Thank you, Jodi Bowersox, for inviting me to be a part of this tour!
Jodi Bowersox is a recent transplant to Colorado
Springs after spending most of her life in Nebraska and Kansas. She lives with
her husband, Kevin, and three cats.
Under the pen name of J.B. Stockings, Jodi has two
children's picture books. A Tale of Two
Kitties was written and illustrated by Jodi as a fundraiser for the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation. The Stubborn
Princess, was illustrated by Jodi's son, Tracy, who has CF. He receives the
profits from this book.
Jodi has also written four romance novels to date,
and is working on the fifth, a sequel to Rocky
Mountain Angels called Rocky Mountain
Miracle.
Jodi is also a watercolor artist specializing in pet
portraits.
My name is Darlene Panzera and I am a
multi-published author of sweet, fun-loving romance. "I
love writing stories that help inspire people to laugh, value relationships,
and pursue their dreams."
1) What is the name of your character?
Stacey
McIntyre
2) When & where is the story set?
Cannon
Beach, Oregon
3) What should we know about him/her?
"Make Your Dreams Come True" is
the main theme for The Cupcake Diaries series,
but before the main characters can succeed, they must overcome flaws in their
identity and discover their self-worth. This is also true of Stacey McIntyre,
the heroine of The Cupcake Diaries:Sprinkled with Kisses.
After Stacey McIntyre's town was flattened
by a tornado when she was fourteen, she and her parents moved around a lot.
This made it hard for Stacey to form lasting friendships or get a date. She
also became withdrawn, self-conscious, and awkward in social situations—never
knowing what to say or how to act.
Throughout the humorous tale, The Cupcake Diaries: Sprinkled with Kisses, Stacey dreams of being a confident,
capable, take-charge type of woman like Kate
Jones, the heroine from her favorite action-adventure novels by author DV
Berkom. Whenever she finds herself in a jam or fearful situation, Stacey asks
herself, "What would Kate do?"
In the beginning of the story Stacey
thinks, ' Kate Jones would be tempted
to kick her whiny, fearful butt and tell her to stand up for herself and get a
life. Except knowing what she should do and doing it were two different things.
She simply wasn't Kate.'
Stacey soon finds a smooth round rock,
names it Kate, and places it on the
counter of the cupcake stand to encourage her to be strong and courageous. And
as Stacey faces challenge after challenge in her quest to sell cupcakes on the
beach, she slowly begins to take on the heroic qualities she admires about her literary
heroine. But when Creative Cupcakes puts Stacey in charge at the State Cupcake
Competition and chaos erupts in the kitchen, will she be able to make the final
transformation into the type of person she's always wanted to be?
We often admire character traits in others
that we ourselves would like to have. We eagerly buy magazines and newspapers
with photos of beautiful Hollywood movie stars, top-level athletes, influential
political figures, and the smartest, wealthiest, and most inspirational of
society.
Who do you most admire and why? Has anyone
in your life inspired you to change for the better? Do you wear a bracelet, or
keep a photo or physical object to represent admirable qualities you would like
to embrace? I'd love to hear your comments!
Website:
www.darlenepanzera.com
Buy Links for The Cupcake Diaries: Sprinkled with Kisses
And now, presenting a
few other authors you will want to check out!
Debby
Lee belongs to several chapters of RWA, has published three short stories and a
novella in A Cascades Christmas by
Barbour Publishing. She’s happily married, has five children and lives in
Washington. Reading is one of her favorite hobbies, as well as cheering for the
Seattle Seahawks. Visit Debby’s website at http://booksbydebbylee.com
and her blog at http://sweetinspirationals.wordpress.com
