BLOG TOUR & AUTHOR INTERVIEW with Rhonda Shaw for "Promise Me Always"

Promise Me Always 
by Rhonda Shaw
Publication date: February 26th, 2018
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Gabrielle Wells was everything Danny Anderson shouldn’t want. She was his opposite in every way, but he couldn’t keep his distance, and fate seemed to push them together at every turn. She consumed him, and the more he learned about her, the more he realized she was exactly what he didn’t know he needed. But then past mistakes forced him to walk away and never look back, breaking Gabrielle’s heart in the process. 

Fast forward six years, and it seems as if fate is intervening again. Danny, now a best-selling rap artist, returns to his hometown, and is reunited with the only girl he’s ever loved. 

Gabrielle isn’t the girl he left behind, though, and Danny realizes life has thrown her quite a few curves. But he will stop at nothing to get her back, refusing to let his true desires — love and family — continue to elude him. However, when Danny’s past crashes into his present, threatening everyone he loves and everything he’s fought for, he must decide if his promise to Gabrielle of “always” is worth the risk.

~AUTHOR INTERVIEW with Rhonda Shaw~

1)   What gave you the inspiration for the storyline?

One line from the Eminem song, “Not Afraid” - “And don’t even realize what you did, ‘cause believe me you”

2)   Are there any hidden themes in the book that you hope readers will discover?

Not really because I think they are pretty obvious, but the big, overarching one is the simple, and well known one of you can’t judge a book by its cover.

3)   Are any of the characters based on real people you know?

No, not really.

4)   Who has influenced you most as a writer?

In the beginning, I would say Nora Roberts. Then, as I’ve traditionally published as well as self-published, the awesome people I’ve met along the way who’ve worked with me and offered priceless advice have all had a hand in shaping me as a writer.

5)   If you could have any three literary characters over to your place for game night, who would you invite, what would you play, what would you serve, and why?

Oh jeez…let’s see. Tyrion Lannister, Gandalf, and James Bond. I don’t know that we’d play anything other than just have them over for my own personal entertainment. I’d make Gandalf do cool wizardry stuff, Tyrion would entertain me by being himself, and I’d hit up James about spy stuff. I’d keep the wine and Martini’s (shaken, not stirred, of course) flowing.  😊

6) Do you feel that you can ever have too many books?

Never. Not enough shelves, maybe, but never too many books.

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Author Bio:

Rhonda owes her love of reading to her mother who would read to her each night before bed and sometimes give into pleads for more than one chapter. These days, if Rhonda doesn’t have a book in her hands, it feels like something is missing. While romance is her true passion, Rhonda enjoys reading multiple genres. 

Born in California, but transplanted to the Midwest, Rhonda is warm weather girl to the bone (even years later, winter and her are not on speaking terms) and loves nothing more than a balmy, summer evening. She also loves all animals–especially her silly French Bulldog, Keno. 

Nowadays, she has so many characters and story ideas running around in her head that she can’t keep up with them. But one day, she’ll tell each one. 

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