Iron Canuck Reviews & More: Blitz: Hollyland by Patricia Leavy with an excerpt and a giveaway

HOLLYLAND

by Patricia Leavy

GENRE: Romance

BLURB:

What happens when a seemingly ordinary woman with a passion for the arts falls in love with a Hollywood star known for his bachelor status and quick temper with the paparazzi? Something extraordinary.

Dee Schwartz is a writer and arts researcher. Ryder Field is a famous actor descended from Hollywood royalty. On the night they meet outside a bar, their connection is palpable. Ryder’s mother—legendary actress Rebecca Field, half of Hollywood’s golden couple when she died—was kidnapped and murdered by a crazed fan in a shocking event that forever tarnished Tinseltown. Dee’s mother, too, died when she was young. Bonded by this loss, the two embark on a love story that explores their search for magic—or “gold dust”—in their lives. Everything changes, however, when Dee mysteriously disappears after an awards ceremony. Is history repeating itself? Can there truly be a happily ever after in Hollywood?

EXCERPT:

“Well, I’m impressed with how quickly you whipped up that frittata, considering that you obviously forgot we were coming,” Troy said, as they all sat down at the outdoor dining table.

Dee giggled.

“It’s so unlike you,” Sara said, as she cut her muffin into four equal pieces.

“I know. This whole thing has been unlike me. I even went skinny dipping in his pool. That was a first.”

“Long overdue if you ask me,” Troy said, raising his mimosa and winking. “Tell us everything. What’s he like in bed? He seems like a take control kind of guy. Was it dirty, in that fabulous morally ambiguous way?”

“I don’t want to hear about the sex,” Sara said.

“Then cover your ears,” Troy rebuffed.

Dee smiled, looked down, and bit her lip.

“Wow, it must have been something if you’re getting flustered even with us,” Troy said. “That’s it. Tell us everything.”

“It was magical. We have this connection that’s hard to explain. I feel so close to him.”

“Really?” Sara asked.

“Yeah. He loves art as much as I do. We watched movies, he played a bunch of music—he’s a guitarist and he writes his own songs. He has a super sexy voice. I read my poetry.” She paused for a moment and then continued, “And it’s not just common interests. We understand each other. We both lost our mothers when we were young. It’s something you can never understand unless you’ve been through it.”

“I can see how that would be bonding,” Sara said, now sounding more sympathetic.

“He’s not like what you might think. He’s sweet, gentle, confident yet vulnerable. He’s definitely outgoing and you know what I’m like, but when we were together, I felt a little bolder and I got the feeling he felt more settled or something. But it was like we were both more ourselves somehow. I don’t know how to explain it. We just fit together so naturally. When I was in his arms, there’s no other place I ever wanted to be.”

“Wow. You never talk like that. Here I thought it was just a sex romp,” Troy joked.

Dee giggled. “It’s definitely more than that.”

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Patricia Leavy, PhD, is an award-winning, best-selling author. She was formerly Associate Professor of Sociology, Chairperson of Sociology & Criminology, and Founding Director of Gender Studies at Stonehill College. She has published more than forty books; her work has been translated into many languages, and she has received more than forty book honors. Hollyland was featured on She Reads in “The Most Anticipated Romances of Spring 2023” and was the 2023 Firebird Book Awards 1st Place Winner in Pop Culture Fiction and 1st Place Winner in Summer/Beach Read. Patricia has also received career awards from the New England Sociological Association, the American Creativity Association, the American Educational Research Association, the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, and the National Art Education Association. In 2018, she was honored by the National Women’s Hall of Fame and SUNY-New Paltz established the “Patricia Leavy Award for Art and Social Justice.” Patricia lives in Maine. In addition to writing, she enjoys art, reading, and travel.

Website: www.patricialeavy.com

She Writes Press: https://shewritespress.com/product/hollyland/

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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hollyland-Novel-Patricia-Leavy/dp/1647422965/ref=sr_1_1?crid=166NRPCS6JL94&keywords=hollyland+leavy&qid=1673291857&s=books&sprefix=hollyland+leavy%2Cstripbooks%2C107&sr=1-1

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GIVEAWAY

The author will award a $10 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner.

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f4645/