tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post170035442952257153..comments2023-12-07T08:11:31.713-05:00Comments on Ramblings From This Chick: Guest Post with Author Beverley Oakley and GiveawayRFTC Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01794488183771670244noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-50700872125967460062013-06-05T21:28:22.140-04:002013-06-05T21:28:22.140-04:00Hi Meghan - No, I had no say in the cover of the b...Hi Meghan - No, I had no say in the cover of the book but I really do love it! As for wanting to write, I think it's coded into my DNA. I can't not!<br /><br />Thank you for dropping by!Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-58159411940422374232013-06-04T01:09:39.275-04:002013-06-04T01:09:39.275-04:00This looks so great! Thanks for sharing with us! I...This looks so great! Thanks for sharing with us! I adore that cover as well.<br />Did the author have any say on the design of the book cover? Also, who in the author's life encouraged them to sit down and write their first book?<br />Thanks for the giveaway!<br />mestith at gmail dot comMeghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775078016150129513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-5570115721423729422013-06-03T16:41:35.701-04:002013-06-03T16:41:35.701-04:00Hi Lilie - you're in good company! Don't t...Hi Lilie - you're in good company! Don't they just transport you to another world?Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-14471145644506971852013-06-03T12:01:41.225-04:002013-06-03T12:01:41.225-04:00I LOVE historical Romances! Here's to finding...I LOVE historical Romances! Here's to finding another one to read! Liliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399031882770204713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-15235783866228432082013-06-02T16:58:05.127-04:002013-06-02T16:58:05.127-04:00Thanks, Cassie. It's the most unusual book I&#...Thanks, Cassie. It's the most unusual book I've written. Older women don't feature much in the historicals I've looked at and now that I'm of a similar age - with two young daughters - I felt I could really get into Lady Sybil's psyche.Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-76307994706204414222013-06-02T16:56:23.807-04:002013-06-02T16:56:23.807-04:00Good luck, Natasha. Thank you for dropping by:)Good luck, Natasha. Thank you for dropping by:)Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-25923668293498623462013-06-02T16:55:44.254-04:002013-06-02T16:55:44.254-04:00Hi Wanda. I wish I could put my finger on my passi...Hi Wanda. I wish I could put my finger on my passion for the historical when everyone says I should write stories based around the unusual life I've led. But I just love the past and writing about women who had to rely on their own devices to find happiness when they were completely dependant, financially, on men, and when they had so few of the rights we take for granted.Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-79948102399278781792013-06-02T16:53:16.956-04:002013-06-02T16:53:16.956-04:00Hi Cathy, Your faith is not misplaced. There's...Hi Cathy, Your faith is not misplaced. There's an HFN in this book and an HEA further along in the series.Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-55907852699999191552013-06-02T16:52:18.478-04:002013-06-02T16:52:18.478-04:00Thanks, Mary! I love the cover, too:) How are you?...Thanks, Mary! I love the cover, too:) How are you? I think I you're on the mailing list for my newsletter which I sent yesterday showing picks of hubby, and me at RT:) Hope you enjoyed it. Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-55152500878232570852013-06-02T16:50:25.041-04:002013-06-02T16:50:25.041-04:00Hi Lori,
I had my kids after we settled in Austra...Hi Lori,<br /><br />I had my kids after we settled in Australia. I had met my husband - a Norwegian bush pilot - around a campfire in Botswana when I was running a safari lodge in the Okavango. We had a pretty exciting life living in Botswana, then both flying survey jobs around the world. After 7 years I had our first daughter in Perth.<br /><br />Enjoy your day:)Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-67290296947962322902013-06-02T16:46:56.054-04:002013-06-02T16:46:56.054-04:00I wonder how you got into reading historicals if y...I wonder how you got into reading historicals if you've never read them before, Marcy. I'm just starting to read crime (not gory, gritty ones, though) and am enjoying the contrasting. It's fun to read out of one's usual genre.<br />Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-71533628161955044762013-06-02T16:45:31.002-04:002013-06-02T16:45:31.002-04:00Thanks, Erin. It was a pleasure.
