Finding Bliss by Cassie Strickland
(The Bliss Series, #1)Publication date: September 18th 2015
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Clara
One phone call was all it took. A voice on the answering machine, a man oblivious to what calling me would do, uprooted my entire existence. He revived old hurts, dug up past nightmares. He destroyed everything I’d built for myself.
But I found bliss through Grey, in Grey.
But I found bliss through Grey, in Grey.
Grey
I had no idea that making a simple phone call, one that devastated me because of the reasons behind it, would make me question my truths, my friendships, everything I held dear in my little town. Calling her was the best and worst decision I’d ever made, but it brought her to me, to Bliss.
And I could never take that back.
And I could never take that back.
Finding Bliss is a story about redemption, of love, of finding true, irrevocable bliss. It’s about new beginnings and the heights you can attain during them.
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Not intended for readers under the age of eighteen due to language and sexual situations.
Giveaway:
Excerpt:
I
replayed it, transfixed. The voice on the machine was deep,
masculine…striking. He had the most soothing tone I’d ever heard
– and I’d spoken to a lot of people over the phone because of my
job. His was something different, something that called to me in a
way that was profound.
A
shiver tripped down my spine as I played it a third time.
“Grey
Raiden,” I murmured.
It
was a great name.
A
really
great name.
And
the voice!
I
was about to push the button for the fourth time when I stopped
myself.
What
am I doing?
This
is crazy!
A
voice shouldn’t do this to me.
I
took a step back and stared at the answering machine, wondering what
in the world was going on with me. It had to have been the
conversation with Paige. She must have flipped on something inside me
or planted a seed in my mind, forcing me to focus on something
outside of my norm.
That
had to be it.
I
turned and headed for the bathroom, telling myself to forget the
voice on the machine. I didn’t need to hear it again, nor was it
important to call him back.
Q&A
What
does your writing process look like? Do you outline the story or go
with the flow?
I
don’t do any kind of outline. I start with an idea and build off of
that. My characters come alive once that happens, and then their
story streams out of me. Because I usually write series, this is fun
because they can continue to live on in my mind and on the pages for
my readers.
Where
did the idea of Finding Bliss come from?
There
was a story that broke earlier this year about something slightly
similar to the subject matter in Finding Bliss (I don’t want to
ruin the surprise by giving specifics). It made me wonder about the
girls involved in this scandal and how they were coping. The idea
started building then, and Finding Bliss was born.
What
were your biggest challenges in writing Finding Bliss?
Finding
Bliss deals with issues that are taboo, but I didn’t want the story
to be dark or gritty and instead uplifting. To describe my heroines
past, her thoughts, her feeling, I had to use a lot of finesse so
that the story wasn’t offensive to my readers. Also, I needed to
convey her story in a way that you truly understood the reasons
behind the choices she made.
What
upcoming books are you currently working on?
There
will be three other books in The Bliss Series. Book two is already in
the works, but won’t be published until (don’t hold me to it)
spring. I also have another series, Armstrong Securities, that I will
be continuing. The third book in the series, Unforgiving Debts, will
be released around Christmas or right after New Year’s. I will be
revealing the release date by the end of the month.
Who
is your favorite author?
I
absolutely adore anything and everything by Kristen Ashley. Actually,
she was the one that inspired me to take the leap of faith and become
an indie author.
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