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| TINA DE SALVO |
GIVEAWAY!!!: Please read my post and leave a comment including your email address. I will be giving away two copies of ELLI, a Second Chance Novel along with two $10 Amazon gift cards to two lucky readers!
Congratulations
Sarah and Judith on your Blog-O-Versary! I‘m a fan of Romancing the Genres and I’m
thrilled to be a guest blogger. Thank you for the opportunity to share why I’m
so passionate about the fundraising efforts of my book, ELLI, a Second
Chance Novel. All of the proceeds from the sale of ELLI are being donated
to help women in the fight against breast cancer with their unmet needs. As
many of you know, the difficult treatment to save their lives often causes financial
hardship because of interruptions in their wages or because their insurances
don’t pay for certain services they need.
I
have seen this first hand. I am a breast cancer survivor. While
receiving chemo and radiation, I heard stories of how some patients
didn’t show up for treatment because they didn’t have money to put gas in their
cars or pay for a cab ride! How awful! If they are to beat the beast, they need
to show up to fight it. To learn about what other
unmet needs the money raised will fund, visit www.tinadesalvo.com. There you will also discover how the
AMAZING Cherry Adair, the TALENTED Stella Barcelona and
I raised money for the same cause at #RT14 Convention with
our campaign FRIENDS FIGHT TOGETHER. Both ladies helped to
keep me writing when writing was very hard to do! Every writer needs a friend
to push and encourage them through to "The End".
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1 out of 8
women will get breast cancer. That’s
a lot of sisters, mothers and wives. I think their stories of their fears,
hopes and triumphs are important to understand. I wanted to tell it in a way
that a person could understand the heart and soul of a survivor. I also didn't
want to write a fiction book about cancer. Elli is a heroine
who had breast cancer. I deal with issues related to being
a survivor (the same issues people with any life threatening or
altering health problems face) but the bottom line is-IT’S A
ROMANCE.
I tell
Elli’s story with a light, humorous voice because that is
how I see life. Elli is tossed into a world of
Cajuns, dogs and blogs that she had thought she could control. Her idea of how
she wanted to live life post-cancer is quickly
detoured when she arrives on Sugar Mill Plantation in south
Louisiana and meets the gorgeous Ben Bienvenu, known as the Cajun Dog
Whisperer.
!’ve been
honored to receive five star reviews for ELLI, (you can see some on Amazon.com and www.tinadesalvo.com ). As you fellow authors know, that feels pretty
darn good. And, I’m thrilled to have NYT Best Selling Author
Cherry Adair say this about ELLI…“DeSalvo
writes with warmth and wit. Her characters leap off the page and into
your heart. It is a fun read where deals, dogs and disaster blend seamlessly in
a fast paced story of second chances.” That feels good, too.
And this
by NYT Best Selling Author Heather Graham…“ It’s
a delightful and uplifting read while it touches upon one of the most serious
diseases facing us all today–cancer. The book never preaches — it entertains
with wonderful humor. I recommend this book — it’s simply excellent in so many
ways! A keeper — Bravo!” Okay, pinch me. I'm so ridiculously humbled by all of
this.
ELLI was
inspired by my real emotion and those of the people who fought cancer
alongside of me. I hope you enjoy reading Elli’s journey in that wonderful,
difficult, joyful and fearful time after the cancer
treatment ends and a renewed life begins. My next book, JEWEL, a Second Chance
Novel, is set in the same delightful place with many of the same fun-loving
characters from ELLI. It will be available at the end of 2014. Stay Tuned. For
now, buy ELLI, and then, buy a second copy for your sister! Visit me on https://www.facebook.com/TinaDeSalvoAuthor
https://twitter.com/tina_desalvo .
