Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host fellow
Pacific Northwesterner Doug Walsh and his new book, “Tailwinds Past Florence”! For other stops on his Goddess Fish
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Tailwinds Past Florence
by Doug Walsh
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
After
getting blacklisted from the venture capital industry, twenty-nine-year-old
Edward Vaughan will do anything to avoid telling his wife what happened. Even
if it means agreeing to her dream of bicycling around the world. Kara, tired of
being married to a workaholic, was readying for a divorce. Now, she’s packing
bags of a different kind. Together, they pedal away from Seattle, headed east
on the open road across America, Europe, and beyond.
Theirs
is a decision that reverberates across centuries, shattering a continuum that
bound their souls throughout time, and traps Edward in a battle with a past
life over an eternal love.
As
the miles roll by, and the couple's sordid secrets begin to surface, the couple
encounters several men plucked from history, each one a vessel of Edward’s soul
in a prior life. Of them, a 19th century art dealer proves dangerous, believing
Kara is his ticket back to the past.
Tailwinds Past Florence is a contemporary love story with a
magical twist, landing readers in the saddle of a global bicycle adventure.
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EXCERPT TWO:
Kara
clutched her chest as her breathing returned to normal. It was one thing not to
know why he wasn’t at work, it was another for him to be hiding behind the
door. What the hell, Edward. She bent to pick up her dropped keys. “You’re home.”
It came out more statement than question.
“Long
story. Why didn’t you cover your eyes?”
She
raised her hands in answer. They held a gym bag, purse, keys, and an envelope
she’d somehow forgotten about in the commotion. “You didn’t give me any time,”
she said. Then, noticing the map—her map—and the champagne, asked, “What’s all
this?”
“This,”
he said, grinning like a schoolboy about to receive his first kiss, “is a
change of plans.”
Her
mouth fell open as she processed what she was hearing. Kara spent months asking
him to take time off, hoping he’d see how important the trip was to her,
practically begging. She tore the map down after the holidays, after diplomatic
overtures had failed. She’d been holding a bomb ever since, delaying the
inevitable. Now, with her self-imposed deadline having come and gone, he wanted
to do it.
Today?
You’ve got to be kidding me, she thought, clutching the envelope, dumbstruck.
“I
thought you’d be excited.” His smile drooped.
“I
… I am,” she stammered. “I think. You have to admit, it’s a lot to swallow.”
“You
still want to go, right?”
Did
she? It’d be an incredible adventure, a badge she’d wear the rest of her life.
But, to Kara, cycling around the world was a means to an end. Her gaze drifted
to the map, the promise held within its Sharpie itinerary. The promise of
change, of resurrecting the man she married, her best friend and lover. For
three years, it’d be just the two of them, reforging their bond against the
anvil of the open road. And if her plan didn’t succeed, if he returned to his
workaholic ways when it was over, she’d at least know she tried.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Doug Walsh made
his fiction debut with Tailwinds Past Florence, a road-tripping love story with
a magical twist, inspired by the two years he spent cycling the world. The
novel was a prizewinner in the PNWA Literary Contest. He's also authored One
Lousy Pirate, a travel memoir, and over one hundred officially-licensed video
game strategy guides. Travel guides to fictitious places, as he likes to call
them. Originally from New Jersey, he now lives and plays in the mountains of
western Washington.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Doug will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to
a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Hi Ally, this is Doug Walsh, the author of Tailwinds Past Florence. Thank you for hosting me on the virtual tour. The photos of Juniper were a wonderful surprise addition. :)
ReplyDeleteAlways nice to meet a fellow PNW-er. Not sure if you're in the Seattle area, but I've got a couple of events coming up at Third Place Books (Feb 11), Mercer Island Books (Feb 24), and Edmonds Bookstore (March 23).
I'll be checking in throughout the day to answer any questions anyone has, so keep 'em coming.
- Doug
Tailwinds is a wonderful read!!
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