Today is a special day as it is Mother's Day. As special of this day it, it is very painful for me because it is the first Mother's Day since my mother passed. For years this day was spent with her at my side as well as with my sisters, usually on a cruise. So, for me, everything seems messed up or does it?
Yes, it is difficult; however, I find comfort honoring her by being the women she raised me to be. There is a better way to honor your mother, than to live with integrity, helping others, and being a mother and grandmother that can honor her legacy by setting an example. I thank God daily for my mother and for my father. On this special day, honor your mother.
Thank you for letting me get that off my chest. Now, on to something romantic and alluring. I introduce you to Christy Marchand and her book "Mine All Mine" which is available on Amazon. Take a look.
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When Tyler Hurst returns home to Baton Rouge after retiring from pro football, he isn't quite sure what to do with himself. He's worked hard to provide for his younger siblings but now they're all grown up and getting along just fine without his assistance. His beloved grandmother decides he needs a new challenge, and her petite neighbor, Eleanor Haley, just might fit the bill.
Tyler quickly figures out he doesn't know how to deal with the strong-willed, green eyed Eleanor, who unwittingly becomes the cause of his uncomfortably conflicting emotions. Eleanor is on a new path herself, and isn't going to be bossed around by domineering men anymore, even one as gorgeous as Tyler Hurst. With a newfound boldness she shows Tyler two can play his game.
But can Tyler and Eleanor reconcile their pasts and find what they are longing for the most?
"Mine All Mine" is a beautifully written romantic comedy that will make you laugh and cry, while showing the importance of family, honesty, love and finding yourself.
Tyler quickly figures out he doesn't know how to deal with the strong-willed, green eyed Eleanor, who unwittingly becomes the cause of his uncomfortably conflicting emotions. Eleanor is on a new path herself, and isn't going to be bossed around by domineering men anymore, even one as gorgeous as Tyler Hurst. With a newfound boldness she shows Tyler two can play his game.
But can Tyler and Eleanor reconcile their pasts and find what they are longing for the most?
"Mine All Mine" is a beautifully written romantic comedy that will make you laugh and cry, while showing the importance of family, honesty, love and finding yourself.
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Christy Marchand
Tell your readers a little about
yourself, where you grew up, where you live now, where you went to school etc.
Let them get to know the personal you.
I am a Baton Rouge, LA
native, and even though my husband and I moved to the foothills of the Ozarks a
few years ago, my heart will always belong to Louisiana. That's why my novel, Mine
All Mine, is set in Baton Rouge. I very much wanted to convey the feeling
of my hometown and the value we place there on family.
My husband and I moved to northern Arkansas in 2010, and now I'm lucky enough to be able to work at home, alternating my time between writing and creating stained-glass art. We love traveling around the south and Midwest, participating in craft and art festivals, We have two children, four grandchildren, a yellow lab named Honey, a fat Pomeranian named Dixie, and two cats, Moaning Myrtle and Luna Lovegood.
What
inspired you to author this book?
I've always loved a good romance with a
strong hero and a spunky heroine, and a little crush I developed on a real-life
football player many years ago helped my writing journey along (and it's okay -
my husband didn't mind at all!). That player was Howie Long, and I fell in love
with him a little bit the minute I read an interview in which he stated that
the only person he was afraid of was his wife. I loved the idea that a six and
a half foot tall man who epitomized toughness on the football field would defer
to his wife in that affectionate way.
One of the central characters in Mine All Mine is Rosie, Ty's grandmother. Rosie is a wonderful character, and my dear mother-in-law, Jeanie Marchand, totally inspired her. We lost Jeanie two years ago, but she and her sneaky sweetness will live on forever in this book.
Where did you get the inspiration for
your book's cover?
