Hi Naomi! It's great to have you here and to be a part of your ongoing tour - I'm looking forward to hearing more about you and your work. Let's get started with my questions...
1.)
What is the strangest talent you have?
I have a great memory for
recalling the location of items. For example, if I see keys out of place, I
subconsciously take note and can find them once I need them. Or when my husband
needs them. This talent is not 100% full-proof though. Sometimes, I will place
an item in a special location and never find the item again. Aside from my
aforementioned talent, my memory is terrible.
2.)
What is the best Halloween costume you’ve ever
worn?
I am quite fond of my last
costume. I wore a purple wig, fake vampire teeth, and fake blood around my
mouth. I didn’t do anything fancy with my attire so it probably wasn’t much of
a costume except for those vampire teeth. Oh, did I enjoy them. They were glued
in and looked fairly realistic.
3.)
Are the titles of your books important?
Is it terrible that I’m
going to answer honestly? Because no, the titles of my books are not important
to me. I hate choosing titles. So
long as I have a title which conveys the message I wish to send, I’m happy.
4.)
If you’re struggling with a scene or difficult
character, what methods help you through it?
I have all sorts of methods.
For scenes – sometimes I delete the entire passage and start from scratch.
Other times, I go to the gym or on a drive to contemplate why the scene doesn’t
work. I have found that the previous chapters could require tweaking so the
current scene flows better. For characters – I have to take a step back and
pull my heart out of the situation. Re-evaluating with a harsher mindset helps
me see ways to fix the character. Once I recognize the necessary changes, then
I just set forth with stubborn determination and work.
5.)
Do you prefer dog, cats or none of the above?
Dogs. Cats are such fickle
creatures that I end up more annoyed with them than they’re worth. Dogs, on the
other hand, are charmingly loyal, dependable, and loving.
6.)
Who’s your favourite author? Why?
I honestly cannot choose
anyone. I have several favourite novels in various genres and plenty of authors
I really enjoy but have never settled on just one. I watch for novels from
Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Annie Burrows, and countless others but have never
fully appreciated one over the other.
7.)
Do you have a pet peeve?
Absolutely. Bad grammar. I
can’t stand blatant mistakes. I’m not talking about more advanced grammatical
issues but if a person can’t string together a coherent sentence, then it
raises my hackles. I’m not rude or even vocal about my complaint, but it will
unsettle me for a while.
8.)
Do you remember your dreams when you wake up in
the morning?
Occasionally, I will have an
unforgettable dream. Other times, I want to remember a dream, so I try to
commit it to memory upon waking. And still other times, I lose all thought and
am left with a feeling, as if something interesting has happened. I want to
fall back asleep and return to whatever I woke from, but it never works. Some I
regret forgetting, while others, thank goodness I don’t recall them.
To Entice an Earl
by Naomi Boom
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GENRE: Regency Romance
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BLURB:
Miss
Alexandra Farris lost her heart to her older brother's friend, Lord Maxon
Collins, long, long ago. Despite her girlhood attempts to win him, he never noticed
her. Now that her first season is underway, she understands why. He prefers
willowy blondes, not curvaceous maidens with darker coloring like herself.
Rather than wallow in self-pity, she forgets love and focuses on something more
attainable—an advantageous match.
Lord Collins
is plagued by an uncomfortable feeling whenever he goes near Miss Farris. One
of annoyance. And yet, he can’t seem to stop thinking of her, touching her,
kissing her...He must act in her brother’s stead, which means he has to approve
her suitor and ensure her safety. Unfortunately, he can’t seem to find a worthy
gentleman.
Wedding her
off should be a simple task, but not if he can’t let her go.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
She inhaled and stepped up to him.
He was so tall, at least five inches taller than her, yet she would not allow
him to intimidate her, not this gentleman she used to pester as a little girl.
She peered up at him and planted her fists on her hips. “You cannot possibly
imagine I would listen to you, can you?”
His eyes narrowed, and he
straightened from his position against the wall which brought him that much
closer to her. “I don’t only imagine. I know you will listen to me. You have no
other options.”
“Of course I do.”
“No, you do not.”
Their gazes locked, and everything
around Alexa faded away, except for the brilliant blue eyes which held her
riveted in place. She brought her palm to her
chest to make sure her heart still
beat.
It did, just barely.
She finally broke away and
whispered, “I have not given him a response yet.”
His responding smile lacked warmth,
and he appeared to gloat as he said, “Excellent. I never have liked Lord Edwin
and cannot fathom why you do.”
“I happen to be very much in love
with him.” She colored. She had just told Lord Collins she loved Lord Edwin.
Where was her fan when she needed it most? Next to Miss Cannis where she had
forgotten it. And now, she had to endure a most frustrating conversation where
she admitted a falsehood. Not a simple falsehood, either. One which competed
with the largest untruths of her life.
Her rushed denial teetered on her
lips as a stronger gust of wind tore through her hair, causing several more
strands to dislodge. She muttered a curse and reached
up to repair the damage the wind had
made.
His large, warm hand shot out and
stopped her. The humid night air could not compare to the warmth of his hand on
hers, nor could it compete with the spasmodic tingles breaking out throughout
her body.
The contact was too unexpected.
Too intimate.
Too much.
She darted a hesitant glance his way
where he quickly masked a warm look and took a step away from her. “Leave your
hair.”
She swayed from the loss of his
touch and the lack of warmth in his tone.
“Are you quite all right?” he asked
with a sneer, as if to erase all touches of warmth with harshness. It hadn’t
worked, though. She knew better.
Whatever strange demon had overtaken
him tonight was not normal and was, quite frankly, vexing to deal with. “I see
you can choose to employ good manners when you wish.”
His countenance darkened and he
lifted a brow. “You evidently are just fine.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Naomi
Boom never expected to love writing. Her inspiration struck while searching for
the perfect historical romance novel to read. Nothing sounded appealing, so she
decided to write her own. That one novel has morphed into a series, and
hopefully many, many more.
She
resides in her home state of South Dakota with her husband and toddler. Her
dream is to someday find an acreage where she can raise chickens and,
naturally, continue her writing.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER
CODE
Naomi Boom will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn
winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
RAFFLECOPTER CODE:
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed getting to know your book; congrats on the tour and I hope it is a fun one for you :)
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed the tour. The book sounds great.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the excerpt and for the great giveaway! :)
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