Arabella, the heroine, is different. She walks to a different drumer. She believes a little differently than others. Her lifestyle choices aren't exactly the same as everybody elses. But, she is a good and kind person and the hero loves her desperately. He has to make a choice - as we all do. Do we follow our heart? Or do we let society tell us who our friends should be, or how we should feel, what we should do to make ourselves happy?
A Wishing Moon has a happy ending - I wouldn't write anything else. Arabella and Jade solve their problems, make sweet love (alot) and live happily ever after - at least until the sequel.
I have faced prejudice also. I don't always behave the way other people expect me too. I dissappoint people that I care about. I don't look the way some people would prefer that I look. Isn't that the way it is with all of us?
We, as writers of the romantic genre, have a unique privilege. We can create worlds where love prevails, wrongs are righted, and prejudice is overcome with kindness and compassion. Isn't it a shame that sometimes fantasy is preferable to reality?
We are entering my favorite time of the year. I love Halloween! Black cats, ghosts, witches, pumpkins - I love it all! A Wishing Moon is a perfect book for the season. Arabella is a witch by birth, not a religious decision. Her whole family has powers, they practice New Orleans style witchcraft or hoodoo, as some call it. All of the information in the book was carefully researched and I found it absolutely fascinating and I think you will, too. Plus, you will fall head over heels for Jade Landale. He is an absolutely gorgeous, conservative
Texas congressman who meets his dream girl. She isn't what he expected, she isn't what he had planned - she is better.
This world is big enough for us all. Different religions. Different races. Different likes and dislikes. And what makes it exciting and worth living is love. And as romance writers - we can spread that emotion far and wide. So here's to happy endings.
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Josie Arlington
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