The house on the cover of Mine All Mine is central to the plot of
my story, as it is the first bone of contention between my heroine, Eleanor
Haley, and my hero, Tyler Hurst. I looked at hundreds of photographs of old
homes until I found the one that spoke to me, and with a few tweaks and the
help of a very talented Etsy artist, my cover was born. If you notice, the
front door even has the stained glass magnolia panel that is mentioned in the
book, and the lovely pink azaleas that are a southern mainstay.
Who has been the most significant
influence on you personally and as a writer?
My husband has had the
most influence on my personally, as he has always supports me completely no
matter where my whimsy leads me. When I decided to retire and take my stained
glass art on the road, he was on board without hesitation, earning the well-deserved
title of Vice President of Logistics and Quality Control. When I'm writing, he
buys Milk Duds and Blue Bell ice cream and keeps the coffee pot warmed up at
all times. He is truly my hero.
Mega-talented authors such as Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Joann Ross have influenced me as a writer.
What
were your struggles or obstacles you had to overcome to get this book written?
I was working hard back in the late 1990s to become a traditionally
published author of contemporary romance but, just about the time that things
began to fall into place, 9/11 occurred, and my mom passed away shortly
afterward. Both of those events were traumatic, but together they robbed me of
my ability to lose myself in writing. That's when I turned back to stained-glass
art. Fast forward to 2020, when my now-grown daughter expressed to me that she
had mentioned my books to her book club group, and said that she wanted to
share Mine All Mine with them. Publishing has changed immensely since the 1990s,
and I decided to look into publishing my book independently. After dusting off
the manuscript and making a few edits to bring it into current day, for
example, my hero had a bag phone in the original manuscript! With the help of
groups on Reddit, Facebook, and freelancers on Fiverr and Etsy, my twenty-year-old
dream became a reality. I'm very proud that I can finally check "published
author" off of my bucket list, and even happier that my book has been well
received.
Tell your readers about your book.
What
happens when a newly retired but restless professional football player moves
back home to a slower-paced lifestyle and realizes his younger brothers and
sisters are all grown up and don't need him to look after them anymore?
Tyler Hurst's grandmother, Rosie, is afraid he's going to drive them all crazy,
so she decides to throw a little live grenade at him in the form of her brand
new next-door neighbor.
Eleanor Hurst, an overworked and underappreciated associate attorney at a
stuffy law firm, has been docile and obedient her entire life, right up until
the day she rebels in a fit of fury and quits. Taking time off for the first
time in her life, she's inventing a new and improved summertime version of
herself, which absolutely includes not taking any guff from high handed bossy
men anymore, even one as drop-dead handsome as Tyler Hurst.
Tyler has very strong opinions on what constitutes a suitable neighbor for his
beloved grandmother, and a plain little woman who trespasses late at night and
plants inebriated kisses on a porch column is not at all what he has in mind.
And he doesn't even know she's an attorney yet, the lowest of low in his
experience.
But Rosie thinks otherwise, and puts a plan into motion that results in stormy
clashes of will and steamy sparks of desire, and ultimately, if she has her
way, a happily ever for Tyler and Eleanor.
Who
is your target audience, and why?
My target audience is every romance reader who loves a stubborn
hero and an even more stubborn (stubborner?) heroine. I personally love books
that make me laugh and re-read funny sections, and swoon and re-read swoony
sections, and I hope that's what I've created.
What do you consider your greatest
success in life?
My husband and I met when I was 15 and he
was 19, married at 19 and 23, have been married now for 42 years. We raised two
fantastic children together, and he still makes me laugh more than anyone I've
ever known. Sometimes I wonder how I could have been so lucky, because what in
the world does a 15-year-old know about picking a good partner? We've raised
two wonderful, well-adjusted children and now we're enjoying the delights of
being grandparents.
What one unique thing sets you apart from
other writers in your genre?
There are so many talented writers in the
romance genre that I feel insecure touting anything that makes me unique. I do
hope my humor comes across and that my settings and secondary characters draw
my readers in and make them feel at home. I hope to always feature my home
state in anything that I write because I'd like everyone to get a feeling of
the special place that is Louisiana.
