CONFLICTING HEARTS by J. D. Burrows
Rachel Hayward hoped to have a quiet thirtieth birthday alone. Instead, fate had different plans.Caught in traffic and late for work, Rachel takes her eyes off the road to gawk at an accident and rear-ends the car in front of her. Sick over having ruined her day, she lowers her head and waits for the driver to begin a tirade over her stupidity. Instead, a kind man taps on her window showing genuine concern. The brief colliding encounter suddenly starts a relationship between two strangers that takes off under odd circumstances.
When intimacy begins, their relationship turns into a conflicting set of needs. Ian is tenderhearted and respectful, but Rachel wants more. The clash of desires threatens to tear them apart. As a result, she is faced with the decision to leave the man she loves or finally confront her demons and obtain healing from her dark childhood.
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J. D. Burrows is a chosen pen name for the author's contemporary romance. She also writes historical fiction/romance under the name of Vicki Hopkins and has published four other romance novels. Her most recent work, Dark Persuasion, won the 2012 USA Best Book Awards Finalist for Fiction Romance.
She lives in the Portland, Oregon area with a pesky cat who refuses to let her sleep in, enjoys traveling to England, researching her English ancestry, getting lost in BBC television, and creating stories to touch the hearts of women.
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Such a wonderful book! Really enjoyed it. From your FB posts it seemed like a difficult process to choose a cover for CH. How did you decide?
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Yes, I agonized over the cover, which I normally do. The first one incorporated scenery from Oregon at Cannon Beach where a portion of the book is set. I chose a matte cover with my printer, and it came out extremely dark. I was dissatisfied and wanted something more eye catching and lighter. The second cover has received a lot of positive comments and the print version is stunning. I'm finally satisfied. They are the same models as the first, but I'm especially taken by Rachel's picture. It is, after all, her story.
DeleteHello there! Are your books available in other languages for example in Italian? I live in Italy and I am sure they would be a success here too.
ReplyDeleteMy email address is scicluna.maria@gmail.com
I'd love to win even though I've read Dark Persuasion but it was lent to me by my niece so I don't have a copy.I hope you will autograph them. All the best from Maria.
Not yet. I have been looking into translation services, and I'm searching for talent for an audio version. Perhaps later this year. Yes, I'll be happy to autograph the books.
DeleteGood morning JD and super congrats on the new release!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, my welcome didn't show up from this morning (operator error, probably, not enough coffee! LOL)so here it is....
Welcome to AuthorIsland and I can't wait to hear more about your new book. It sounds very emotional, tell us what it was like to put yourself in Rachel's shoes.
Love the cover and the excerpt! Thanks for the great giveaway and I hope you enjoy your Cyber Launch Party!
Hope CONFLICTING HEARTS is your biggest seller yet!
Thank you! Putting myself in Rachel shoes is really the other way around. Rachel is in my shoes. The story of her abuse, is actually the story of my childhood abuse written into a fictional world. I was inspired to write it after reading the controversial Fifty Shades of Grey. There was one line in the book that Christian Grey spoke that frankly shocked me to the core. When Anastasia asks him why he is the way that he is, he responds, "I don't know any other way. This is who I am."
ReplyDeleteI gasped when I read it, because it was such a true statement of the effects of abuse upon my own life. I am who I am because of my experiences. It is the same of many other women who have grown into adulthood and dealt with the devastating effects. It touches every area of your personality from your sexual propensities, your self-esteem, your beliefs, and your relationships with others.
With all the interest worldwide in the screwed-up Mr. Grey, I just felt compelled to write what it's really like to be inside the mind of someone who has been abused. It's an untold story from a woman's point of view. I won't deny that I struggled writing the book and wondered if I frankly had gone a bit nuts to expose my darkest secrets. However, in the end, I have been so blessed with the constant emails and comments from women in similar situations thanking me for writing about it so honestly. And those who have never experienced it, are thankful that I've opened their eyes and shared the truth.
So yes, Rachel is in my shoes! She also embodies much of my own personality and dreams, because unfortunately I never met my Ian Richards in real life.
What an incredible story and very brave thing to do. Thank you so much for sharing this with us and with your readers!
DeleteYou are a brand new author for me and I have to say this book looks really interesting. What do you like to read?
ReplyDeleteGreat question! I usually read books about writing or ones that I need for researching my historical romances. I've really enjoyed "Inside the Victorian Home, "Jane Austen for Dummies," and some great writing books like "Elements of Fiction: Conflict & Suspense." I love conflict in my stories. Frankly, I do not read many other romances myself, because I try to shy away from being influenced by other author ideas. I imagine when I hang up my pen, I'll probably read more; but I don't see that happening any time soon. As far as Fifty Shades, I had an insistent friend who wouldn't let me rest until I read it.
ReplyDeleteHow long did it take to create the trailer?
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Just a day. I've finally made enough trailers that I can put them together pretty fast on PowerPoint. I used to make them on PhotoShop, but PP has a few features I like better. What really takes time is searching for stock background music that I think will go good with the storyline, and then purchasing photos of the same models on the cover. I'm terrible at making those decisions. I get my audio off of iStockPhoto.com. They have a good variety that are fairly priced. Thanks for asking!
DeleteWow, this sounds like something I must read. I have a girlfriend who has to deal with this difficult issue. She's doing ok, as it sounds are you. Hugs and thanks for writing to help others.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Katie.
DeleteI don't know if I'm too late, but if I am that's okay I figure I should at least leave a comment.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new release!! I loved the sound of the book and the trailer! The Vicki Hopkins name looks very familiar. I am pretty sure I have some of your books on my kindle. I think it's so cool you've been to England, from the pictures I've seen it's beautiful over there.
Is there a genre that you haven't wrote that you'd love to start?
If I can still enter, thank you for the opportunity, my email is:
tiffanykrepps @ gmail . com
Paranormal romance. I did start one book, Radcliffe, and wrote about seven chapters, but when I got to the "ghostly" part I had second thoughts. It's on the back burner and I may pick it up some day. Here's a link to the book site.
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How cool thank you! Paranormal romance is one of my favorite genres in romance. If do write one of those books I'll for sure be picking it up.
DeleteI fell on this through a friend and I must say I am glad I did this looks like a wonderful book. I was wondering several things but to pick one ummm........how long have you been writing eince you were a child or more so into adulthood? Thabk you for taking the time to answer all these wonderful questions. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi, Jen! I've always had the drive to write, even as a child. My favorite thing to do was write in school, but when I got to adulthood, I never seriously pursued it. In my late 30's, early 40's, I tinkered with magazine articles and tried to start a book. Unfortunately, life got in the way again, so I boxed all my writing up in a small box and hauled it around for 20 years from Michigan to Virginia, Virginia to Oregon, Oregon to California, and California to Oregon again. Then finally in my mid-50's I opened the box, sat down, an tried again. I've released five fiction novels. I guess you can say I'm making up for lost time. My motto is the old saying it's never too late to follow your dreams.
DeleteCongratulations to chasing.giraldez@att.net for winning a copy of Conflicting Hearts and Dark Persuasion.
ReplyDeletewow!! thanks!
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