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Chick-lit and Romance – Hot Genres for 2018

It’s a new year, and word has it that the hot genres for 2018 will include chick-lit, romances, and stories about women. That’s great news for people like me. I plan to write more stories this year, and I’ll be emphasizing strong women.

Speaking of…Emma Emerging will be out in paperback soon!

I’ve written a book of twelve short stories – one for each month of a year – that I will send free of charge to all subscribers as a thank you for joining my email list. Those who subscribe to my list will also get an email whenever I publish new books. I will not share your email address, nor will I bombard you with emails.

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My third novel entitled The Secrets of Sandy Shores will be released by February. Here’s a sneak preview of the cover:

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Why do we love to read about women overcoming obstacle after obstacle? Perhaps it’s because life continually throws problems in our paths. We like to read about other women finding solutions to the hard situations we all face. It gives us hope, and sometimes, it helps us see answers. When books strike deep chords within us, we resonate – reader to writer and even to characters in the story. Books are safe places to discover new ways to live. We let the protagonist endure hardships, and we live vicariously through her as she falls, picks herself up and goes on to victory. As she learns, we learn.

I hope my stories will resonate with you. I am happy to have you accompany me on this journey. If you find that a story I’ve written strikes a chord in your heart, I’d love to hear about it. Send an email to me at thewriteromance@gmail.com.

Happy New Year!     Happy Writing!     Happy Reading!

Shirley Holder Platt

13 Dates by Matt Dunn – a laugh out loud read.

When you read a lot of romance, especially if you’re like me and will buy the ninety-nine cent specials online, you get a mixed bag. Some writers make you cry with their honest portrayal of agonizingly sad situations we humans get ourselves into. Others keep you on the edge of your seat, sitting up all night turning page after page, dying to know what happens next. And then there are those rare and wonderful books that make you laugh out loud. I’m talking hold your belly, snort through your nose, laughing. Those are my favorites.

So imagine how happy I was when I found a new author (to me) who is capable of making me spit milk through my nose. That’s right, folks. I’m talking hilarious. The author is Matt Dunn, and the book is entitled “13 Dates.” Seriously folks, you’ve got to read this story of a lovable, but bumbling guy named Noah. He falls hopelessly in love while standing in line at a Starbucks. When he tells his co-worker that he’s in love, he’s told that love at first sight doesn’t exist. That you can’t know if your love is real until you’ve had 13 dates. It’s a fact garnered from a teen magazine, so it must be true. Right?

The book is about Noah’s pursuit of his dream girl, Angel. She believes in living life to the fullest, every day. Every. Day. No compromising. So, Noah has to come up with more and more elaborate dates to keep her around. He’s convinced that she’ll be in love with him by the 13th date.

I haven’t laughed so much while reading a book since the first time I read a Janet Evanovich’s “One for the Money,” with the adorable Stephanie Plum character. By the way, that’s a series you should not miss.

But back to Noah. The book is narrated by Noah, whose internal ramblings can be as funny to read as his experiences getting ready for and going on dates. He’s got a lovable landlord, runs an art gallery that ends up selling…No, I don’t want to spoil it for you. Get the book. You’ll be so glad you did.

I’ll be reading everything I can find that Matt Dunn’s written. He’s that good. And I don’t know how it took me so long to find him, because he’s got quite a lot of material out there.

Here’s Matt Dunn’s author page. Let me know if you like the book as much as I did!

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Happy Reading,

SHP

 

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