Loving the U.S. Virgin Islands!

Exploring St. Croix for a Month
I hope your weekend was great! I'm in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Should be here about a month before heading back to Jamaica to work on my writers' cottage in Negril (video of cottage moving:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pEWafGOyt8; relative post: http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com/2014/06/praying-for-rain-for-my-baby-palm-trees.html).   Loving our American Paradise! Feel sooooo relaxed here ... people are so nice and accommodating. Have been snooping around land lots, dreaming right now, and really like what I see ... few photos of walking mainly downtown Christiansted, St. Croix, and exploring seaview land on the North Shore below.

Getting Down to Romance Novel Writing
It's the Monday after the 4th of July holiday weekend, and I'm getting down to work on the next romance novel in progress.  I'm getting ready for a second cup of coffee and working on Surrender to Ryan (due out soon ... get to know Ryan Colby from the Loving Logan series ... see previous post about the coming multicultural romance novel:  http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com/2014/06/surrender-to-ryan.html).

Condo Finally "Wired," Yes!
The past week has been hectic, but all good stuff. Had a time getting internet in the condo unit I'm staying in on the East End of St. Croix, so have been all over hunting signals. Finally, the unit is wired, yes, and I can stay in and just work during the morning ... will venture out for exercise a little later and hopefully hit pool.

Enjoy Your Week
Enjoy your week, and thank you for visiting my author blog.

Cassandra

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Cassandra Black

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*New* Romance Releases: 

Love After Capture,  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y 

Love After Hours, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K1MS3T2

Heart's Desire ... (Part 2), http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KU5GP5Y

*Recent* Romance Releases:  

Loving Logan, Part 3 (Final Book in Series), http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J6GTC0S

Finding Love in Sweetwater Cove, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZKF8YK 

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Standing on Land Lot on North Shore, St. Croix
 Cassandra Black, Multicultural Romance Author

Exploring Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI
 Cassandra Black, Multicultural Romance Author

Harbor, Christiansted, St.Croix, USVI

First Night in St. Croix, East End Restaurant
 Cassandra Black, Multicultural Romance Author

From Window on Plane, Flying to St. Croix

Arrived Safely in St. Croix

Condo Rental Unit Grounds in USVI

 Harbor, Christiansted, St.Croix, USVI 

Cassandra Black, Multicultural Romance Author

 Harbor, Christiansted, St.Croix, USVI

  Harbor, Christiansted, St.Croix, USVI
Cassandra Black, Multicultural Romance Author

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Preparing for St. Croix (USVI)

I hope you’re having a great day.  I've been busy on this end tying up things in Negril, preparing for my long-awaited journey to explore the U.S. Virgin Islands (leaving Jamaica in about a week for St. Croix). I will miss my “pretty Jamaica!” Been in Negril since January, but it still seems like the time is winding down too fast. But I’ll be back soon … “Soon come!” as my Jamaican friends say.  Soon come … Until then, Jamaica -- and my little cottage in Negril -- will be on my mind … Enjoy the rest of your day.

Cassandra Black

http://www.cassandrablack.com

Photos:  With big sis and friends in Negril; working on my cottage near Rick’s Cafe with local contractors; at Idle Awhile on Negril’s Seven Mile Beach preparing to conceptualize a new romance book idea. :)

Hanging out with my big sis, Yuwanda Black
(also a writer) and a friend from England visiting Jamaica.  

 Working with Contractors on my cottage in Negril. One day this will be a writer's cottage
that I will rent out to fellow writers traveling to Jamaica.

At Idle Awhile on Negril's Seven Mile Beach.

Yoo-hoo! Rain Finally Came in Negril ...

The rain finally came yesterday in Negril... (See related post:  http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com/2014/06/praying-for-rain-for-my-baby-palm-trees.html.) I knew once I got out to exercise, it would pour. My "rain dance" worked.  Glad for it! More new plants should go in the ground later today at my cottage.   Luckily, I’m able to use my neighbor’s gardener to pierce that Fred Flintstone-like bedrock with a pickaxe for the planting -- re: it took me a full hour to plant just two palm trees by myself with a shovel. That coral is too hard. Will be pretty once everything matures and blooms around the cottage. Can’t wait!

