{"id":7999,"date":"2019-10-02T01:05:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T05:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=7999"},"modified":"2019-09-14T15:23:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T19:23:12","slug":"halloween-guest-sharon-clare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=7999","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Guest: Sharon Clare #halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Halloween Trivia Question: If you&#8217;re into historical romance, a Scottish warrior is hard to resist, but in the horror movie Dog Soldiers, modern day warriors find trouble. While training in the Scottish highlands, what do they encounter? A. Chupacabra B. Wildmen C. Werewolves (Find the answer below.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sharon Clare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sharon&#8217;s Top 3 List:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I write romantic fiction with a little magic, a little suspense and a little humour. When you reach the end, I strive to leave you in a happy place.<br \/>\nLife has enough difficult times, so it\u2019s important to me to write novels where happiness ultimately triumphs. I help my characters overcome their demons, open their hearts, and find the love everyone deserves.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve always been fascinated by the idea there\u2019s more to our world than we perceive. That\u2019s why I created Finn, a mischievous, match-making elf from a world just a wee bit off Earth, who believes every time love is experienced, energy empowers our worlds.<\/p>\n<p>Find Finn playing games with humans and spreading the love in the Magical Matchmaker Series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sharonclare.com\/\">http:\/\/sharonclare.com\/<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/sharon-clare\">https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/sharon-clare<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sclarewriter\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sclarewriter\/<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/halloweenpage\/wp-admin\/_wp_link_placeholder\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sclarewriter\/, https:\/\/twitter.com\/SClareWriter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-503\" src=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/halloweenpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Love-of-Her-Lives-sharonclare-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" \/>Love of her Lives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beth thought she was doing a good deed until her benevolence rouses a Scottish warrior from her past life\u2014or so he says\u2014a fierce, passionate man who\u2019s hell-bent on both rescue and seduction. With no recollection of their lives together, and with a secret to keep, she can\u2019t trust the hot-tempered, alpha male who\u2019s more lethal than the men chasing her. Accused of a crime she didn\u2019t commit, she\u2019s soon in a race to find the truth, clear her name and stay alive.<\/p>\n<p>Calum risks his soul when he bargains with Finn, an Elvin matchmaker, to return to Earth and reclaim Beth\u2019s heart. Unfamiliar with the 21st century, Calum must determine who plots against her while playing Finn\u2019s game, a game designed to awaken her repressed passion and keep them on the run together. His medieval ways means he\u2019ll protect her at all costs, but in a time that\u2019s not his own, if he can\u2019t rein in his need to control Beth, his interference in her life could tear them apart forever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beth felt a little more relaxed after the burn of whiskey dulled to warmth she felt mostly in her head \u2014 all buzzy and unperturbed up there. The slight haze felt welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Calum\u2019s eyes trained on her like a hungry wolf, but he stayed put in the Berg\u00e8re chair. Not that she wanted him to get closer, she affirmed. Then affirmed again.<\/p>\n<p>The more she looked at him, the more appealing he became. The polar opposite of Matthew, Calum looked like he\u2019d be one with the mountains, not a city boy. The rugged look was accentuated by stubble that shadowed his square jaw. His hair was chin length, caramel strands swung forward as he reached for his glass, muscles moving smoothly under his mocha sweater. She imagined him wielding one of those heavy claymore swords with elegant grace. Now that was a dangerous direction for her thoughts to go. Why was there nothing about this man that said professor?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat course do you teach, Professor Cunningham?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t teach. Just collecting research, lass, for the University of Edinburgh. How do you know for sure that this Matthew is the one for you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew is a man driven to set goals and attain them \u2014 not my strong suit. I tend to live in the moment. He\u2019s breaking me of my disorganized habits and has detailed a three\u2013year plan for me. It\u2019s tacked up on my bulletin board, and believe me, I am on track.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calum leaned back in the chair with cougar\u2013like eyes on her. \u201cDoes your soul burn for him? Do you feel him now deep in your bones? Does he know you so well that his mere touch brings you to your knees, Bethia?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If bullshit was music, this guy would be a brass band. And he\u2019d done it again, drawing out her name with that sensual inflection, and speaking of burning, that smoldering look could melt the robe right off a woman. Beth slid back until her head bumped the wall and her jean\u2013clad knees were pulled up tight against her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are so inappropriate,\u201d she said. Soul\u2013burning love? Right up until the one you love walks out the door for good. She\u2019d always known she wouldn\u2019t waste her life chasing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you wish Matthew was more so?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI live in the real world, Calum, not a fantasy. Is that what the women in your life tell you \u2014 that you make them weak in the knees?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His smile was back to seduction. \u201cJust one woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally? Good for her.\u201d He has a woman? Oh. Well, the man did have some appeal after all, if you liked the primitive, animalistic sort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchase Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-Her-Lives-Magical-Matchmaker-ebook\/dp\/B07GZXYLLL\/ref=pd_rhf_cr_p_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=3EZQ04BZRSFMJ5YDRM9H\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-Her-Lives-Magical-Matchmaker-ebook\/dp\/B07GZXYLLL\/ref=pd_rhf_cr_p_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=3EZQ04BZRSFMJ5YDRM9H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">Answer to Halloween Trivia Question: C. Werewolves<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Don&#8217;t forget to visit the <a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kate-hill.com\/halloweenpage\">Halloween Page<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween Trivia Question: If you&rsquo;re into historical romance, a Scottish warrior is hard to resist, but in the horror movie Dog Soldiers, modern day warriors find trouble. While training in the Scottish highlands, what do they encounter? A. Chupacabra B. Wildmen C. Werewolves (Find the answer below.) 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