I am absolutely thrilled to have my lovely online friend, Rachel Dove, here today and be a part of her ongoing tour for her latest release, The Flower Shop on Foxley Street - let's kick off with my questions, lovely! Wishing you all the best with what looks like a fab read...
1.
What do you wish men understood about women?
That being a feminist isn't a bad
thing. Being a feminist is about equality for women,
and the freedom to express ourselves. It doesn't mean we all hate men, don't want to be married, have
children, or even write about romance. Being
a feminist is about a woman having the freedom to choose how to live her life, and having the same rights as men.
We have come a long way on the
shoulders of great women and men, but we still have glass ceilings to break and victories to achieve.
2.
Do you only work on one book at a time?
At the moment, no! I always have more
than one project on the go, and will have
a day off to work on the other one for a break. I tend to read more than one book at a time too, depending on
where I am and my mood.
3.
Who is your favorite fictional couple?
One? Tricky! Peta and Katniss from
Hunger Games. The lines "You love me.
Real or not real?" - gets me every time. They battle for each other, and he never falters in his devotion. He
loves her for who she is.
4.
Do you have a favorite quote that sums up how you feel about
life?
"You get out what you put
in." Pretty boring, but I firmly believe that it applies to work, family and life in general. We are all
juggling, but making time for
what's important is a must for me.
5.
Do you set daily writing goals? Word count? Number of
chapters? Do you get a chance to write every day?
I try to write at least 500 words a
day, and I do work every day - even if it's just
research or editing. I have an app on my phone that keeps track of word counts on all my projects, so I record
these daily and use a timer to write for 25
minute bursts as well.
6.
What do you like better,
Twitter or Facebook? Why?
I prefer Twitter, Facebook can get a bit overwhelming at
times with the book groups,
information overload, and fabulous chat. Twitter is easier to dip in and out of. I try to avoid the net as a whole
when I'm working, I even pull the plug
at times and turn my phone off.
7.
What are you working on now?
I am just finishing edits on two
books, The Long Walk Back which is out in January
2018 from HQ, and a romantic comedy book which is top secret for now. I am pretty much in love with both male
leads, and have special places for
them in my heart, just like Jake, Ben and Will from my other books!
Once these edits are done, I shall be
starting the third book set in Westfield, with
my deadline being early next year.
The Flower Shop on Foxley St.
by
Rachel Dove
Series: Westfield series – Can be read as a standalone.
Genre: romantic fiction
Release Date: 26th July 2017
Publisher: HQ Digital/Harper Collins
Lily Rose Baxter loves her little flower shop on Foxley Street and the freedom and independence from her family that it represents.
Lily can't help but feel that something is missing from her life…, but when mysterious stranger Will Singer comes into her shop looking for the perfect bouquet of roses, all that could be about to change.
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Will Singer looked every inch the
thirty-two-year-old man he was. The bathroom mirror rarely did anyone any
favours, but this particular winter morning it appeared to be magically
channelling the mirror from Snow White
in terms of stark clarity and downright truth. Who’s the hottest man of them all? Certainly not you, dude.
He had badly needed a shave. People
were starting to comment on it, but the clean-shaven Will was not a great
improvement. At least his dark stubble had detracted from the huge Kardashian-sized
luggage wedged under his eyes. Without his hairy mask, Will felt naked, unable
to hide.
Even worse was the fact that the
lack of hair on his face left people free to roam over his other features, in
particular the mop of hair sprouting from his head. He looked like Lionel Messi
mixed with Mufasa the lion. It did well for them, but Will wasn’t sure it was
such a great style for him. Any longer and he would have to buy an Alice band
like Beckham. Start sporting a man bun. He was pretty sure the villagers had
never seen a man bun. It might scare them enough to dust off the pitchforks and
torches. He had a sudden vision of his uncle Archie dressed like Braveheart,
rallying the twin set and mohair-clad villagers into action from atop a horse. ‘People of Westfield, we shall not lie
down and die. The man bun must be destroyed!’
He chuckled to himself at his own
humour. He would have to tell Lily that joke later.
ABOUT RACHEL DOVE
I
am a wife, mother of two boys, perpetual student, avid reader and writer of
words. I sometimes sleep, always have eye bags and dream of retiring to a big
white house in Cornwall, with 2 shaggy dogs, drinking wine on my seafront
balcony whilst creating works of romantic fiction. All done with immaculate
make up and floaty dresses.
In the meantime I nearly always remember to brush my hair, seldom have time to look in a mirror and write many, many to-do lists.
My first solo novel, Crossing Life Lines is out now in Kindle and paperback format. Look out for my horror shorts, published through Bayou Brew Publishing: The House of Sugar Blood, August 2013 and Uni Assassin, out now, and my short story, Mallow Girl, out now.
In July 2015, I won the Prima magazine and Mills & Boon Flirty Fiction Competition, with my entry, The Chic Boutique on Baker Street, out now in ebook and paperback, and the follow up novel in the series, The Flower Shop on Foxley Street.
In the meantime I nearly always remember to brush my hair, seldom have time to look in a mirror and write many, many to-do lists.
My first solo novel, Crossing Life Lines is out now in Kindle and paperback format. Look out for my horror shorts, published through Bayou Brew Publishing: The House of Sugar Blood, August 2013 and Uni Assassin, out now, and my short story, Mallow Girl, out now.
In July 2015, I won the Prima magazine and Mills & Boon Flirty Fiction Competition, with my entry, The Chic Boutique on Baker Street, out now in ebook and paperback, and the follow up novel in the series, The Flower Shop on Foxley Street.
1st Prize :
Signed paperback copy of The Flower Shop on Foxley St. (open internationally)
2nd
Prize: A Signed paperback copy of The
Chic Boutique on Baker St. (open internationally)
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