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Tara Taylor Quinn | True Love Conquers All
December 9, 2010
I made an error on my blog last week
regarding the free poster for anyone who pre-orders Maple Street. I understood
that Amazon was handling the poster giveaway and I was wrong. People who
pre-order the book from Amazon have to then go to
hcibooks.com and follow the instructions to collect their poster.
Tim Barney was the first boy I ever dated. The first boy I ever kissed. I met
him when I was eighteen — a freshman in college. I’d never been on a date.
Didn’t go to high school proms or dances or hang out at parties. I read
Harlequin romances. I worked. I wrote. And then, in geology class in 1977, I
met Tim. I fell so hard and so fast and had so little experience, I was
completely out of my element. Tim broke my heart. Twenty-seven years later, when I was living in emotional isolation, Tim sent me
an email. He wondered if I remembered him. He claimed that I broke his heart
back in college. Did I remember him? A girl doesn’t forget her first kiss. Or her only true
love. And as for breaking his heart, I didn’t think so. But twenty seven years had passed. Life had taken its toll. For me, the price
had been heavy. I’d been attacked by darkness. Lived in darkness. I wasn’t
the same naïve young girl Tim had held in his arms all those years ago. HCI books heard about our story from an author friend of mine. This past fall,
they invited me to write our story. Tim and I talked, and while we knew that
there would be difficulties, that dark secrets were going to have to be
revealed, we decided that if we could help even one woman with our story, then
it would be worth telling. The book, IT HAPPENED ON MAPLE
STREET is out in April, 2011. Maple Street is where I fell in love. And it’s where I came back home to that
love. IT HAPPENED ON
MAPLE STREET is a book about the healing power of love. About a love that
is so true it surpasses all earthly time and space, a love that is so strong it
can carry the heaviest burdens. A love that is so joyful it brings happiness
and peace to a crushed and disbelieving heart. I’ve been writing fictional
stories about true love overcoming life’s tragedies for over twenty years. I am
now here, standing before you, living proof that the love I write about, the
love that heals all hurts, really does exist. HCI Books is so excited about the project that they’re running a presale
promotion. If you order the book now from Amazon, you’ll get 20% off the cover price, one of the
first copies off the press, AND, immediately, you’ll get a high gloss full
sized, autographed IT
HAPPENED ON MAPLE STREET poster. If you order by December 17, the poster
can still arrive in time for Christmas! To find out more go to: Vows Giveways. And...I’d really like to know what you think of the cover of IT HAPPENED ON MAPLE
STREET. It’s a trade paperback and the cover is very different from any of
my other books. Tim and I were surprised when we saw it. We like it, but...our
jury is still out.
Comments
16 comments posted.
Re: Tara Taylor Quinn | True Love Conquers All
Tara, you are an inspiration to women everywhere and it's an honor to read the
novels you write because you are an inspiration to me too.
I love the cover of It Happened on Maple Street and believe me the INSTANT it's
out it'll be in my shopping cart. I can't wait to read it. Even though I loved the
Chapman Files novels it's the next one I'm really looking forward to.
(Debbie Haupt 10:57am December 9, 2010)
You are very lucky...you too Tim!
(Darla Ray 12:17pm December 9, 2010)
This story sounds intriguing. I've requested it be published for the KINDLE as that is the only way I can read anymore. The cover looks fabulous!!
(Diana Leneker 12:22pm December 9, 2010)
As for the cover of your book, I think it shows the time and innocence of when your story took place. You should be very proud of the fact that you got your story out, even though I'm sure it was painful at times. I'm looking forward to reading it very much!! They say everyone has a story in them, waiting to be told, and perhaps yours is coming out at the right time. Have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!!
(Peggy Roberson 12:31pm December 9, 2010)
The healing power of love is such a strong and true thing. So many people have been hurt or burned or whatever one wants it call it by either a boyfriend/girlfriend, friend or family member. Too often people build a wall to close themselves off from hurt. If that wall can be broken by the power of love, then the end result is even more powerful. Terrific idea and title for your book and I do so look forward to reading it.
(Connie Fischer 12:37pm December 9, 2010)
WOW!! That's all I can say! Wow! I will HAVE to read your book!
(Kelli Jo Calvert 1:07pm December 9, 2010)
Thanks everyone! I'm seasoned at having books out there, but this one is so different. I think I need to take a cruise to a far away island when it's released.
I'm really glad you all like the cover!
(Tara Taylor Quinn 1:53pm December 9, 2010)
It's a sweet cover.
(Mary Preston 2:41pm December 9, 2010)
Book sounds great and I'm sure I'll like it alot.
(Vickie Hightower 2:50pm December 9, 2010)
Another up-all-night read from you is a great reason to look forward to April! I love the cover; it really echoes the first love sentiment of the story!
(Lynda Kachurek 3:16pm December 9, 2010)
Oh I think it is a wonderful cover.. really kinda of evokes that 'college campus' feeling.
(Cate Sparks 3:58pm December 9, 2010)
I love the cover. It instantly conveys innocence and first
love. I immediately feel as if I'm on a school/college campus.
Can't wait to read this newest romance.
(Lisa Richards 8:16pm December 9, 2010)
The book sounds great! Would love to read it!
(Brenda Rupp 8:19pm December 9, 2010)
isn't it April yet?
(Leeanne Williams 8:49pm December 9, 2010)
Thanks everyone! So the cover works. I'm into it now! I liked it - I just wasn't sure it said what it needed to say. It does! The first half of the book is a college story. The second half is the rest of it.
(Tara Taylor Quinn 7:34am December 10, 2010)
True love is sweet and grows on you. I believe that love is only as strong as the people make it work out. Anyone who says love is simple has got to be kidding.
(Alyson Widen 12:23pm December 13, 2010)
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