#RomanticTravel Fall Beauty along #NatchezTrace
I love autumn and the Natchez Trace in Tennessee has
provided me with plenty of inspiration for the fictional setting, Lafayette
Falls, that I’m using in my contemporary romances for Lyrical Shine. The drive
is leisurely and stunning along the Trace in the fall. This is a national
parkway so there are no stores, gas stations, power lines or commercial traffic
on the Trace. It is steeped in history
along with pastoral beauty. Great for photographers.
So if you want to get out on a pretty fall day for a
drive and a picnic, check out these places.
Rock Creek. You can skip across the creek on square
rocks. Fall Hollow is a lovely waterfall. I used it as a model for the
waterfall in my book. It is an easy walk from the roadside. Jackson Fall is a
larger waterfall and a longer hike from the road. There is also a portion of
the original Trace that you can hike. This is the path Jackson’s army took on
the way home from the Battle of New Orleans. One of my favorite overlooks is
Baker’s Bluff which features a working 19-century farm. To learn more about all
the sightseeing stops along the Trace, go to https://www.nps.gov/natr/index.htm
New Release!
One Week in Your Arms
My newest book, ONE WEEK IN YOUR ARMS, is mainstream
contemporary romance filled with witty, charismatic characters. The fun, fast-paced
plot features a secret baby, a billionaire baby daddy hero who needs a pretend
girlfriend for a week, and a young doctor who is desperate to keep her child a
secret. Unfortunately for the intrepid heroine, Marla, she needs money for her
community clinic so she has no choice but to spend a week in paradise with the
one man who can destroy her life. How can she say no? (Personally, I couldn’t
say no. Could you?)
Blurb
IT STARTED WITH A FLING...
Six years ago, Dr. Marla Grant gave into temptation with a gorgeous man. Now the medical director of Lafayette Falls Community Clinic and a single mom to a little girl, Marla finds herself in a dilemma when the funding for the community clinic is threatened by none other than the powerful man of her long-ago fling and unsuspecting father of her child...
Carson Blackwell has never forgotten bright, beautiful Marla. When he discovers that she works at the clinic his grandmother's foundation sponsors, it's the perfect opportunity to end to his ongoing infatuation and use his leverage to cement a new business deal. He needs a fake girlfriend for one week in Hawaii, and Marla is just the woman for the job. It's a win-win situation, until they realize the attraction between them isn't feigned, and the heat has never died down. Only the secrets they're both keeping stand in the way of a future together and a love that could last a lifetime.
Six years ago, Dr. Marla Grant gave into temptation with a gorgeous man. Now the medical director of Lafayette Falls Community Clinic and a single mom to a little girl, Marla finds herself in a dilemma when the funding for the community clinic is threatened by none other than the powerful man of her long-ago fling and unsuspecting father of her child...
Carson Blackwell has never forgotten bright, beautiful Marla. When he discovers that she works at the clinic his grandmother's foundation sponsors, it's the perfect opportunity to end to his ongoing infatuation and use his leverage to cement a new business deal. He needs a fake girlfriend for one week in Hawaii, and Marla is just the woman for the job. It's a win-win situation, until they realize the attraction between them isn't feigned, and the heat has never died down. Only the secrets they're both keeping stand in the way of a future together and a love that could last a lifetime.
Excerpt
She
picked up the letter opener. Her heart palpitated in sheer terror as she slid
the opener under the flap of the envelope. With the envelope open, she peeped
inside to see one folded sheet of stationery.
After
six years, what could he possibly have to say?
She
pictured him, standing beside a black truck in the drive of Royal Oaks, an old
estate belonging to his grandmother. She recalled the date. June twenty-eighth. The day they had said
goodbye had been a warm, blustery day in Tennessee. A summer storm was heading
toward the rolling hills near Nashville.
The
wind made a mess of Carson’s unruly dark hair. His dark blue eyes were hidden by a pair of mirrored lens aviators, and his alpha-male physique tested the
seams of his polo shirt.
“If
I’m ever back in town, I’ll look you up,” he promised as their casual affair
came to an inevitable end. For three weeks, they had been together and finally,
the time had come for them to go their separate ways. She hadn’t realized it
would be so difficult.
“Sure.”
She forced a smile of goodwill. After all, they weren’t parting in anger, or in love for that matter. And it was unlikely
that she would ever see him again.
“I
had a great time,” she confessed boldly. She’d loved every minute of their brief, steamy affair. Talk about a summer break
to remember. She grinned.
He
gave her cheek a stroke. “You’ll make a great
doctor.”
“You
think so?”
“Yeah.”
He grinned. “You certainly know all there is to know about male anatomy.”
“Yours,
at least.” She laughed. Then she hopped up on her toes and gave him a quick
kiss. “Goodbye, Carson Blackwell.”
She
stepped away from him. Now was the time to face what was ahead. A grueling three-year
residency. There would be no more time for long summer nights, tangled sheets,
and sighs against swollen lips. She walked toward her small, sturdy hatchback.
Before she opened the driver’s door, she looked up and met his gaze.
“Goodbye,”
he called.
At
that moment, she’d had an odd sensation in her chest that her life was never
going to be the same.
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Author Bio
Patricia Preston writes witty mainstream romances
where love matters most.
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Giveaway
I’m celebrating the coming of fall and the release of
my first book in my new contemporary romance series by giving away a batch of
my Kindle ebooks and a $20 Amazon gift card. You can enter by leaving a comment
and email on this blog and extra entries by going to my Giveaway post on my
blog: http://patricia-preston.blogspot.com/2016/08/celebrating-new-release-monthbatch-of.html
Drawing will be on Sept 30th. Winner notified via
email and posted on my blog.
