Virtual Book Tour: Blinded by Love by Gladys Cross

 Good morning everyone! Please welcome author Gladys Cross to Full Moon Dreaming! She is here today to tell us about her new release, Blinded by Love. Gladys will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN GC to one randomly drawn commenter via Rafflecopter during the tour. The more you comment, the better your chances of winning. To find the other stops on her tour, go here. Don't forget to look for the Rafflecopter at the end of this post!

 

Blinded by Love

by Gladys Cross

 

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GENRE: Romantic Comedy, (RomCom), Contemporary

 

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BLURB:

 

Kassie knew she was in trouble when her matchmaking best friend announced she’d gotten professional help in time for Valentine’s Day. Her friend’s attempts had always been hilariously ridiculous and never in a million years was Kassie expecting a hunky firefighter to show up on her doorstep.

 

Her online dating profile said she was looking for a superhero, and Declan couldn’t help but believe it had to be fate. But fate was a fickle mistress who left him to wonder who he was behind the mask. He’d been hiding in plain sight for long enough that he wasn’t sure if he even knew the answer. And until he figured that out, he had nothing to offer the world, let alone Kassie.

 

Love had already ended in tragedy once for Kassie, and she feared that history was doomed to repeat itself unless Declan could learn to trust her with his secrets. This time around, would it be enough to harden her heart for good, or would his deception restore her faith in second chances?

 

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EXCERPTS:

 

“Declan went on a date and called me from in front of her apartment.” There was a hushed conversation that I only caught bits and pieces of, mainly hugged, and thought he was gay. Fuck my life, I thought as I drove down the long straight-away leading out of her apartment complex. “Are you still there?”

 

“Of course, I’m still here. Who else am I going to call Spencer?” I asked sarcastically. “I’m not even sure the boy’s balls have dropped yet.”

 

Sadly, there was no one else I could call for love advice outside the guys from the firehouse and it made me miss my mom that much more. Hell, she’d probably be calling Kassie herself, asking what colors she wanted for the baby blanket. 

 

“He is eighteen,” Webster said pulling me from my melancholy. “It’s always the quiet ones you have to watch out for.”

 

I snorted. “Do you remember that call we went on where there was an eighty-year-old dude in leather that had lost the keys to his handcuffs?”

 

He chuckled. “Don’t remind me, and I mean that literally. I’m still not fully recovered, and that was two years ago.” There was silence on the other end of the line as I drove under the overpass. The nothingness went on for long enough that I wondered if we’d gotten disconnected when he snapped his fingers. “Call her back right now and ingeminate the date tomorrow.”

 

“Do what with the date?”

 

“Repeat the date.” He huffed an exasperated sigh. “You didn’t make it to the movies, right?”

 

“Webster you're a genius!”

 

“And Declan. This time kiss the girl, so she doesn’t have to ask if you're a homosexual.”

 

“She only asked me that because I admitted to watching every episode of Sex and The City.” I hit my head against the back of the seat. “Never mind, I just heard myself, I am an idiot.”

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Books transport us to a fantasy world where anything can happen, and once I overcame my difficulties in learning how to read, I was hooked. My mother always carried a Harlequin Romance with her, so it was only natural that I was drawn to that genre. There was something magical about the concept of eternal love and as I grew older, my tastes within the genre broadened to include everything from historical to dark.

 

My writing blossomed in much the same way. The first story I wrote was the Vanderbilt Affair, which was inspired by a field trip. Back then, I was fortunate enough to have an English teacher willing to nurture my love of writing by becoming my editor after school.

 

The writing bug stayed with me, but over the years, life got in the way, and it wasn’t until my early forties that I published my first short story in a Christmas Anthology. From there, I began writing and publishing across many sub-genres, with each book carrying some element of the unexpected.

 

When I’m not up to devious pursuits, like shooting a character, you’ll find me curled up with a book next to my dog, watching TV with my better half, or engaging in random water gun fights with my daughter and the neighborhood kids.

 

Stalk Me!

 

Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3w9JkKM

 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2102530.Gladys_Cross

 

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The book is on sale for $0.99 during the tour.

 

Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/Blinded-Love-Superhero-Disguise-Romcom-ebook/dp/B09LD4WSJN/ref=sr_1_1

 

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Full Moon Dreaming Q’s

 

The Questions – please choose at least 5
1) You’re marooned on a small island with one person and one item of your choice—who is that person and what item do you have?

If I were marooned on a small island, hands down, I would pick my husband to be with me. He’s loads of fun and handy to have around. As for the item, if we’re going full on Gilligan’s Island, you can’t go wrong with a knife.

2) Which musical would you say best exemplifies your life – and which character in that musical are you?
3) Take these three words and give me a 100 word or less scene using them: hammer, saucer, traffic lights
4) What is your idea of how to spend romantic time with your significant other?

Romantic time is at a premium when you have a kid, so date nights are normally dinner out. If we can get away, I’ll take any trip he’d care to take me on. One of my past favorites was a trip to Charleston. We both love botanical gardens and plantations.

5) When you start a new story, do you begin with a character, or a plot?

My latest work in progress started with a character, but that’s not normal for me. Usually, an idea or dream will come to me that ends up being a piece of the plot.

6) If they were to make the story of your life into a movie, who should play you?

If I were to pick an actress to portray me, I’d pick Scarlett Johansson. She has the range to capture my quirky nature and, to be honest, I wish I had her figure.

7) Who’s your favorite horror villain and why?

Michael Myers is my favorite horror villain because he’s totally believable and still scares me to this day.

8) Do you have an historical crush and if so, who is it?

My historical crush is Abe Lincoln. He was tall, eloquent, faithful, and loved his country.

9) Is there a story that you’d like to tell but you think the world isn’t ready to receive it?

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