Blog Tour: LEATHER & LACE by Lauren Sevier & A. Smith

Leather & Lace

by Lauren Sevier & A. Smith

 

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GENRE:   Dystopian/Western Romance

 

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BLURB:

 

Three years wandering the desert is enough to drive anyone insane, and the limits of Bonnie and Jesse’s minds and hearts will be put to the ultimate test.

A deadly showdown with a murderous outlaw ripped Bonnie away from the relative peace and ragtag family she’d built at the end of Guns & Smoke. In the thrilling next chapter in The Fool’s Adventure series, we finally get the answer to the biggest question: What happened to Bonnie?

After three years of fighting to get her back, literally, Jesse James finds her in the most unlikely of places-- New Orleans high society. With the help of his rival-turned-friend Will Ellis, and a sassy staff member, Jesse’s tasked with infiltrating the house of the man he believes was responsible for killing his parents in order to get her back. Jesse’s biggest challenge yet will be learning to fight for Bonnie in a way he never expected before: by fitting in.

Mired in high society politics and scheming, Bonnie is at the epicenter of one of the most ruthless gangs in the world. Years trapped in a gilded cage of wealth and lies has irrevocably changed her from a crass outlaw into a southern debutante. Gone is the dangerous glint in her eyes, replaced with suspicion when the devilishly handsome street fighter named Montana suddenly joins her father’s staff.

Can Jesse remind Bonnie of who she really is in time to keep her from giving her heart and hand away or will he discover that the wild, beautiful outlaw he fell in love with is truly gone?

 

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Excerpt One:

 

Staring at her now, knowing that I’d desperately fallen for her all over again sent a stark jolt through me. This feeling between us wasn’t some average infatuation. Most people could live a lifetime and never experience the raging, all-consuming need to be close to another person, no matter whether you knew why.

 

My soul called out, and hers answered.

 

Everything that I’d lost three years ago was suddenly before me. In the span of a breath, I closed the distance. I clutched her hips, a smile curling over my lips at the little gasp she let out as her back met the steel door and my mouth covered hers. I reached behind her, flicking the lock. Too many times we’d been interrupted. I’d be damned if I let it happen now. Not when she loved me again.

 

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Topic:   What's the best way to engage a reader right away?

 

Abbie: The best way to engage a reader from the start is to have a good hook. An author has to have an intriguing first sentence, something that establishes the stakes and makes a reader root for the main character. I've always found that starting with some sort of action really helps to pull a reader in. Weaving action with snippets of backstory and why a reader should care about the character are some of the best ways to hook a reader and get them invested from the start.

 

Lauren: I had the pleasure of meeting Marilyn R. Atlas years ago, she's a film producer as well as a talent and literary manager. She also happens to be one of the funniest and most impressive women I've had the pleasure of working with. She gave me some advice a long time ago that really stuck with me.

 

"Get to the point and get there fast."

 

Seems simple enough, but for writers it's incredibly hard to condense your work that way. She was talking about writing loglines at the time, but I find myself leaning on that advice so often in the course of my writing. And first sentences and pages are no exception to this.

 

Summing up a character's immediate conflict with a strong voice that depicts who they are is hard. But everytime I'm able to "get to the point fast" it seems I'm really able to tap into who they are and why readers should care about them. It's not a perfect answer, but it's what works for me.

 

 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Lauren Sevier and A. Smith are longtime friends and co-authors from southern Louisiana. Guns and Smoke, their first joint publication, began as a “short” story after having too much wine on girl’s night. Nine years later it is now the first novel in a Dystopian/Western Romance series. The duo has plans to publish several series together in the future. A. Smith spends her time with her two rescue dogs and rescue cat surrounding herself with books and Labyrinth paraphernalia. Lauren Sevier collects antique tea cups and tries to stay sane, though as the mother of a toddler she fails brilliantly most days. She also has a growing collection of crowns and tiaras and likes to act silly on Tiktok. Look for more thrilling novels from The Fools Adventure series in the future!

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GIVEAWAY :

 

Lauren Sevier and A. Smith will be awarding a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

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