Megan Westfield

Megan Westfield's use of rocky mountains, dangerous cliffs and turbulent emotions were essential to the plot line of Lessons in Gravity. Josh and April use their careers as shields. Both are running away from hard to face issues. The problem is no matter how fast they run and how far they escape, troubles still persist. For April facing her fears is a big step but she has yet to come to terms with the painful memories that dog her every waking moment. Lessons in Gravity puts the emotion front and center. April and Josh's journey is like pulling of a scab. It burns, it lingers but eventually it heals.… (lisätietoja)

Shivers and urgency!

Opening this romance with a full-bladdered, tent-camping chill was brilliant. There's this subtle humor juxtaposed with a heartbreaking burden of grief AND a good old-fashioned, morning-cold-of-tent-camping slap in the face. I love this main character already. With her, I'm shivering. I'm already on the edge of my seat. And most importantly, I'm hooked. Bring on the romance!

Megan Westfield has obviously been camping with a flat ground pad and describes the discomfort and bone-chill perfectly. More perfect is the her set-up of this MC for an epic romance, which is hidden in the white space: her heart is still hurting from her father's death, she doesn't really want to be here--in a tent, freezing her butt off--BUT right about now, she'd love some body heat, if you know what I mean ;-)

Even though I like the voice and the background info in her early-version first page, I can tell it was her "engine-cranking" (you know--all the writing an author has to do before they get down to telling the story.) All of that backstory will be woven into the narrative, and this novel starts the way a novel should--with shivers and a sense of urgency. :-)

This first page does a lot:

Readership: Adult. Clearly the main character is over 21, she threw back a beer with her crew last night.
Genre: This isn't so clear in the first page. But the MC is set up to be a bit standoffish, given her grief and her uncomfy night in a tent. Also the cover and blurb scream "ROMANCE"
Mood: Shivers and urgency. Shivers. And. Urgency. :-)
Setting: SO WELL DONE. I can all but smell the nylon tent. It's such a subtle, light touch in this setting description, which is woven in beautifully.
“Tell me more” factor: Pretty darn high on this one. I would've loved to see some dreading in an inner thought of what's to come now that the sun's up or some hint at meeting (or having already met and now having to work with) the man who will be the love interest, but since I know it's a romance from the cover and blurb, (and since I can so well relate to the shivers and urgency) I'm anxious to see more!

This first page earns 4.5 out of 5 North of Normal stars!… (lisätietoja)