Long ago in a galaxy far away I was a graduate student studying the most boring topic of all time: Government. I read and analyzed endless torts, memorized thick dull tomes on Personnel Administration and scoured theses on Organizational Development. It was scintillating. Fascinating. And…yawn. Okay. It wasn’t.
When I graduated—summa cum laude, because I cannot help but be an over achiever—I found myself with time on my hands. I was confused. What did a person actually do when they had time on their hands?
What did I used to do? Before I submitted myself to the long slog of getting a Masters’ in Public Administration?
Ah yes. I read. Quite ravenously, in fact. I might like it again.
So I took myself to the book store (they had them in those days) and checked out the sci fi/fantasy shelves first, because I really enjoyed sci fi and fantasy. I picked up a book that looked good—in that it was extraordinarily thick. (It was entitled Game of Thrones, in case you are wondering). After reading Game of Thrones I immediately sat down and wrote a 175,000-word epic fantasy with a horde of characters and interweaving story lines. It was extraordinarily satisfying. I enjoyed it so much, I went back to the bookstore to try something else.
Remembering I used to love romance and would read a book or two a day when I didn’t have some other kind of life, I wandered into the Romance section, and I picked up a book called The Inscription by Pam Binder, because it looked quite interesting.
What happened then was magic. Pam pulled me into her world and I was enthralled. I absolutely fell in love with the book, and the romance genre again in the pages of that book. Although, I must admit, I never really fell out of love with romance. It was just hovering there, waiting for me to wake back up.
I immediately sat down and wrote a romance. And another. And another. I still loved epic fantasy, but romance became my world. So much so that I joined RWA and local chapters and started meeting other authors. I was stunned to discover that they were all very encouraging and helpful as I slogged through the wasteland of crappy manuscripts.
Oh, but can you imagine how thrilled I was when at one of those meetings, I met Pam Binder? The woman who reignited by passion for romance? I was even more thrilled to discover that she is a wonderful person and a great friend. She has done so much for my career though her support and through the support of PNWA.
That’s why I was delighted to hear she was re-releasing The Inscription. It’s now available to the world again.
I hope you’ll check it out.
–Sabrina
The Inscription by Pam Binder
Under the mist shrouded waters of a Scottish Loch, an immortal warrior finds the woman of his dreams – and a love that defies the ages.
Scotland, 1566: The immortal clan MacAlpin has lived for hundreds of years in their ancestral lands beside Loch Ness. When the warrior laird Lachlan MacAlpin rescues a woman from the loch’s depths, he knows she is the woman that has haunted his dreams – his one true love foretold by an ancient prophecy.
What people are saying about Pam Binder and The Inscription:
“Readers will be drawn in by Pam Binder’s magic touch for blending the natural with the supernatural and creating a spellbinding tale with many subplots, wonderful historical backdrop and color, and the added attraction of the Highlander immortal. This is truly a love story for the ages…Pam Binder is the new queen of Highland Time Travel.” Romantic Times
“Action-packed and filled with romance and danger.” Paranormal Romance Reviews.
“Featuring a strong, independent heroine as fiery as her bright orange hair, this crisply written romance is light-hearted yet engaging.” Publishers Weekly
“Magical. A timeless love story.” Stella Cameron
Get it now: http://amzn.to/1CKU8Ol
About Pam:
Pam Binder is an award winning and New York Times Bestselling author. Publishers Weekly has said: “Binder gracefully weaves elements of humor, magic and romantic tensions into her novels”. Drawn to Celtic legends and anything Irish or Scottish, Pam blends historical events, characters and myths into everything she writes. Pam is also a conference speaker, an instructor in the University of Washington’s Popular Fiction extension program, president of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association and program director of their monthly meetings and summer conference.
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