Blog Tour: THE MISADVENTURES OF A (WANNABE) SLUTTY BARTENDER by WS Carmichael

 

 

The Misadventures of a (Wannabe) Slutty Bartender

by WS Carmichael

 

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GENRE:   Romance/Romantic Comedy

 

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BLURB:

 

Ava Moreland has it all planned out. In two months, she will marry her fiancé, Tim. She’ll continue working at Vegas’s famous Cosmopolitan bar while he runs his father’s accounting firm. Soon they’ll start a family and she’ll have the white picket life she’s always dreamed of.
Or not.

When her fairytale engagement implodes in a devastating display, Ava embarks on a quest to reclaim her identity and feminine prowess – by sleeping her way through Las Vegas. With her best friend, Jarrod, acting as wingman her plan is foolproof.
Or not.

Nothing goes as planned with hilariously disastrous results. Her sexual misadventures will keep you in stitches as Ava searches for herself in Sin City, finding herself and her happily ever after in the unlikeliest of places.

 

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Excerpt Two:

 

“That’s your master plan? To become known as the slutty bartender?” Jarrod raises one eyebrow, his skepticism written all over his face.

 

“Well, it sounds bad when you put it like that.” I shrug. “You’re misunderstanding the point.”

 

“Is the point to see how many STD’s you can rack up?”

 

I sigh. “No. The point is to reclaim my womanly power. The point is to live life. The point is to embrace life’s opportunities without the expectation of a happily ever after. The point is to forget about Mr. Right and enjoy Mr. Right Now.”

 

Jarrod shakes his head, leaves me sitting on the sofa alone and goes into his bedroom.

 

“I thought you’d be totally on board!” I shout to his closed door.

 

I mean, seriously. It isn’t as if I told him I was going to lay spread eagle in front of The Bellagio holding a sign reading ‘Free Sex’. While I’m not the type of girl to throw her cooter at every guy passing by, I see no reason to be a total prude either. I’ve decided to explore the world of one-night stands. I get hit on all the time at work. What’s so wrong with taking someone up on the offer if I find him attractive? I am no longer beholden to anyone.

 

A few minutes later, Jarrod jerks his door open. “Ok. I’ve thought about it. You can do this, but you need a chaperone.”

 

“I don’t need a chaperone.”

 

“Ok, A wingman, then. I’ll be personally vetting your selections to make sure there’s no psycho vibes.” He plops down next to me on the couch.

 

 

 

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 AUTHOR GUEST POST

 

Hmmm…What’s a day in my life like?

Most mornings, I wake up to sunlight streaming through the French doors opening onto my private balcony overlooking the cattle ranch my best friend and partner in life, Mark, and I own together in Northeast Wyoming. In the nicer weather, I take my coffee outside where I enjoy the view while I plan my day. My assistant gives me the day’s schedule. There are meetings with producers and screenwriters to discuss the movie version of The Misadventures of a (Wannabe) Slutty Bartender, headshots to approve for casting calls and cover models. I usually work out before breakfast so I can start my day energized with a feeling of accomplishment. After a shower and breakfast, I spend several hours working on my next bestseller. My agent sets strict deadlines because the demand for my novels is almost impossible to keep up with. In the afternoons, I accompany Mark as we work the ranch before we settle in for an evening of visiting and board games with our (collective) five children who all live on the ranch with us.

(Cue scratchy record sound)

Oh, wait. You wanted to know about my actual life?

Alright, you asked for it…There is nothing glamorous or sexy (except Mark) about my actual life. First of all, we don’t own a ranch in Wyoming. We live in upstate NY, a couple of hours north of the city. While writing is my passion and I love what I do, it doesn’t pay the bills – not yet anyway. At least five days a week, I wake up at four a.m. to my phone alarm blaring The Brothers Osborne, I’m Not For Everyone, because let’s face it – I’m not for everyone. Two presses of the snooze button and a shower later, I’m out the door at five fifteen to go to my bill paying job as a nurse where I will work either an eight- or sixteen-hour shift, depending on the day. Normally, I get off work at two p.m., by which time I still have no idea what to make for dinner. After polling Mark and the kids, I’ll still have no idea what to feed my family, so I wander around Walmart while I hope for inspiration. I’ll no doubt leave with way more than I planned to buy. To be fair, Mark does at least half the cooking. He is an awesome partner. It isn’t unusual for me to come home after a sixteen-hour shift to find he has a glass of wine and a light snack ready for me to enjoy while I relax in our hot tub. Massages with happy endings are never out of the question either. I definitely scored a huge win when I found him.

When I get home, my time is spent in equal parts justifying why I can’t work out, cleaning the house and juggling paperwork for our other two businesses. Mark runs a wildlife control business. If you’ve got critters in your house that do not belong there, we’re the people you call. Raccoons in the attic? Squirrels in the soffits? Woodchucks invading your garden? Skunk living under your porch? We do it all. Summertime is especially busy, so I help with pickups after my day job. If the weather is nice, there is a good chance I’m driving around with an animal of some sort in my vehicle. And yes, I have gone to work smelling like skunk on occasion, much to the dismay of my coworkers.

I try to write for a couple of hours at least three times a week, but as I’m sure you know, life has a crazy way of getting away from us. Most of the time, my writing is interrupted multiple times by an assortment of children. Mark and I have five between us. He has two and I have three. They range in age from eighteen to twenty-two. Only two of mine actually live with us, but the rest are in and out regularly. I never mind the interruptions, though. As parents, we only have our children around us for a short time. I’ll have plenty of uninterrupted writing time when they all run away to live their own lives, but I’m not in a hurry for that day to come.

My real life is busy and exhausting and wonderful. I may not have time to do everything I want to do because I am busy doing all the things I need to do, but I wouldn’t change a thing – except maybe being a successful enough author to ditch the day job and buy that ranch in Wyoming…

If you want to read more about my crazy life and family, please visit my blog at www.WSCarmichael.com .

 

 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

WS Carmichael is attempting to write the world into romantic bliss one novel at a time. Based in upstate NY, she travels as often as her hectic schedule will allow. When she isn’t busy writing, she’s a mother, nurse and avid sportswoman.

 

WS Carmichael fell in love with romance at an early age when she would sneak Harlequins from her mother. A voracious reader, she eventually made the jump to writing.

Writing is her passion and she’s always jotting down new storyline and character ideas. Often, her characters take on a life of their own and don’t always cooperate with her plan for them. Creating well developed, strong alpha male characters that don’t fit into the typical romance hero mold makes her novels exciting and relatable. A woman who believes whole heartedly in happily ever after, she gives her heroes the heroine they deserve.

You can check out her blog and find out more on her website:

 www.wscarmichael.com

 

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Amazon buy link:

https://www.amazon.com/Misadventures-Wannabe-Slutty-Bartender-ebook/dp/B08RBFPR2J/

 

 

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