Meet Bliss author, Rachel Harris.
Rachel Harris grew up in New Orleans, watching soap operas with her grandmother, and staying up late sneak-reading her mama's romance novels. Today, she still stays up late reading romances, only now she does so openly.
A Cajun cowgirl now living in Houston, she firmly believes life's problems can be solved with a hot, sugar-coated beignet or a thick slice of king cake, and that screaming at strangers for cheap, plastic beads is acceptable behavior in certain situations.
She homeschools her two beautiful girls and watches countless hours of Food Network and reality television with her amazing husband. She writes young adult, new adult, and adult Fun, Flirty Escapes, and LOVES talking with readers!
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Hello, my name is Rachel, and I’m addicted to romance.
But when it comes to addictions, I happen to think mine’s a pretty good one. Reading and writing romance stories reminds me of the good in the world. The power of love and personal connection to overcome hardship and struggle. The need we all have to be truly understood by another. How despite our various backgrounds, social status, and nationality, at our core we’re all the same. We all love to swoon. We all love to see the growth that results from a true love journey. And we all love to believe that in the end, everyone has a perfect match.
I don’t know the first romance novel I read, but I can tell you it had a red spine, and was swiped from my mama’s bookshelf. I remember bringing similar books to school and hiding them inside other books so I can read them at recess and not get in trouble at my Catholic school. Soap operas were also favorites, and fan fiction about a super couple gave me my first full-length foray into writing. Romantic comedies and dramas line my DVD shelf. But there’s just something about crawling into the pages of a book and truly experiencing the ups and downs and every emotion in between with the characters, that makes me a happy girl.
Romance novels are my escape from the stress and chaos of the day. My husband prefers television. My grandfather loved fishing. My kids love computer games. I read and write. I swoon, giggle, gasp, and grin my way to relaxation, knowing that despite the many trials the couple may go through, I’ll be smiling a happy smile and sighing a happy sigh in the end.
Life is filled with mysterious and horrific endings. If I wanted that, I’d turn on the news. When I pick up a book or my e-reader, or begin a new chapter in my own stories, I’m looking for escape and wonder. I want to connect with a character and fall in love along with them. I want to see all the wonderful things that made me first fall in love with my husband, and the things that make me fall in love with him again every day.
Reading and writing romance keeps my own fairytale romance at the forefront of my mind. It prompts me to make date nights and alone time with my man a priority. It keeps my attitude and outlook positive—it’s hard to be gloomy when you’re reading and writing a love story. And it leads to wonderful discussions with my children about what traits would make them a good life partner, and what qualities I’d love their future spouses to hold.
We were made to love and be loved. Romance celebrates that. That’s why I’m proud to say I’m a proud love junkie. Are you with me?
Angelle Prejean is in a pickle. Her family is expecting her to come home with a fiancé—a fiancé who doesn’t exist. Well, he exists, but he definitely has no idea Angelle told her mama they were engaged. Tattooed, muscled, and hotter than sin, Cane can reduce Angelle to a hot mess with one look—and leave her heart a mess if she falls for him. But when she ends up winning Cane at a charity bachelor auction, she knows just how to solve her fiancé problem.
Cane Robicheaux is no one’s prince. He doesn’t do relationships and he doesn’t fall in love. When sweet, sultry-voiced Angelle propositions him, he hopes their little game can finally get her out of his head. He doesn’t expect her to break through all his barriers. But even as Angelle burrows deeper into his heart, he knows once their seven days are up, so is their ruse.
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- 1 eBook copy of both Seven Day Fiance & Taste the Heat
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Thank you for the chance! These books look and sound AWESOME and I hope to be a lucky winner :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway chance! I'm a romance junkie too! Anything and everything romance, I love it! Your books sound great and I can't wait to read them!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a magical read! Where do you do most of your reading or writing?
