Thursday, March 27, 2014

Behind the Book -- Love Has Many Voices





Witch, princess, monster, or minstrel – Holly Sutton could speak in a million voices. A whirlwind of casual creativity, a magnet for every kid within calling range, she made a handsome living doing TV cartoon voice-overs. Her life in Thousand Oaks was ideal – except for Jonathan Lockwood, her stuffy neighbor. A banker, he might have been the model for Scrooge – if Scrooge had hazel eyes and a body designed to die for. So why had Holly agreed to accompany him to San Francisco’s most elegant hotel? And why was she suddenly trying to make herself over in his image? They were worlds apart and ne’er the twain would meet … unless they could learn to speak in the voice that understood the intimate need that bound them beyond every difference – the very special voice of love. 

I’m a big fan of the classic cartoons. Looney Tunes/Merry Melodies are my favorites and I still see the animated films that come out. And who can ever forget Mel Blanc, the man of a million voices who made Bugs Bunny and so many others life?

I knew I wanted the heroine of Love Has Many Voices to be a voiceover actress. This petite woman could go from a chirpy woodland animal to a stiff-voiced computer voice to a sultry female that gave every red-blooded man ideas. That she looked more like a pixie says a lot for her talent. Even if said red-blooded man is a by-the-banker. Did I happen to mention that not only was Holly cute as a bug but she wore braces when Jonathan first met her? Oh no, she isn’t your typical romance book heroine.
But that’s what made her fun to write. That and her more than lovable dog, Ralph who was known to moan and softly howl when a neighbor’s toy poodle was in heat. It didn’t matter to him that he was probably ten times her size. After all, it’s what the heart wants that matters. Ralph was also based on our dog, Mac, who was in love with a neighbor’s toy poodle, Gigi, who rejected him at every turn.
Holly and Jonathan were opposites in every way.  That didn’t stop them from falling in love even if Jonathon feared his deep secret could tear them apart.

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Many-Voices-Linda-Wisdom-ebook/dp/B00J9SQWYM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395944249&sr=8-1&keywords=love+has+many+voices

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