It’s here: 2015.
The New Year. And new year brings
with it new dreams, goals and resolutions.
Stroll through one of the big box stores and you’ll find the holiday
decorations and treats have been replaced by plastic storage tubs and bulk
containers of cleaning supplies as if we need to wash away everything belonging
to 2014. A change in the calendar year
means it’s time to get organized, get fit, and break those bad habits. Store shelves are lined with vitamins and diet
drinks to help facilitate the “new” you. January has become synonymous with a blank
canvass on which you can reinvent yourself.
In my upcoming book, BACK To BEFORE (Jan. 6th
from Berkley), Ginger Walsh is constantly reinventing herself. She’s landed in the small coastal town of
Chances Inlet where she’s working as a makeup artist on a home restoration show
produced by her best friend. The former
ballerina-turned-soap-opera-troublemaker isn’t hoping for a new beginning, but rather
a second chance. The show’s star,
architect (and Cosmo’s Bachelor of
the Month) Gavin McAlister isn’t interested in reinventing himself so much as
he wants to reclaim the life he had before he was forced to return home to the
small town he thought he’d escaped.
New Year’s resolutions are a lot
like second chances. There’s something
energizing about pulling out that new, unblemished calendar and loading it up
with all the future events, goals and, yes, dreams. Resolutions are just that: dreams.
It’s up to us whether or not we get the first—or second—chance to achieve
them. Hey, we all have a few do-overs
from our past and what better time to try again then at the beginning of a new
year, right? Just add them to the list
of resolutions.
I’m not a big proponent of
publically declaring my resolutions.
Mostly because I like to let the characters on my pages do the dreaming
while I keep my own goals private. But
each year, my husband and I have the “Solheim Summit” where we both write out
our annual goals on a piece of yellow legal paper. This list can include things that need to be
accomplished in our home—clean out the garage; or financially—put more money
into retirement; to getting fit. Admit
it, we all have that one on our list!
A
few years ago I decided to add a very personal dream to our list of goals/resolutions: To write a book. I can tell you checking that item off the
list the following year was one of my biggest accomplishments. But then I got greedy and I declared on that
yellow paper that I was going to get that book traditionally published before I
was fifty. Needless to say, I didn’t get
to cross that dream off the following December—but I did twelve months
later! This week as my husband and I
plot out our 2015, my seventh book in eighteen months will be released. My resolution is to try to enjoy the process
more. To live the dream I worked so hard
for.
And
if that doesn’t work, February is around the corner with lots of sweet stuff to
wash down my defeat!
How about
you? Is there a dream among your list of
New Year’s resolutions? Maybe a second
chance or a do-over you’d like? Let me
know. I’ve got a signed copy of Back To
Before up for grabs.
Chances Inlet, North
Carolina, has an infamous power for second chances. But its charms are lost on
the town’s favorite son—until she comes along…
When his father’s sudden death puts his family’s construction business in serious debt, architect Gavin McAlister is forced to put his dream career in New York on hold. Making matters worse, his fiancée calls it quits. Desperate to return to his big-city life, he discovers an opportunity to save his family, one that has him reluctantly starring in a home restoration TV show.
Former soap star Ginger Walsh hopes this job as a TV makeup artist will lead to better things. So far it’s only brought her to a hamlet full of people who don’t like her—except Gavin. After a wild night out leads to Ginger waking up in Gavin’s loft—and the rest of town talking—the two of them soon wonder if getting back to before is what they want. Because being in each other’s arms certainly feels like what they need.
When his father’s sudden death puts his family’s construction business in serious debt, architect Gavin McAlister is forced to put his dream career in New York on hold. Making matters worse, his fiancée calls it quits. Desperate to return to his big-city life, he discovers an opportunity to save his family, one that has him reluctantly starring in a home restoration TV show.
Former soap star Ginger Walsh hopes this job as a TV makeup artist will lead to better things. So far it’s only brought her to a hamlet full of people who don’t like her—except Gavin. After a wild night out leads to Ginger waking up in Gavin’s loft—and the rest of town talking—the two of them soon wonder if getting back to before is what they want. Because being in each other’s arms certainly feels like what they need.
Buy it here:
AMAZON | BARNES
AND NOBLE | GOOGLE | iTUNES
Where
to find Tracy:
Facebook: Tracy
Solheim Books
Twitter: TracyKSolheim
After years of writing reports and testimony for Congress, Tracy Solheim decided to put her
fiction writing talents to better use. Tracy
is the international bestselling author of the Out of Bounds series for Berkley
and southern novellas for Tule Publishing.
She lives in the heart of SEC country, also known as the suburbs of
Atlanta, with her husband and their two works-in-progress. When she’s not at the barn with her daughter
or working out with friends (i.e. lifting heavy bottles of wine), she’s
writing. Except for when she’s reading,
but according to her, that’s just necessary research.
***Tracy's winner is Melissa McEntrye.! Please email totebag@authorsoundrelations.com with your mailing address.***
9 comments:
I can't wait to read this! :) I am just hoping 2015 goes a lot smoother than 2014 did! It was a challenging year, but showed us our strenghts. :) Happy New Year to you!
Happy New Year, Sue! Please let me know what you think of the book. :)
No resolutions for me. But, your storyline for the new book sounds wonderful!
Denise
Not so much a resolution, but I want to pay it forward as much as I can in 2015. I ended 2014 trying to help people as much as possible and I want to continue in 2015. I hope my teenagers will learn by my example.
Just hoping 2015 is a better year then last. All we can do is stay positive and have faith. My big goal is to just get through each day. :) I look forward to reading this. Thanks for the post.
Carol L
Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com
I'm not big on resolutions. Past experience tells me I'm not going to keep them. I do hope for a calm & peaceful year though.
mine is Health & Happiness--loved the start of the new series by Tracy
My goal is to learn to have a lot of patience taking care of my elderly mom who has dementia. It sure is challenging at times. You just have to show them a lot of love and patience. When she starts arguing, I have learned to just change the subject. She forgets what she was talking about. She also says things that hurt my feelings but I have learned that she doesn't realize the things she says. Since you can't reason with her anymore, I just shrug things off. It sure gets difficult at times but I have a great hubby who showers me with love!
Happy New Year Tracy! Can't wait to read your new book!
My New Year resolution is to donTe blood every six weeks.
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