That's not what makes her so divine, though. No, last night, when I realized I didn't have a #WriterWednesday post for today - for reasons we won't go into - Diane stepped up and hit one out of the park in just about five minutes flat. And if that isn't divine, I don't know what is.
Here you go, folks: the fabulous... the divine... Diane Albert!
Hi, Jennie and fellow readers! Thanks for inviting me to
stop by and chat today for #WriterWednesday! I love meeting new people, and I
love talking about my newest release, so it’s a win/win, right? I think so,
anyway. ;)
But before I tell
you about it, check out the blurb:
Rebecca’s life sucked before she became an angel. Crappy apartment, awful jobs, abusive boyfriends–it was no wonder she jumped at the chance to escape it all and become a real live angel. The problem is Rebecca’s not very angelic, and she’ll have to do more to earn her wings than end her love affair with the word f–er, frick.
Especially when she’s assigned to save single father Tony Weis, whose less-than-pure thoughts wreak hell on a telepathic angel’s nerves. It’s all Rebecca can do to keep her hands off him…but when she loses her memory injuring herself to save Tony’s daughter, now it’s Tony’s turn to be her angel and care for her. But will Tony’s devotion tempt her from her angelic path, even if it means being human again?
Okay, now that you know all about it, here’s some inside information! Rebecca has had all the crap that life can throw at you heaped her way—and then some. Crappy jobs, lousy apartments, dead parents—you name it…she’s seen it. So, when the opportunity comes her way to become an angel, she obviously jumps at the opportunity. A life without feelings, heartache, and pain? Sign her up!
She didn’t count on her first assignment being Tony Weis,
hot single father to an adorable little four year old girl. Little by little,
the two of them worm their way into her heart, and past her defenses. She finds
herself questioning whether what she really wants is a safe, unfeeling life of
helping others—or a family who loves her. Something she hasn’t had in years.
When she loses her memory saving Miranda’s life, and thus
earning her wings, Tony is thrust into the position of caring for her. And,
unfortunately for him, he falls for her in the process. When she gets her
memory back, will she return to the life of an angel—or will she choose the
uncertainty of the human world?
The journey throughout the book includes lots of laughs,
quite a bit of cursing and fighting, and even some tears. Here’s a little taste
of Divinely Ruined:
Chapter 1
Angel Rule #1: Never lie to your assignment.
From the moment Rebecca set out to become an angel, she’d
known she wasn’t the ideal candidate. She cursed. She coveted. She thought
highly uncharitable thoughts—and those uncharitable thoughts often led to
losing her temper.
Just like she had this morning.
It wasn’t her fault. The assistant kitchen angel wouldn’t
give her any apple pie. Rebecca would swear until she turned blue in the face
that the wench deliberately skipped over her—and Rebecca really, really
liked apple pie. But she’d made herself cool off, and even apologize…until the
brat had stuck her tongue out.
That was when the hair-pulling had started.
Like that wretch would ever earn her wings, either.
Hmph.
Rebecca rubbed at the bite-mark the stupid brat had left on
her forearm, and leaned against a telephone pole. Across the street, a U-Haul
truck sat before a modestly sized house. Boxes strewed across the sidewalk. A
little girl sat on the steps, clutching a doll in her arms. Her eyes were
grave, and her chestnut hair gleamed in the sunlight. She was beautiful,
Rebecca thought. As beautiful as the child Rebecca would never have.
She pushed those thoughts away. Her training—a strenuous
ten-hour daily lecture combined with good old hands-on experience—warned her
against dwelling on her mortal life, or the personal sacrifices she’d made to
answer a higher calling. She’d tried, especially after the Archangel of New
Recruit Training, Her Holiness and Eminence Miss Sally of the Disapproving
Stare, had held her back an extra year.
Most aspiring angels were allowed contact with humans after
the mandatory twelve-month training program. It had taken Rebecca two and a
half years of endless book studies and lectures on why slouching was bad for
her shoulders before Sally even considered letting her accept a case on
Earth—and now here she was.
She believed she just might be stalling.
No, there was no “might” about it. Rebecca tore herself from
her pensive thoughts and looked away from the child. She wasn’t here for the
girl.
