BLURB:
Professor Rebecca Stanley-Wilson is having a very bad season. The ramifications of one torrid evening with one of
the great upcoming painters of his generation, will not only be felt across her life but over the entire art world. Sexy,
funny, and very surprising, Permanent Spring Showers is the tale of
one very memorable springtime and how it impacts a group of unique artists
and dreamers. From the the hopeful Olympian with the failing marriage
to the writer who is creating a new literary movement (through outright
manipulation) to the romantic wondering what he did wrong to drive away
the love of his life, each tale walks the line between reality and fantasy.
And waiting at the end of the line is a very important painting... and
possibly the revolver used in the Lincoln Assassination.
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EXCERPT
“What are you thinking? She’s an escort!”
“I’m in love, Steve. After sitting through the first twenty minutes of this lunch, it’s
obvious you certainly still remember what that feeling is like.” He
pushed his plate forward.
"But Clark…” I began.
He interrupted, “And it’s not like she wants to do that her entire
life, Steve, if that is what is troubling you. She is doing it to pay
for college.”
I stopped, the car of my mind shifting gears again. “Wait, did you
say ‘is’? Do you mean she is still doing it?”
“Well, times are tough all over,” Clark replied far too calmly
for my taste. “Have you seen college tuition rates this year?”
“And she’s really in college?” I asked, shocked. I began to
wonder if I was on one of those TV shows and a camera was hidden in
a bush nearby me.
My shock was perfectly mirrored by the opposite reflection of the
casualness of my brother.
“You didn’t think I would marry an idiot did you, Steve? I need
to be mentally challenged, you know that. She is studying education;
her dream’s to teach third graders.”
“You’re engaged to a hooker…”
“Escort,” he corrected quickly for a third time.
“Oh, I’m sorry,” I said sarcastically. “You are engaged to
an active escort who wants to be an elementary school teacher?”
“Yes,” Clark said with a dramatic point across the table at me.
“And Steve, this is where you come in. You need to help me introduce
her to mom and dad.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Scott D. Southard is the author of A Jane Austen Daydream, Maximilian Standforth and the Case of the Dangerous Dare, My Problem With Doors, Megan, 3 Days in Rome and Me Stuff in addition
to his latest release, Permanent Spring Showers.
His eclectic writing
has also found its way into radio, as Scott was the creator of the radio
comedy series The Dante Experience. The production was honored with
the Golden Headset Award for Best MultiCast Audio and the Silver Ogle
Award for Best Fantasy Audio Production. Scott received his Master's
in writing from the University of Southern California.
Scott can be
found on the internet via his writing blog “The Musings & Artful
Blunders of Scott D. Southard" where he writes on topics ranging
from writing, art, books, TV, writing, parenting, life, movies, and
writing. He even shares original fiction on the site. His blog can be
found at http://sdsouthard.com. Scott is also the fiction book reviewer
for WKAR's daily radio show Current State.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE
Scott D. Southard will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly
drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and a signed copy of
his previous title: A Jane Austen Daydream (US ONLY) to a randomly drawn
host.
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