just a little buzz...

How to make an author happy: leave a review! I know...it can be a bit intimidating, but a book review doesn't need to be complicated - just a few words will do the trick. You'll make an author smile by letting them know someone is out there, reading their work. Even more important, your review will help other readers find books that you've enjoyed. 

Here are just a few things readers have said after reading Sparks Fly, Fast Focus, and Rock Solid.

About Sparks Fly:

"I highly recommend this story to anyone who loves a sweet romantic story filled with lovable family members, adventures in the sky and on the ground, and that age old feeling of falling in love."  - Amazon.com review

"The setting is so vibrantly real one can smell the pines and feel the icy stab of cold water as well as the warmth of the sun on chilled flesh. - Amazon.com review

"Lovely setting, sweet story with some exciting moments." - Amazon.com review

"I very much enjoyed this story and couldn't put it down, particularly in the end, when everything reached a climax. The characters are totally lovable and the scenery is described so well that you can hear the roaring of the fire. I recommend this book!" - Goodreads review

"Her description of flying through a forest fire was riveting. I am so glad I found this book." - Amazon.com review

Find Sparks Fly in paperback, hardcover, or for your Kindle (free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers!) 

About Rock Solid: 

"An excellent read! It's well written, with a well-paced storyline that sucks you in from the beginning and keeps you turning pages. The characters are likeable and believable. Thoroughly recommended!" - Amazon.co.uk review

"A sweet, fun read. 5 stars!" - Amazon.com review

"A great summer read. 5 stars!" - Amazon.co.uk review

"Totally delightful! - Goodreads review

"What a brilliant book, I just had to read it from cover to cover, I just could not put it down." - Amazon.co.uk review

Find Rock Solid in paperback, hardcover, or for your Kindle (free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers!) 

About Fast Focus:

"Entertaining! This is a fun and enjoyable read." - Amazon.com review

"This story is a light, humourous, romantic, silly tale. It's pretty corny but cute. It would make a perfect Hallmark romantic movie as it's exactly that style." Amazon.com review

"Another wonderful read with lots of mystery, action, suspense and romance. These two authors should investigate having both their books turned into a movie for either the big screen or television. Look forward to their next book as I enjoy their writing." Amazon.com review

"This book is an easy read. With interesting/quirky characters, great dialogue to move the story forward, and a less than predictable plot line, it's time well spent." - Amazon.com review

"A fun read with great three-dimensional characters." - Goodreads review

Find Fast Focus in paperback, hardcover, or for your Kindle (free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers!) 

Thanks for reading ... and a special thank you for leaving reviews!

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Sparks Fly homecoming...

This excerpt from Sparks Fly really sets the scene for me from Logan's point of view:  

"Beyond the window, across a narrow stretch of dark water, windswept white pines stood guard on a rocky islet. Home. Such a beautiful word. A beautiful place...rugged and wild." 

I've tried to capture the feel of Logan's bittersweet wilderness homecoming for you in this short trailer. Enjoy!





Sparks Fly by Cheryl Cooke Harrington is available from Montlake Romance (Encore) in paperback and for your Kindle. It's free on Kindle Unlimited! Find it on Amazon.

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all that and more...

I recently had the pleasure of doing an in-depth interview about my life and travels, how my writing journey began, and, of course, books, books, books. 

Please join me over at Clean Romance Reviews for everything you (n)ever wanted to know about Cheryl Cooke Harrington. 


And, once you've discovered all my secrets, I hope you'll stay to browse the Clean Romance Reviews site. If you enjoy reading "romances that curl your toes but won't make you blush", it's a great place to discover your next favourite book.

Cheers!

    

From Schooners to Float Planes ... and a giveaway!

I'm featured at Joanne Guidoccio's blog, talking about my crazy writing journey that began with a shipwreck and lead to my first flight at the controls of a Cessna Skyhawk.

I hope you'll join me at the Road to Reinvention: Second Acts and, while you're there, enter my giveaway for a chance to win Coffee or Tea and a Book. Contest runs from June 26th to July 7th (12 am EDT).

Edit: July 7 - Congratulations to winner Shannon B! 

Click through to read and enter my Rafflecopter draw for
one copy of Sparks Fly (choice of hardcover or Kindle),
 plus a $5 Starbucks gift certificate. Good luck! 

about that parachute...

 

 

"...And then I panicked. Earthbound, height-phobic, bit-overweight me was about to go up in a two-seater Cessna.  Not just go up. I was going to fly the thing. What was I thinking?"  Click on over to Book Babe to share my pre-flight jitters and find out what happened next.

Many thanks to the lovely Tara Chevrestt who runs the show at Book Babe, where strong is sexy and women in aviation rule.

 

 



Book Discovery Day

SPARKS FLY is featured in this week's Book Discovery Day lineup at KBoards. Browse the books and discover your next Kindle read.

"Every great book was once a hidden gem."

Writing Wings

The day is hot but comfortably breezy, the sky a hazy blue, heaped with pearl-colored candyfloss clouds. Cumulus. The turbulence makers.

The place is Waterloo Regional Airport (YKF). The plane is a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, C-GTLY (Tango-Lima-Yankee), a four-seater.

The camera is loaded. The flight plan is filed. It's high noon. A good day to d— er, fly.

Shelly, my fearless instructor, finds me a headset and hands me the keys.




Tango-Lima-Yankee - the walk-around.


We do the walk-around together, making sure all the nuts and bolts and rivets are still intact. I bleed off a little av-gas from the wings and hold it up to the light. Blue. No water. This is good. Shelly shows me how to check the gas tanks with a dipstick and double-check the oil levels. We kick the tires and then make sure the propellers are smooth and the elevators, rudder, and ailerons are moving freely.

I take the pilot's seat, pushing this and pulling that, nodding as if I know exactly what I'm doing. Turn the key. Raise the flaps. Open the throttle. Follow the yellow line. No problem. This is much easier than the simulator. Feet firmly on the pedals, I weave drunkenly up the middle of the runway, but only for the first hundred yards or so... then my feet figure it out and I'm on the straight and narrow.


Not quite the same as steering a car.

The plane ahead, another introductory flight, runs off into the ditch. Shelly says "See? You're doing great! Now, just pull back on the yoke..."

Whoop! I'm flying! Doing compass headings, finding the horizon and aiming for landmarks, turning, climbing...accidentally descending once. "Um, are we all right?" asks Shelly, hands not quite on the controls. Hey, no problem!



I'm flying!



It's hot and hazy. No long distance vistas, but with so much to think about, I decide it's just as well. The turbulence isn't the bumpy kind. It feels like something grabs on and tugs, pulling sideways or giving a little shake. I'm constantly correcting to stay on course.

I fly all the way to West Montrose to see the covered bridge, then on over the Elora Gorge. Straight on till morning sounds good to me, but apparently Shelly has places to be.



The view from up there: Grand River country, Ontario

Landing looks easy, but Shelly decides to take over just before touchdown...  something about keeping the nose up and landing with the wheels down.

What a rush! Looking back, I can't believe I was that brave. The flight gave me a whole new perspective on the challenges and joys of piloting a small plane. It was definitely the most exciting part of researching SPARKS FLY. 

Yesterday afternoon (July 30, 2013) my publisher (Montlake) surprised me with news that SPARKS FLY is now available worldwide for Kindle. I'd love it if you'd give it a try and let me know what you think.