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BOOK RELEASE: All It Takes, by Clare Dugmore
I’m thrilled to announce that my dual-POV contemporary romance ALL IT TAKES is out now, exclusively on Amazon Kindle, with the paperback forthcoming in the next couple of days.
Title: All It
Takes
Author: Clare
Dugmore
Genre: Romance
Release Date:
February 14, 2017
Publisher: Snowy Wings Publishing
Description:
All It Takes is one night to change the rest of their lives.
Graduating Uni, travelling Europe and buying her own place –
these are on Megan Green’s to-do list.
At just twenty-two, becoming a mother isn’t.
Fast cars, expensive clothes and bedding a different women
every night – this is how Kian Murphy spends his time when not in the MMA ring.
Pre-natal scans and birthing classes are not on his agenda.
After a chance meeting and passionate encounter, Megan finds
herself pregnant with Kian’s child. But with a womanizing reputation, and a
temper that often leads him into trouble, Kian is hardly boyfriend material,
let alone father material.
Now Megan and Kian must work out if they have All It Takes to
turn their one-night-stand into a relationship that will connect them for a
life-time.
All It Takes is a dual-POV new-adult, contemporary-romance
about responsibility, love and discovering who you are in life.
In hnour of the release, I'm holding a Rafflecopter Giveaway:
Happy Monday, everyone! I'm extra excited to be here today, as I'm revealing the cover for my
dual-POV contemporary romance ALL IT TAKES, which is scheduled for release February 14,
2017, and would like to announce that it’s now available for pre-order for delivery to your
Kindle on release day.
Title: All It
Takes
Author: Clare
Dugmore
Genre: Romance
Release Date:
February 14, 2017
Publisher: Snowy Wings Publishing
Description:
All It Takes is one night to change the rest of their lives.
Graduating Uni, travelling Europe and buying her own place –
these are on Megan Green’s to-do list.
At just twenty-two, becoming a mother isn’t.
Fast cars, expensive clothes and bedding a different women
every night – this is how Kian Murphy spends his time when not in the MMA ring.
Pre-natal scans and birthing classes are not on his agenda.
After a chance meeting and passionate encounter, Megan finds
herself pregnant with Kian’s child. But with a womanizing reputation, and a
temper that often leads him into trouble, Kian is hardly boyfriend material,
let alone father material.
Now Megan and Kian must work out if they have All It Takes to
turn their one-night-stand into a relationship that will connect them for a
life-time.
All It Takes is a dual-POV new-adult, contemporary-romance
about responsibility, love and discovering who you are in life.
Son of a Pitch: Query Round!
Hey all!
So after my success with PitchWars (one mentor liked my query and first chapter enough to request the full manuscript!), I've decided it's time to start putting All It Takes out there for the world to see, in the form of querying and entering pitch contests etc.
The first of which is Son of A Pitch, hosted by CQ author Katie Hamstead! The first round calls for entrants to post their query and first 250 words for peer critiquing.
Here's mine for anyone who has time to critique it, and I'll be off visiting the other entrants!
Title: All It Takes
Category and Genre: Adult, contemporary romance
Word Count: 120,000
Query:
In ALL IT TALES university student Megan Green finds herself pregnant after a rare one-night-stand with womanizing cage fighter Kian Murphy.
First 250 Words:
“Come on, Meg. It’s almost Christmas. If that isn’t cause for celebration I don’t know what is.” My best friend Stacey looked up at me from behind long lashes, her baby blues pleading with me. The puppy dog eyes worked on men without fail, but I’d known her for eleven years. Her charms had no power over me.
Still, the lure of a night of drinking and dancing couldn’t be ignored. We’d been slaving away at uni for months. We deserved a night out.
“All right, but let’s not make it a late one, okay? I’ve got work in the morning.”
“We’ll go to O’Neil’s. There’s a band playing; it’ll be fun.”
“Oh no, not O’Neil’s. That place is a dive.”
“I like it.” Stacey pouted. Another trick she used to get her own way. I could see why men found it adorable, and I knew men were exactly what she had in mind.
“You only want to go there because it’s where all the gym junkies hang out, and you’re hoping to snare one.”
“Have you seen some of the guys that go there? There’s this one, Josh Browne, he’s an MMA fighter and OH.MY.GOD. You should see his body.”
I laughed and shook my head. I could appreciate a hot body as much as the next girl. Hell, I’d been charmed by a pair of biceps and a few well-placed tattoos in the past.
“Okay, we’ll go to O’Neil’s. You can pull a fighter, and everyone will be happy.”
So after my success with PitchWars (one mentor liked my query and first chapter enough to request the full manuscript!), I've decided it's time to start putting All It Takes out there for the world to see, in the form of querying and entering pitch contests etc.
The first of which is Son of A Pitch, hosted by CQ author Katie Hamstead! The first round calls for entrants to post their query and first 250 words for peer critiquing.
Here's mine for anyone who has time to critique it, and I'll be off visiting the other entrants!
