Happy Tuesday, friends! Most of you know I contribute to Story Empire, a group writing blog, along with five other authors. We’re always happy to support each other when one of us trots out a new release. Harmony Kent has been on my blog several times in the past. I hope you’ll welcome her back with her hot new release, Backstage, which is available for pre-order (see links below). Here’s Harmony to tell you about it now . . .
Hello, everyone. Harmony here. First up, huge thanks to Mae for hosting me today! She’s letting me visit today so that I can tell you about my latest book, Backstage. It is an erotic romance novel and deals with some of the sexual coercion scandals that have hit the acting industry in the last year.
Here’s a bit about the book for you:
SHE’S A HOPEFUL ACTRESS
Just when Emma thinks she’s found love. Just when her big chance comes. Just as she finds a little confidence at long last. Right then, it all goes horribly wrong.
HE’S HER MENTOR
John believed he had found ‘the one’. But the demons of his past wouldn’t allow him to break the leash, and when he gets the wrong end of the stick, it just confirms all his old prejudices and hurts.
THEN THERE’S THE BIG MAN WHO CAN MAKE OR BREAK A CAREER, AND THE DEMANDS HE MAKES
Derek Prentis is his name. Coercion is his game. He’s the man with the money. The big man who wants to keep Emma under his control and who will do anything to keep it that way.
THE PERFECT STORM OF ROMANCE, PASSION, AND GREED.
AWAY FROM THE LIMELIGHT, IT’S ALL HAPPENING BACKSTAGE.
And here is a ‘sneek peek’ …
Emma reached the wide glass-fronted doors of the hotel and pushed through at speed, but too late. The car that held John sped away in a cloud of powdered snow and exhaust, spitting out his anger in a visceral way that she couldn’t fail to feel. Distraught and utterly bereft, she sank to her knees in the wet snow and held her hands over her face, barely able to breathe, let alone cry or make a sound.
The hurt and grief made a vacuum that felt as though it must surely kill her. What had just happened? How had it just happened? She sucked in a great heaving breath on a sob. Her chest locked. Prevented her from exhaling. She just knelt there out in the cold, alone, and—quite uselessly—trying to suck in more air. Her head spun, and she fell forward onto all fours.
Firm, warm hands grabbed her shoulders and hauled her back to her knees. Emma’s lungs had turned her into a fish out of water. Then strong arms wrapped her from behind and pulled inward and upward, performing a Heimlich manoeuvre on her. She gasped, and then broke into a coughing spasm. Then she sucked in air greedily, sobbing and gasping alternately.
Those same strong arms pulled her into a comforting embrace and rocked her. Ian’s voice filtered through her panic while he made soothing noises by her ear, telling her over and over again that it would all be okay. When had he turned into such a liar? How could anything ever be okay again? John had gone.
If you enjoyed reading about Backstage, you can pre-order it now at Amazon … US LINK and UK LINK. And it goes on live sale on March 30th. Thanks so much for sticking with me this far.
Connect with Harmony at the following haunts:
Harmony Kent Author Page: Amazon
Mae – wow – this is a treasure and great gift…amazing and elegance of classical writing!!
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Thanks so much for your lovely words, Mihran! 🙂
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Thanks for visiting and checking out the post today!
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Mae, thanks so much for having me over at your place today! And thanks for the lovely introduction 🙂
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My pleasure! Backtage looks like it’s going to be quite a read!
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Great excerpts today! 😀
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Thanks, Jan! 🙂
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Thanks for dropping by to support Harmony, Jan!
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Nice seeing Harmony here today. Good luck with the release, Harmz!
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Thanks so much, Staci! 🙂
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It’s great all of the exposure is book is getting in the blogosphere!
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Reblogged this on Viv Drewa – The Owl Lady.
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Thanks for the share, Viv! 🙂
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Thanks so much for spreading the word about Harmony’s book, Viv!
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Looks like today was the day a lot of your hosts chose. I’ll tweet them all today.
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Thanks so much for all the sharing and your support, Craig! 🙂
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Yep, Harmony is making quite the splash today! 🙂
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This book grabbed my attention from the beginning as Harmony shared excerpts on her blog. It is a must-read for me! Thanks for sharing, Mae.
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I’m looking forward to it too, Jan. Thanks for popping in to support Harmony!
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Thanks so much, Jan! I really appreciate your support 😊
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Great excerpt.
sherry @ fundinmental
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My thoughts as well, Sherry. Thanks for reading!
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So glad you like the excerpt, Sherry! 😊
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Super stuff, Harmony. Thanks to Mae for hosting.
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Thanks for always being so supportive, John! 😊
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🙂
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Thanks for visiting and supporting Harmony, John!
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🙂
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Such as powerful excerpt, Harmony.
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Thanks, Denise! So glad you like it! 😊
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I love how vividly she portrays her characters. 🙂
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Great to see your book getting so much attention, Harmony!
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Thanks for visiting, Teri. It looks like an awesome story!
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Thanks for all your support, Teri! 🙂
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Thanks for sharing, Mae, and great luck to Harmony. The excerpt is intense! 🙂
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A great word for the excerpt, Diana. Thanks for dropping by to check out Harmony’s latest. I hope the writing has been going well!
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It’s going and going… Ha.
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I know that feeling 🙂
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Thanks so much, Diana! I’m so delighted you like the excerpt. Good luck with your writing! 🙂
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Wow! Great excerpt and oh, what a perfect cover.
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She definitely nailed it for her genre! 🙂
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Bette, thank you for your kind words. I’m thrilled that you love the cover and the excerpt! All the best 🙂
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Enjoyed the excerpts! All the best. ♥
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Thanks for stopping by, Billy Ray. Harmony’s got a great pre-order tour going! 🙂
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Already have the book in my Kindle library – TBR! ♥
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Thanks for all your support, Billy Ray! 🙂
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You’re in my library – TBR! ♥
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Doing a happy dance! Thanks so much, Billy Ray! 😊😊😊😊
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Good luck with the release. This is so timely.
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Thanks, Michele! All the best 😊
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It certainly is! Thanks for dropping by, Michele!
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Great to see Harmony over here, Mae. The Story Empire crew are on a new release trail blazing path at the moment – clearly it inspires you all to write.
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It’s such a wonderful team, Robbie! And whether I was struggling or blazing a trail, everyone gave so much encouragement. Thanks for all your support too, Robbie, with responding to my blog tour! 😊
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My pleasure, Harmony. I hope it goes really well.
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The Story Empire authors are definitely a great group. I’m so pleased to be part of the team–and happy for Harmony with her new release. Thanks for visiting and for all your support, Robbie!
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And my TBR list continues to get longer…. 😀 Good luck with the release, Harmony!
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Heehee. Always happy to add to your TBR, Julie 🙂
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Lols! Is yours growling at you from a dark corner yet? I’m in hiding from mine! Thanks for taking a chance, Julie 🙂
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LOL! Growling? More like stalking me from every dark corner… 😀
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😂😂😂😂
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What a gorgeous cover and beautiful excerpt! All good wishes with your new book, Harmony!
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Thanks for visiting, Flossie!
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