Welcome, Cami. What are some of the spiritual themes you like to write about? I love redemption themes because we all need redemption and it’s so touching to be on a journey with a character as they feel the light of Christ and the joy of His redeeming power in their lives.
I also love the simplicity and power of prayer. I cannot get
through one hour without prayer and am so grateful that my Father above is
always there to listen to me and help me no matter how small or massive my
problem is.
What other books of yours are coming out soon? I’m
focused on my Sweet Royal Suspense Romance series for the next few months. The
second book, The Brave Prince and the Teacher is written but going
through the rounds of edits that are painful and incredible at the same time –
kind of like the growing pains of life!
If you could spend an evening with one contemporary person
(not a family member of yours), who would it be and why? Elder Jeffrey Holland.
His testimony of the Savior is so powerful, and I am inspired every time I
listen to him speak.
What historical person would you like to meet (besides
Jesus) and why? George Washington. I am incredibly inspired by his bravery
and his trust in heaven. None of us would enjoy the freedom (religious and
otherwise) that we take for granted every day without him.
How can you encourage authors who have been receiving
only rejections from publishers? I went through five years of rejection. It
hurt and I cried and I am a much better writer because of it. If you love to
write and you know it’s your path, pray hard, work hard, never give up, and no
one will be able to stop you from succeeding.
Tell us about the featured book. Prince Raymond August, second in line to his twin brother, is head of security and feels the weight of protecting his family and his kingdom deeply. He won’t let another tragedy occur, not after his own angelic Mum was murdered right under his nose. His pain and grief deepen his resolve to be ever-vigilant, no matter the cost. He especially can’t allow himself to be distracted by the beautiful woman assigned to protect his brother, even if every moment he spends with her feels more wonderful and right than the last.
When Macey Clifton is asked to fake an engagement to Crown
Prince Tristan to protect him, she knows she’s not cut out for the royal world.
She’d prefer to hide behind her unnecessary glasses, frumpy clothes, and her
computer programs. But no other female warriors are available, so she agrees.
To prove to herself that she really is brave, bold, and beautiful, she
impulsively greets the prince with a kiss when she first meets him. To her
great surprise, this most incredible kiss of the century turns out to not be
with her fiancé, but with his twin brother, Ray.
Macey and Ray both try to fight their feelings, but can’t
resist sneaking glances at each other. As they work together to solve the
queen’s murder and protect the crown prince from anonymous death threats, they
realize they are falling far too quickly in love.
Will their undeniable attraction, secret rendezvous, and
forbidden love blossom into a happily ever after, or only cause a shattered
brotherhood and longing for something they’ll never have?
Please give us the first page of the book.
Macey Clifton gaped out the window of the silver Audi A8.
Her boss, Sutton Smith, drove smoothly through the narrow country road of a
picturesque mountain valley, past lakes and fields and the most perfect stone
homes with flower baskets on each window.
Sutton slowed as he reached the far end of the valley and
entered the quaint village of Greenville. The row of shops and restaurants,
each two stories with balconies and flowers spilling over the wrought-iron
railings, and a perfect stone church with a steeple reaching to heaven, butted
up against a peaceful mountain lake. Above the lake, perched on a green knoll
and watching over its valley below, was a castle.
A castle! She, Macey Clifton, reclusive nerd who hid from
the world in Sutton Smith’s basement command center and made sure every
computer program, security protocol, and all the various surveillance equipment
worked correctly for the hundreds of security details Sutton and his people
were undertaking at any given moment, was going to live in a castle with the
royal family of Augustine and pretend to be engaged to the crown prince.
There were many problems with this op, the first one being
she was a reclusive nerd.
No, the first problem was that Macey had seen a picture of
the crown prince. “Hyperventilating again,” she muttered.
“Deep breaths,” Sutton counseled, unruffled as ever.
Macey tried. In … and out …
Prince Tristan and each of his five brothers, one of whom
was his identical twin, had been blessed with startling blue eyes, welcoming
smiles, and insanely handsome faces. They were all sought after by gorgeous,
influential, accomplished, and powerful women throughout the world.
None of the princes had married yet, even though Prince
Tristan and his twin were thirty years old. Macey wasn’t worried about some
jealous female trying to take her out, though that was a possibility. She was
concerned how anybody would believe the ultra-good-looking, wealthy, apparently
charming prince would choose her. Somehow she had to play the part of confident
future princess … future queen … oh boy.
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Thank you, Cami, for sharing The General Prince and
the Nerd with my blog readers and me. I’m eager to read the whole series. I’d
love to feature each of them with my readers.
Readers, Cami has a
$50 giveaway going through June 3rd with her new royal release, and she has a
free book, Royal Baby, through today. I downloaded mine from Amazon
yesterday.
Camy, please tell my readers how they can enter the
giveaway.
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