Can you feel the excitement? A new writer with her first release! Keep an eye out for more from Alina K. Field, who is a chapter mate with OCC/RWA. Please give her a warm welcome.
I’m so excited to be
here today, Louisa, because this is my very first GUEST BLOG!
I’m here today to talk
about my short story, “A Valentine for Lily,” published in the anthology, Romancing the Pages. Lily Harris, the
heroine of my story is a widow who runs her own florist shop. She loves
Valentine’s Day; for her it’s “Black Friday” with a major dash of Love.
She is, however, a wee
bit cynical about the sincerity of that once-a-year show of love. In fact, her
favorite customer is a man who doesn’t do anything special on Valentine’s Day.
The mysterious Christopher Randolph has Lily’s shop deliver beautiful bouquets
weekly to Mrs. Sandra Randolph, and Lily is sure he is the most romantic
husband in the world.
Or is he? Finding out
the truth about Christopher will rock Lily’s ideas about romance, and
Valentine’s Day, and happily-ever-after.
A Valentine for Lily,
in the anthology Romancing the Pages,
is one of nineteen tales of romance by members of the Orange County Chapter of
the Romance Writers of America. From lush historicals, to contemporaries, to
paranormals, Romancing the Pages features
the multi-published Louella Nelson and sixteen fresh voices (including mine!),
and is edited by published authors Debra Holland, Linda McLaughlin, and of
course, the lovely Louisa Bacio. Romancing
the Pages is available in both electronic and print editions.
Thank you for having
me today, Louisa.
Alina
K. Field earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and German literature, but
she found her true passion in reading and writing romance. Though her roots are
in the Midwest, after six very, very, very cold years in Chicago, she moved to
Southern California and hasn’t looked back. She shares a midcentury home with
her husband and a blue-eyed cat who conned his way in for dinner one day and
decided the food was too good to leave. In addition to “A Valentine for Lily”,
her Regency Christmas novella, “Rosalyn’s Ring” is coming in fall 2013 from
Soul Mate Publishing. Visit her at alinakfield.com and on Twitter as @AlinaKField
Follow Alina on Twitter and leave her a comment here with a valid email address, and you'll be entered to win an electronic .pdf copy of Romancing the Pages!
The story sounds so enchanting and mysterious! Congratulations on your first guest post! : )
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting Tara! Not back for a first timer, eh? ;-)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the story and your first guest post! :) Here's to many more of each!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Tara and Kitty, and Marie, for having me.
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonderful story, Alina. I loved it. Congratulations on your first guest blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lyndi. It was a pleasure to work with you, Deb, and Louisa on the editing.
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