My favorite writing table at "Idle Awhile" on Negril's 7 Mile Beach.

Walking to "Idle Awhile" on Negril's 7 Mile Beach.

My Little Cottage in Negril (a work in progress).

Have a great day!  (At Idle Awhile again with big sis … sea is gorgeous today.)

Cassandra Black

http://www.cassandrablack.com

Praying for Rain for My Baby Palm Trees at “My Little Cottage in Negril” …

Hi, I hope your day is going well.  I'm in my studio doing one of my favorite things:  looking out at the Caribbean Sea.

Cloudy today, but no rain on the West End in Negril, Jamaica for daaaays now. We've had little spots here and there, but I think, think, think -- hope! -- we get a good shower today. I planted some new baby palm trees at my little cottage down from Rick’s Café, http://www.rickscafejamaica.com/, and the last time I peeked, they were, well, let’s just say, kinda “crispy.” I also have 18 bougainvillea in pots ready to go in the ground, but it’s so dry.  

I hope we get a good downpour this afternoon before the sun inevitably blares again. :) UPDATE:  YOO-HOO! Rain finally came ... see post ...  http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com/2014/06/yoo-hoo-rain-finally-came-in-negril.html 

Enjoy your afternoon!

Cassandra Black

http://www.cassandrablack.com

That's me below, working at my little cottage in Negril ...

The Inspiration for New Romance Novella, Love After Capture ...

Romance novelists Cassandra Black and co-author Whiskey Lee have published a new interracial romance mini novel entitled Love After Capture. This new novella follows the journey of Cynthia Taylor, a woman who summons the courage to live, trust, and love again after having survived an unimaginable tragedy.

Love After Capture can be found at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y and on Barnes & Noble’s website.

Inspiration for Love After Capture

Cassandra Black, the co-author conceptualizing the story, sheds light on the inspiration behind Cynthia Taylor’s story:

“More and more, we are, regrettably, hearing stories in the news about women who have been kidnapped and held captive for years. I often wondered how these incredibly brave women moved on after going through an unthinkable tragedy, so I created a story line around an imaginary character who comes through a similar fire.

Reading some of the stories about heroes like Elizabeth Smart, who was captured when she was 14 years old and held for nine months; the recent headline about a woman having been abducted from her suburban Southern California home when she was 15 and held for a decade; and the Cleveland, Ohio survivors Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Georgina DeJesus, the longest of which was held captive for more than a decade, are just a few of the incredible women who inspired Cynthia Taylor’s journey.”

Black continues, “We hesitated to include this subject matter in a romance novel. But, the truth is, the category -- “contemporary romance” -- inevitably tackles “contemporary issues,” beyond the expected independent heroine. So we let the storyline unfold, truthfully, as it was revealed during the creative process, focusing on coping, moving on, discovering romance, and finding love, after the ordeal.”

Spinoff Character

Note: Cynthia Taylor, the heroine in the new romance book, is a "spinoff" character from the recently released Love After Hours, which can also be found on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K1MS3T2 and on Barnes & Noble’s website.

Read an overview of the new love story below.

Love After Capture Book Overview

Cynthia Taylor has a tragic past, only pieces of which she can remember. Struggling to uncover the mystery of her old life has been keeping her from trusting, living, loving -- until she meets the handsome Jimmy McGregor in the North Georgia Mountain town of Jessup Station.

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Jimmy McGregor, a loner, who has a reputation of being somewhat stand-offish and a little rough around the edges, has been closed to the idea of love since his wife was snatched from him too soon. His retreat since Mary Ellen’s death has been the solitude of the mountains -- until he meets Cynthia Taylor working in Miss Margie’s nursery and feed store.

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As glimpses of Cynthia’s past slowly begin to filter back in, will the memories help bring two kindred spirits in search of a new start closer together; or will secrets, losses, and a love from Cynthia’s old world tear them apart just as they are beginning to discover a happiness they thought would last an eternity?

