bell Bridge Books is, yes, Long Shot.:) It should to be out in February 2015.
Long Shot is a sexy romantic suspense. Nothing woo-woo about it, though. JEVE: Thanks, Donnell! I'm so happy to be here again.Do I believe in reincarnation? I don't NOT believe in it. My attitude toward it is similar to Claire's and Jonas's. I'm a bit of a skeptic. But if I were to experience what happens to Claire and Jonas? You bet I'd believe in it.
DONNELL: You just happen to make the doctors. I find this interesting. As a matter of fact, you have doctor characters in your books. Why is that?
EVE: I write a lot of characters who are doctors. With Jonas and Claire, I wanted two people who were very unlikely to believe in reincarnation. All I had to do was channel my husband, who is a physician. I know what his attitude would be. I've been married to a doctor for many years. I have a lot of friends and acquaintances who are doctors, or in the medical field. I know what they're like at home, when they're on call, when they're faced with a loved one having something wrong with them. So it seemed a shame to waste that! Plus my husband was a general surgeon before becoming a radiologist, so there are lots of things I can pick his brains about. J
DONNELL: This book has been a long time coming. It’s one of those, you better write me or I’ll be inside your head talking to you for the rest of your life. True? False? What started this story, and here’s a question I always want to know. Did the story emerge as complete and as vivid as it was in your head? (E.G. are the voices gone?)
EVE: No, this book had to be wrenched out of me. I first thought about it many years ago with just the beginning of an idea. Over the years it developed, but it wasn't until I thought I had retired that I decided to write it. Yes, my muse is like that. Very contrary. While I had the idea many years earlier, it didn't start becoming real until I saw the movie Hurricane, about Ruben Hurricane Carter and his wrongful imprisonment. (Plus Denzel in his prime didn't hurt a bit!). This story didn't emerge complete. It came in little bits and pieces and in no particular order. It was the hardest book I've ever written. And no, the voices are no longer talking. About that book, anyway.
DONNELL: Talk to us about your characters. What are the best character traits, and turn this, their worst.)
EVE: Well, they're both very sure of themselves. Which can be good and bad. A doctor, especially any kind of surgeon, needs to be sure of himself/herself. I sure wouldn't want someone wracked by self-doubt or indecision to operate on me! They're also both very "prove it to me." Especially Jonas, who takes much longer to come to terms with what's happening than Claire does. I think a lot of their traits can be both good and bad. Stubborn, sure of themselves, opinionated. J
DONNELL: What comes next for Eve Gaddy? Please tell me it’s Long Shot J
EVE: I have a new novella just released (September 22) from Tule Publishing Group. Sing Me
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Sing Me Back HomeEVE, NOW IT’S YOUR TURN. TIME TO ASK THE READERS A QUESTION.
EVE WANTS TO KNOW: Readers--What do you think about reincarnation? Are you a
believer in the paranormal or are you a skeptic? Do you like to read stories
with paranormal elements?
I would love to give away an ebook of Cry Love to a lucky winner.
Thanks for joining us here today, Eve. Readers, what say you? Answer Eve's question to be entered to win a digital copy of Cry Love!
Eve, I'm so glad to see you're back writing your wonderful stories. Looking forward to reading these, they sound so interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Roz. I'm happy I'm back too. It's no fun not writing.:)
DeleteHi, Eve! I love the premise of your stories and the eye-catching cover. Welcome back to GLIAS.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Vicki! I'm very happy with both covers. I think they convey the different moods of each book.
Deletelike to read about them, but don't believe in them
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I like to read fantasy and science fiction too.:)
DeleteWelcome back to GLIAS. Best of luck with your new release!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angi. I'm so glad to come back to Get Lost In a Story.
DeleteSounds like an interesting read. Not sure if I believe in reincarnation. Love the cover though. Will add to my list of books. I have read your book, Sing Me Back Home, loved it. Love Tule books.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shari. I'm so glad you liked Sing Me Back Home. Hope you like Cry Love too. It's very different from Sing Me Back Home.:) It's a great cover, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteJust finished Cry Love and LOVED it. Sorry to miss my blog date, Ms. Eve! What a talent you are.
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