by
MARGIE SEAMAN
Publisher: Stoney Creek Publishing Group
Pages: 224 pages
Publication Date: June 22, 2022
Kate Caldwell is a 72-year-old romance novelist writing under the nom de plume, Desiree Desire. With more than thirty bestsellers to her credit, Kate is considered an authority on romance. Her personal life, however, has been lacking in the love department for a long time, and she has all but given up hope of finding a true, romantic connection. Her latest series, about a rakish eighteenth-century pirate, has been a struggle. Her struggle with her own creative processes boils over on a stormy night, when Captain Edward Peregrine, a pirate of the Caribbean during the year 1721, begins appearing to her as she sleeps. Convinced that Edward is a figment of her imagination, Kate happily accepts his return visits, and the two collaborate on the first two books of the series. Then, Edward suddenly stops appearing, and Kate is frustrated with her publisher’s demands for the next book.
In desperation, she decides to take a two-week cruise with her granddaughter, Ellie, hoping the chance to relax and watch the waves breaking in the beautiful waters of the Caribbean will reset her creative process. Little did Kate know that troubled waters lay ahead or that she’s in for the adventure of her life, and possibly, true love at long last.
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“A fun and lively read about romance, and the real and imagined adventures of a woman writer cruising through her senior years. Once again, Margie Seaman proves age is no obstacle in this swashbuckling debut novel.” —Lise Olsen, Author of CODE OF SILENCE
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FROM SOMEDAY BELONGS TO US
In writing the book, I originally added a television interview with Gayle King scene with Kate that was scheduled prior to her Oprah interview. However, after editing, the scene seemed to be diluted by other events that had happened and since Kate was making such a pivotal point, my decision was that this might be a good scene to use in book two where it would have greater impact. — Margie
“In other interviews, you have mentioned that you do not like writing love scenes in explicit detail. Was the last book difficult for you and did you feel that you were selling-out, so to speak?”
“Not really, I can understand that society is different today than it was when I started my career as a writer. We no longer have the philosophy that nice girls don’t and bad girls do. Women want to read about romance and the physical side that comes along with love. After two books, the sexual tension had built between Edward and the woman of the moment so I knew that the timing was right to relieve that tension and give my readers what they wanted. I know Edward was feeling a lot of frustration by always getting down to the one-yard line and never scoring a goal. He chastised me many times about always leaving him in delicate situations.”
As soon as the words were out of her mouth, Kate knew she had made a huge mistake. She hoped that Gayle wouldn’t notice her comment about Edward but feared what the next question would be.
“You said Edward was getting frustrated? That sounds like you view Edward as a person and not just a character that you have created. Is Edward patterned after someone you know?”
Kate paused just for a second before answering, “No, he is totally made up. I think he originally came to me in a dream and I just developed him into the type of leading male character that women find attractive. I will admit that writing about any character through several books does make me feel close to the person I have created. It is a little like the effect that all of you on this show have on your audience. People see you every day of the week and after a time, they feel they know you and think of you as a friend. I’ve never really thought about it but I guess Edward has become a friend to me now. Oh well, what’s one more name for the Christmas card list?”
The group around the table laughed and Kate felt relieved that she had glossed over her speaking about Edward as if he was real.
“I think I can speak for every woman who has read the Passion series and say that none of us would mind sending Edward a Christmas card. In fact, I think we would all like to deliver it in person. But, I would like to change the subject and ask you how competitive the field of writing is and if you feel that your age is a help or a detriment to your ability to sell books?”
“I’m glad you brought that up, Gayle. I have thought about that fairly often recently since I am 73 years old and I guess I worry about the believability of a woman my age writing about passion. The common conception is that love is for the young but, in my personal experience as well as knowledge from friends, love never gets old. People need to feel attractive and desirable at any age. The ability to feel a thrill when someone you like is close to you isn’t diminished by age. When people feel they aren’t viewed in a positive manner is when loneliness and depression sets in. Everyone needs that special someone in their life to complete them as a person. I still get that little tingle when I look at an attractive man and the ability to flirt can exist whether a person is eighteen or eighty. Love truly does make the world go around. That is the main reason I write romance novels. We see too much loveless sex on television, in movies, and in some books. Sex is fleeting but love lasts forever and I want my readers to know that true love does exist and it offers so much more than just a casual one-night stand. So, I may be old but I’m still a woman with feelings.”
Gayle nodded her head and added, “And you demonstrate that a woman can still be beautiful at any age. Thank you so much for being here with us today and I know that you have been selected to appear on Oprah’s International Woman’s Day special as one of four talented women who have made valuable contributions in their chosen field. I look forward to seeing that interview and I think I might have to put a bug in Oprah’s ear about pursuing your relationship with Edward. My reporter’s intuition tells me that there is more there than meets the eye. Thank you again.
MARGIE SEAMAN is an eighty-five-year-old, late-blooming author of her debut novel Someday Belongs to Us. After a forty-year career in marketing, she switched to a new venture in website design where she has been the president of Citation Solutions for the past fourteen years. Margie also writes a travel blog for seniors, The Graytripper, that encourages people to get out and explore their world. Margie is the mother of three, grandmother of seven, and great-grandmother of three. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston and lives in Houston, Texas, right down the street from her childhood home. She is currently dogless for the first time in her life but does have some totally spoiled cats that ungraciously allow her to share their living environment.
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