We’ve had a lot of books to movies/TV this fall. Have you seen The Walking
Dead on AMC? In case you were wondering there are zombies on that series
but that isn’t really what it’s about. It’s really about people trying to
survive in rather extraordinary circumstances. Some films we’ve seen so far from
books include Freakonomics, Let Me
In, The Social Network (based on THE ACCIDENTAL
BILLIONAIRES), It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Secretariat,
Conviction, Red and others.
There are even more in November. I can’t wait for Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, and I’m also looking forward to Fair Game
[book] and Love & Other
Drugs. Oh, and if you haven’t seen 127 Hours or read the story, you need to.
It’s about what happened to mountain climber and caynoneer Aron Ralston (James
Franco) who was trapped in a canyon for several days. Danny Boyle directs and
it’s one of the best films you’ll see this year.
On another note: You guys, we’re getting very close to the holidays. I don’t
know
about you, but I’m so not ready. My favorite thing to do this time of year,
especially when it’s nippy outside, is to curl up by the fireplace and read a
great book. Though, between the shopping, cooking and oh, the working, that
isn’t always easy. (Smile) I have some wonderful new releases from my pals you
should check out.
"I had so much fun writing about these three cousins," says R.C. Ryan about her
Fools Gold Series, and their search for their ancestors' lost treasure,
while stumbling into love, as well.This third book, MONTANA GLORY, is about
Zane McCord, who spent his growing-up years in Hollywood, and has begun his own
documentary about the search for the lost gold while carrying his share of the
ranch chores.A really fascinating character, as is Riley Mason, a single mother
who hopes to find refuge from danger on an isolated ranch in Montana.But danger
finds her, along with her daughter, Summer, and the entire McCord family, who
are drawn into the web of intrigue.”
Marcella Burnard’s first
science fiction romance, ENEMY WITHIN, is out from
Berkley Sensations. “The fencing match (swords and words) from chapter three
came to me in a flash one evening and I was hooked,” Burnard says. “It was so
much fun, I had to write it down. Scenes just kept popping into my head, usually
at 2 a.m., much to my husband’s annoyance. Somewhere in the middle of writing
it, the story took a turn down a rough, dark alley. My light, fun-loving seed of
an idea grew up into a serious book about one woman’s determination to reclaim
her shattered life.”
Helen Kay Dimon has a
new one called IMPULSIVE. “The book is set
in Hawaii...is there a more inspiring place?” Kay asks. “Just the name conjures
up an image.Mix sun, water and the beach with a straight-laced attorney hero and
a wild child heroine and you get a special kind of heat.
Lex Valentine has two
out this month, Rock My
World and the novella After
Burner. “The first one, Rock My World is about a 37-year-old rock
star who falls for her 8-years younger opening act,” Valentine says. “I had to
pick my husband’s brain about roadie stuff and how they set up for concerts. He
kept asking me if I patterned the hot younger hero after him since he’s 6 years
younger than me and I used to sing in a band! The second one,
Afterburner, is about two Air Force pilots who fall in love. It’s in a
DADT anthology from MLR Press called Honorable Silence. I saw Rachel Maddow’s
interview with an F-16 pilot and an F-15 pilot after my book was in my editor’s
hands and I was shocked at how closely I had nailed the emotions of these men
who are not allowed to acknowledge their partners. It’s just heartbreaking.”
EX-WIVES, EXTORTION AND EROTIC
FIRST EDITIONS is the latest from J.L. Wilson. “The book
starts at a used bookstore I used to frequent when I lived in Pittsburgh,”
Wilson says, “a charming old house stuffed full of books. Staffed by volunteers.
The proceeds went to a scholarship fund. I spent many a Saturday afternoon
wandering those rooms, searching for an escape (after a particularly nasty
divorce). When I started writing romantic mysteries (what I call “very cozy
mysteries” because there’s a bit of steam in them) I wanted to use that store
because it had so much personality.
Also look for Janis Susan
May’s story Danger from Within, which is part of the MURDER TO MIL-SPEC charity
anthology. The proceeds from the sales of the book go to Homes For Our
Troops. May also has a children’s book, Danny and the Dustbunnies
out for the younger crowd.
Francis Ray has a new one,
Heart of the Falcon, and
Phoebe Conn’s latest is
DEFY THE WORLD TOMATOES.
So, try these and I'll be back with more in December...Candy
Candace Havens is a columnist for FYI Television, an online news and media
service, where she writes five weekly columns for an overall audience of 44
million readers. She is also an entertainment reporter for 96.3 KSCS in Fort
Worth. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas. She is the author of the Charmed &
Dangerous series including CHARMED & READY, CHARMED & DANGEROUS, CHARMED & DEADLY, and LIKE A CHARM as well as the
Caruthers sisters: DRAGONS PREFER BLONDES and
THE DEMON KING AND I.
Her latest book, TAKE ME IF
YOU DARE is in stores in February 2010.
Her non-fiction prose
includes JOSS WHEDON: THE GENIUS BEHIND BUFFY, and essays in ALIAS
ASSUMED: SEX, LIES AND SD-6, and FIVE SEASONS OF ANGEL.
You
can visit Candy daily at her blog or her website
1 comment posted.
omigod yes I cant wait for the Harry Potter flick either! And I love Danny Boyle's films so 127 Hours sounds good too. I saw Walking Dead on AMC and that's been my most recent tv/film fave.
(Bella Franco 2:23am November 4, 2010)