Week-long SEARCH FOR LOVE series #Ebook Giveaway, May 1-7 by Karen Rose Smith

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Each day from May 1-7, I will be giving away an ebook in my SEARCH FOR LOVE series. 

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NATHAN'S VOW, Book 1. Contemporary Paranormal Romance

When Nathan Bradley's ex-wife disappears with his daughters, he does everything in his power to find them. His private investigator hits a wall and suggests Nathan convince psychic Gilliam Moore to help him. At first, Gillian is reluctant. She'd come to L.A. from Indiana to get lost in the crowd...to escape her gift that sometimes seemed more like a burden. As a manicurist, she is learning to relax again and enjoy life. But when Nathan makes his plea and shows her a picture of his girls, she knows she must help him. However, the spark and sizzle between them becomes a fascinating impediment to her progress. Gillian, who was once burnt by a divorced dad, tries to keep her perspective. But Nathan is a force to be reckoned with. Will her gift lead her to love or heartache once again?

JAKE'S BRIDE, Book 2. Contemporary marriage of convenience

Could Jake ever trust Sara again? Sara Standish knew private investigator Jake Donovan didn't want children. He'd lost his wife and child and his anguish was obvious. With their wedding only days away, she discovered she was pregnant. Should she marry Jake and trap him with a child he might not want? She loved him too much to do that so she called off their wedding and left Los Angeles without telling him about her pregnancy. Now four years later, a letter from her mother helps her realize she made a terrible mistake. Jake deserves to know he has a son. When Sara tells Jake the truth, she sees the sense of betrayal in his eyes. He will never be able to trust her again. But when he asks her to marry him for the sake of their son, she hopes her love can heal them both.
Although Jake has hardened his heart against Sara's beauty and gentle nature, he knows he wants to be a father to his son. The only way to do that? Marriage. But he doesn't expect to be caught in the web of loving Sara again. With Christmas near, can they really become a family? Only if he can leave the past behind. Can the traditions of Christmas make Jake whole? No, but maybe love can.


ALWAYS DEVOTED, Book 3. Contemporary romance/mystery

Single mom, Emma Henderson's worry about her missing sister threatens to overshadow her life. Media mogul Linc Granger offers Emma help, first by airing a nation-wide interview and then... By suggesting Emma consult with his friend Gillian Bradley who has a "gift" for finding missing persons.
As Emma and Linc walk the beach and she considers his unorthodox suggestion, Emma realizes she feels a sizzle of attraction to this man that she never felt with another--not even her late husband. Linc Granger is out of her league in so many ways. Yet her four-year-old daughter Becky believes he's her new best friend!
Emma and Linc's chemistry is impossible to deny as they consult with Gillian and follow leads to find Paige. What happens when their attraction explodes and they do find answers? Will Emma be able to leave the past behind to find a future with Linc?

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ALWAYS HER COWBOY, Book 4.

A sweetly sexy contemporary ranch romance by Karen Rose Smith with an old-fashioned flavor but a modern twist.
Once a doctor, Zack leaves tragedy behind and heads for a life that once brought him peace. He finds a temporary job on the Rising Star Ranch in Wyoming. Lucy McIntyre, adopted into a large family who loves her, does her father a favor by checking the man's references as well as doing a face to face interview. Lucy never expects the sizzling magnetic pull toward Zackary Burke. Almost immediately she realizes he's a complicated man. But she has her own secret. And in the middle of Zack's interview she receives an unusual call from the family lawyer that could lead her on a search for a lost sibling.
Family and romance clash. But Lucy thaws Zack's heart until he wants to remain ALWAYS HER COWBOY.

HEARTFIRE, Book 5. Contemporary, reunion romance with family themes.

Tessa Kahill, renowned journalist who traveled the world, is falling in love with her best friend's husband all over again! Tessa and Max Winthrop dated before he met Leslie. But then Tessa left with secrets and dreams to follow her career, and Max married Leslie. With a child and what he considered a "perfect" marriage, Max was devastated when he lost his wife, his son's mother, and Tessa's best friend. A rocky road, a man and woman who are searching for love and a little boy who holds his own secret. They could be a real family if they could all become vulnerable and honest with each other. A heartfire has been burning for years. Will it lead to everlasting love?
Previously published as HEARTFIRE, HOMEFIRE with Silhouette Books under the pseudonym Kari Sutherland.

CASSIDY'S COWBOY, Book 6.

