Guest Blogger... Lia Davis

I'm pleased to welcome Lia Davis to the mix today. She's giving away a wonderful prize pack so be sure to enter the raffelcopter at the end of this post!

 

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Writing Children in Romance 

One of the struggles of life is being a single parent. You have to juggle a job—sometimes two--, school issues the child(ren) may have, homework, sports, and stay sane in the process. Fictional characters have these struggles too, and more.

 

When I developed the story plots for Ashwood Falls, I incorporated children. Shifters love their children. They protect them at all cost and shower them with love and security. Although being a single parent in a Pack is easier than ‘real life’, it still has its challenges. Especially when there is an enemy out there that would use them to hurt the Pack. 

The tension is always there to keep them safe and not let them out of sight. The stress of single parenthood wears on the parent and can cause conflicts between the hero and heroine. Children can also bring the couple closer together. For example, the tough alpha male softening for a child and seeing that tender, possessive side of him could melt the heroine’s heart and allow her to see him in a different light. 

It could also work the other way. A strong, determined female melting at the connection of the little boy or girl, showing the hero her soft side. 

I love children in romance stories and the bond that grows between all of them that forms into a loving family. However, Winter Eve doesn’t have a child included in the main plot, but you do get to meet a couple of the Packs’ kids.  

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Title: Winter Eve, Ashwood Falls prequel

Author: By Lia Davis

Publisher: Fated Desires Publishing

Genre: Paranormal Romance

 

Blurb:

There comes a time when setting your differences aside isn’t just necessary, it’s a means of survival. After losing over half of their dens to a group rogue shifters, the wolves and leopards merged as one Pack, but living together is much more of a challenge then they expected.

 

Danica Welsh was born to be the leopard pack healer. An accident involving a drug induced youth left her badly burned and scared—emotionally and physically. Without the ability to heal by touch, she secludes herself to the edge of town, away from Ashwood Falls’ overly concerned citizens. All hope of mating and family become a distance dream. When she finally starts to accepts the long, lonely existence ahead of her, a stranger crashes into her life, and her heart.

 

After Nevan Mathews’ fiancée died three ago, he submerged himself into his work, cutting off all reminders of a life he dreamed of with the woman he loved. He lets his step-mother talk him into taking the first vacation in five years to visit for the holidays. But an accident delays his travel plans, sending him to Danica’s doorstep and raises a need he thought he would never feel again.

Can they tear down the walls around their hearts and submit to the passion before another claims Dani for his own?

 

Warning: Contains a shifter who's scars run deeper than skin, a human who has the heart of a shifter, and a snow storm that's sure to have them both reaching for warmth.

 

Buy Links:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Eve-Ashwood-Falls-ebook/dp/B00AP97Y3C/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1355751049&sr=8-8&keywords=lia+davis

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/winter-eve-lia-davis/1045447813?ean=2940016105901

ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-wintereve-1026088-139.html

Kobo: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Winter-Eve/book-XdS2jHnLRkaH2UbWnSXBpw/page1.html?s=eAhL72jjSE-X9ec7a5lSaA&r=3

 

Excerpt:

Movement to his right caught his attention, and he narrowed his eyes for a better look. A large leopard crouched, staring at him from the roadside. With eyes that reflected the full moon's light, the creature blinked and let out a soft growl before it turned to walk up a gravel driveway.

The animal was beautiful, scary, and its eyes held a hint of humanity. Could it be a were? Sarah hadn’t said anything about others living this far up the mountain. When the beast turned to look at him, he swore it wanted him to follow. He took a step forward, and the cat started walking again.

"Oh, great, Nev. You're being lead away by a cat, like Alice and that damn rabbit," he muttered to himself. No one would ever believe him. In fact, it was probably leading him to the den to share with the rest of the pack. Shaking his head at the ridiculous thought, he walked up the driveway. The cat sped up, running ahead much too fast for him. Then it darted into the woods a few feet from a single-story log cabin nestled into the surrounding trees. Another step caused a blinding light to click on, illuminating the front of the yard and the cabin. A few moments later, the door opened, revealing the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. She stepped out onto the large wide porch. Her straight silk-like strawberry blond hair cascaded over her shoulders and stopped at her waist. The light of the full moon cast against her pale skin made her look like a goddess.

"What can I do to help you?"

Her velvety smooth voice warmed his body and awoke a very specific part of his anatomy. It was several seconds before he found his voice and shook out of the trance she’d cast upon him. "I crashed my car and wondered if you have a phone. My cell doesn't get service up here."

"I don’t have a phone." Her gaze left him to search their surroundings and stopped as she glanced toward the dark sky as though she saw something he didn't, or couldn't, see. "But, come inside. You’ll freeze to death in the storm." She turned and walked back inside.

Storm?

A single snowflake drifted in front of his face, landing on his nose.

 

Author Bio 

Lia Davis is a mother to two young adults and two very special kitties, a wife to her soul mate, a paranormal romance author, graphic designer, and co-owner to Fated Desires Publishing, LLC. She and her family live in Northeast Florida battling hurricanes and very humid summers. But it’s her home and she loves it!

 

An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very activity imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she imagined. Writing and designing are stress relievers that allow her to go off in her corner of the house and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life where it belongs.

 

Her favorite things are spending time with family, traveling, reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature and hanging out with her kitties.

 

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