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Lisa Dale | Real love, real characters, real drama
Hello! My name is Lisa
Dale and my first book, Simple Wishes, debuted
early this year. IΓ’β¬β’d love to give away a copy of the book today. Keep reading
and let me know if youΓ’β¬β’re interested!
I donΓ’β¬β’t know about you, but I tend to be the kind of person whoΓ’β¬β’s
fascinated by
nearly everything. IΓ’β¬β’ve always got my nose in a book, and when I go to the
dentist, I drive the hygienist crazy with all my questions about what machine
does what.
ThatΓ’β¬β’s probably why my first novel lumps some seemingly unrelated elements
together into one story: bluegrass, woodworking, sex education, Korean
historical soap opera, happily-ever-afterΓ’β¬Β¦itΓ’β¬β’s all there.
HereΓ’β¬β’s the scoop on the Simple Wishes story: the
heroine, Adele, makes a mistake which forces her to leave her NYC apartment and
return to the mountain cottage she inherited from her estranged mother. There,
the complex relationships she develops with a troubled teenager, an elderly
Korean grandmother, and the sexy carpenter-next-door cause her to rethink her
life and her desires. Just when true love is within reach, dark secrets from her
motherΓ’β¬β’s past threaten to send her running away again.
Simple Wishes is about
getting back to the basicsΓ’β¬βbut the irony is that the road to the simple life
is
not really simple.
Once sheΓ’β¬β’s in the mountains, Adele meets some pretty interesting
peopleΓ’β¬βpartly
because I love any excuse to research what IΓ’β¬β’m fascinated by.
First Adele meets Kayleigh, a troubled teenager who is crying out for help. But
in the end, itΓ’β¬β’s Kayleigh who turns out to be the kind of friend, and even
mentor, that Adele needsΓ’β¬βand vice versa.
Adele also meets KayleighΓ’β¬β’s grandmother Beatrice, an elderly Korean woman who
ultimately helps Adele understand and repair her relationship with her mother.
I got to learn some really amazing stuff about Korean culture and lifestyle.
(People ask me all the time where Beatrice came from. ThereΓ’β¬β’s two answers.
First, my best friend/former roommate from college is Korean. And second, my
mother and I had a silly ritual for a while of watching a historical Korean soap
opera called The Immortal Yi Soon Shin. One of the many oddball traditions in my
family.)
My hero, Jay, is a woodworker because IΓ’β¬β’m fascinated by craftsmanship. In a
world thatΓ’β¬β’s becoming increasingly corporate, itΓ’β¬β’s so blessedly refreshing
to
uncover an object (whether itΓ’β¬β’s a carved wooden bowl, a homemade apple pie,
or a
birthday card) that was made with a personΓ’β¬β’s love and unique talent. JayΓ’β¬β’s
passion for art, truth, and uncomplicated beauty is ultimately what helps him
look beyond my heroineΓ’β¬β’s prickly exterior to the hurting yet courageous woman
beneath.
ItΓ’β¬β’s been an amazing journey toward publishing my first book and IΓ’β¬β’d love to
share a copy of Simple
Wishes with you. Just leave me a post and let me know if it sounds
interesting, and one reader will receive a signed copy.
To learn more about Simple
Wishes (to see an excerpt or read reviews), visit my website www.LisaDaleBooks.com. I
have contests all the time, so I hope youΓ’β¬β’ll join me!
All the best,
Lisa Dale
Comments
26 comments posted.
Re: Lisa Dale | Real love, real characters, real drama
This book does sound interesting! Thanks for the post and opportunity to win a copy!
(Julie Peterson 7:23am March 11, 2009)
I am very interested in this book.
(Margay Roberge 8:18am March 11, 2009)
Hi Lisa. Simple Wishes sounds good. Who wouldn't be intrigued by a sexy carpenter. :)
(Crystal Broyles 8:54am March 11, 2009)
Your book sounds like one I would enjoy.
(Maureen Emmons 10:55am March 11, 2009)
I'd love to get a copy!
(Teresa Warner 10:57am March 11, 2009)
I see nothing wrong with obtaining information for new interests. I like learning about new things. Sometimes, I am happy with trivia level and, sometimes I like details.
(V Scott 11:36am March 11, 2009)
Intriguing plot, fascinating characters, sexy carpenter, and true love...sounds wonderful!
(Cheryl Castings 11:43am March 11, 2009)
Sounds like a great read! Enjoyed reading about your jobs to subsidize your love of writing (tomato picker.)