Cassidy Sullivan never knew who her dad was and she'd lost her mom. Her twin sister Lucy had found her with the help of a woman with an intuitive gift--Gillian Bradley. Should they try to find their father? What might happen if they do? But Cassie doesn't count on her foreman's nephew stealing her heart or his daughter confiding in her as if she were a mom in the midst of her search!
The search for a father and true love is a lot to handle at the same time. But Cassidy Sullivan isn't your ordinary cowgirl, and Ben O'Donnell could possibly become CASSIDY'S COWBOY.

HER SISTER, Book 7 in Karen Rose Smith's SEARCH FOR LOVE series.

Contemporary women's fiction with romance and mystery

Clare's little sister, Lynnie, was abducted twenty-seven years ago.  Now the retired detective who has never been able to let go of the cold case has a lead.  Lynnie could be alive!

Clare's neighbor, Joe, an occasional friend until now, gives her support and...wants more than friendship.

Clare's mom, Amanda, thrown together again with her ex-husband into a crisis discovers forgotten love beneath the regrets.

Clare's sixteen year old daughter, Shara, decides to run from her problems instead of facing them.

A devoted sister, a turmoiled mom and a rebellious daughter find their way back to each other in this contemporary ebook about three generations who discover love can knit their family back together again.

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May 1--NATHAN'S VOW, Book 1 Search For Love series romance/paranormal
May 2--JAKE'S BRIDE, Book 2 Search For Love series romance/marriage of convenience, secret baby
May 3--ALWAYS DEVOTED, Book 3 Search For Love series romance/mystery
May 4--ALWAYS HER COWBOY, Book 4 Search For Love series contemporary ranch romance
May 5--HEARTFIRE, Book 5 Search For Love series, contemporary reunion/family romance
May 6--CASSIDY'S COWBOY, Book 6 Search For Love series, women's fiction/romance novella
May 7--HER SISTER, Book 7 Search For Love series, women's fiction with romance and mystery!

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Part 2 Interview with #Narrator Alexandra Haag by Karen Rose Smith

From Alexandra Haag--

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Do you feel as if you become the characters as you narrate?
I do.  As an actor I draw on my own experiences and emotions to realize the characters.  While many characters are quite different from myself, we all experience joy, fear, anger, love, uncertainty, etc., and that's where I try to find common ground.

Do you read the book before you start or narrate scene by scene?
Oh, yes, I read the entire book before I narrate, and I outline which characters speak in each chapter.  It's vital to know how the book progresses and where the characters end up.  Sometimes characters seem to be one sort of person at the beginning, but when you learn their backstory through the book, they may end up being entirely different.  To know the details of the story is vital to believably portraying the characters.

What is the toughest part of narrating?
Listening to myself for so long!  And making sure the continuity is right--the tone and quality of the voice is consistent throughout in both the narrative portions and in the character voices.

How do you protect your voice?
Lots of water and resting when the voice starts sounding strained.

What's involved in the process from setting up a home studio, to editing, to putting the book for sale?  How long does it take?
Well, most narrators who record from home start off in a closet surrounded by blankets.  It's quite an expense to put a proper studio together where the sound is completely dampened and the outside noise isn't too disturbing (but nothing can really block the sound of engines on land or in the air).  Then there's the need for a quality microphone, lighting, boom, copy stand, A/D interface, headphones, computer, monitors, recording and editing software.  I took the plunge to create a purpose-built studio and editing bay rather early in my career.  At that time, I sat as I narrated (as do most narrators), but now I stand.  In that way I'm reminded on multiple levels to take breaks often.  I also wear headphones (some narrators don't) because I feel I can better hear various extraneous noises that can intrude on the narration.  Regarding the time to create the audiobook, it actually takes about 7-8 times the finished length of the audiobook to prepare, narrate, edit, produce and master the book.

What do you look for in an author's history to sway you toward narrating their book?
When an author has a website and blog, and has developed a fan base as evidenced in reviews and online interaction with the author, I am most happy to be part of their projects.  If the author is enthusiastic about the narration, she or he will promote it on their site.  Then, the fans who love the books will likely be excited about hearing the book come to life through audio.  This, of course, is a two-edged sword.  Fans may be disappointed if the voice in their ear doesn't match the "voice in their head" that they heard when reading the book.  But I've found that, generally speaking, if the author likes the narration, the fans will as well.

