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Albert Camus

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Mind, body and soul - The Reclamation (The Club #2) by Lauren Rowe

18++ From Goodreads: "This book was an emotional roller coaster ride. I cried, laughed and was heartbroken sometimes all in one chapter. Ms. Rowe has done it again and hit this one out if the ballpark. [...] This book also has it's share of steamy scenes and mystery. Don't miss out on this series, when you hear others talking about it, you'll wish you had read it, you won't be disappointed. -

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Published: January 26th, 2015

Jonas and Sarah’s addictive love story picks up right where the first book left off, hurtling to a heart-stopping conclusion that will leave readers breathless and screaming for the unforgettable final installment of The Club Trilogy. 

Sarah: “My entire life has spiraled into chaos—and yet, all I can think about is my raging, thumping, insatiable addiction to Jonas’ magical touch. He’s unleashed an all-consuming hunger inside me that can only be satisfied when Jonas finally surrenders to me the same way I’ve surrendered to him—mind, body and soul.”

Guest Post
What inspired you to write The Club Series?

To this day, everyone I know still talks about FSOG as a life-changing trilogy. When I asked people what for them made such a deep and lasting impression, they always always always say “the love story.” And they always said that they haven’t found anything to rival that love story. That got me thinking how much I wanted to write a love story that became one of those “standards” that people always put on their list of favorites. It was a tall order, and I really didn’t have my ideas completely firmed up yet, but I knew that was my goal, anyway: To write an epic love story. Then I read a book that started with a certain premise and I was like so excited about it, but by page 10 it veered in a totally different direction than I was expecting (and, frankly, from what I was hoping for). It wasn’t at all the book I’d imagined it was going to be. So suddenly, those two ideas really coalesced for me—I wanted to write an epic love story AND take that premise I’d hoped for and make it a reality. But when I write, I don’t outline or anything like that, I’m along for the ride like anyone else. So by the time I was at say chapter 4 of The Club, I was off on a wild ride and those initial ideas were just vague inspiration giving way to the story the characters started telling for me.

How do you make your characters believable 

I just become them and then I write the truth. I don’t think about anything but telling the truth, always. And that’s why, sometimes, I have a plan for a scene, and the characters won’t do it. They’re like “I would NEVER do that. Fuck you. I’m not doing it.” And then I go, “Come one, you have to There’s not way I can get to this other plot point if you don’t’ do this. Come on. Trust me. It’ll be fun!” And then the character says, “Fuck you.” And I say, “That’s so rude. I made you and I can send you back to the ethers, too, buddy.” And then they go, “Fuck you.” So then I have to write the scene way differently than I ever planned—and it’s always so much better than I’d originally planned. So, to answer your question, I never, ever ever veer from the truth, no matter what newfangled coolio plot point or twist I THOUGHT I needed. The truth is the sacred law.

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About the author:
Lauren Rowe is the pen name of an author and singer-songwriter who decided to use an alter ego in writing THE CLUB TRILOGY to ensure she didn't hold back in writing the story. (And she didn't.) Lauren lives in San Diego, California where she performs with her band, writes, and hangs out with her family and friends.

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