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03 May 2013

A Look At Barbara Longley & 'The Difference a Day Makes' ( @barbaralongley @GoddessFish #FF #SO )

Today we have author Barbara Longley visiting. Welcome!

What would you like to tell readers about yourself?
* As a child, Barbara Longley moved frequently, learning early on how to entertain herself with stories. Adulthood didn’t tame her peripatetic ways: she has lived on an Appalachian commune, taught on an Indian reservation, and traveled the country from coast to coast. After having children of her own, she decided to try staying put, choosing Minnesota as her home. By day, she puts her master’s degree in special education to use teaching elementary school. By night, she explores all things mythical, paranormal, and newsworthy, channeling what she learns into her writing.

What book are you going to tell us about today?
* The Difference a Day Makes

A look into the story
~ Blurb ~
* Ryan Malloy has lost it all. After his fiancĂ©e dies in a tragic accident, he enlists in the army, only to lose his best friend in a roadside bombing. Wracked with guilt and grief, Ryan finds life unbearable—until a job offer from his former commander gives him a glimmer of hope. And in the tiny town of Perfect, Indiana, the man who thought he had nothing left to live for meets the only woman who can tempt him into risking his battered heart one last time...
* Paige Langford has it all: wealth, beauty, and ambition. But when her boyfriend’s betrayal leads to the loss of her job and her reputation, she retreats to her brother’s rural Indiana home to regroup. There she meets Ryan Malloy, a gruff, hard-drinking loner whose surly temper can’t hide the haunted misery in his eyes. He is everything Paige never wanted, yet he may be exactly what she needs—if only they can overcome their personal demons to forge a love strong enough to save them both.

~ Excerpt ~
* She parked next to an old Chevy pickup—could it belong to Ceejay’s cousin?—grabbed her stuff and headed out back toward the carriage house. Praying their dog Sweet Pea wouldn’t sense her presence and start barking, she tiptoed along the path from the gate to the door. All she had to go by was the scant light of the new moon.
* So far, so good. Sweet Pea remained blissfully quiet. She dropped her bag on the concrete and rifled through the pockets of her purse for the key she’d stashed there. “Ah-hah. Got you.” She fumbled a few times in the darkness, trying to insert it into the lock. Finally she got the key in the right way, turned it, reached for the knob and pushed, just as light flooded the interior. The door was yanked from her grasp so suddenly she fell inside, right into a naked man—a naked man wielding a gun.
* “Aaah!” She squealed and scrambled back to regain her footing, staring in shock at the wild man before her. Shaggy blond hair hung down to his shoulders, and an untrimmed, tangled mess of a beard hid most of his face. Panic-filled brilliant blue eyes were riveted on her with a haunted look that stole her breath.

Buy The Difference a Day Makes here...
Amazon

Find Barbara Longley here...
Website

Thank you for joining us here today, Barbara! It was a pleasure getting to know you and your story.

ANNOUNCEMENT! Barbara Longley will be awarding two randomly drawn commenters a $10 Amazon gift card each during the tour! So be sure to leave your name and email with your comment and visit other tour stops (find them here: goddessfishpromotions.blogspot - virtual-book-tour-difference-day-makes) for a greater chance of winning!

6 comments:

Mary Preston said...

I am looking forward to reading about Paige and Ryan. What a beginning for them though!!

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Goddess Fish Promotions said...

Thank you for hosting

Catherine Lee said...

What a great excerpt. That really grabbed my attention...I can't wait to get to the rest of the story.
catherinelee100 at gmail dot com

Barbara Longley said...

Thanks so much for hosting me today!

Rita Wray said...

Great excerpt, I can't wait to read the book.

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Andra Lyn said...

Thanks for sharing the blurb and excerpt! I really love getting a birds eye view into the story!

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