What do you like to do most when you're not narrating?
I enjoy travelling with my husband, playing golf, snow skiing in season, walking in the neighborhood or on the beach, watching films, visiting with my now-grown children, doing community and church volunteer work with friends and, of course, reading!

What are you planning next?
Thankfully, mu dance card is pretty full for a few months.  After HEARTFIRE, I'm working on a couple of thrillers, several romances, and a couple of historical fiction mysteries.  It's just so much fun to immerse myself in these stories, much as I do when I read a book.  But as an actor/narrator, I get to live the stories, and by doing so I find myself, more times than not, falling in love with the characters and stories.  And, for that, I'm very grateful to my authors who entrust their stories to me.

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A Perfect Day! What is yours? by Karen Rose Smith

What is your idea of a perfect day?

On a perfect day, I would be free of a to-do list!
Maybe days I feel my life runs me instead of me running my life.  I easily get caught up in the have-to-do's whether they are personal or career oriented.  I automatically prioritize, whether on my paper to-do list or the one in my head.  On an energetic day, I can tick them off one after the other until all tasks are completed.  On a slower day, they spill over into the next day or the next , depending on importance.  But what would I do if I didn't have a to-do list?  Great question.  But so hypothetical because I don't think it will ever happen.

The sun would be shining.
This is a must for my perfect day.  Sunshine not only helps the flowers grow, it gives me energy, lets suncatchers make rainbows on the walks, and reminds me there's a whole big world out there I want to see.

The flowers in the garden would be blooming.
I love color and sweet natural scents.  Something about sitting or walking through a garden enlivens my creative spirit, soothes my soul and relaxes me.  Nature is vibrant and that vibrancy seeps into me when I remember to enjoy it.

My favorite people would surround me. 
My perfect days are simple. At the end of the summer, family who lives across the country flies in.  We have a picnic with family and friends, sometimes making s'mores over the fire pit.  On those evenings when the moon and stars are bright and loved ones are close, I feel the day is perfect.

I'd love for you to share YOUR perfect day in the comments.

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An #Interview with #Narrator Alexandra Haag, Part 1, by Karen Rose Smith

When I went searching for a narrator for HEARTFIRE, a sweet but sensual romance about family, it was my 16th audiobook to put into production.  This time, instead of listening to hundreds of samples, I listened to an audiobook a friend had developed and asked her about her narrator.  She recommended Alexandra Haag highly on all levels of production from the technical to the professional working relationship.  I asked Alexandra to audition and her voice was perfect for all my characters.  She does a wonderful job of distinguishing voices as well as with all the technical aspects of production.  I'm so pleased to introduce her to my readers and other authors so you can learn a bit about her and the process.  Our interview is detailed so I'm doing a Part 1 and Part 2 blog of it.  I will post the second installment next week.

From Alexandra Haag--

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Tell us a little about your background: Where are you from?
I was born in Central California, spent my school years in the Midwest, and my college and adult years in Southern California.  I like to say I'm a California girl with good Midwestern values.

What was your schooling?
I have a BA from UCLA in English/American Studies and an MA from San Diego State University in Education/Educational Technology.

How do you train to become a narrator?
An acting background is very important, but narration is even more specific, so it's essential to find a coach who can guide you through the skills peculiar to this very intimate medium.

What's been your experience with narrating so far?
I found that audiobook narration has a very steep learning curve and I'm amazed by how many have taken on the challenge.  I produce my own work as well, so there is a lot of technical knowledge that goes into the actual recording, editing and mastering of the finished audio.  It's a challenge, but deeply rewarding when an author is pleased with the results, and listeners and fans respond positively to the audio presentation.

What genre do you like to narrate the best?
I've enjoyed all of the genres that I've voiced, which include non-fiction, memoirs, young adult, science fiction, historical fiction, and romances.  My little secret, though, is how much I enjoy the romances.  I've been lucky enough to narrate romances with themes that generally reflect my own values and I appreciate how the authors can marry traditional values with some pretty hot intimate scenes!

Did you read a lot as a kid?  As an adult?
Throughout my life I've been a voracious reader and have great respect for writers.  I know the challenge of the writing process and, when I narrate, I do my best to honor the author's words and intent.

