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If I Want You - Book Tour and Giveaway

8/17/2018

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If I Want You
by Rachel Brimble
Genre: Romantic Suspense 

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When local journalist, Tori Peterson, fails to prevent a child abduction outside her niece’s school, her horror and guilt sparks a vow to do whatever it takes to get little Abby Brady home to her parents.

While Tori battles the vile memories of her own kidnapping as a child, she accepts the help of widowed father, Mark Bolton. As he and Tori join forces with the local police, their attraction and intimacy grows…along with their fears for Abby.

Links are uncovered between Abby’s disappearance and Tori’s kidnapping, and Tori is forced to accept the monster who held her captive is back. But this time, Tori is all grown up, and there is no way she will let him hurt another little girl.



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​ Sensing her discomfort, he stopped and leaned against the bureau. God, did he frighten her? Surely not, or she wouldn’t be here. Or did she sense his attraction toward her and would do all she could to deflect it? He didn’t doubt for one minute his eyes gave away his appreciation whenever he looked at her.
He lifted the can to his lips. “So, what have you been thinking about?”
She tapped a peach-painted nail on the bureau. “This.”
“The bureau?”
“Principal White’s bureau.”
He frowned. “How did you know it was hers?”
“She mentioned you were working on a bureau for her when I was in the school office. I assumed this is it.”
“It is.”
“Good, because that makes it all the easier for me to give you your first assignment.”
“You want me to talk to her.”
She smiled, took a few tentative steps closer to him. “Got it in one, Watson.”
He smiled, pleased to see genuine mischief shining in her eyes. “I’m Watson?”
“Yep.”
“So that makes you Holmes. Not sure I like being anyone’s sidekick.”
Another couple of steps closer until no more than a couple of feet separated them. She met his eyes and his heart kicked. Her V-neck shirt was just the right side of professional. Yet, the way it revealed her collarbones and hugged her full breasts made him want to reach out and pull her into his arms, kiss her, taste her…
“You’re staring, Watson.”
He blinked and snapped his gaze from her breasts, rare heat hitting his face. “Sorry. You look nice.”
“Thanks.” She raised her eyebrows and nodded toward his chest. “So do you.”
He smiled. “Why don’t we go inside? It’s way too hot out here.”


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Rachel lives with her husband and two young daughters in a small town near Bath in the UK. Here first novel was published in 2007. Since then, she's had several books published with small presses and since 2012 has written mainstream romance and romantic suspense for Harlequin Superromance (Templeton Cove Stories) and Victorian romance for eKensington/Lyrical Press.

Agent represented in the US, Rachel is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and Romance Writers of America, When she isn't writing, you'll find Rachel with her head in a book or walking the beautiful English countryside with her family. Her dream place to live is Bourton-on-the-Water in South West England. And in the evening? Well, a well-deserved glass of wine is never, ever refused...



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The single most common questions author get asked by readers and interviewers is where we get our inspiration. This is such a difficult question to answer without leaving the person asking the question no more informed than they were before speaking with you!

Inspiration is everywhere…snippets of conversation, news articles, TV programs and movies, your experiences/others experiences, places, history. I could go on and on 

Let’s start with one aspect at a time…

Setting
This is where the majority of my stories begin taking shape in my imagination. I love visiting new and old places, looking for that new story idea. I’m lucky enough to live in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK. Wiltshire is rich with history, phenomenal countryside and beautiful villages. On top of that, I am just thirty minutes drive from the famous Georgian City of Bath.

There are so many places to inspire me from the churches and cathedrals, to the tiny hamlets hidden away which are bound to hold secrets. I love wandering around Bath and thinking of the many, many generations of people who have lived in this wonderful city and the struggles they faced and conquered. Look around you and ask yourself, “Who lived here?” “Who fought here?” “Who fell in love here?” “Who lost a loved one here?” And then ask yourself, “Why?” “Who?” “How?”

Templeton Cove came alive in my mind by reminiscing about my childhood holidays – the beaches, piers, oceans and shops all mixed and merged until I had created my own fictional town. Eight books later and I still love Templeton more than any place I’ve created.


