Most of you know that I've been a indie author since 1999, that I make guest appearances all over the Midwest, and that I have been publishing science fiction/new pulp adventures with some degree of success. But what some of you might not have known is there is another Millhouse who is an author in her own right, in the realm of Fantasy Romance. I'm happy to call Paula Millhouse my sister-in-law. Over the last several years she has made her mark, writing several well-received novels and short stories.
UPDATE... THIS JUST IN... CONGRATULATIONS PAULA!
I'm happy she's guest blogging this week here on stormgatepress.com giving us some insight on her self and her writing process... Take it away Paula...
Hi everyone, and thanks for inviting me to join the blog at
StormGate Press, Charles!
I think what you’re doing for the writing community by
interviewing writers on your site is awesome.
I’m Paula Millhouse (and yes, Charles and I are related – I
married his big brother Carl). It’s been fun to discover we both have a
penchant for writing. Makes for some great conversation at family reunions.
I’ll be talking about my work in this post. My tag-line is Writing stories where fantasy, romance, and
suspense collide. I know, I know, everyone says “pick a lane” or “write in one
genre”, but that doesn’t work for me. And the great thing about being an Indie,
or a cross-breed, is I don’t have to. I’m both published with traditional
publishers, and self-published. I like having options.
I started writing when I was thirteen. My writing buddies
and I used to exchange folders with our stories at class change, and guess what
I did while class was going on – yep, I read their updates and left glowing
critiques. (That might explain those
bad grades in Algebra…)
My first series, THE
KINGDOM OF CHALVAREN ROMANCES, was picked up by a small press in 2013. I
love dragons. Don’t you?
It’s a two-book series starting with
DRAGONSTONE,
which leads to
CHALVAREN
RISING. The have the best elements of fantasy, and romance woven
together. Dragons, elves, and an alternate universe? Add in a hot romance
between the main characters and what could be better?
Fun fact: Charles helped me name the kingdom.
Then I wrote
SAVANNAH GIRL’S THREE
WISHES, a stand-alone
fantasy romance set in my hometown at Saint Patrick’s Day – our national
holiday
. This book comes equipped
with a Leprechaun hero, fairy royalty, and a heroine who owns an Irish bar down
on River Street.
Then I wrote
MARMALADE’S FIRST CHRISTMAS. It’s my one contemporary work
featuring a hero who rescues a kitten, a heroine who’s a veterinarian, and
everything I love most about Christmas.
I ventured out into a paranormal romance ser
ies when I wrote
The Hunters’ Watch Brigade Series. Both
INITITATION
and
THE GAME were sold by my
agent to a traditional publisher. That was a wonderful experience because I got
to see inside what happens to a manuscript when it sells. I received an advance
and had the opportunity to work with a thirty-year veteran editor, which was an
incredible experience.
It’s funny with categories. All along my writing journey
I’ve been
studying story structure, and while I wrote that series based on the
romance story structure, it sold as an Urban Fantasy series. Well, it does have
a modern day setting in New York City, fantasy creatures (demi-gods, vampires,
shifters, witches and wizards, oh, and did I mention my heroine is the daughter
of Poseidon?).
INITIATION
was nominated in January for their Reviewer’s Choice Award of 2018 by the
Paranormal Romance Guild. Now that was pretty exciting! I hope the book wins
its category, but man, was it an honor to be nominated.
When I attended the 20Booksto50K Indie writer’s conference
in Vegas last November, they inspired me. I learned SO much about marketing,
and publishing. So, I made a decision. I’m putting them out myself, with
confidence, into the hands of readers where they belong.
Blind dates don’t always end well.
Sometimes they end in murder.
When Evie Longfellow
accepts the blind date from hell everything sane about her life changes.
Singled out and kidnapped by a mafia kingpin, she escapes only to run a
mysterious stranger off the road. But she’s not safe yet—her stalker’s
determined to take Evie as his sixteenth victim.
Former FBI hostage
negotiator Nick Franklin is still connected enough to his law enforcement
colleagues to help Evie deal with her serial killer. When she runs him off the
road, the last thing Nick wants is another case to deal with, but there’s
something about her that turns him into full-on protector. And the closer they
get, the hotter the sparks between them ignite.
With their worst
enemy closing in on their small-town hideaway, their greatest fears about
savage justice may be realized. Nick must pull out all the stops to help them
capture one of the FBI’s most wanted and stop Evie from becoming the girl who
got away.
Why write action-filled page-turning romance, you ask? I’m a
sucker for happy endings, books where justice wins the day, and great
storytelling.
Thank you for reading my post. If you do pick up a few of my
titles, I hope you enjoy them.
Follow me there to get notices about my new releases.
Happy reading!
Paula Millhouse
About the Author
Paula Millhouse
writes stories for her fans where love is worth fighting for, justice does
exist, and happy ever afters are expected.
What’s in it for
you?
A reward. Treat
yourself to a diversion from your daily routine when you buy and read her
stories.
Born and raised in
Savannah, Georgia, where Spanish moss whispers tales in breezes from the
Atlantic Ocean, as a child she was inspired by the sunshine and heritage of
cobblestones, pirate lore, and rich historical traditions steeped with savory
mysteries of the south.
She lives in the
mountains now with her husband, but honors her Southern heritage as a
storyteller by sharing her fiction with readers.
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