Pursuit of Innocence a gripping coming-of-age romance by Bethany Rosa Book Tour with Guest Post and giveaway

  

PURSUIT OF INNOCENCE

Bethany Rosa

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GENRE:  Romance

 

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BLURB:

 

“I’m done waiting around. You’re mine. No more games or pining over someone else when it’s me you want. You won’t remember his name after I get through with you.”

 

Lily knows exactly what she wants in life. To graduate, land a high-paying job, and forge her own way. Nothing will distract her. Until the ultimate playboy, billionaire Sebastian Dubree, barges in. Not to be overlooked, Lily’s longtime crush, Jackson, decides she’s worth the fight.

 

Reluctant to succumb to either, she quickly becomes a challenge to conquer.

 

Lily must decide between the familiarity of her childhood longing or the newly discovered  passion ignited by the dominant CEO. But can she surrender without losing herself in the process, or will someone take matters into his own hands?

 

Boundaries blur between desire and resistance in this gripping coming-of-age romance, leaving readers yearning for more.

  

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EXCERPT

I hit a wall. A solid, warm wall that smells dreadfully sinful. Before I have time to process, two firm hands are on my shoulders to steady me. “Hey, watch where you’re going” comes the deepest, sexiest voice imaginable, which would be incredibly hot if the words spoken were anything other than rude and demanding. Looking up, which is crazy, considering I’m one step higher, I freeze as my eyes land on a dark, handsome god of a man who looks like he wants to commit murder. What is it with me and jerks tonight?

 

His eyes get bigger, and his brows furrow as soon as my shocked gaze meets his. He has short black hair that’s longer on the top and styled perfectly. His menacing eyebrows are folded downward from scowling at me. The dark scruff that shadows his face is so sexy, trimmed razor straight, accentuating his perfectly chiseled jaw. Mentally slapping myself, I apologize.

 

“Crap, I’m so sorry. I didn’t see you there.” He doesn’t release his hold.

 

“That’s because your head was down. Your eyes should be looking forward.” His voice is hard and demanding.

 

Flustered and—I reluctantly admit—slightly turned on by his strong, firm grip and penetrating stare, I stand there frozen in place. After what seems like minutes but I’m sure is only seconds, I snap out of it and apologize again. “Sorry, I’ll watch where I’m going from now on.” The words rush out as I pull away to leave, this time keeping my head up. I think I hear him say something else behind me, but I don’t stop. Running into one of the hottest guys I’ve seen in a while should’ve been the highlight of my night. Instead, I’m more irritated. Do all good-looking men have a license to be an ass?

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GUEST POST

My Daily Writing Process:

My goal is to write seven days a week. There have been a few times that I have met those expectations, but they are few and far between. If we’re going by word count per week, my ideal would be 10,000 words per week on average. I aim to write at least 2,000 per day. If I’m on a good streak, that daily average will be low, and if I have a lot of outside commitments, then that average is high. I keep a blank calendar in my file and record each day's starting and ending word count, with the daily total circled and tallied for the week.

While writing, I look back periodically throughout the day to reread things and make corrections, but I mostly try to jam it out. The following day, I reread and edit everything from the previous day using Grammarly. A more in-depth edit, like listening to it aloud, happens when the entire book is complete, and I tackle my full edit. Once my daily review is done, I continue the story where I left off. With this technique, everything will have been edited at least once after the book is finished. Some authors say you shouldn’t edit as you go and instead just get the book done. I don’t think there’s a right or wrong way to go about it, and for me, that gives me too much anxiety.

To stay on track while writing and keep the story flowing, I always have my scene outlines and previous chapter summaries close by. I’m old school and handwrite these things, keeping them in a file for the current book that I carry around with my laptop. My personal trick is printing out blank calendars and keeping track of what chapters occur on what days from start to finish. It helps me with story pacing. So, if there is a significant event halfway through the outline, I will choose when it will happen and write it on my calendar to pace the book up to that moment, and so on. This is done in pencil and changes a lot. I write my stories in order, not skipping ahead to write a scene out of order.

I refer to my chapter calendar multiple times, ensuring I’m pacing well, not forgetting anything that has already happened, and knowing exactly when something I’m referencing occurred. I’m constantly reviewing my scene cards to see what’s coming up, what I need to allude to, or if I forgot anything I wanted to include from the scene I’m working on. Also in the file is a list of random character's names that may only come up a couple of times, but this way, I’m not scrolling back through the entire book looking for them when I forget the name I used.

My struggle with writing has been disciplining myself to do it and setting the promotion of my first book aside. It is still early in publication, so it may get easier as time progresses. I’d like to reach the point where I have a dedicated writing location rather than the various spots around my house. I’m wondering if it may help with my focus to find a coffee shop or café to frequent for dedicated writing time. I plan on exploring that option in the coming weeks.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Bethany Rosa raised four amazing daughters before fulfilling her dream to become a writer. Her goal is to ignite passion in readers through her erotically charged stories. When not immersed in writing, Bethany finds joy in life traveling the world alongside her husband of 25 years. Home is divided between the mountains of Montana and the Arizona sunshine.

 

Website: http://www.bethanyrosa.com/

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Bethanyrosa.author

TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@authorbethanyrosa

 

Amazon Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVHM9VG7

 

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