Author: Carla Swafford, Author

Carla Swafford loves romance novels, action/adventure movies, and men, and her books reflect that. And that’s not all, she’s crazy about hockey. She’s married to her high school sweetheart and lives in the Southeastern U.S.
Posted in Audio, Reading, Recommendations

Reviews Are Often More Than Personal Opinions

Posted on by Carla Swafford, Author

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As an author, I get reviews on my books all the time. When the reviewer doesn’t like a book of mine, I get sad. Duh, of course. But I understand how everyone’s taste is different. Some people love my books and some don’t. The only time I get aggravated is when the reviewer doesn’t realize the book just isn’t their cup of tea, and they start sprouting personal insults or try to make jokes that are really not funny. HA! Wouldn’t it be nice to be able review the review?51js7wauk7l

Anyway, I know I read many books that make me unhappy because the people do not act like I prefer or the story doesn’t go in the direction I want or the plot becomes boring. I have read books that people go on and on about how wonderful it is and I don’t understand why when I read it. Thank goodness there are plenty of books to read out there.

I had the pleasure of listening to one of Kerrigan Byrne’s books on audio and plan to listen/read many more.  This one in particular, THE HUNTER, was wonderful, sexy, romantic, and different. The hero wasn’t heroic material, but he proved to be one along the way.

I like THE HUNTER so much, I bought the paperback copy as I plan to read it (again?) soon.

Now for a totally unique book, THE BRIDE TEST. Talk about different. But I enjoyed it so much. Actually, I’ve read both of her books. THE KISS QUOTIENT is the other one and just as good and fresh.

Posted in Book Signings, My Books, Workshop

Saturday, June 8, 2019

Posted on by Carla Swafford, Author

On June 8, at 10:30 a.m., I will be at the Decatur Public Library. Come and buy one of my books and I’ll sign it. All kinds of fun things will be going on. Plus you can have lunch with me or another author.  Click here for more information.

Decatur (AL) Public Library

Posted in Giveaways, Workshop

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Posted on by Carla Swafford, Author

photo meOn April 20, I will present Save The Story:  No More Sagging Middles at the North Shelby Library (anyone can come – romance writer or not) at 10 a.m., Saturday.

I will show authors how to break down their story with beats. In turn, they will find the right starting point in their book, prevent sagging middles, and dragging storylines. The information is based on Blake Snyder‘s book, Save The Cat! and Michael Hauge’s Story Mastery. Attendees should be familiar with the movie Pretty Woman, but it’s not necessary. 

Come and see me.  You never know. I made be giving away books and along with autographing those you already have with you.

Posted in Jake, My Books, Southern Crime Family series

Releasing May 21, 2019!

Posted on by Carla Swafford, Author

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Hard to believe I have another book coming out so soon. But I do.

Forget the Hatfields and McCoys, in a small Southern town, the Whitfields and Tallys are the real family feud. So for some unholy reason, Jake Whitfield’s old man and Angel Tally’s grandfather wrote codicils to their wills the night before they died in a suspicious fire. The codicils require Jake and Angel to marry or lose their inheritances.

Jake feels like a man with two faces. One he presents to his brothers and the public: the criminal willing to step on anyone for a buck while mercilessly protecting the business. The other: the lonely man wanting a better life for himself and his family and working with an FBI agent to make it happen.

To Jake, marrying Angel makes sense. With her family’s help, he can fight the new criminal organization that’s moving into his town. Immersed in the criminal world, there is no hope for Angel, but her brother is still young. She will do anything to protect him from that way of life and whoever killed their grandfather, even marry a despised Whitfield. And Angel never forgot about the sexy incident with Jake in high school ten years earlier.And if she has to go along with a Whitfield-Tally marriage, she wants a replay.

**HOT ROMANCE with consensual spankings**

Be on the look out for the pre-order coming up soon.