The
Road to Bliss
by
Denise N. Wheatley
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Newly
engaged Timber West is a beauty and wellness entrepreneur who
seemingly has it all. But her life is turned upside down when she
breaks off her engagement with Brian after he questions her career
choices and wavers on wanting more children. Timber turns to her
friend Eva for sympathy, which is tricky considering Brian is also
Eva’s father.
Timber
eventually finds love again with sexy actor Alex and moves her
company Soothing Bliss into a beautiful commercial space. With an
exciting new man and a business that’s flourishing, Timber feels as
though she’s on the perfect path. But she’s thrown into a
whirlwind of turmoil when Soothing Bliss’s new location is
threatened to be purchased by a callous art curator, and Alex’s
popularity sparks his wandering eye.
Then
Brian reappears and they start up an unlikely friendship, giving
Timber just the boost she needs. As Christmastime approaches,
Timber’s wish is that her favorite holiday will bring about a
miracle in her fight to keep Soothing Bliss in its rightful home.
With a little compromise and dose of holiday magic, Timber wonders
whether she and Brian can work through their past and mend a
relationship that perhaps never should have unraveled.
Reader
Alert!
Timber
West always plays by the rules. So even she’s surprised when she
decides to leave her prestigious job as a chemist and launch a beauty
and wellness company. Her fiancé Brian, who was her chemistry
professor during college and also happens to be her best friend’s
father, isn’t happy with this decision. His disapproval leads to
their breakup, but a devastated Timber eventually finds love again
with a charismatic movie star. Life is good until both her new
relationship and business begin to falter, leaving Timber
reevaluating Brian and pondering whether she should give him a second
chance.
To
My Readers:
A
story just isn’t a story without a large dose of romance and a
happily ever after. THE ROAD TO BLISS is just that. This novel is a
beautiful tale of love and second chances, with plenty of fun, drama
and turmoil in between! My main character’s love affair feels so
real to me, to the point where I found myself rooting for her in
hopes that everything would work in her favor. Writing this book was
a wonderful journey, and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I
enjoyed writing it!
Denise
N. Wheatley is a lover of romance, happy endings and the art of
storytelling. She used to cry as a three-year old child when her
mother read to her because she so badly wanted to read the books
herself! Once she learned, Denise constantly had her nose in a novel
(especially the ones she’d sneak from her mom’s bookshelf). She’s
been writing for as long as she can remember and draws inspiration
from Chicago, the city where she was born and raised, as well as Los
Angeles, which is one of her favorite places in the world. Denise has
published several books and novellas with Simon & Schuster, Red
Sage Publishing, eXtasy Books and independently, has written
screenplays and teleplays, and has ghostwritten for some of your
faves. When she isn’t sitting behind her computer, you can find
Denise in a movie theater, on a tennis court, watching true crime
television or chatting on social media.
GUEST POST
Compassionate, upbeat, caring, impatient, and talkative.
If you could spend time with a character from your book whom would it be? And what would you do during that day?
The
Road to Bliss Guest
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What
was the motivation behind writing The
Road to Bliss?
I
was motivated to write The
Road to Bliss
after watching Julia Roberts’ film Notting
Hill.
I flipped the plot a bit because in my novel, the main character
Timber West works as a beauty and wellness entrepreneur while her
love interest Alex Witherspoon is the movie star, as oppose to the
woman (Roberts’ character) being the celebrity and the male
protagonist (Hugh Grant’s character) being the entrepreneur. In
addition to that, I’m a huge fan of Christmas movies. So with this
book, I felt compelled to add a magical holiday element that would
play into the relationship between my two protagonists.
I
also wanted to pen a book filled with a large dose of romance and a
happily ever after. For me, The
Road to Bliss
is just that. My goal was to write a beautiful tale of love and
second chances, with plenty of fun, drama and turmoil in between. I
wanted Timber’s love affair to feel realistic for readers, to the
point where they’d root for her in hopes that everything would work
in her favor. I hope that readers enjoy reading it as much as I
enjoyed writing it!
How
long have you been writing?
I’ve
been writing for as long as I can remember, and began penning my
first novel right after college graduation. My book I
Wish I Never Met You
was published by Simon & Schuster in 2004.
What
are the first steps you take once you’re ready to write a book?
First,
I try and come up with an idea that’s solid enough to carry a 250+
page manuscript. Second, I write a synopsis then a full outline which
will act as a guide throughout the writing process. Third, I do a bit
of character profiling. It’s nothing too intense, but enough to
help me remain on course with my protagonists and antagonists and
prevent me from writing unsuitable character traits. Fourth, I dive
in and start writing, making
sure that I don’t
stop
and edit as I go or incessantly mull over something I’ve already
written. I focus on getting the book done, with a plan to edit once
it’s been completed.
Describe
yourself in 5 words or less. Go!
Compassionate, upbeat, caring, impatient, and talkative.
If you could spend time with a character from your book whom would it be? And what would you do during that day?
I’d
spend the day with Devon Jacobs, the main character in my WIP She
Gets What She Wants.
Devon lives in LA (my fave city) and works on a television sitcom (my
dream job). She’s friends with all the hotties on the show and has
access to some of the coolest spots in the city, so I imagine we’d
spend the day on the set then hang out that evening at a fun bar,
club or restaurant.
What
can we expect from you in the future?
I’ve
got some great things happening this year! Next up, my romantic
suspense novel Wards
of the Women
will be released by eXtasy Books/Devine Destinies this fall. The
third installment of my contemporary romance series The
Holiday Chronicles,
as well as the second installment of my paranormal romance series
Shadow
of a Man,
will be released later this year.
I’m
currently finishing up my chick lit novel She
Gets What She Wants,
about a jilted Midwestern girl who believes she can conquer
Hollywood, so she does, that I’ll be submitting to my publisher
soon. And lastly, I’m shopping a teleplay that I wrote based on my
novel I
Wish I Never Met You
in hopes of getting it picked up by a network. Fingers crossed it’ll
be on the air soon!
Follow
the tour HERE
for exclusive excerpts, guest posts and a giveaway!
Thank you so much for posting my novel, and best of luck to the giveaway entrants! <3
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