Intro: Lynne Marshall, Falling for the Mom-to-Be #Giveaway

This week's Intro on Author is on Lynne Marshall and her latest release, Falling For The Mom-To-Be. And there's a giveaway as well!

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Intro-  I'm the author of Five Harlequin Special Editions (Current June book out now) and my 19th and 20th contemporary romance series books are Harlequin Medical Romances and will be out as a Cowboys, Doctors and Daddies 2-in-1 this coming October. Titles - Hot-Shot Doc, Surprise Father and Father for Her New-Born Baby.I've also written three single title romances originally published with The Wild Rose Press, but now two of them are self-published.

My Life-  A Southern California native, Lynne and has been happily married for a looooong time. She is a proud mother of a grown daughter and son.  She is also a dog lover, a cat admirer, a woman of faith, a meandering walker, a curious traveler, and an avid reader, but most of all, she is a writer, and is very happy about that.

Influences- All literature influences me, but specifically to romance my
first discoveries were Barbara Delinsky, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Linda
Howard, and, of course, Nora Roberts.  There are also countless other
authors in the romance genre that I read and adore, too many to name,
and many of them I'm happy to call friends. 

 How I write- I get my ideas all over the place.  Sometimes I'll store it away and it might be two years before the right observation fits the current book I'm writing. I guess you could call me a PLANTSER - (a plotter and a pantser) because I loosely plot and see where that leads while I write. I'm always surprised by where the story takes me. I start with the two main characters and what their conflicts will be.  Then I write a synopsis to guide me and keep me on track as I write the book.  I write 1-2K a day when I'm working on a new book, then the next morning go back and read, edit and color in what I've put down the day before, then move on to new words. By the time I've turned in the book to my editor, I've made at least three passes through every page.  I ALWAYS get revisions and most of the time I "get it" (what the editor is saying needs to be fixed) and can make the changes easily.  Sometimes it takes more than one round of revisions.  Yes, even now!

 Motivation- (why you write?) These days I write because I have contracts.  LOL In the beginning, I had what I call a late midlife crisis and discovered I needed to write a book.  I had a story burning to get out.  It took a year, and I was thrilled to see that I could complete my story.  The whole journey was one of discovery (mostly about how much I didn't know about writing!), learning craft for the next several years joining writer groups and critique groups, learning to take critiques and putting them to good use etc.  Life and love motivate me to tell all these "strangers'" stories.  And contracts. I'm definitely motivated by contracts. lol

 Your Book- Falling for the Mom-to-Be Book #3 in the Home in Heartlandia trilogy.
KEEP CALM AND…HAVE A BABY?

Leif Andersen wants to be alone. Everyone in Heartlandia knows about his
tragic past and they allow him to keep to himself. With his blue eyes
and blond hair, the rugged workaholic contractor might be an "excellent
catch." But he has zero interest in being caught…until Marta Hoyas
moves into his house while she is working for him.

Marta wants to be alone. Her baby's father dumped her. The last thing
she needs is a romantic entanglement with a gorgeous guy who can offer
no promises. 

Leif and Marta want each other. All that stands between them is the
past…and the future. And a little baby who could give them both what
they need most!


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