Welcome to our friend Samanthya Wyatt!
She has an awesome new book out. Lets have a look. Take it away Samanthya.
Thank you Sarah and Shannen for having me here today. I appreciate your helping me
celebrate the release of book 2 in the ‘One and Only Series’.Ever since I can remember, I’ve loved
curling up with a book. When I was young I wrote poems and short stories. When
I graduated, my life changed. I married a military man, traveled across the US
and abroad, settled in the Shenandoah Valley and had a family. Then I found
romance novels. I fell in love with the characters and needed to know
their happy ending.When I couldn’t afford to buy them, I
wrote my own stories. I’ve taken every workshop I could to improve my writing.
I’ve entered many contests. I joined RWA and joined several chapters. Savvy
Authors offered a pitch contest with several editors, agents and publishers.
Coming up with a pitch—25 words or less—is extremely difficult when you’re in a
group with thousands of other authors. But I got the attention of 3 editors and
two different publishing companies. My dream paid off. I signed my first contract
with Soul Mate Publishing.My
characters are fictitious. I have taken real life experiences to achieve the
emotion on paper for my characters. I do a lot of research for the time period,
studying the lingo / slang and culture. With appropriate details, hopefully I
put the reader in the setting.I
find that I get a lot more accomplished if I just sit at the computer and
write. As long as I write something, I just keep going. Later I can delete or
gather tidbits together. And I have deleted whole chapters. But if I want my
story to go somewhere and be a good MS, there has to be GMC. I learned this
from many workshops. I learned how to do character sketches, GMC charts,
plots—everything one needs to bring a story together.
I’m
so excited to talk about “The True One” my sequel, book 2 in the One and Only
Series. In the first book of the series, “The Right One”, Katherine’s brother
is missing. Book 2 is Stephen’s story—“The True One”.His ship in
splinters and his men captured, Stephen is a broken man. Yet the torture he
received by his enemies is nothing compared to the torment he bears from an
angel with lavender eyes.Jennifer left
England full of a young girl’s fantasies of romance and adventure. When she
cares for a near death captain, memories emerge of the family she left behind.
Will the passion they share be enough? He must choose – her or revenge. My
first submission to an editor resulted in a rejection. Being a beginner, I was
not surprised. And I didn’t let it get me down. The thing that impressed me the
most was a comment—what happened to the
brother? She told me the story had holes. All questions needed to be
answered.So
I worked on my story, but decided Kat’s brother was a story all by itself.So
the sequel, book 2, is about Kat’s brother. Why he was gone for two years, what
happened to him, and a love story all his own.Is
there a book 3? Of course. The third book in the series is about Giles. He was
introduced in the first book as Morgan’s best friend—the duke. In the second book, he is asked
to rescue Stephen.My characters in all of my books are fictitious. However, I have
taken real life experiences to achieve the emotion for their situations.Find
out what happened to Kat’s brother in the thrilling sequel of the One and Only
series.
The True One - Captain Stephen
Radbourn accepts an intriguing proposition which results in horror. His ship in
splinters and his men captured, he is a broken man. A band of rebels rescue
their leader from a dungeon, taking the near dead captain with them. Fearing
capture and thinking the tortured man will die, they leave Stephen in the care
of a woman, who he believes is an angel of mercy. A man of passion, with a
trail of satisfied maidens to prove it, he finds his heart captured by the
lovely widow. But she forces him to choose—her or revenge. Jennifer Faircloth departed England full of a
young girl’s fantasies of romance and adventure. Her young husband dies leaving
her a widow to survive alone in a foreign land. When a near death English
captain is dropped at her door, memories emerge of the family she foolishly
left behind. While caring for him, her curious imagination turns to an
overwhelming awareness she cannot deny. He must flee for his life and he takes
her with him—back to England—back to the family she’d deserted. She wants her
family to forgive her, but she wants Stephen’s love even more.I love to hear from readers.
Please visit my website here: www.samanthyawyatt.comI invite you to lay the worries of the
world off your shoulders and get lost in the pages of a romance, where you
embark on a journey with the hero and heroine, become involved in a dream,
plunge into a world of fantasy, and live an adventure your heart can share.
Enjoy an excerpt from The True One:
He
was dead.He
had to be. For serenity enclosed him. Fresh air cloaked him. A cloud of
softness wrapped him. Comfort would mean he’d gone to heaven, when he had been
destined for hell. Slowly, Stephen became aware
of soreness, then stinging, then blinding pain. Sure signs of hell.The
lilting voice of an angel drew him to an unbelievable place of calm. The
honeyed sound soothed his mind to a state of ease. Alleviating his anxiety. Diminishing
his pain. The most enchanting dream he’d ever held. He opened his eyes with excruciating
sluggishness. The first glimpse of light splintered his skull with a sharp
stabbing. He slammed his eyes closed with a long groan. He’d been denied sunlight
for so long, he thought never to see the light of day again.His
insides still stuck to his backbone. He breathed as deeply as his broken ribs
allowed, then grounded his teeth over the agonizing ache. Slashing pain shot
through his jaw stirring more memories. Oh yes. That had been broken too.A
bed? He took a moment to grasp his surroundings. Unfamiliar hands. Gentle
hands. He thought he’d felt movement at one time, dreamed he was in a wagon. Flashes of torture penetrated his skull—men
with curved knives and jeweled handles, shackles, a pit for a prison cell. He
struggled with the bonds squeezing him when the sweetest sound of an angel
pulled him from the dark fog. Reassuring hands swabbed a wet cloth over his
feverish skin and coaxed him to swallow. Blessed relief to his parched lips.
Now he lolled in a bed.With
a sense of unease he pondered his situation, wondering what state of play
brought him to this consequence. He inhaled, taking in pleasant air. No stench.
No slimy creatures. Where was he? At this point he didn’t care. As long as he
no longer suffered the Raj’s torture.Slowly,
and more cautious this time, he lifted one lid to a narrow slit. The swelling
around his eye had gone down considerably. He glanced down to find a hand-sewn
quilt, like the ones his mother made. Definitely a bed. Which also resembled
his English heritage. Had he somehow been transported back to England?He
rolled his head against the pillow’s softness. His mind wandered restlessly
through a mirage of shadows. His ribs were on fire. He searched the room. A
window stood open and the thin covering wavered as if the wind blew gently to
make it dance. A crude piece of furniture beyond the bed with items scattered
about. To the right a door. He wondered who was on the other side. Friend or
adversary? He closed his eyes for a moment, seeking relief. Ignoring the pain
in his skull, he turned his head to the right and saw the delicate creature in
his dream. An angel of mercy, with dark hair falling about her shoulders. Long
sweeping lashes brushed velvety cheeks. Instant awareness surged through his
body. At least the devils hadn’t killed that part of him.On
the heels of that thought, he wondered if she were a maid or the wife of some
possessive husband. If she were his wife—perish the thought—he would never
leave her alone in any room with a strange man, incapacitated or no. Especially
not in close proximity of a bed.And
he was naked. Bare as a new baby’s bottom.
Available
at Amazon December 17, 2014.You can also find Samanthya Wyatt on Soul Mate Publishing, Hearts
Through History, facebook,
goodreads and Amazon.