Showing posts with label Linda Engman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linda Engman. Show all posts

Monday, February 25, 2013

Wedding Romance and Hot Heroes by guest Linda Engman

Everyone loves a wedding, right? Our guest today, Linda Engman, sure thinks so. Join me in welcoming Linda to The Roses of Prose.
           
There’s something about weddings.  I’ve noticed a trend in my stories to include romantic, candlelit weddings.  Maybe this is the reason why I decided to go write a romance about a wedding planner.  Or it could be the fact my daughter suggested my next heroine should be in the wedding planning business.  Whatever the reason, my latest romance, My Sexiest Wedding, was a thrill to write.  Not only did I get to include a sizzling, sexy-fun wedding into the story but my lead character was all about weddings.

In each of my books, I like to make the wedding scenes as romantic and unique as I possibly can for each couple.  Sometimes it’s the main characters who happen to be the ones repeating vows and sometimes they’re attending as guests.  I have to admit it’s a lot of fun to do research to write a wedding scene.  I get to spend time looking over beautiful bridal gowns, pretty flowers, scrumptious looking cakes, and decided what music will be played and what kind of champagne to served.  Along with adding personal touches from the hero and heroine which could be a keepsake, special song, or even a heartfelt vow.
            
In my Cedar Point series, I’ve Got You, the heroine Amber Bradley meets the hero Josh Craig at a wedding and decides he’s not what she’s looking for.  Luckily the guy doesn’t give up.  In my second Cedar Point book,  Falling For You, there’s a romantic Valentine’s night wedding with tons of red roses, flickering candles...besides lots of drama.  My heroine, Heather Grant and hero, Cooper Gerhardt have quite the tear-filled scene to play out.  In my romance, Manhattan Holiday, the hero, Roman Vasquez whisks the heroine April Sutton way for a breathtaking wedding over a holiday weekend.  And now in my latest romance, My Sexiest Wedding, the heroine, wedding planner Spring James, can’t believe her one-night stand, sexy Spanish cowboy Rafael Quintero, has show up in her hometown looking for love.  You’ll have to read the story to find out if he gets her to the altar.  Not easy.  Even though she loves planning weddings—marriage is the last thing on her mind.
            
If you’re looking for romance and marriage—here’s a personal “wedding” invitation to enjoy one of my romances.

Thanks so much to the ladies of Roses of Prose for hosting me here today!
Linda 

My Sexiest Wedding- Blurb:
          As a wedding planner, getting couples down the aisle is all part of the work week for Spring James.  But when it comes to her own love life—marriage is the last thing on her mind.  Until her one-night stand arrives in her hometown unannounced.  Tall, dark and handsome is only a start.  Nothing but lean, taut muscle, he’s ruggedly charismatic and good with kids, besides.  Prompting her to reconsider her no marriage rule.
          For the past month, Spanish cowboy Rafael Quintero, has been haunted by what happened between them in Miami while there on business.  He’s spent the time since on his ranch in Argentina, with a crushed ego, and his male pride keeping him from going after her.  Now a twist of fate has brought them back together and all bets are off.
          Set in the small town of Bernie, Ohio, Rafael and Spring’s romantic-steamy love story will capture your heart as they discover the secret to falling in love.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Guest Linda Engman Says You Can Never Have Too Much Romance

Linda Engman
 * Flowers, Moonlight, Hearts, Roses, Champagne, Paris, Candlelight, Diamonds...Romance.

You can never have too much romance.

That’s the tag line for my website. But on a daily basis do we actually receive flowers, go to Paris, open velvet boxes containing diamonds, or drink Champagne? I think it’s safe to say most of us do not. Maybe that’s why romance books are the leading seller of fiction today; instant romance. And we ladies don’t have to wait for a special occasion or a holiday or for our guy to remember an anniversary date—to be romanced.

I can’t think of anything more fun to write about than falling in love. Taking two characters and having them fall for each other through the course of a story is the ultimate for me. I also love to have my hero and heroine travel a very romantic path together in order to find true love with each other. This leads to lots of fun twists and turns. In I’ve Got You, auto mechanic Josh Craig seemingly doesn’t have a chance with attorney Amber Bradley—until they find common interests and grow together as a couple. In Falling For You, attorney Heather Grant and hockey star Cooper Gerhardt definitely are not looking for love—but somehow they manage to fall for each other in a unlikely romantic way and at the same time find what has been missing in their lives. In Manhattan Holiday the romance between legal assistant April Sutton and developer Roman Vasquez is all believing in love at first sight—and trusting yourself, and the one you fall in love with. Pretty romantic if you ask me.

So if you need a daily dose of romance in between those special occasions or anniversary’s...pick up a romance novel, snuggle in a comfy chair, and enjoy.





Manhattan Holiday Blurb:

Recently jilted, legal assistant April Sutton is ready to find a way to forget her ex-fiancĂ© and the heartache she’s been carrying around snowy Manhattan. With the New Year holiday approaching she’s determined to restart her life. Never in her wildest dreams does she expect a last minute marriage to dynamic Roman Vasquez, along with a sultry weekend trip and a romantic dream wedding, to do the trick.

In order to meet the New Year’s Eve deadline of his grandfather’s will, successful developer Roman Vasquez will do whatever it takes. Even if it means giving up his bachelor status and convincing an unwilling April Sutton to tie the knot. Although he finds all it takes to persuade her is—one kiss, a contract, and the wedding of her dreams.

Will Roman and April keep it all business...or let the magic of the holiday season, along with meddling friends, family, and hidden feelings turn their temporary whirlwind marriage into everlasting love?

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