Read First Few Chapters of Love After Capture Free

Read the first few chapters of the new multicultural romance free on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y.

About the Authors

Cassandra Black, an Atlanta resident who spends half her time writing from the Caribbean, has been publishing on Amazon since 2010. She has written several romance novellas, real estate publications, and small business books, as well as a children’s picture book about entrepreneurship.

An Amazon “Best Seller” of interracial love stories, Cassandra recently released the final book in the popular three-book Loving Logan series. Part 1 of Loving Logan was number one on Amazon.com in the multicultural / interracial romance category during its initial release.

Several of Cassandra’s romance novels have appeared on Amazon’s Top 100 Best Seller list.

To see a full list of books by this author (who also publishes under the Amber Creek pen name), including Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Loving Logan romance book series, visit Amazon.

Whiskey Lee is a new romance writer based in Negril, Jamaica. This is her second work.

Where to Find Love After Capture

To find Love After Capture, see http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y (Kindle), or visit Barnes & Noble on the internet for the NOOK version.

About the Romance Book Publisher

The publisher of the titles listed above is Stone Cottage Books.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y

New ROMANCE BOOK Release: "Love After CAPTURE"

New Release:  Love After Capture

See the book's overview below. Read a FREE sample on Amazon at the following link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y.  

Note:  This book is a "spinoff" of the recently released Love After Hours, which can be found at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K1MS3T2.

Love After Capture:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y

 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y

Overview: Love After Capture

Cynthia Taylor has a tragic past, only pieces of which she can remember. Struggling to uncover the mystery of her old life has been keeping her from trusting, living, loving -- until she meets the handsome Jimmy McGregor in the North Georgia Mountain town of Jessup Station. 

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Jimmy McGregor, a loner, who has a reputation of being somewhat stand-offish, a little rough around the edges, has been closed to the idea of love since his wife was snatched from him too soon. His retreat since Mary Ellen’s death has been the solitude of the mountains -- until he meets Cynthia Taylor working in Miss Margie’s nursery and feed store. 

*** 

As glimpses of Cynthia’s past slowly begin to filter back in, will the memories help bring two kindred spirits in search of a new start closer together; or will secrets, losses, and a love from Cynthia’s old world tear them apart just as they are beginning to discover a happiness they thought would last an eternity? 

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Note:  This book is a "spinoff" of the recently released Love After Hours, which can be found at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K1MS3T2.

Love After Capture: 

Kindle (Amazon.com):   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y
NOOK (BN.com): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1119563429?ean=2940149584468

At Idle Awhile on beach in Negril ... working, working, working... new book hits today... "Love After Capture"

I hope your Sunday is going well. At Idle Awhile on beach in Negril. Been here since little before 7:00 am working. Internet went out last night, right before upload of new book, so was on the prowl eeeeearly this morning looking for spot to work ... http://www.idleawhile.com/photos.htm. New book uploaded (Love After Capture)... should hit Amazon and BN later in day, whew! (I'll add a link when it hits.)  (UPDATE:  Here's Amazon link to LOVE AFTER CAPTURE -- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y.) Take a sneak peek at cover at bottom of blog post ...

Now time to get ready for walk with sis in hills of Negril... 'bout 10.5 - 11 more miles on tap for today, but not before making it back to my apt., which is at least 2.5 - 3 miles, which I trekked to get down here at crack of dawn. Had waiter pack up my pancakes (yes, pancakes! smile) b/c I neglected to eat them re: busy working. Needless to say, I will be pooped this evening, but good stuff. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday! God is good! Thank you for stopping by my author page. 

Cassandra Black

http://www.cassandrablack.com

Love After Capture is a Spinoff of Love After Hours -- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K1MS3T2. (Avail on Amazon and Barnes.)

Love After Capture: 

Kindle (Amazon.com):   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KERXY3Y
NOOK (BN.com): http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1119563429?ean=2940149584468