Showing posts with label He Belongs to Me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label He Belongs to Me. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

WWW Wednesdays June 19, 2013



WWW Wednesdays is hosted by Should Be Reading

To play along, just answer the following three questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

Clicking on the book covers will take you to Goodreads
for more information about the books listed below.

What are you currently reading?


Spare Change by Bette Lee Crosby
Loving it so far! 

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
I absolutely LOVE this book! Still drivin' and listenin' 

What did you recently finish reading?


He Belongs to Me by Theresa Rizzo
Loved this story! My thoughts are here.
And..... there's a giveaway for an e-copy!

Breathe by Kate Bishop 
My thoughts are here

What do you think you will read next?

 Grasping at Eternity (Kindrily #1) 
by Karen Amanda Hooper


What's on your WWW this week?

Leave me a comment and
I'll stop by to check out your reads.

And be sure to check out the sidebar for my current giveaways!



Tuesday, June 18, 2013

On Tour: Theresa Rizzo, Author of He Belongs to Me Talks About Her Voices and a Giveaway!




Yesterday I posted my thoughts about Theresa Rizzo's wonderful book, He Belongs to Me. This book drew me in from the very first page. You can read my thoughts here.

Today, Theresa is here giving us her thoughts on the question I like to ask authors about the voices they might hear while writing. It's always fun reading the answers.

I have heard other authors say that they 'hear voices in their head' and that is how they write their books: the characters are telling their stories. Not being a writer myself, that concept has always intrigued me.

When some people hear voices, we get them medical attention, others end up becoming writers. Does this happen to you? How do you come up with your stories?

The only time I hear voices is in my sleep while working on a book. Sometimes I’ll dream of my characters talking. I think OMG this is so brilliant that I’ll remember it in the morning — Ye-a-h . . . not so much. I've learned to get up and write down any genius thoughts ‘cause my memory is NOT so brilliant.
My ideas most often come from newspaper articles. Life is stranger than fiction and the situations people get themselves into fascinate me. For example the inspiration for He Belongs to Me came from a newspaper article about a young couple where the boy was accused of shaking his baby to death. When it went to trial, the young man was undisputedly acquitted, but I couldn't help but wonder how this tragic experience had irreparably changed them.
How could they go on and salvage their marriage? How could their love survive? His son died in his hands. How could he not subconsciously feel like he had killed the baby? How could they move on to create a happy family with this horrible legacy? Hence, He Belongs to Me was born.

About the author

Theresa Rizzo is an award-winning author who writes emotional stories that explore the complexity of relationships and families through real-life trials. Born and raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, she now lives outside of Boulder, Colorado with her husband of thirty years.

Connect with Theresa

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

Brought to you by JKSCommunications


Follow the tour here

Purchase He Belongs to Me

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!



Monday, June 17, 2013

On Tour: He Belongs to Me by Theresa Rizzo and a Giveaway!



Catherine Boyd will do anything to regain custody of her young son… Even reconcile with the husband accused of killing their son’s twin. Catherine graduates from college, eager to start a new life with her six-year-old son, Drew. But when she tries to bring him home, her parents refuse to relinquish control of the grandson they’d raised.

Wrongly accused of a horrible crime, Thomas Boyd has buried himself in his career, determined to forget his painful past and the family he lost. But now, five years later, Catherine is back, requesting his help to regain custody of their son — custody he thought she had. Though older and wiser, when courtroom battles reveal lies and secrets and generations of pain, will Thomas and Catherine find more tragedy and loss, or will old wounds finally heal?

My thoughts about He Belongs to Me ~~

I love it when a book I start to read just grabs me by the horns and won't let me stop reading. That's what He Belongs to Me did. I am not really sure what I was expecting when I signed up for this book tour. I knew the synopsis sounded interesting to me (otherwise why sign up, right?) But I was not expecting to be drawn into the story and the characters right away from the very first chapter!

The story is very captivating and easy to read. Theresa is an excellent writer who makes the words flow off of the pages. I Just wanted to keep reading and reading. And then the story gets pretty intense towards the middle with secrets being revealed. There was no way to stop. I found myself reading 'just one more chapter' to see what was going to happen next.

I loved everything about this book. There were the characters you just love and then those characters you just wanted to hate. (okay, maybe just a really strong dislike ~ everyone has some redeeming qualities, right?) And the story line was not predictable. I never knew where it was going, hence why I wanted to keep reading, I had to find out what was going to happen next.

I love the author's easy flowing words and the way she makes the reader become so involved in her character's lives. I am definitely going to be watching for whatever Theresa creates next. Thanks Theresa for allowing me to escape into your book!

And thanks to JKS Communications, 
you can enter the giveaway below 
for a chance to win an e-book of 
He Belongs to Me!

About the author


Theresa Rizzo is an award-winning author who writes emotional stories that explore the complexity of relationships and families through real-life trials. Born and raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, she now lives outside of Boulder, Colorado with her husband of thirty years.

Connect with Theresa


Brought to you by JKSCommunications


Follow the tour here

Purchase He Belongs to Me

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!




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