Romance is Bliss Event with Ophelia London

Meet Bliss author, Ophelia London.

Ophelia London was born and raised among the redwood trees in beautiful northern California. Once she was fully educated, she decided to settle in Florida, but her car broke down in Texas and she's lived in Dallas ever since. A cupcake and treadmill aficionado (obviously those things are connected), she spends her time watching arthouse movies and impossibly trashy TV, while living vicariously through the characters in the books she writes.

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I come from a family of six kids. (I know, right?) I’m number five. When I was little, I cherished spending one-one-one time with my mother. At a very young age, I realized Mom and I had something special in common: we loved old movies. I adored being able to live for a time in the glossy, white floor world of Fred Astaire, and Cary Grant’s quippy charm, and especially the romantic comedies of Doris Day. From an early age, I learned to appreciate pure escapism. When my interests turned from movies to books, that desire stuck with me.

And there is no better escape than romance!

I love to watch it, read it and especially write it. But let’s stick with the reading about it for a bit. My book preference began to take shape when I was doing my undergrad in English. That was where I first fell in love with the regency masters, particularly Jane Austen. Though I’ve never had a desire to write regency novels of my own, I simply adore living in Jane’s world. The clothing, the country living, the manners and traditions, the hopes to break free from those traditions to find true love. Talk about escapism!

When I first started writing seriously, my stories either revolved around relationships or the relationship played an important part. I like to keep my stories light and happy and fun, because that’s still what I like to read the most. When I sit down to read or write, I want to be taken away, I want to fall in love with the characters and leave with a huge smile, stupid on my face. Real life can be hectic enough—why not use our precious spare time to make the world a little lovelier and a little more romantic? That’s my motto, anyway. =)

During all these years of romance writing, I knew I was bound to create my own “Mr. Darcy” someday. And finally, I did! My newest novel, DEFINITELY, MAYBE IN LOVE, is a fun and smexy modern retelling of Pride & Prejudice set at Stanford University. My Darcy and Lizzy are two college students metaphorically chained to each other while writing a research paper, who can’t seem to agree on anything…except what a good kisser the other is.

Do you have a favorite classic story (or hero) that you would love to see as a modern day retelling? Tell me all about it…

Spring Honeycutt wants two things: to ace her sustainable living thesis and to save the environment. Both seem hopelessly unobtainable until her college professor suggests that with a new angle, her paper could be published. Spring swears she’ll do whatever it takes to ensure that happens.

“Whatever it takes,” however, means forming a partnership with the very hot, very privileged, very conceited Henry Knightly.

Henry is Spring's only hope at publication, but he's also the über-rich son of a land developer and cash-strapped Spring’s polar opposite. Too bad she can't help being attracted to the way he pushes her buttons, both politically and physically. As they work on her thesis, Spring finds there's more to Henry than his old money and argyle sweaters…but can she drop the loud-and-proud act long enough to let him in? Suddenly, choosing between what she wants and what she needs puts Spring at odds with everything she believes in.

Definitely, Maybe in Love is a modern take on Pride and Prejudice that proves true love is worth risking a little pride.

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Up For Grabs:

• 1 I <3 Mr. Darcy Tote Bag

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