Good
morning everyone! Welcome to the party and thanks to Goddess Fish for hosting. J I always enjoy myself immensely when I get to come to
an event here because all you readers who come by are so fantastic. I love
interacting with all of you and I hope what I have to share with you today
piques your interest…
First
a bit about me for anyone in the crowd who’s unfamiliar. I’m Lila Munro,
procurer or realmantic notions, head chief at Realmantic Moments, military
wife, doggy lover, mom, gardener, stitch worker at times (I embroiderer), Vera
Bradley fanatic, shoe collector, bubble bath enthusiast, and appreciator of
Crown Royal. J I’ve been following my marine around for the last
sixteen or so years and have lived all over the place from Okinawa Japan to
Missouri to Virginia to North Carolina…and have learned so much and been so
inspired in my travels. And last but not least, I’m excited to be here this
morning.
The
release I’m sharing today will hit e-shelves November 17 through all major
outlets and I owe much thanks to my publisher, Rebel Ink Press, for their
support, editing staff, and care with my work.
Assumed
Calling is the fifth and final book in my Identity series, which I’ve dropped
by and talked about many times. It is Allen’s story who you’ve all met in
previous volumes, first in Assumed Identity then again in Assumed Master.
Although, something few people know, he has known Kyle Montgomery from book
two, True Identity, his entire life in spite of the fact he’s never mentioned
in that particular story. Ending the series was bittersweet for me. I realized
while writing Assumed Master the series was coming to an end and rather than
try to push my luck and keep adding on when there was no more material left (a
lesson I’ve learned through observation), I decided I should end the series on
a positive note and go out with a bang.
I
don’t think Assumed Calling will fail in either area. Readers will discover
that this story didn’t just end the Identity series, it actually sets the scene
for a spin-off series to be rolled out in 2013, Steele Image, and it also sets
the stage for the third and final installation to the Force Recon books which I’ll
be writing with BethAnn Buehler next year to be titled Force Recon: Rogue
Nation.
I’ll
be sharing excerpts today and later this evening I’ll share where Assumed
Calling can be found on November 17 and where you can find and follow me. J
Have
a great time today everyone! And don’t be strangers. I’ll be popping in and out
all day and I love to chat and answer questions. Feel free to grill me.
Like
the beat of a primal drum whispering the rhythm of an ancient dance, the
lifestyle calls…
At the
seasoned age of fifty-six, Allen Bourke has resigned himself to the fact he’ll
probably never find someone to top he can also love. While he’s had wives and
lovers, none of them endured and he’s come to the conclusion the clock’s
ticking and age is working against him. Then a very intriguing Nicki Cartwright
pings on his radar at what Allen determines will be his last house party. He
can’t help but notice while he and his friends are getting older, the players
emerging on the scene are forever getting younger. Nicki's no exception.
Determined to resist the vibes humming between them, he only agrees to service
her after his old friend, Kyle Montgomery, convinces him it's entirely
feasible. Then it’s brought to Allen’s attention who Nicki really is. Knowing
their pasts are forever intertwined, as hard as he tries to ignore his heart,
he finds himself yielding to the tides of fate.
Born to
senatorial royalty, Nicki Cartwright has spent her entire life trying to shield
her mother from her father’s wrath while drifting further and further into a
world where panic is normal and anxiety is always on the edge of her reality.
Tired of burning the candle at both ends and forever trying to live up to the
picture of All-American perfection her father James Cartwright touts as his ace
in the hole during election cycles, Nicki finds herself on the path of
self-discovery in search of relief from the stressors continually swamping her
mind. What she doesn’t expect is to find who she thought she was is truly just
a shadow of the person she really is. And what scares her most is the fact
Allen, the only person she thought she could trust, has been holding a secret
since before she was born which could destroy her entire family.
