Please join me in welcoming Danielle Thorne here at A Pen for Your Thoughts.
Danielle Thorne writes
from south of Atlanta, Georgia. She is the author of sweet romantic adventure
books, both historical and contemporary. Danielle has published poetry and
short fiction as well as novels. Danielle is a former editor for Solstice and Desert
Breeze Publishing. Her popular blog, The Balanced Writer, focuses on life and
the pursuit of peace and happiness. Currently, she is a freelance copywriter
in-between working on her next book and pursuing a Communications degree.
Mrs.
Thorne shares four sons and one daughter-in-law (at last!) with her husband,
Rob. Together they enjoy travel and the outdoors.
Danielle tells us:
I love writing contemporary and historical romances with quirky characters and unique settings. My books give me the chance to create colorful characters and stories that take readers away, if even for a little while. A sweet, charming romance story focuses on the hows and whys of falling in love, recapturing the innocence of our own relationships both past and present.
By Heart and Compass
When Lacey Whitman buys a restored Victorian home, she never dreams
discovering an antique diary will lead her back to sea and into the arms of the
dive bum she’d rather forget. Her habit of living in the past comes to a
screeching halt as diver Max Bertrand and the diary of his ancestor take Lacey
on the quest of a lifetime: To discover and raise the privateer ship, Specter,
and bring the treasure and legacy of a true hero home again. But will finding
it cost her heart?
Short excerpt:
The long haired employee
didn't bother to stand, much less look up.
"So?"
"I'm Lacey Whitman,
and I'm looking for the Max that owns the museum."
"You call that
worthless shack a museum?"
Dumbfounded, Lacey
couldn't think of any reply.
"What do you
want?"
"I'm looking for
Max," she repeated, feeling a flash of impatience. "I have some
papers for him."
"Warrant,
restraining order, or paternity test?"
After a pause in which
she realized he was serious, she replied in frustration, "I have some
research for the Bertrand family and someone at the museum told me to come down
here."
Lacey caught herself
biting her lip.
Finally, the man of
absolutely no assistance put down the tank and stood up. Short and compact, he
had amazing turquoise eyes that glowed from a dark, tanned complexion. Loose
strands of sun-kissed brown hair blew about his face in the breeze.
"Max doesn't need
any more paperwork. He doesn't want to see your research, and he is not giving
dive lessons."
"I didn't ask for a
dive lesson."
The diver sat back down
again, crossing thick tattooed arms over himself. They stared one another down
until he won. It was cheating to look her over as if she was a sweet little
morsel, but it worked.
"I just want to
talk to Max," she demanded.
He stared back with no
expression. "You just did. Now get off my beach."
Lacey's cheeks were
already flushed from getting the once over by this beach bum. His insult made
her red all over.
"I'll be sure to
let them know at the Bertrand Museum," she threatened, as if it mattered.
She turned on her heel
and stalked off but he called after her, "Lady, I am the Bertrand
Museum!"
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contemporary
historical romances with quirky characters and unique settings
sweet, charming romance
recapturing the innocence
gothic
inspy
western
suspense
edgy
etc
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historical romances with quirky characters and unique settings
sweet, charming romance
recapturing the innocence
gothic
inspy
western
suspense
edgy
etc
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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DANIELLE THORNE, SEE BELOW.
Visit my website: www.daniellethorne.com
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