When Beth left suddenly, it broke two hearts … but she’d had no choice. Shane, a rugged, ex-Airborne biker, handled it badly … but so had she. Three years later and 2000 miles away, she desperately needs her ex-lover’s protection from a violent menace with ‘bad history’ who’ll do anything to reclaim a mysterious suitcase […]
A Longer Time Coming: USS Liberty
In memory of the naval personnel on the USS Liberty who, on June 8, 1967, lost their lives when their vessel was struck by friendly fire. May justice prevail. Lest we forget.
A Long Time Coming
In honor and memory of all those who have given their lives in the cause of freedom, I wanted to say ‘Thank you’. My generation, and those generations before mine and too many of those now and in the future, have and will live through decades of war. Some of those wars were justified but […]
USToday Interview: Update
Here is the direct link to the interview: http://books.usatoday.com/happyeverafter/post/2012-05-24/leigh-verrill-rhys-interview-wait-a-lonely-lifetime/700618/1 Thank you to everyone who has read Wait a Lonely Lifetime and commented! SO glad you have enjoyed the story of Sylviana and Eric. Don’t forget the excerpt recordings on previous blogs. All the best, Leigh
My USAToday Interview
Joyce Lamb, of True Vision fame and a RITA finalist, is interviewing me on her USAToday HEA blog tomorrow, May 24 2012. Stop by, leave a comment, ask a question. We will be talking about Wait a Lonely Lifetime and a few other novels I’m working on.
Dumbest Things I’ve Done as a Writer
You see a lot of advice around about mistakes you must avoid, rules for writing not to break or rules to follow. My personal favorite is Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing because it is not so much a list of commandments as a declaration of independence. I read 10 Rules of Writing in the […]
Temptation & Inspiration
Today is Sunday, my quietest day of the week. This morning, I listened to KCSM 91.1 on my TV, DR’s favorite radio station at the moment. Jazz is an acquired taste in my book but for DR – a musician through and through – it’s life’s blood. For Sonny Simmons, music is his life’s mission […]
Wait a Lonely Lifetime: Excerpt from Chapter One
Sylviana met her friend’s steadfast stare for a long, dry moment. “So, you think he’s dead.” “Sylvi, it’s been fifteen years. That’s what happens to lots of soldiers.” Sylviana looked over the balcony of the restaurant onto Ghirardelli Square . “How did you know? I mean, how did you find out what happened, what Eric […]
Wait a Lonely Lifetime: Second Chance to Read an Excerpt
As part of my Virtual Launch of Wait a Lonely Lifetime published by Avalon Books and now available on several online bookshops, Sandra Carey Cody posted an excerpt from the first chapter of the novel on her website: SandraCareyCody. Use the following link and click on the Guest Excerpt tab. Sandra Carey Cody is one of […]
Wait a Lonely Lifetime: Eric’s First Letter
As part of the Virtual Launch for my debut novel, Osian Rhys reads Eric Wasserman’s First Letter in this second recording of a third excerpt from Wait a Lonely Lifetime. This monologue follows Sylviana’s second letter to the man she hasn’t seen or heard from in 15 years. Osian Rhys, despite his youth, has been […]