ReplyDeleteHI! Both my reading and writing are done anywhere I can (I'm a homeschool mom). So waiting while they are in choir, while they play in McDonald's playlands, when I head to Panera, while my family watches football, while my husband snores beside me ;)
Deletelooks fantastic! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read this book. My husband is from Opelousas, Louisiana so I love reading books about Cajuns. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Hi Rhonda! My first book, Taste the Heat is set in a fictional suburb of New Orleans, but I set the bulk of Seven Day Fiance in a town very similar to Carencro, which is right there next to Opelousas! :)
DeleteThanks for the giveaway. Seven Years Finace is on my TBR and now I put Taste The Heat on it too. Love romance.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds fabulous. Can't wait to read it.
ReplyDeleteI love Rachel's writing, she really creates some great characters and the love stories have me swooning! I mean, who doesn't love some romance, right?
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you so much, Gaby!! <3 <3
DeleteThe book looks good. Thank you for the giveaway chance.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you, I think there is so much misery in the news that I don't want to find it in my escapist reading! Happy ever afters all the way! Thanks for giveaway opportunity :)
ReplyDeleteYes! This! I don't even watch the news that much because it's just so depressing. I love books and movies that make me smile, laugh, and swoon--I have enough of the other stuff in my day to day life he he
DeleteSo Rachel with all the FOOD tv shows you watch, what is your favorite meal/dish to make?
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he he I experiment with a ton of stuff, but I think the two recipes I snagged from FOOD tv and use over and over again are:
DeleteGiada's Chicken Fingers (I do this with pork chops, too) http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/crunchy-parmesan-chicken-tenders-recipe/index.html
AND dumplings :) http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guys-big-bite-/pot-sticker-ginger-pork-recipe/index.html
I love the chicken fingers...so easy and I really think my picky eater will eat them! Thanks
DeleteHi Rachel! Love your books!
ReplyDeleteTotal junkie!IYour latest book looks great. i do enjoy a good 'fake romance" story!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I can't wait to read.
ReplyDeleteRachel- Did you decide before you wrote the first book in this series that it would be a series or did you decide after writing it? I always wonder how intentional a series is...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
As I was plotting the first book, I knew I wanted the main character to have a tight family, and I love it when we can see each of those family members get a book. I wasn't sure if my editor would go for it, but it was definitely in the back of my head. I turned in the proposal for book 1, Colby's story, which was the first couple chapters and a synopsis, and they asked for three books (woot!). At that point I quickly came up with Cane and then Sherry's books, too :)
DeleteI love your opinions of reading romance books. I completely agree. Not sure if my husband would ever admit it, but he enjoys the benefits from it. Since I started reading again I'm more relaxed and happier. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway.
Yay for romance! :) And yep, after a really good one, I emerge happy and refreshed and ready to cuddle with my family. Putting my mind on love and romance and family bonds and character growth makes me a better wife and mom, I think :)
DeleteI'm so with you, Rachel! Loved reading this. <3
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good! Can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteSounds so interesting! Can't wait to read it. ;)
ReplyDeleteKeep writing! I love your stories and you will be an automatic buy for me. :)
ReplyDeleteSince finishing "A Thousand Years of Johnny Von" by Edith M. Cortese, a very well written and thought out historical romance, I have been looking for something as equally good to read. I think I have found it. Thanks for the give away! Can't wait to read it!
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Hi Rachel, I'm addicted to romance too. All sounds fabulous.
ReplyDeleteYup... totally love romance. :) Who doesn't love HEA? :)
ReplyDeleteI am addicted to romances too. And I agree it is a good addiction. I can get lost in a romance and come back to the real world and have a feeling of satisfaction and relaxation. Thanks for the chance to win ecopies of these books.
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to read both of those books! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThese both look and sound amazing!! Crossing fingers :)
ReplyDeleteI watch countless hours of Food Network, too. Usually when my husband is on an overnight detail. Of course, I'm usually reading at the same time. Food, books & wine...they all go together! Your books are on my TBR list for the month of December. I cannot wait to read them....only sorry it's taken so long to get to them.
ReplyDeleteBoth of the books sound like delicious reads! Best of luck on the launch, Rachel! And thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to read these books - heard so many good things about Seven Day Fiance. What books do you like to read?
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