The Widows’ Gallery
A Lobster Cove Series Novel
By Marilyn Baron
February 11 was release day for The Widows’ Gallery, part of the Lobster
Cove Series from The Wild Rose Press.
Genre: Women’s
Fiction/Romance
Blurb:
Since the death of her husband, Abigail has been lonely and drifting in a house that’s too big and a town that’s too small. When she literally runs into sexy widower and whale-watching excursion captain Tack Garrity on the dock, she’s entranced by his adorable five-year-old daughter.
But will Tack, who has harbored a secret crush on Abigail for almost two decades, be able to capture her heart? A secret pact her husband made with Tack could either tear them apart or bring them closer together and change their lives forever.
Excerpt:
Abigail Adams Longley looked around at the three women
flanking her in Hall 10/14 of the Uffizi Gallery. They were all staring at The
Birth of Venus like wide-eyed art students. Admittedly, the painting was as
compelling as when the Medici family originally commissioned the tempera on
canvas in the fifteenth century. But for Abigail, seeing the painting again wasn’t
cathartic. It was beautiful, but that wasn’t the feeling
she was going for. Peace. Why couldn’t she get some goddamned peace in this
life?
Abigail glanced at
the square-cut, four-carat diamond on her finger, gazed at the sparkle of the ring
she hadn’t removed since the day Louis had proposed. And now, a whole year
after his death, she still hadn’t taken it off. Conventional wisdom dictated
that you weren’t supposed to make any major life decisions until a year after a
spouse’s death. Well, it had been a year already, and she hadn’t wanted to make
even one decision—major or minor—about where to live, where to go, or what to
do. Whoever said money can’t buy happiness had devised another dead-on axiom.
She had all the money in the world—in fact Louis had left her a big chunk of
the globe. He’d left her set for life, monetarily. But she would have traded
every cent for the chance to be with him again. Louis was gone, and the sooner
she faced the fact that she was alone on this planet, the better off she’d be.
Buy Links:
Amazon (EBook): http://www.amazon.com/Widows-Gallery-Lobster-Cove-ebook/dp/B00S4CHGUI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422995192&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Widows%27+Gallery
Amazon (Paperback):
Barnes & Noble and other
outlets: Available after Feb. 11, 2015
Bio
Marilyn Baron is a corporate public
relations consultant in Atlanta. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America
and Georgia Romance Writers (GRW), recipient of the GRW 2009 Chapter Service
Award and winner or finalist in writing awards in single title, suspense
romance, novel with strong romantic elements and paranormal romance.
Marilyn writes in a variety of genres,
including: Humorous women’s fiction (The
Widows’ Gallery, Stones, and Significant Others; a psychic suspense series
(Sixth Sense, Homecoming Homicides
and the soon to be released Killer Cruise);
and historical romantic thrillers (Under the Moon Gate and the prequel, Destiny:
A Bermuda Love Story) for The Wild
Rose Press; and humorous paranormal short stories for TWB Press (A Choir of Angels, Follow an Angel, The Stand-In Bridegroom, Dead Mix and The Files Death Forgot).
Marilyn is a member
of the Roswell Reads Steering Committee and belongs to two book clubs. A native
of Miami, Florida, Marilyn now lives in Roswell, Georgia, with her husband and
they have two daughters. She graduated from The
University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, with a Bachelor of Science in
Journalism [Public Relations sequence] and a minor in Creative Writing.
When she’s not writing, she enjoys
reading, going to movies, eating Italian food and traveling. She often sets her
stories in places she’s visited, including Bermuda, Australia and Italy, where
she spent six months studying in Florence during her senior year in college.
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Love the excerpt, and the concept for the series sounds fascinating! I'm eager to find out about the secret pact between the first husband and the love interest. Beautiful cover, too!
ReplyDeleteMarilyn is traveling & having problems replying to comments. Here's what she says to Patricia: Thanks you very much Patricia. I love the cover too because it's reminiscent of my favorite painting The Birth of Venus which is a theme throughout the book. It was fun setting the book in the fictional town of Lobster Cove.
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DeleteOooo, I wonder what the secret pact was? Definitely on my TBR pile! I too, love the cover. Congrats on the release!
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DeleteTo Darcy:
Thanks for commenting. I hope you enjoy the book. In addition to the surprise ending there are four romances so everyone gets their happy ending.
As I am a great fan of Marilyn's writing, I will definitely be reading this, her latest. Good luck!
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DeleteSusan, Thanks for being a fan. I hope you enjoy the book and thanks for commenting.
Marilyn
I love Marilyn's women's fiction. Stones was great so I know I'll read this one. I really LOVE the cover!
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Diane,
Thank you for saying that. I'm glad you liked Stones and I hope you like The Widows Gallery. They're both humorous. I'm glad you like the cover.
Marilyn
Ohhh very intriguing! And what a lovely cover, Marilyn. Congrats on the new release & best luck with sales :)
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