(Karen Barnett 12:03pm March 11, 2009)
Thanks so much for the good cheer everyone!
@ Karen, yep my very first job outside of babysitting was picking tomatoes (more about my many former jobs on my web site). But I don't actually think I'll write about that any time soon! It took a while before I could like tomatoes again!
(Lisa Dale 12:39pm March 11, 2009)
Moving to the mountains of Kentucky from the big city of Kingsport, TN, this book sounds right up my alley. I would love to learn more about the Korean culture. Thanks for the contest. Have a great day.
(Roberta Harwell 1:27pm March 11, 2009)
Girl, you've got a lot going on in your story and somehow wrap it all up together. I love how you throw a wild thing in just to research and learn more about it. I find that my own writing takes me to spots different from the way I live, like moving through an adventure. I don't know what my pen will scribe next, but I'm willing to bet it will stretch the facts a whole lot to fill in for the parts that are fuzzy.
(Alyson Widen 1:50pm March 11, 2009)
Hi Lisa- Simple Wishes does sound very interesting. I like to learn of different cultures and it sounds like your research will add fullness to a good plot and romance. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
(Martha Eskuchen 1:56pm March 11, 2009)
What a great book! I'd love to win a copy.
(LuAnn Morgan 3:26pm March 11, 2009)
@ Roberta, LuAnn, and Martha, thanks for stopping in! I'm glad you like sound of Simple Wishes.
@ Alyson, Yeah, I like to keep my books packed full of plot. The muses are an adventuresome bunch and not always easy to follow. But always worth it in the end!
(Lisa Dale 4:06pm March 11, 2009)
Who doesn't love a hot, sexy carpenter living next door?? :) My kind of perfect habitat!! Sounds good Lisa. :D
(Rachael Grime 4:36pm March 11, 2009)
I would love to win your book!! I visted your website and signed up to receive your newsletter. Thanks for the chance to win. I love to read a good book.
(Donna Howard 5:01pm March 11, 2009)
I'm also fascinated with many different things and ALWAYS have my nose in a book! Your new book sounds very fascinating also! I would love to have a copy!
(Kelli Jo Calvert 5:06pm March 11, 2009)
Your book sounds like a great read. I have my own sexy carpenter. He loves woodworking and has a nice workshop. Only thing is every time I see something I like he always says "I can make that". He usually does too. I am anxious to read your book.
(Judy Anderson 5:48pm March 11, 2009)
Lisa this book sounds like one I will put on my TBR list. Good luck with your book.
(Kathleen O'Donnell 7:08pm March 11, 2009)
Congrats on Simple Wishes, Lisa--it sounds like the kind of story I enjoy reading--a community of interesting characters and of course, romance :)
(Fedora Chen 7:24pm March 11, 2009)
@ Rachael, Judy, and all the ladies who commented on the whole carpenter thing...there's just something so sexy about a guy who works with his hands. In my new book, the hero is a meteorite hunter. How fun is that?
@ Donna, Thank you for signing up. I try to run one contest a month on my mailing list. It should be fun!
@ Kelli Jo, Kathleen, and Fedora, thanks for sharing your comments!
(Lisa Dale 7:59pm March 11, 2009)
Sounds like an interesting book. I
agree with you on the specialness of
handcrafted items. My husband and
son are both woodworkers and
blacksmiths. We have a wide variety of
interests few of which obviously
overlap. I can see how all of your
elements can come together.
(Patricia Barraclough 8:54pm March 11, 2009)
@ Patricia, that's very cool that you have such handy and crafty men in your life! You must get great presents for the holidays. :)
@ everyone, I'm going to call it a night now here in New Jersey. I'll stop back in the morning to pick a winner! More soon.
(Lisa Dale 10:18pm March 11, 2009)
Hi Lisa, I think Simple Wishes would be my kind of read. It sounds like a really great read. Thanks for sharing with us and giving us a chance to win your book.
(Gail Hurt 10:27pm March 11, 2009)
THANKS TO EVERYONE for your comments.
Today's winner is Kelli Jo--for no reason other than complete randomness. Kelli, please email me at lisa(at)lisadalebooks.com.
For those of you who signed up for my mailing list (I think a number of you did), you'll have a chance to win a copy of Simple Wishes (and much more) later this month!
Stay tuned.
And thanks once again to Fresh Fiction for having me here. It's really been a pleasure!!!
(Lisa Dale 7:58am March 12, 2009)
This books sounds great. Please include me in your contest. Thanks
Debbie
(Debbie Deskin 5:17pm March 12, 2009)
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