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Music Monday: Finding You, Gareth J. Rubery + 3 Excerpts

“Gareth J. Rubery ✪ Finding You ✪ Piano, String Quartet, Brass and Choir ✪ Garethjrubery.com.” YouTube. YouTube, 31 Dec. 2015.

CONNECTION BETWEEN STORY AND SONG:

On this Music Monday, I am replaying a song that I have used previously on a Music Monday. Why? Because the title is just so perfect for the books I am highlighting this week in my sale and the one that is now posting at darcyandlizzy.com. All three books have to do with people who are known to each other but who do not find each other until circumstances force each of them to view the other person differently.

Let’s take a look at an excerpt from each book that shows a small bit of that moment of realization.

EXCERPT FROM Her Father’s Choice:

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[This is the part where Elizabeth finally realizes that she not only finds Mr. Darcy to be a different man than she imagined him to be…she realized that several pages ago…but he is also the man that she loves.]

“Who are your fine feathered friends?” Mary asked Elizabeth.

A small burst of laughter escaped Lady Sophia. “They do rather look like a couple of preening parrots, do they not?” Her eyes twinkled with amusement. “Miss Ivison is in the green, and Miss Pearce is in the blue. They are two of the ton’s best gossips.”

“And apparently friends of Miss Bingley,” said Elizabeth. “They have had news from her.”

Mary rolled her eyes.

“You do not like Miss Bingley?” asked Georgiana.

“I do not like her behaviour,” Mary said very primly. “She is always trying to elevate herself by lowering others. It is not right. ”

“No,” agreed Lady Sophia, “putting another down to raise yourself up is not right and often ends in embarrassment and disappointment. But, it is, unfortunately, a common trait within the ton, and a disappointed lady with such a fault in character can be very cunning and cruel.”

Georgiana smiled at Elizabeth. “I imagine Miss Bingley is very disappointed since she can no longer claim my brother for herself.” Continue reading Music Monday: Finding You, Gareth J. Rubery + 3 Excerpts

Music Monday: Johnny Reid, Brian Crain, Editing, and an eBook Sale

JohnnyReidVEVO. “Johnny Reid – Dance With Me.” YouTube. YouTube, 23 Nov. 2009.

CONNECTION BETWEEN MUSIC AND STORY:

Sometimes when I sit down to face my work, my mind is everywhere — scattered like a bowl of peas that has been knocked over. This is when I go searching my YouTube playlists because music can often “set the mood” and pull my distracted focus back to where it needs to be. One of the songs that helped me find my focus this week was “Dance with Me” by Johnny Reid. It is just such a sweet and romantic song that it had the perfect tone for my writing. Of course, once I get to putting words on a page, I must switch from music with words to instrumental music. That is where this second video fits in. 🙂 It says it is music for reading, but it also works well for writing and editing. (And it is from Brian Crain…who is a favourite of mine.)

29briancrain. “Piano Music for Reading.” YouTube. YouTube, 26 Apr. 2016.

This week I have not been writing. I have been editing two stories.

Waking to Mr. Darcy, I hope to have ready to publish early in September. The first chapter of this story can be read at this link. For those on my mailing list, I hope to soon (as in before Friday) have at least a second chapter ready for you to have a sneak peek at, and shortly after that I expect I will be able to start posting it at darcyandlizzy.com for reader feedback before I send it off for additional editorial services.

The Tenant’s Guest, which can still be read in its rough state in Thursday’s Three Hundred, should be ready to publish by either the end of September or the first half of October.

On top of all that editing, I have been getting ready for a Back to School Ebook Sale with Zoe Burton and Rose Fairbanks. The sale will be ongoing for 3 weeks with different books being featured each week. These are this week’s featured ebooks:

So grab a new book at a great price, find a comfy spot, and spend some time reading….with or without Brian Crain’s Piano Music for Reading playing in the background. 🙂

All books available for purchase at the following e-tailers

KOBO AMAZON NOOK IBOOKS 24SYMBOLS INKTERA

Music Monday: The Choices Series

Today, I am resharing this video that I made for my series of Pride and Prejudice Novellas called Choices. This series is now available on Kindle, iBooks, and Nook as a bundle at a very good price. It will be available on Kobo as soon as I hear back on a technical issue I had during the publishing process.

All Leenie b books are available for purchase at the following e-tailers

KOBO AMAZON NOOK IBOOKS 24SYMBOLS INKTERA

Advance Reader Copies of Finally Mrs. Darcy

In advance of the July 20, 2016 release day for Finally Mrs. Darcy, I would like to make available 5 Advance Reader Copies of the book to my Blog Followers. These copies can be found at this link:

http://dl.bookfunnel.com/2in17byod5

and will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis until all 5 copies have been claimed. You may choose from mobi, epub, or pdf format.

There are ABSOLUTELY no strings attached to this freebie; however, a review or a shout out on social media would be appreciated if you wish to give one. BUT it is not a requirement.

If you have a book review blog or an active book review account somewhere and would like a copy of this book for review purposes and miss out on the links, please feel free to contact me at leeniebrownauthor@gmail.com, and I will add you to my list of reviewers for each book release. When contacting me, include a link to where you post your reviews.

And, of course, the book is either now or soon to be available for preorder on …

KOBO AMAZON NOOK IBOOKS

Happy Book Birthday to Her Heart’s Choice

Today, the final book in my Choices Series, Her Heart’s Choice, goes live. All those preorders will be filled and (hopefully) new orders will be placed so that many people can enjoy Anne’s journey to happily ever after.

I know that many of you have read snippets of the book while in its rough state as Music Monday posts. — Thank you for that! — I plan to re-share those posts on my FB page. They can also be found grouped together under the menu item Music Mondays on the left, or I have pinned them to a board on Pinterest.

I thought I would end this announcement post with the back of the book blurb and a link to the Amazon preview. (It includes the Prologue, Chapter 1 and part of Chapter 2 — a substantial amount of preview!)

About the book:

Miss de Bourgh wishes to inform those Christian gentlemen of good reputation and having in their possession a title as well as solvent and accurate financial reports that she is willing to accept correspondence and calls with the intent of reaching a marriage arrangement.

Alexander Madoch is delighted to read Anne’s announcement in the paper. Six years earlier, she had soundly refused his offer, claiming she was not yet ready to marry, and he was not good enough. Although he has every intention of marrying Anne, he has no intention of telling her of his improvement in standing or his financial state. He is determined that both should be kept a secret so that should she choose him, it will be for love.

To Anne, it had seemed simple enough. Place an advertisement in the paper, interview the gentlemen who responded, and select the best husband. But nothing is as easy as it seems. Indeed, many things are quite the opposite of how they appear. How is a lady to find a safe and secure marriage when her ideals are turned on their head ─ especially when her heart yearns for a man who is wholly unsuitable?

Link to the preview: Her Heart’s Choice