Title: All It Takes
Category and Genre: Adult, contemporary romance
Word Count: 120,000
Query:
In ALL IT TALES university student Megan Green finds herself pregnant after a rare one-night-stand with womanizing cage fighter Kian Murphy.
Still trying to get her head around the
unplanned changes to her life, Megan has to deal with Kian’s demands for a
paternity test. She takes his request as a personal insult, causing a gulf
between them.
After Kian blows up at an interviewer on
live TV, Megan is left questioning if he’s really the type of person she wants
to raise a child with. Spiraling out of control, Kian returns to old bad habits
of drinking and lashing out; landing himself in hospital.
Faced with the possibility of losing Kian,
Megan admits her feelings for him. But Kian, who has just agreed to return to
therapy for his anger issues, insists he’ll only end up hurting her.
When the stress of graduating and looking
for a new job cause complications in the pregnancy, and Megan is admitted to
hospital, Kian realizes he can’t keep pushing her away.
As the baby’s due date approaches, and their
feelings for each other grow, Megan and Kian are left questioning what the
future holds.
ALL IT TAKES is a dual-POV adult,
contemporary romance about responsibility, love and self-discovery that is
rooted in my personal experience of becoming pregnant in my early twenties;
complete at 120,000 words.
“Come on, Meg. It’s almost Christmas. If that isn’t cause for celebration I don’t know what is.” My best friend Stacey looked up at me from behind long lashes, her baby blues pleading with me. The puppy dog eyes worked on men without fail, but I’d known her for eleven years. Her charms had no power over me.
Still, the lure of a night of drinking and dancing couldn’t be ignored. We’d been slaving away at uni for months. We deserved a night out.
“All right, but let’s not make it a late one, okay? I’ve got work in the morning.”
“We’ll go to O’Neil’s. There’s a band playing; it’ll be fun.”
“Oh no, not O’Neil’s. That place is a dive.”
“I like it.” Stacey pouted. Another trick she used to get her own way. I could see why men found it adorable, and I knew men were exactly what she had in mind.
“You only want to go there because it’s where all the gym junkies hang out, and you’re hoping to snare one.”
“Have you seen some of the guys that go there? There’s this one, Josh Browne, he’s an MMA fighter and OH.MY.GOD. You should see his body.”
I laughed and shook my head. I could appreciate a hot body as much as the next girl. Hell, I’d been charmed by a pair of biceps and a few well-placed tattoos in the past.
“Okay, we’ll go to O’Neil’s. You can pull a fighter, and everyone will be happy.”
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: Z is for Zen
Welcome to another day of the A-Z Challenge! This year I'm bringing you my new-adult, contemporary-romance ALL IT TAKES!Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on Y is for Yes. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on Z is for Zen...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: Y is for Yes
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on X is for Xyst. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on Y is for Yes...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: X is for Xyst
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on W is for Waiting. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on X is for Xyst...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: W is for Waiting
Welcome to another day of the A-Z Challenge! This year I'm bringing you my new-adult, contemporary-romance ALL IT TAKES!Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on V is for Vulnerability. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on W is for Waiting...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: V is for Vulnerability
Welcome to another day of the A-Z Challenge! This year I'm bringing you my new-adult, contemporary-romance ALL IT TAKES!Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on U is for Understanding. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on V is for Vulnerability...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: U is for Understanding
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on T is for Tension. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on U is for Understanding...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: T is for Tension
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on S is for Sleepless. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on T is for Tension...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: S is for Sleepless
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on R is for Repercussions. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on S is for Sleepless...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: R is for Repercussions
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on Q is for Questions. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on R is for Repercussions...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: Q is for Questions
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on P is for Parenting. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on Q is for Questions...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: P is for Parenting
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on O if for Oh My God. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on P is for Parenting...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: O if for Oh My God
Welcome to another day of the A-Z Challenge! This year I'm bringing you my new-adult, contemporary-romance ALL IT TAKES!
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on N is for Nothing. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on O if for Oh My God...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: N is for Nothing
Welcome to another day of the A-Z Challenge! This year I'm bringing you my new-adult, contemporary-romance ALL IT TAKES!
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on M is for Matthews Fight. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on N is for Nothing...
[Sorry the N post is a little late, I was busy this weekend celebrating my wedding anniversary.]
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: M is for Matthews Fight
Welcome to another day of the A-Z Challenge! This year I'm bringing you my new-adult, contemporary-romance ALL IT TAKES!Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on L is for [I Hadn’t] Lost Everything. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on M is for Matthews Fight...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: L is for [I Hadn’t] Lost Everything.
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on K is for Kian. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on L is for [I Hadn’t] Lost Everything...
A-Z Blogging Challenge 2016: K is for Kian
Each day I'll post a new chapter of the story - but please be aware, this is a mature story, with swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. If that's not your thing, please skip this blog on your A-Z Challenge travellings!
For those of your visiting my blog for the first time, you might want to start with A is for All It Takes.
Thanks to everyone who commented on J is for [Bad] Judgement Call. I'm glad people are continuing to enjoy the story, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on K is for Kian...
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