Why did you decide to begin narrating audiobooks?
For several years I read the local paper on our local PBS radio station as a service to the sight impaired, and I also facilitated a neighborhood book club.  One month we read a book that I thought should be available on audio and I contacted the author/publisher.  While they ultimately never made an audio of that book, I did record it for a friend of mine with macular degeneration.  From there, I decided that I'd commit myself to exploring and honing this craft.  I feel that it's the highest privilege to be invited by listeners to spend extended times with them, speaking in their ears and telling them a story, and I've studied and worked at this craft in order to offer a performance worthy of their trust.

How do you know what voice to use for each character?
When preparing the book, I try to gather as much information from the text as I can about the physical and emotional makeup of each character.  I try to make the voice reflect all of that information so that when you hear the voice, you can picture him or her in your mind.

How do you keep the voices straight?
It can be a real challenge to remember how each character sounds.  In my mind I have a kind of visual map as to where the voice is coming from (high/low, thin/fat, breathy/gravelly, etc.).  Sometimes I realize that I don't like my initial choice of voice for a character and then must go back and re-record.

Read Part 2 of my interview with Alexandra next week.

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An Interview With #Narrator Natalie Gray--How She Does It by Karen Rose Smith

My narrator for RIBBONS AND RAINBOWS, Natalie Gray, gives readers,  authors and narrators a comprehensive view of her profession.  I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I enjoyed learning about it.

Here is Natalie Gray.

Tell us a little about your background:  Where are you from?
I'm from Wisconsin.  Born in Green Bay and raised in a small farming community of 863 people located about 15 miles from Green Bay.  It was an excellent environment to grow up in because we learned about the land and where food came from.  How I live now was deeply influenced by growing up so close to the land.

What was your schooling?
I must have loved school, because I got two masters Degrees, both in Theatre. :) One was in theory and Criticism and one was for Acting and Directing.

How do you train to become a narrator?
The obvious way is through school or workshops or classes.  I think it's important to have a basic understanding of acting techniques.  It's imperative that you listen to other audiobook narrators (something I need to do more of myself.) The other way I think it's important to train is to simply read, read, read. If you don't love reading, then why bother narrating?  There's such joy in immersing oneself in the worlds created by all these amazing authors.  Reading, reading, reading gives such exposure to the many different styles of books out there.

What's been your experience with narrating so far?
I simply love it.  It's my dream job.  I've been very fortunate that work comes my way regularly.  I love being able to bring different authors texts to life.  It's been a wonderful experience.

What genre do you like to narrate the best?
I"m not sure, yet.  I really like romance novels, but I also adore a good fiction story and non--fiction also captivates my attention.  And truly, I love doing children's books!

Did you read a lot as a kid?  As an adult?
Yes, to both.  I'm an avid reader.

Why did you decide to begin narrating audiobooks?
It was what some people call a "godshot."  I was trying to figure out what to do with my life.  I'd been an actor for 20 years, and then taken a break to find a hubby and really make some money (I had loans to pay off from all the schooling.)  I knew I didn't want to work for anyone else and I knew I didn't want to go back to acting.  Then one day, I was looking at presenter work on the Internet, and saw an ad that invited people to become a voice-over actor.  As soon as I saw the ad, I knew that's where I was headed.  And then when someone mentioned audiobooks, I was hooked.

How do you know what voice to use for each character?
When I read a book, whether I'm going to narrate it or not, I always imagine how the characters look and sound.  When I narrate a book, I try to replicate the sound and the feel of how I hear each characters' voice.  There's more than just the sound of the voice, there's also how fast or slow the character speaks, whether they speak clearly or garble their words, where they place there voice (like is it more nasal or is it more back in the throat,) do they have an accent.  All these things go into trying to voice a character.

How do you keep them straight?
Since I see and hear each character very clearly, it's not hard to "keep them straight."  Although, if it's been awhile since I've voiced a certain character, I do sometimes go back and listen to a part of the book I've already recorded that has that character's lines in it.  This way I can remind myself of exactly how I tried to capture the voice and feel of that character.

Do you feel as if you become the characters as you narrate?
To some extent, yes, I think I do, otherwise it would be hard to get their point of view across.  No matter what kind of character I voice, I need to see the world of the story from that character's point of view.

Do you read the book before you start or narrate scene by scene?
I read the book at least once before I start.  It saves having to re-record earlier chapters because of things you might find out about characters that occur later on in the book.

What is the toughest part of narrating?
The length of time it actually takes to record a book.  If a book is 10 hours long, it means that a narrator probably has about 15-20 hours of actual speaking time.  This is because it's impossible to record everything perfectly, so there's a lot of re-takes and re-recording that happens.