Characters
This is a difficult one for me – many writers start their stories with the character, especially in romance. This rarely happens for me. Occasionally, I hear a voice or a line of dialogue and have to find out who said that and why. It usually turns out to be the hero or heroine––although, other times it has been a secondary character shouting to be heard.

I start finding my characters by trawling the Internet for pictures of famous actors or models. Usually one of the faces catches my eye and ‘speaks’ to me. I’ve found my character. After that, I complete a full character sketch looking for their story. The sketches usually produce the characters’ Goal, Motivation and Conflict. After that, I have to start plotting…


Plot
Once an author has the hero and heroine’s (also villain’s if you have one) goal, motivation and conflict, the plotting begins to formulate. I try to make the hero and heroine’s goals conflict to provide solid obstacles for them to overcome during their journey and romance. The most important element of any storytelling, and the thing that must run throughout the book, is the characters’ internal conflict/their biggest fear or point of pain. Once you’ve established this and know it will be difficult for the characters to get past whatever it is inside them that’s holding them back, you have your plot. Everything revolves around finding a way for these characters to grow and change. That is your plot. Everything else is used to colour your story.

What do you think? Do you agree? Disagree? I’d love to chat!

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31 Comments
Janet W.
8/17/2018 06:41:08 am

The cover even looks suspenseful! Can't wait to read this!

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James Robert
8/17/2018 06:41:18 am

Congrats on the tour and thank you for the opportunity to read about another great book. With so many readers in my family, always great to hear about more choices I think they'd enjoy reading.

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Rita Wray
8/17/2018 11:36:52 am

Sounds like a good read.

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Calvin
8/17/2018 12:15:41 pm

Rather dark lovely theme!

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shelly peterson
8/17/2018 12:30:37 pm

This sounds great!

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wendy hutton
8/17/2018 02:50:12 pm

thanks the book sounds interesting

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Dale Wilken
8/17/2018 08:49:21 pm

Sounds great.

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Debbie P
8/18/2018 12:29:10 pm

This sounds very interesting.

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Sherry
8/18/2018 12:59:58 pm

I love the cover and think this will be a good book.

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Mood Reader
8/19/2018 02:30:04 pm

Sounds like a great read. Thanks for the excerpt & guest post! :)

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Wendy Jensen
8/19/2018 11:35:33 pm

Great looking book cover.

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Leonie Townsend
8/21/2018 03:44:17 am

Looks like a good read

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Amy F
8/21/2018 11:41:02 am

Sounds really good!

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heather
8/21/2018 02:14:08 pm

Love the cover of this one.

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Minta Boggs
8/23/2018 01:26:55 pm

Looks like a very good enticing book cover. It makes me want to read this book.

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Kelly Nicholson
8/24/2018 04:12:46 am

well...the guy at the top looks scary

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Nikki
8/24/2018 05:22:18 pm

It's a very mysterious cover and is intriguing.

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Maria
8/24/2018 09:35:20 pm

Cover looks great, can't wait to read this book

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Dave Gibb
8/25/2018 09:48:07 pm

Great cover

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lynn clayton
8/26/2018 04:25:48 pm

looks like a great read the cover is good too

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jan
8/27/2018 01:30:48 pm

the 'now his prey is all grown up' = shivers

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patty
9/1/2018 01:55:41 am

I can't wait to read this book !

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Paula
9/2/2018 10:39:40 am

The cover art seems appropriate for the book. Good job.

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Reyna
9/3/2018 01:32:16 pm

I like the cover! I have no questions, thanx for giveaway!

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Heather D
9/6/2018 10:49:59 am

The cover works well. It has a creepy vibe.

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Shirley Emitt
9/10/2018 02:29:06 am

The book sounds good, like the book cover.

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Danny
9/11/2018 04:06:38 pm

The cover looks very mysterious... :)

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Daniel M
9/13/2018 07:16:29 pm

really like the cover

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Lisa
9/14/2018 10:07:43 pm

I think the cover is really cool and intriguing.

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Cassandra Exley
9/15/2018 07:33:55 pm

Sounds great

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Jerry Marquardt
9/17/2018 11:19:04 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including If I Want You, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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