She was here for one Anthony Richard Weis, single father of
four-year-old Miranda and a man sorely in danger of losing his soul.
A gruff voice rumbled from inside the U-Haul, echoing
throughout the cavernous space. Well. He had a mouth on him, didn’t he? The
tips of Rebecca’s ears heated, but she lifted her chin, wiped her sweaty hands
on her skirt, and crossed the street to the truck.
She could do this. All she had to do was make sure Anthony
remained on sound moral footing. In the course of three years, Anthony had lost
his job, his house, and the mother of his child—and would soon commit a murder.
Her job consisted of stepping into his life and persuading him to take the
higher ground. Or in this case, not to kill anyone.
Easy enough, right?
Except that Rebecca had never really succeeded at much in
life, unless there was an award for sucking the most. Her life before Sally had
been a miserable failure. She couldn’t fail again. She had this situation under
control, and she would succeed.
Why, then, was she so nervous?
Maybe because her entire life depended on this mission. Her
future as an angel. A purpose that would finally make her life mean something.
She couldn’t panic now.
She’d been chosen by God as one of the elite few humans
given the opportunity to become an angel. A real, honest-to-goodness,
ever-serene angel.
She just had to get Tony to believe in God, and in her. And
work on that serenity thing. Then, maybe she’d be the person she’d always
wanted to be. Maybe she’d no longer be a failure. Maybe she’d no longer be
alone.
Maybe, just maybe…she’d finally be whole.
Thanks so much for having me here for Writer Wednesday, and
if anyone wants to throw questions my way—I’m ready!
* * *
Diane Alberts
current contracted works with Entangled Publishing are: ON ONE
CONDITION (February 2012, Ever After line), and DIVINELY RUINED
(April 2012, Ever After line). Her current works with Decadent
Publishing are: KILL ME TOMORROW (October 2011, 1NightStand
series), RECLAIMED (December 2011), ABSOLUTION (March 2012,
Honor Guard series), BROKEN (March 2012, 1NightStand
series), and ESCAPE TO ME (TBA, 1NightStand series).
Diane Alberts
has always been a dreamer with a vivid imagination, but it wasn’t until 2011
that she put her pen where her brain was, and became a published author.
Since receiving her first contract offer, she has yet to stop writing. Though
she lives in the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot,
sunny beach with crystal clear water. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with
her four kids, a husband, and a Senegal parrot. In the rare moments when she’s
not writing, she can usually be found hunched over one knitting project or
another.
She is a
multi-published, bestselling author with Entangled Publishing and Decadent
Publishing. She is repped by her fabulous agent, Lauren Hammond of ADA
Management. She has, as of this date, two books with Entangled Publishing, and
five books with Decadent Publishing. Her February release with Entangled
Publishing, ON ONE CONDITION, hit #18 on the Barnes and Noble Bestseller
List. She has a lot of projects currently being shopped around by her fabulous
agent, and her goal is to write so many fantastic books that even a non-romance
book fan will know her name.
Buy links:
Read first chapter free:
Entangled Publishing
8 comments:
Thanks for having me here, Jennie!
You're so very welcome! Thanks for filling in on short notice. :-)
Hi Diane (and Jenna),
You had me at "love affair with the word f–er, frick."
I enjoy that word a little too much as well . . . Fortunately for my children, I've been able to maintain a my clandestine affair with the F word through my own writing.
I'll definitely pick up a copy of "Divinely Ruined. Angels who aren't quite angelic? Totally up my alley :)
Ha! I am the same, Dana! I use it a lot in my books, and sometimes I find it slipping out because of that.
But, man, Rebecca does have a mouth on her. ;)
I hope you enjoy Divinely Ruined! <3
Hi Jenna and Diane! I loved Divinely Ruined! (But you already know that, Diane.) Happy Wednesday!
Thanks for stopping by, Robin! You're the best!
Hi Ladies!
Diane, I love the cover of Divinely ruined and your blurb is--well, it's divine! The premise for this story is so cute, and I can't wait to read it. I know it'll be a good one.
Congrats on your release :)
Yay! Thanks Christine!
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