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Author Guest Post with Corinne LaBalme, Summer People

Posted on September 5, 2022 By Jenna Rideout No Comments on Author Guest Post with Corinne LaBalme, Summer People

Jessica Stratton’s long-cherished dream of opening her own Folk Art gallery in an idyllic Cape Cod setting finally comes true.

Welcome to one of the September 5th stops on the blog tour for Summer People by Corinne LaBalme with Goddess Fish Promotions. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for spotlights, reviews, and a giveaway! More on that at the end of this post.

Please note that this post contains affiliate links, which means there is no additional cost to you if you shop using my links, but I will earn a small percentage in commission. A program-specific disclaimer is at the bottom of this post.

Author Guest Post

A Café of One’s Own

It’s August 29th  –  three days before the release of SUMMER PEOPLE – and I’m delighted to say that I can write again!

Let me explain: I live in Paris which – as proven by Ernest Hemingway, James Baldwin and F. Scott Fitzgerald – is an excellent for Americans to write. And France has a long-standing café culture. It’s perfectly OK to spend the whole  morning with a café au lait or an afternoon nursing a single glass of Sauvignon while finishing a troublesome chapter. (Honestly, I don’t know too many writers who stop at one glass of wine but we’re staying theoretical, right?)  

But Paris has another tradition: Most of it closes down for the month of August. And surprisingly, that includes my corner café on the north edge of town where the only summer tourists are people who got off the metro at the wrong stop.

Since the tables are large at Chez Christophe and the coffee is cheap, I’ve written and edited all my books here, including SUMMER PEOPLE. I feel like a literary orphan when the doors are closed.  

And every August brings the fear that those doors will never open again. Has some flashy investor replaced my beloved fake-wood tables, tippy Naugahyde chairs and bumpy floor tiles with fancy window treatments, velvet armchairs and a wine-list that reads longer than “red, white or pink” over the vacation hiatus?

But this morning, the place re-opened… just as musty and dusty and delightful as ever! And that’s where I’m writing this message. Whew!

My advice to any writer who feels blocked? Look around… maybe you haven’t found the right café yet.   

About the Book

Summer People
by Corinne LaBalme

Published 31 August 2022
Wild Rose Press

Genre: Cape Cod Romance
Page Count: 202
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Jessica Stratton’s long-cherished dream of opening her own Folk Art gallery in an idyllic Cape Cod setting finally comes true. However, her start-up is anything but smooth sailing. Her ten-year marriage hits the rocks and, when the hunk next door to her shop – a brooding ecologist on a mission to save the planet – proves too irresistible to ignore, she’s got to relearn the rules of the dating game while working overtime to lure clients to her boutique. Unfortunately, someone’s already far too interested in a 19th century example of advertising art in her collection and will go to any means – legal or illegal – to acquire it. Maybe the planet isn’t all that needs to be saved…

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Excerpt

“To you…” he began.

Jenna leaned forward, both hands cupping her wineglass.

“To you and…” Wait a second! Where was that humongous gem she had on her left hand ring finger this morning? What kind of crazy game was this woman playing with him?

“Yes…?” prompted Jenna.

“To you… and to the unexpected,” said Rick slowly.

“To unexpected pleasures, at any rate,” said Jenna brightly after the pause threatened to become uncomfortable.  “Like this marvelous homemade chili. I think the toast should be to the chef.” She raised her glass and took a sip.

Plan B. What the hell is Plan B? wondered Rick as he watched her intently. He didn’t detect any come-hither in her straightforward gaze. In fact, her smile conveyed nothing except neighborly concern that he might have been struck deaf and dumb all of a sudden. He raised his glass again, took a long swallow, and turned to his plate. Plan B is all hers, he decided.

About the Author

Corinne LaBalme lives in France and loves everything about it… except eating snails. Her articles about European fashion, food and fun destinations have appeared in The New York Times Travel section, Diversion, La Belle France and France Revisited. Her favorite place to write? Any Parisian café with a good croissant connection… 

The setting for SUMMER PEOPLE is founded on childhood memories of vacations on Cape Cod and based on my mother’s (very real) house in Brewster.

