Wednesday 11 September 2013

VBT & Giveaway - Do You Remember? by Mandy Baggot - Contemporary Romance


Do You Remember? Contemporary Romance

Released date 25th July 2013

First Love. First Loss. Last chance?
2005 was the most traumatic year of Emma Barron’s life. It was the year her mother died and the year she met Guy Duval. Eight years on, she’s an English teacher with a doting boyfriend and a young son. Life’s been hard but now it’s comfortable. She’s settled and content…so why would she risk it all for another chance with the man that broke her heart?
Guy’s an international renowned footballer newly signed to a top UK team. But behind the confident facade is a man determined to drown the horrors from his childhood with fame, success and money.
Unable to confide in her best friend, Aly, Emma tries to hold her life together as her heart is pulled apart. Did she turn her back on love too soon?
Neither of them know what really happened on 5 September 2005 and as events are slowly revealed can anyone cope with the truth?

NEWSFLASH!
Do You Remember? has been chosen for Amazon Kindle UK’s Last Summer Fling sale! Pick this up for just 99p between 6th-19th September! What are you waiting for?


AUTHOR GUEST BLOG POST 

Camping or glamping – let’s get back to nature!
Thank you so much for having me on your blog today! Now, Do You Remember? is part set in France where heroine Emma is taken on a 3 week holiday to a Riviera campsite. There she experiences the joy of living under canvas in a less than luxury four man tent with her dad, Mike.


But at this campsite in my novel there is much more than zips and pegs, there are also luxury holiday homes, used by the rich players of the book.



Now I’ve stayed in both. When Mr Big and I were young and free from children we would take his mum and dad’s ancient old tent (which we still have) and head off to a site and pitch up. We were young, we had an airbed and we knew how to use it. Later, when we had our first child we took the travel cot and slept under fabric...and I’m almost sure the other campers didn’t mind the night feed screaming!
But present day we’ve moved up to our own caravan!


She’s called Parker...because we take her and we...park her. Get it? Sad I know! Anyway, without further ado here are my top five tips for camping:-


1.       You don’t need a sleeping bag. Take your duvet and pillows and you will soon feel all the comforts from home...with added woodlouse maybe but...

2.       Plastic is best! Lady B doesn’t recommend taking your best china and cutlery. Where there are children and animals and ham-fisted relatives it’s much better to have plastic plates, cups and glasses! Cheers!

3.       Choose your pitch wisely! Avoid being too close to
a) the toilet block – might seem like a convenient idea to begin with but where there’s a heatwave there’s odourb) the entertainment complex – might be a short walk for that beer but the disco goes on ALL night!

4.       Take clothes for all weathers unless you’re abroad. I’ve been known to wear wellies AND flip-flops in the space of half an hour.

5.       Remember it’s not forever! Going back to basics and being cooped up in a tight space with your family arguing over board games and who broke the apparently non-breakable plastic plate might start to grate if you’re away for more than a few days...focus on their good points or...run off with the torch and leave them all to it!


         Have you got some camping stories or top tips to share? Leave a comment!
     


  ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Mandy Baggot is a romantic fiction author.  She writes strong contemporary romance and characters you'll fall in love with.In 2012 she won the Innovation in Romantic Fiction award at the UK’s Festival of Romance. Her self-published title, Strings Attached was also short-listed for the Best Author Published Read award.
Also in 2012 she signed with American publishing house, Sapphire Star Publishing, who produced her novels, Taking Charge and romantic suspense, Security.
In June 2013 she signed a two book deal with Harper Collins' digital first romance imprint, Harper Impulse.
She is a regular contributor to writing blogs and on-line magazine, Loveahappyending Lifestyle http://www.loveahappyending.com/.
Mandy loves mashed potato, white wine, country music, World’s Strongest Man, travel and handbags.   She has appeared on ITV1’s Who Dares Sings and auditioned for The X-Factor.
Mandy is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and lives near Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK with her husband, two daughters and cats, Kravitz and Springsteen.

Author Links:

Loveahappyending Bookshelf: http://loveahappyending.org/mandy-baggot/
Harper Impulse: http://ow.ly/mAQBP
 The giveaway:
Entrants will be able to choose an ecopy from a selection of Mandy Baggot novels.  These include :
                Knowing Me Knowing You
           Breaking the Ice
          Excess All Areas
          Strings Attached
           Taking Charge
           Public Property
           Security
          Do You Remember?
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8 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for hosting me today!

    Mandy :)

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  2. Hi Mandy as always an amazing blog. Love how the way you put things and this page is so cute and adorable. My camping story my mom & dad first got a tent well someone lent them it we went to an amazing campsite was a long ride though. Loved the rec hall where on Friday/ Sat nights they would play music and loved the corn roasts I was about 11 then. My mom and dad ended up getting a small trailer what they can afford but we had so much fun there even if it rained we would play games nice memories also the campfires were awesome making popcorn on there etc. Then we had to move from that one as it was too far for my dad to drive every weekend after work on Friday's mom didn't drive so we got a trailer park closer. Loved it too the music on Sat nights with friends, walks, campfires, the lake, swimming pool, corn roasts even had a lil outdoor hotdog/french fry truck homeade fries with other things they sold. My mom and dad would make pie and mash as they are from England god rest their souls as they have passed on but anyways the neighbours would love it with the eel liquor sauce so that became big there. I always hated the mosquitoes but when your a young teenager going up there hanging with your friends you don't notice it as much. One night was scary as my friends and I ran into a porcupine not literally but it was so close to us I was like porcupines here but it took off thank god. All in all is was fun we were away from the toilets so didn't have to smell them but not far enough that we had a long walk to them. Wonderful memories. After many years there my mom and dad had to sell it as the prices were going way up. Had fun though prefer trailer to tents though. Written by Toni L aka @EnglishTweetie

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  3. Toni, Thats a fabulous post. Sounds like you have some great memories there! As a child I always think camping is a great adventure. Glad your parents brought some of their English cooking with them too! We do like our pie and mash in England.
    Thanks for sharing your memories with us.
    Lisa

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  4. I really love this blog post! I enjoyed the tips for camping. My top one for my family is: bring your own toilet paper! Kids top one: don't forget the marshmallows & roasting sticks!

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  5. Oooo pie and mash!! I love mash as everyone knows! When we go camping we tend to cook spaghetti bolognese and curries - couple of pans on the stove and you're there! The children love camping and at that age you don't care about anything apart from having fun! Thanks for sharing, Toni!

    Mandy x

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    1. Hi Mandy
      Yvw my mom and dad were staying up there for the weeks vacation and another couple too my mom and dad invited them to try the pies and mash it then turned into we will buy them and you can make them please please kinda thng. Wonderful memories.
      ToniX

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  6. Great guest post Mandy :)

    Thank you for hosting today Lisa.

    Shaz

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