I'd like to introduce a terrific author. Yesterday I talked about her a little and today Karla Kratovil will write about epilogues:
In Defense of the Epilogue:
Like
many authors, I enjoyed creative writing as a child, writing stories born from
my overactive imagination. But for me, the path to writing my first book was
born out of a big birthday (the big 4-0) and my mini mid-life crisis. As my
birthday approached, I contemplated my life's bucket list and decided it was
time to tackle, Write a Book. I wrote
for many months without telling a soul what I was doing, but as the story
poured out, I watched the word count grow and grow. I gained confidence that I could
reach that happy ending for the two lovers.
But
what happens after the happy ending?
Epilogues
are about closure. I use the epilogue as a way to show the payoff that my main
character received in return for their choice to shed their old misconceptions
and accept love. As a writer, I would probably write an epilogue for my main
characters even if it never made the published novel's final cut. Crafting that
glimpse of the characters' life after they say I love you is deeply satisfying.
I believe this is why the series is king (or rather queen) in romance. As
readers, don’t we all want to see what that happy ever after looks like for the
characters we have come to love?
I
write steamy historical romance set in the late Georgian/early Regency period.
My current series, The Hearts of
Stoneleigh Manor, revolves around the three Langdon siblings. The Langdons
are a tight-knit family, so in each book, the reader will get to see what's
happening with their favorite characters from the last book. Captain of My Heart and Thief of My Heart are available now, and
book three will be out in 2021!
If you would like to
know more about my books swing by my website, www.karlakratovil.com or my Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Karla-Kratovil/e/B083QPPBCD
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19952463.Karla_Kratovil
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/karla-kratovil
Here
is a blurb for my newest release Thief
of My Heart
The Duke
of Gilchrest spends his days restoring his inheritance, raising his two young
sons, and forging a path past his guilt over his wife's death. Then one night,
he catches a thief breaking into his bedroom, and his well-ordered world is turned upside down.
Emma
Whittingham is leading a double
life. Her father's suicide leaves
her to care for her five younger siblings alone. Her estranged uncle is in no
financial position to be their guardian, but he does teach her the only skill
he knows, how to be a jewel thief.
The trouble
is she can't seem to stay away from the sexy duke. Each time she visits him under cover of darkness is another chance he
will figure out her real identity. Then one job goes terribly wrong, and she
must ask for help from the only man powerful enough to protect her and her
family from ruin.
Buy link: https://www.amazon.com/Thief-Heart-Hearts-Stoneleigh-Manor-ebook/dp/B08HM4KBFF/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=thief+of+my+heart&qid=1604331963&s=digital-text&sr=1-1
Love the cover!
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