Friday, September 16, 2016

VBT + #Giveaway: Confessions of Us by Alexandra Forry @forryalexandra @GoddessFish



Confessions of Us
by Alexandra Forry
GENRE:  Romance


BLURB:


As a girl, Adaline was left orphaned due to gang violence and to be raised by her grandmother and her parents’ old friend Frank, now following in her parent's footsteps she finds herself at a crossroad in her life of what she wants and what she feels she has a responsibility to do. As soon as Adaline makes the commitment to the mafia however her life becomes riddled with lies, betrayal, lust, and murder. When the one person Adaline always thought she could believe in becomes the one person she can't trust a question begins to pull at Adaline's mind one day will she live through it or will she find herself in an early grave just as her parents did? Adaline is unsure of the answer but will do anything for the possibility of becoming a famous news journalist.


Excerpt:

"Hey, my name is Dayton, I came over here to share a drink with you." The man holds out his hand for her to shake.

"I don't share drink with strangers." Adaline says meanwhile turns her face to the other side without thinking about how rude and off-putting it is. Regretting it she looks at him and shakes his hand expecting him to walk away. Cat and Heidi snicker in the background at her awkwardness.

"Ok, so do you mind give me the honor of this dance?" The man raises an eyebrow at her questioning look about whether or not she dances. “Or do you just not dance either?”

“No no, I dance…” Adaline says awkwardly. The snickers from behind her get louder so she shoots them a glare. Demanding silently that they shut up.

"No no, I dance." Adaline says awkwardly. The snickers from behind her get louder, so she shoots them a glare, demanding silently that they shut up.

“So would you?” Dayton asks her once more.

“Would I what?”

"So would you?" Dayton asks her once more. His eyes were full of happiness 

“Would I what?” Adaline asks Dayton on an acute accent.

Cat and Heidi burst out laughing in response to this before coming to Adaline's rescue explaining to the man that she is a little bit awkward in meeting to people. 

"She would love to have a special dance." Cat declares before gently pushing Adaline in Dayton’s direction.

"So is your name pretty like you?" the man says once they get to the dance floor and begin dancing.

“It's Adaline.”

"Adaline, Wow that is a beautiful name as I guess." The man begins to spin her around on the dance floor. They dance for nearly two hours before taking a break to sit in a booth and talk. 


An Interview with Alexandra Forry


What inspired you to write Confession of Us?

It came to me a woman in the mafia in today’s world sounds cool. Does it?

When or at what age did you know you wanted to be a writer?

I wanted to be a author since I was little…

What is the earliest age you remember reading your first book?

I don’t remember off of the top of my head.

What genre of books do you enjoy reading?

Romance, give me a good romance book anytime. I do enjoy reading memoirs about the good old times in Las Vegas NV. 

What is your favorite book?

Human Matter’s by Steven Kalas, It’s one of the book you can read over and over and learn something new. It’s a great read.

You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?

Oh my I have A LOT of favorite author’s that I can’t pick one. :)

If you could travel back in time here on earth to any place or time. Where would you go and why?

Las Vegas NV 1977 so I can meet people that I want to meet!

When writing a book do you find that writing comes easy for you or is it a difficult task?

Easy for me :)
Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?

One cat and one dog that I love to death.

What is your "to die for", favorite food/foods to eat?

 New York Stake!!!!!!

Do you have any advice for anyone that would like to be an author?

Follow your dreams <3 


AUTHOR BIO:

Alexandra Forry has an incredible talent for living vicariously through the colorful and intriguing escapades of her strong female characters and successful leading men.  Her first book, “Omerta Affair,” based on the true story of mafia boss Tony Torino and his paramour Evelyn Rosenberg has recently been adapted and re-released as “Timeless Endings”--romance fiction.  “Wildflower,” is an adventure in coming of age for both a young orphan and her repressed aunt who is trapped in a destructive marriage.  It is a beautiful story of life, hope, growth, and triumph and deals with many of the traumas of youth, such as bullying.
Alexandra Forry is familiar with life’s challenges.  She was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now she lives with her loving family in Williamsburg, Virginia.  Alexandra has conquered the limitations of Cerebral Palsy to write exciting and engaging novels.  She has completed a number of talks and internet book tours and is a member of the Las Vegas Romance Writers and RWA.  She is currently working on her seventh book.

Confessions of Us will be Free during the tour.

Giveaway:

$40 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC
 


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9 comments:

Unknown said...

congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)

CJ said...

Great interview! Thank you for sharing it with us, and have a great weekend!

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Unknown said...

Thank-you for hosting me and my book! I will be online all day to answer your question

Rita Wray said...

I liked the interview.

DanieX said...

thanks for sharing the great excerpt, I can't wait to read it!

Victoria Alexander said...

Great post, sounds like a book I'll enjoy reading - thanks for sharing :)

Mary Preston said...

A great interview & interesting bio.

Nikolina said...

I really enjoyed reading the entire post, thank you!