Dangerous Dalliance Celebration Tour
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Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, December 19
Stories By Gina, December 20 (Author Interview)
Texas Book-aholic, December 21
Simple Harvest Reads, December 22 (Author Interview)
Artistic Nobody, December 23 (Author Interview)
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, December 23
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, December 24
For Him and My Family, December 25
Fiction Book Lover, December 26 (Author Interview)
An Author’s Take, December 27
Guild Master, December 28 (Author Interview)
Locks, Hooks and Books, December 29
Back Porch Reads, December 30 (Author Interview)
Leslie’s Library Escape, December 30
For the Love of Literature, December 31 (Author Interview)
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, January 1
About the Book
Book: Dangerous Dalliance (Sisters in Peril Book One)
Author: Valerie Massey Goree
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release date: July 25, 2023
amaJan’s fiancé, Bryan Buchanan, disappeared a year ago. She has no idea why he left or where he is. Since then, she’s had no interest in romance, but saving a little girl from a playground accident propels her into the world of possibilities.
Hatch, the child’s grateful father, has met many women since his wife’s passing. Jan is the first one to catch his attention, but his instinct to offer counseling to any woman he meets who seems depressed is a big turn-off for her.
Although Jan is flattered by Hatch’s attention, the rest of her life is turned upside down when she receives threatening phone calls, is nearly run off the road, and is shot at.
Can Hatch protect Jan as the men’s threats escalate? If Bryan returns to her life, will she forget about Hatch?
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About the Author
Award winner Valerie Massey Goree resides in the beautiful Hill Country, northwest of San Antonio. After serving as missionaries in her home country of Zimbabwe and raising two children, Valerie and her husband, Glenn, moved to Texas, his home state. She worked in the public school system for many years, focusing on students with special needs.
Valerie began her writing career late in life and has now published 10 romantic suspense novels. Glenn wrote 12 non-fiction books which Valerie edited. Valerie retired from teaching and spends her time writing, traveling, and spoiling her grandchildren. She loves to hear from her readers.
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The Interesting “Task” of Choosing Character Names
I wrote the first rendition of Dangerous Dalliance many years ago. Obviously, it wasn’t published, so I put it aside and continued writing other novels. After publishing my ninth book, I decided to revise the story.
Choosing names for my characters, especially the hero and heroine, is a task I take seriously. I read through my lists and check online sites. I don’t go to that much trouble for my secondary characters, but I have a quirky way to choose their names.
I spent twenty-five years working in the public school system. Many students stand out in my memory for positive reasons. However, I remember a few kids or their parents less favorably. Any teacher will understand. Well, the names of those students or parents often play a role in my stories as secondary characters who don’t leave a positive impression.
The name of a major secondary character in my original Dangerous Dalliance was Brandon. From the first moment my student with that name entered my classroom as a four-year-old with severe allergies, a language delay, and behavioral issues until the day his family moved out of state, his behaviors and antics provided me with giggles and frustration.
Fast-forward several years. I live in a retirement community where we have 24/7 concierge services. When I moved here, the young man in charge was named Brandon. When I revised my original story, I frequently chatted with him. He was such a lovely person and treated us “older” folks with so much compassion.
Now, the name Brandon no longer conjured up images of my student but of the man I wanted to adopt as a grandson. (I found out many residents felt the same way.) I told him about my story and the reason I chose a different name for my guy.
Brandon left a few months later, and in a note he wrote me, he said, he would always remember that I changed the name of a character in my novel because of him, and he hoped he could live up to my high opinion of him.