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Lancaster House
by Taylor Dean
Paperback, 304 pages
Published June 7th 2012 by Createspace
Premise:
Zoe Grayson needs a change. So, she moves to another state, purchases an old, dilapidated 1920s Victorian Mansion, and sets out to restore it to its former glory. As she begins the restoration, she finds herself falling in love with the old house . . . not to mention its illustrious builder, Mr. Lancaster. Zoe becomes obsessed with the house as she discovers its secrets; hidden rooms, secret passageways . . . and a mysterious man who seems to think the house is his. Who is he? More importantly, how does he live in her home unseen and unheard?
The unexpected answers leave her reeling—and questioning everything she’s ever known. To her dismay, Zoe’s actions land her in the local psychiatric hospital, scheming for ways to return to Lancaster House . . . and the love of her life.
The Middle Aisleby Taylor Dean
Paperback, 356 pages
Published November 26th 2012 by Create Space
Premise:
Zoe Grayson is back in Lancaster House, ordered to bed rest for the duration of her unexpected pregnancy. Doctor Wade Channing, her overzealous psychiatrist, is living in Lancaster House, taking care of her, waiting on her, and tending to her every need. It seems to be the perfect arrangement.
There’s just one catch.
She has to tell him her story—everything that has happened in her life since the moment she escaped from Serenity Hills. It’s been quite an adventure to include renovating another home and a walk down the middle aisle.
But, that’s all over now. Nothing is real. It never was.
How did she end up in this miserable situation?
I
Scared Myself!
*To read an excerpt
which contains a description of Lancaster House, drop back down this secret passageway
that leads to yesterday’s post at The Reading Diaries . . .
Lancaster House is not
really a scary book. I’m a total wimp when it comes to scary movies, horror movies,
or books of the same nature. In the end, Lancaster House is a romance.
However . . .
The beginning is a
little scary. At least I (the wimp) thought it was. Seriously. While writing
the beginning of Lancaster House I found myself looking over my shoulder more
times than I care to admit! I was sure Andre was going to appear to me any
minute. A good friend of mine read the book long before it was published. She
teaches an early morning youth religious class at church. As the teacher, she
was always the first to arrive at the dark church at oh-dark-thirty. After
reading Lancaster House, she told me she had a hard time entering the church by
herself, sure that a ghost was about to appear to her any minute!
I know exactly how she
felt. I felt the same as I wrote it. If I put myself in Zoe’s place, I
know I’d leave Lancaster House screaming with fright! It’s always fun to write
about a character that is much braver than yourself. Since I wrote the
book from beginning to end, without skipping ahead, I didn’t really know Andre
myself as of yet. I mean, his essence was in my mind, and I knew he was good,
but he wasn’t created on paper as of yet. That made the beginning scarier than
it should have been, as if I was experiencing it right along with Zoe, as if
the story was unfolding before my very eyes. Now I read it and I’m fine, of
course! I’m in love with him as much as Zoe and he can haunt me anytime. I’m
sure you’ll feel the same as you read it!
*To read a review of Lancaster House, pull up a chair over at Living the Goddess Life . . . and get ready to watch her prepare a meal straight out of the book...
(Pictures can be sourced through http://pinterest.com/burgandyice/secret-passageways/)
About the Author:Taylor Dean lives in Texas and is the mother of four grown children. Upon finding herself with an empty nest, she began to write the stories that were always wandering around in her head, quickly finding that she had a passion for writing, specifically romance. Whether it's paranormal, contemporary, or suspense-you'll find all sub-genres of romance in her line-up.
Lancaster House & The Middle Aisle, available in print or eCopy from Smashwords or Amazon:
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The Tour:
2/12 – I Am A Reader, Not a Writer – Guest Post
2/13 - Fundinmental Guest Post
- Letters to the Cosmos – Review
2/14 – Oh, The Books You’ll Read – Review
- Proud Book Nerd – Guest Post
2/15 – LDS & Lovin’ It – Review
2/17 - Phantasmic Reads - Review
- Lavender & Camomile Press Guest Post
2/18 – The Reading Diaries – Guest Post
2/19 - Living a Goddess Life – Review
- Beck Valley Books – Guest Post
2/20 – Living the Goddess Life – Recipe
- Colorimetry
2/21 – Passion and Life – Guest Post
- Books Mystify – Goodreads Review
2/22 – Christy’s Cozy Corner – Review
2/24 – Christy’s Cozy Corner – Review
- A Buckeye Girl Reads – Guest Post
- A Buckeye Girl Reads – Guest Post
2/25 – Living a Goddess Life – Review
- Icultgen – Guest Post
2/26 – Who’s Thanny? (Byzinha) – Review
- Letters to the Cosmos – Review
2/28 – A Buckeye Girl Reads – Review
3/1 – Grand Finale TBA...
Sharon x
http://www.beckvalleybooks.co.uk
http://www.beckvalleybooks.blogspot.com
Thank you so much for featuring Lancaster House and The Middle Aisle on your blog today! Much appreciated! It's a pleasure to be here!
ReplyDelete-Taylor
My pleasure, Taylor x
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