Today, I'm hosting a promo on Bobbi Smith's historical romance, Forbidden Fires, as a part of the ongoing VBT. Also find an excerpt for your enjoyment. There's a nice little guest blog accompanying this post, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Note that Forbidden Fires is available free on kindle unlimited!
Bobbi Smith will be awarding $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour
5 Reasons Why I Love To Write
Hi Everybody!
This is my first ever blogging tour, and it’s been great fun! Today, I’d like to share with you ‘5 Reasons Why I Love To Write’.
1. I was born to do this. Even when I was a little kid, I was making up stories. I would play for hours out in the backyard with my cowboys and Indians. In 5th grade, I had to write an autobiography for a class assignment. It ended up being quite a few pages long, and I stapled it together to make it look like a real book. There were certain questions we had to answer. The last question was – What do you want to be when you grow up? I answered – I want to be a teacher and I want to be a writer. When I got it back, I found my teacher had written at the bottom of that page – Roberta, You can do both! What an inspiration that was for me. P.S. I named my autobiography “ME”. ☺
2. I am a history lover. Doing the research for the books is great fun for me. I love to travel and tour the parts of the country I’m going to write about. Hiking in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona was awesome. I love steamboat history and the Mississippi River. The steamboat Sultana disaster at the end of the Civil War was the inspiration for my second book ‘Forbidden Fires’.
3. What’s amazing to me is how my characters always come alive in my mind and help guide the story along. Some folks might say you’re crazy if you hear voices in your head, but if you’re a writer, you know you’d be lost without them. ☺
4. It’s such a thrill to see my books on the shelves in bookstores and for sale on-line. Just the thought that I’ve created a story someone wants to read, and will hopefully enjoy, is amazing to me – and truly an honor.
5. And finally, my most favorite reason I love writing my stories is that I am in control! I can make my heroes do what I want them to do! And I can guarantee that everyone lives Happily Ever After!
This is my first ever blogging tour, and it’s been great fun! Today, I’d like to share with you ‘5 Reasons Why I Love To Write’.
1. I was born to do this. Even when I was a little kid, I was making up stories. I would play for hours out in the backyard with my cowboys and Indians. In 5th grade, I had to write an autobiography for a class assignment. It ended up being quite a few pages long, and I stapled it together to make it look like a real book. There were certain questions we had to answer. The last question was – What do you want to be when you grow up? I answered – I want to be a teacher and I want to be a writer. When I got it back, I found my teacher had written at the bottom of that page – Roberta, You can do both! What an inspiration that was for me. P.S. I named my autobiography “ME”. ☺
2. I am a history lover. Doing the research for the books is great fun for me. I love to travel and tour the parts of the country I’m going to write about. Hiking in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona was awesome. I love steamboat history and the Mississippi River. The steamboat Sultana disaster at the end of the Civil War was the inspiration for my second book ‘Forbidden Fires’.
3. What’s amazing to me is how my characters always come alive in my mind and help guide the story along. Some folks might say you’re crazy if you hear voices in your head, but if you’re a writer, you know you’d be lost without them. ☺
4. It’s such a thrill to see my books on the shelves in bookstores and for sale on-line. Just the thought that I’ve created a story someone wants to read, and will hopefully enjoy, is amazing to me – and truly an honor.
5. And finally, my most favorite reason I love writing my stories is that I am in control! I can make my heroes do what I want them to do! And I can guarantee that everyone lives Happily Ever After!
Bobbi Smith
Published: December 1, 1984
When Ellen Douglass saves the Union officer from the cold river, she
doesn't think this one action will so alter her future.
But as Price holds her is his arms, they try to forget that they fight on opposing sides and will be kept forever apart.
But as Price holds her is his arms, they try to forget that they fight on opposing sides and will be kept forever apart.
An Excerpt from Forbidden Fires:
The sound of the Sultana’s explosion brought Ellyn Douglass upright in bed. She ran from her room to find her grandfather already in the hall.
“What was that, Grampa?”
“It may have been a steamer . . .”
They rushed out onto the observation area to see the sky glowing a fiery red in the river’s direction.
“I’ve got to get to town,” he told her.
“I’ll come with you,” Ellyn offered.
“No. Stay here. If I need you, I’ll send word.” He hurried inside to get ready to leave.
Ellyn looked out toward the Mississippi. The steamer was farther south, drifting with the current. She decided at first light she would go down to the river.
At dawn, Ellyn hurried up to the observation area and searched the river for some sign of last night’s disaster. It was then she noticed something caught in a tree. Rushing from the house, she sought out Franklin.
“We have to get on the river right away.”
“Why?”
“Did you hear the explosion last night? I was checking this morning and I think there’s someone trapped in a tree.”
They hurried down to the river dock where the skiff was tied up. They pushed off and headed toward the flooded grove of trees.
“It’s a man!” Ellyn was shocked by the sight of the lone figure stranded motionless in the treetop.
Franklin maneuvered them in close and awkwardly managed to get the unconscious man into the boat.
“Is he alive?” Ellyn asked as she knelt next to him.
“Seems to be, but he’s cut up pretty bad.”
Ellyn tore off a strip of her petticoat and started to bandage the man’s bloody head wound. Much of his clothing had been ripped away from the force of the blast and he had been burned in several places.
The man groaned softly, and she reached out to soothe his brow.
“Hang on, mister. . . . Just hang on. . . .”
About the Author:
After working as a department manager for Famous-Barr, and briefly as a clerk at a bookstore, Bobbi Smith gave up on career security and began writing. She sold her first book to Zebra in 1982.
Since then, Bobbi has written over 40 books and 6 novellas. To date, there are more than five million of her novels in print. She has been awarded the prestigious Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year Award and two Career Achievement Awards. Her books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists.
When she's not working on her novels, she is frequently a guest speaker for writer's groups. Bobbi is mother of two sons and resides in St. Charles, Missouri with her husband and three dogs. You can follow Bobbi on Facebook in the group Bobbi Smith Books.
Bobbi has been awarded the prestigious “Storyteller of the Year” Award from Romantic Times Magazine (New York) and has attained positions on the New York Times Best Seller List, the USA Today Best Seller List, the Walden’s Best Seller List, B. Dalton’s List, and the Wal-Mart and K-Mart Best Seller Lists.
Since then, Bobbi has written over 40 books and 6 novellas. To date, there are more than five million of her novels in print. She has been awarded the prestigious Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year Award and two Career Achievement Awards. Her books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists.
When she's not working on her novels, she is frequently a guest speaker for writer's groups. Bobbi is mother of two sons and resides in St. Charles, Missouri with her husband and three dogs. You can follow Bobbi on Facebook in the group Bobbi Smith Books.
Bobbi has been awarded the prestigious “Storyteller of the Year” Award from Romantic Times Magazine (New York) and has attained positions on the New York Times Best Seller List, the USA Today Best Seller List, the Walden’s Best Seller List, B. Dalton’s List, and the Wal-Mart and K-Mart Best Seller Lists.
Bobbi has written two faith-based contemporary novels - Haven and Miracles - using the pseudonym of Julie Marshall.
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