How do you protect your voice?
It is very important to make sure I've warmed up my voice before recording.  I also don't give major characters voices that are too far off my own natural speaking voice, because that's very taxing.  For example, I can do a very deep-voiced or gravelly voiced man, but I'd only use something like that for a character that spoke less often.

What's involved in the process from setting up a home studio, to editing, to putting the book for sale?  How long does it take?
That's quite a question.  Setting up a home studio is something you do once, and then that's it.  It's an expensive proposition, so it's important to research it before hand, by reading industry books (the one I used to get started was "Voice Actors Guide to Recording at Home...and on the Road" by Harlan Hogan and Jeffrey P. Fisher.)  There are also online teleclasses and seminars on the subject, and just talking to other voice-over actors can be really helpful.  It took me about two weeks of really studying things and figuring out how I could make my space work to get it all together.  I wanted as professional a sound as I could get, so I spent a fair amount of money on my equipment, but definitely not as much as I COULD have spent.  It can get crazy, and there's no need to do that when you're first starting out.  For myself, the cost to get up and running was about $1500.  I know voice-over actors who have done it for a lot less.

Once you have set up a home studio, then you're ready to start looking for work.  There are many places nowadays to find work.  If you're a narrator, then ACX.com is one of the best places to be registered.  That's where I get most of my audiobook work.  It's important to have a professionally done audiobook demo.  If your sound quality is bad, I don't care how good you are as a narrator, it will be hard for you to sell yourself.
(Note from Karen--I listened to many, many, many auditions. Sometimes I really liked the voice for my hero or heroine.  But if the sound quality had any problems--like the machine going on and off, thumping noises in the background, echoes, I went on to another audition.  Those problems can be time consuming for both the narrator and author and sometimes they simply can't be fixed.  Natalie's sound quality was top-notch.)

On ACX you have a profile, which authors can find you through, and I often get offers to narrate books just from my profile.  But, you can also search for authors looking for narrators, and that process involved submitting an audition.  Once you submit your audition, it can take anywhere from 1 day to a couple of weeks to hear if you got the job or not.

Once you get a narrating job, how quickly a book is recorded, edited mastered and delivered is up to the schedule agreed upon by the narrator and the author.  On ACX, the average length of time is 30-60 days to get the book recorded, mastered and approved, and then it can be another 2-3 weeks before it gets listed for sale.  So, the process can be about 2-4 months (and often it can be longer.)

What do you look for in an author's history to sway you toward narrating their book?
I look for an author who has some success already with prior books, but mostly, I choose whether or not to narrate a book based on whether or not I like the story.  I only want to narrate audiobooks that I'd like to read.  Since I like to read a lot of different types of material, that gives me a wide range to choose from, fortunately.

What do you like to do most when  you're not narrating?
I'm super interested in the eat-local, sustainable and organic food movement.  I'm involved marginally int he politics of it, but mostly I'm involved in it through living it, which means I grow some of my own food.  I make my own kombucha (tea), I make my own sauerkraut, do a lot of freezing and preserving of fresh foods.  There's nothing on earth like the taste of a tomato right off the vine.

I also spend time with my hubby and my cat.  It's a pretty simple life, and very satisfying.

Natalie Gray's email addy: natalie@voicebynatalie.com

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Signs of #Spring in #Pennsylvania by Karen Rose Smith

After a long harsh winter in Pennsylvania, we finally have signs of spring.  The last week brought temperatures in the 60's and 70's. Just like all of us who have cabin fever, our garden plants couldn't wait to bud and bloom.  In the past few days, wonderful scents and vibrant colors are dotting our gardens, assuring us that planting season isn't far away.  We're supposed to have rain and cooler temperatures for the next week and I wanted to document these beauties before that happened.  This might be our spring before we hop into summer after the last cold spell. Our gnarled weeping cherry has just begun the blossoming process.

After my mom passed on, I planted a garden in her honor. I try to keep something blooming through the whole season.  These hyacinths are usually first to pop up.

This is a newer variety of hyacinth that is supposed to be more fragrant and fuller.  It's gorgeous.

Two tone and frilly!

Old Fashioned Bluebells

I hope your garden gives you as much pleasure as ours does.  It is my peaceful place to write or relax.  And I'm looking forward to more color and blooms.  I often post garden photos on my Facebook page along with writing news and cat pics!

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