Have a lovely da...Thanks, Erin. It was a pleasure.<br /><br />Have a lovely day - or night, depending on where you live:)Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-31321725887425445562013-06-02T16:44:43.824-04:002013-06-02T16:44:43.824-04:00I can reassure you before you even feel you're...I can reassure you before you even feel you're 'taking a chance', Casey:) My lovely heroine definitely does not die at the end of this book. Happiness comes to her in an unconventional way. We leave her happier than she's ever been.Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-26931165295562283302013-06-02T16:42:05.594-04:002013-06-02T16:42:05.594-04:00Thanks, Olga. And thanks for the Tweet. I'm no...Thanks, Olga. And thanks for the Tweet. I'm not very good at Twitter yet, but I've just followed you back and am trying to get my head around it all:)Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-73962504938674322032013-06-02T16:41:09.711-04:002013-06-02T16:41:09.711-04:00You're definitely reassured, Linda. No heroine...You're definitely reassured, Linda. No heroine has ever suffered irreparable harm in the creation of my stories. Every one has an HEA. (At 17 I was still going through my tragic and dramatic stage and didn't understand enough about real life to know that the world NEEDS feel-good books with guaranteed HEAs.)<br /><br />The villains and villainesses are another matter are the ones where I have my twisted bit of fun when it comes to giving them their just desserts:)Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-37113994348597853732013-06-02T16:36:33.709-04:002013-06-02T16:36:33.709-04:00Wow - I go to bed in Australia and wake up 8 hours...Wow - I go to bed in Australia and wake up 8 hours later to all these lovely comments! Thank you, everyone, for dropping by!<br /><br />First of all, rest assured, I have NEVER killed off any heroine since my first book and ALL my books have 'aaaah-inducing' HEAs.<br /><br />Now it's back to final edits for my Choc Lit release The Reluctant Bride in the hour before dawn (after which it'll be chaos when my kids wake up:))Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-67394436015063845532013-06-02T13:34:33.255-04:002013-06-02T13:34:33.255-04:00Sounds wonderful!Sounds wonderful!Cassie Pollahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01548627622511204625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-90177000384145416052013-06-02T01:06:22.808-04:002013-06-02T01:06:22.808-04:00Her Gilded Prison sounds like a great read!!
Thank...Her Gilded Prison sounds like a great read!!<br />Thanks for the chance to win!Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10973019640007655961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-19047321370514350262013-06-01T23:55:34.390-04:002013-06-01T23:55:34.390-04:00That's such a WOW cover for HER GILDED PRISON....That's such a WOW cover for HER GILDED PRISON. I'm looking forward to a fabulous read.Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-90502924389108115782013-06-01T23:38:07.178-04:002013-06-01T23:38:07.178-04:00Beverly what made you choose to write historical b...Beverly what made you choose to write historical books over modern? I'm an historical nut and prefer them over any other genre. Thank you for the giveaway and your time.<br /><br />Wanda Barefoot<br />flghtlss1(at)yahoo(dot)comWanda (A Book Lover's Retreat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18076000759904095877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-34785982117022880712013-06-01T21:49:46.343-04:002013-06-01T21:49:46.343-04:00Hi, Beverley! It sounds like you have led an exci...Hi, Beverley! It sounds like you have led an exciting life. I have lots of faith in you, and know that your books all have HEAs. Thanks for the giveaway!Cathy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402868229427304647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-75421632596651758672013-06-01T20:05:11.156-04:002013-06-01T20:05:11.156-04:00Congrats Beverly on you newest release.
Did you h...Congrats Beverly on you newest release. <br />Did you have your children after you settled down in Australia or before?lorimeehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154357063665478993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-76056630851558499342013-06-01T16:39:07.847-04:002013-06-01T16:39:07.847-04:00Im really hoping that you no longer kill your hero...Im really hoping that you no longer kill your heroines on the last page of the book! LOL But this book sounds so good im willing to take the chance! ;)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132919418708207873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-18886635435328146392013-06-01T11:42:55.791-04:002013-06-01T11:42:55.791-04:00I'm new to historical romances, but have loved...I'm new to historical romances, but have loved the ones I've read. This book looks very good and can't wait to read!Marcy Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084123129656340787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576538055962817926.post-22045588128113457022013-06-01T10:56:24.660-04:002013-06-01T10:56:24.660-04:00Congrats Beverly on the new release! Thanks for sh...Congrats Beverly on the new release! Thanks for sharing :) erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905574606129534214noreply@blogger.com