Guest Post with Author Jennifer McQuiston and Giveaway

Meet Jennifer McQuiston, author of Summer Is For Lovers.

A veterinarian and infectious disease researcher by training, Jennifer McQuiston has always preferred reading romance to scientific textbooks. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, their two girls, and an odd assortment of pets, including the pony she promised her children if mommy ever got a book deal. Jennifer can be reached via her website at www.jenmcquiston.com or followed on Twitter @jenmcqwrites.

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Thank you so much for having me on to blog about my latest release, SUMMER IS FOR LOVERS. I must confess that I am ridiculously in love with my cover, but even more so, I love my title. However, it took me a while—and a few missed starts—to see that it was absolutely perfect.

My first book, WHAT HAPPENS IN SCOTLAND, had an obvious choice for a title, especially when you consider that it is a “she woke up married” story featuring a forgotten night of debauchery. I had also conceived of the story while planning my 40th birthday party in Vegas, so there was never really any debate. The title just WAS.

But my next book—THIS book—floated without a title for months. It didn’t help that the historical romance market titles are currently trending toward rogues, scoundrels, brides, and secrets (not that there is anything wrong with that…those titles always make me pick up a book!) But those sorts of titles didn’t quite fit, either in the plot of my story or in the idea of interconnected titles that would run through my 3 book series. An unrequited love story set in the Victorian seaside resort of London, this story needed something that effectively conveyed the emotion of the plot AND captured the title hook started with my first book. In the end, I can’t believe it took me so long to realize the perfect choice of a title.

You see, I grew up in Virginia, where the iconic “Virginia is for Lovers” tourism campaign scandalized me from an early age. In use since 1969, it has been called one of the “most iconic ad campaigns of the last fifty years.” And yet… it had never been used in a title for a romance novel (at least as far as I could tell in a quick search).

The first working title of book #2 in my series was “Brighton is for Lovers”, and this is even the title that appeared in the sneak peek in the back of WHAT HAPPENS IN SCOTLAND. But a last minute discussion about new titles with Avon’s editorial staff nudged me toward an alternative, and we arrived at SUMMER IS FOR LOVERS just in time. Once I saw the words with the amazing cover created by Avon’s art department, I knew it was absolutely perfect.

Of course, now I also have an awesome title thread directly in my hot little hands. ‘Cause I live in Georgia… so of course, my third book HAS to be Moonlight on My Mind. 

His heart is unavailable. Luckily, her interest lies in the rest of him…

Though she was just a girl when they first met, Caroline Tolbertson’s infatuation with David Cameron remains undimmed. Now fate has brought the handsome Scotsman back to Brighton for what promises to be an unforgettable summer. Soon, Caroline will have to choose a husband, but for now she is free to indulge her curiosity in things of a passionate nature. That is, if David will agree to teach her.

Past mistakes have convinced David he’ll make a terrible husband, though he’ll gladly help the unconventional Caroline find a suitor. Unfortunately, she has something more scandalous in mind. As the contenders for her hand begin to line up, her future seems assured…provided David can do the honorable thing and let them have her.

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• 2 eBook copies of What Happens in Scotland

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