One thing I really love about being an author is creating
settings for my books. The most fun are settings that spring from my
imagination but are heavily influenced by real life places I have visited.
The beautiful south coast New South Wales, Australia, is the setting for The Summer They Never Forgot |
I wish I was there right now! |
The town of Penguin has penguins everywhere, my fictional Dolphin Bay has dolphins |
On a recent visit to Penguin the penguins were dressed for Christmas! |
I loved the dolphin outdoor shower at the Blue Dolphin Inn |
More beautiful dolphins at the Blue Dolphin Inn |
The Summer They Never Forgot, will be released on February 04,
2014 in the US, the UK and Australia. (Yes, I'm counting the days!)
Do you have a special vacation place that lingers in
your memory? Anything quirky about
a place that you particularly like? Please leave a comment—I’d love to hear
about it!
I have two signed copies of The Summer They Never Forgot to give away. Please include
your email address in your comment if you want to be included in the draw.
"Will you please unpack the books and give me the box," my kitty Ivy seems to say. |
Kandy’s contemporary women's fiction e-book, Reinventing Rose, is
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e-book retailers.
Her romances include the Amazon bestseller The Castaway Bride, Something About
Joe, and the award-winners Love is a
Four-Legged Word and Home Is Where
the Bark Is.
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28 comments:
Kandy, I love the sound of Dolphin Bay and I can't wait for your February release!
Thanks Fiona - I hope you enjoy it when you get a chance to read the book!
Kandy, thank you so much for sending me an advance copy of this wonderful story. I've got about 50 pages to go and I'm just adoring it. Just beautiful and so real. And they're right about that setting just leaping off the page (like a dolphin out of the water!). Bravo, you!
Reminds me of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, where there are dinosaurs everywhere!
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I so loved this story - the pic bring the pages to life. Please dont include me I have read this book and havea copy loved it !!!! WOnderful story Kandy x
Anna ,thank you for your kind words. I'm delighted you are enjoying the story so much! And I love your simile about the dolphin leaping out of the water!
Laney, I Googled Drumheller and saw what you meant about the dinosaurs. Wow! It looks like an amazing place. I'd love to see it sometime -- ideally with a dinosaur-mad child in tow, they'd think it was heaven!
Hi Katrina, how lovely to see you here. I'm so glad you loved the story -- I find it a nail-biting time waiting for reaction from readers. My critique partners can like it, my editors can like it, but when my readers like it, that's when I heave a sigh of relief!
Loved your wonderful photos. When we visit a beach in N.J. I am transported to another era since it reminds me of the 1950's. Relaxing, beautiful, and special. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
Such a great post which resounded with me. Spending holidays during my younger days with family at a lake up north always was memorable and unforgettable. Your pics are great.
Kandy, I just had to say that because I've snaffled an early copy of this book, I've just started reading it and it's fantastic! Yay! So enjoying it. Perfect holiday fare too. Love the Dolphin theme too.
Same song, second verse! Your blog doesn't like me. Ate my first post! Anyway, I love the pictures you posted. I think I should spend my winters in Australia and my summers here in the USA. The Australian beaches always seem to be so serene and empty of people and hotels and beach homes.
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So glad you enjoyed the photos, petite. The ones of sand and beach were taken by my lovely god-daughter which makes them special to me. I should imagine the beaches in the 1950s must have been idyllic!
Thank you traveler, I'm so glad the photos struck a chord with you. Family holidays near the water seem particularly special, don't they?
Thanks, Annie, for letting me know you're enjoying the book! Glad you like the dolphins, they are such gorgeous creatures I really enjoyed making them part of the story.
Grrr, darn Blogger! I've had a few people contact me to say their comments were eaten... So glad yours finally got through, Karen. Wouldn't it be wonderful to spend half the year in each Hemisphere and avoid the depths of winter every year? I'd love it too!
The reason I like the south coast of New South Wales so much is that it is so unspoiled, there are other areas of Australia where the hotels and multi-floor apartments have taken over - though they have their charm, too, of course!
Sounds as lovely as it looks!! Congrats!!!
I would have to say Eureka Springs Arkansas. Both my daughters were married there and we love going there to visit. They have beautiful scenery and lovely shops with crafts and souvenirs. It's my go to place to visit.
We never go on vaction, the last time we went somewhere for more than a day was 20 years ago. I was a child and don't remember. For me vacation or traveling is achieved through books. They transport me to wild, exotic or busy, warm places. Sometimes to towns covered in snow and with wonderful people too. Reading is what gives me a break and makes me relaxed. Not the same but as I don't recall different I think it's wonderful.
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The quirkiest place to vacation was Key West, FL. The atmosphere is very laid back. Anything goes! I loved the sunsets at the pier and the colorful people who preformed or watched. It's a very eclectic crowd.
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Thanks girly girl!
Books are wonderful for transporting us to different worlds, aren't they Joe's daughter!
Key West sounds gorgeous, Laurie, and definitely a place I'd like to visit!
Eureka Springs sounds like a wonderful place, Linda, just the kind of place I like to visit!
Thanks everyone, for your comments. The winners of the signed copies of THE SUMMER THEY NEVER FORGOT are Laney4 and Linda Henderson.
I'll have another copy to give away next month!
Kandy
Just sent my email, Kandy. Thanks so much!
Congrats to Linda on her big win too!
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