The romantic hero of SUMMER PEOPLE — Rick Martell — is the kind of guy who exists only in our sweetest & beachiest dreams…. sigh!

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  1. Goddess Fish Promotions says:
    September 5, 2022 at 8:38 AM

    Thanks for hosting!

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  2. Corinne LaBalme says:
    September 5, 2022 at 9:52 AM

    Thanks for hosting! Will be happy to reply to questions. Excuse the time lag… I’m many time zones away from the US!
    Best,
    Corinne

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  3. Rita Wray says:
    September 5, 2022 at 11:53 AM

    Sounds like a book I will enjoy reading.

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    1. Corinne LaBalme says:
      September 5, 2022 at 2:26 PM

      Thank you! I hope the book brings you a few smiles, a few laughs, and a little more summertime before the weather gets colder.

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  4. Eva Millien says:
    September 5, 2022 at 1:50 PM

    Congratulations on your release of Summer People, Corinne, I enjoyed the guest post and the excerpt and your book sounds like one that I will enjoy reading! Good luck with your book and the tour!

    Thanks for sharing it with me and have a spectacular week!

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    1. Corinne LaBalme says:
      September 5, 2022 at 2:28 PM

      Thank you! I hope Jessica and Rick will bring you a little more summertime and renewed faith in getting a second chance at love!
      Best wishes, Corinne

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  5. Cali W. says:
    September 5, 2022 at 3:34 PM

    Great excerpt and giveaway. 🙂

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    1. Corinne LaBalme says:
      September 5, 2022 at 4:19 PM

      Hope you enjoy the book! Best wishes, Corinne

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  6. sherry1969 says:
    September 5, 2022 at 7:03 PM

    Sounds like a really good story.

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  7. Corinne LaBalme says:
    September 5, 2022 at 7:39 PM

    It was a lot of fun to write!
    Best wishes, Corinne

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  8. Piroska says:
    September 6, 2022 at 1:21 AM

    Thanks for the great excerpt. The book sounds like a wonderful read. Great cover!

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  9. Corinne LaBalme says:
    September 6, 2022 at 6:40 AM

    The cover was designed by the great Diana Carlile at Wild Rose Press… it makes me long for the beach!

    Thanks again for the lovely hosting experience at WESTVEIL!

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  10. Jenny Ham says:
    September 6, 2022 at 8:54 AM

    Some dreams are shattered some maybe too good to be true? Guess we will see. Sounds good.

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  11. Tracie Cooper says:
    September 6, 2022 at 5:33 PM

    Do you have a favorite space to do your writing?

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    1. Corinne LaBalme says:
      September 7, 2022 at 10:52 AM

      Absolutely! I write best in cafés. I live in a neighborhood that’s been very aggressively gentrified but my ‘regular’ café is one of the few that still has fake wood tables, fake leather chairs, mis-matched tiles on the floors… and the best & cheapest coffee in the ‘hood!

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  12. Dana Banana says:
    September 6, 2022 at 11:49 PM

    Is anyone else fighting the urge to decorate for Halloween or is it just me?

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    1. Corinne LaBalme says:
      September 7, 2022 at 10:56 AM

      Hmmm.. SUMMER PEOPLE ends in September. Not sure if Jessica would carve any pumpkins but I bet Rick will bake some delicious, organic cookies for any trick’n’treaters.

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  13. Tracie Cooper says:
    September 7, 2022 at 9:23 PM

    Here’s to a wonderful Wednesday!

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  14. Tracie Cooper says:
    September 14, 2022 at 1:52 PM

    Do you prefer pumpkin flavor, apple or neither?

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  15. Tracie Cooper says:
    September 15, 2022 at 6:24 PM

    Do you prefer cake or pie?

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  16. Corinne LaBalme says:
    September 16, 2022 at 9:03 AM

    Jessica likes either one… as long as she doesn’t have to bake it herself!

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