Guest post ~ Sophie King ~ Do You Take This Man?

I am delighted to showcase 

the new contemporary romance

by

Sophie King

Do You Take This Man

Corazon Books
8 December 2014

Katie just got married ....or did she?

Katie is getting married to Alec ... or is she? Have you ever wondered "what if..." you had made a different decision in life, and would things have gone down a totally different path? Would life have been better or worse? In "Do You Take This Man?" we follow Katie's two lives - what happens to her if she says "I do" and what happens if she stands up her groom. Katie's two separate realities are very different, but we also see how there are some things you can't avoid, whatever choices you make in life. In the tradition of the classic film "Sliding Doors", "Do You Take This Man?" will keep you gripped and guessing to the end!

DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN?

by 

Sophie King

So you’ve met the man of your dreams. Or at least, you think you have.

You like him and he likes you. Then, after a suitable period (or not), he goes down on one knee and pops the question,

Yes! You’re a traditional girl and you’ve always wanted to be a Mrs. Now someone has finally asked you to marry them! But help, how do you know he’s really Mr. Right?

Suddenly, you’re filled with doubt. Supposing you say ‘yes’ and then meet someone else who turns out to be the love of your life? What if you just lived together instead like nearly everyone else you know. Ooooh, it’s so difficult isn’t it?

Do not panic! Together with some psychologist friends (who would rather not be named because they’ve made a few mistakes in the marital department themselves), I’ve devised a foolproof quiz* to see if you should say yes to your latest proposal.

So here goes:

Answer the following questions: you do not need to stick to the original order but it might help.

Do you like going to bed at the same time? (If you haven’t gone to bed together yet, see next question.)

Does he make you tingle every time?

Do you have children that aren’t his? 

If so, do they like your intended?

Does he have children that aren’t yours?

Is so, do they hate you yet?

Do you have your own houses at the moment?

If yes,  whose house will you move into?

If not, will you be living with his parents or yours? (Note: recent surveys show that newly weds under 50 can only afford to live with their parents.)

Do you want a pre-nup? (Note for alcoholic readers: a pre-nup is not a cocktail.)

Are you having a honeymoon or a new kitchen?

Does he make you laugh?

Do you have a B Plan? (an escape in case the marriage doesn’t work out. If so, go back to the beginning and re-think your answers).

Right. That’s it. Simple. No need for ‘Correct Answers On the Next Page’  because there aren’t any rights or wrongs. Everyone is different which is probably just as well. But you’ll know, inside yourself, if you’re marrying the right man after reading through my quiz. I just hope you get together with the chap who makes you laugh and also puts honeymoons over new kitchens. If not, you might need to start all over again. and I'm not just talking quizzes ...

*No legal guarantee provided....

My thanks to Sophie for her guest post.

Do You Take This Man? 

is available for Kindle download from today ,

8th December.

Amazon UK

Amazon US

Thanks also to Ian Skillicorn at Corazon Books for his help with this guest post.



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Love is all you need - The Sophie King Prize

Corazon Books
June 2014

Love is All You Need, the story anthology from the winners 

of

 The Sophie King Prize 2014. 

This time, Sophie's competition for new romance writing attracted entries from all over the world, and the winning stories will be published digitally on June 11th and in print on August 4th.

Love is All You Need

Enjoy these 10 great stories with heart - the winning tales of love from The Sophie King Prize 2014, chosen by bestselling author Sophie King.

"...I picked those that surprised me and also left a lovely warm feeling. 

A bit like a love affair, really..."

Sophie King 

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Meet 10 women, from different places, backgrounds and times, and each with a different experience of men and romance.

Their stories in turn hold the promise of romance, reflect on finding love, or show the lengths we'll go to for the special person in our lives.

An anthology of stories which are funny, thought-provoking, and thrilling, with characters you'll empathise with as they discover that ... Love is All You Need.

Stories by Alyson Hilbourne, Yvonne Eve Walus, Johanna Grassick, Pauline Watson, Melanie Whipman, Linda Triegel, Laurel Osterkamp, Helen Yendall, Mary Lally, Sherri Turner.

Love is All You Need  is available now exclusively from Amazon

And will be available in print from the 11 August 2014

Published by Corazon Books

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Second Time Lucky by Sophie King

Corazon Books ~ September 2013

Stately Bridgewater House has been converted into new apartments, bringing together a disparate bunch of people, whose interconnecting lives are the focus for this interesting look at life, love, families and friendship. As each of the individual residents lives are revealed we get to know them in fine detail - there’s an aging actress who is slightly down on her luck, a bewildered and newly divorced mother of three, a misfit American PhD student struggling with infertility and the usurped lord of the manor, who has enough emotional baggage to sink a battleship. In the space of a year, the residents of Bridgewater House are about to discover that living cheek by jowl with each other makes for an eventful and hectic time.

In Second Time Lucky, Sophie King gets right into the nitty-gritty of relationships, but does so in lively style. On the surface, this is a light and easy to digest story, but read a little deeper and it tackles some really difficult subjects, like, what happens when families fall to pieces and the unbearable heartbreak of lone parents who are denied access to their children. The story also touches on grief, loneliness; financial difficulties, marital infidelity and teenage angst in such a realistic way that you can empathise and understand what each of the characters are going through. Each character is brimming with life, but none tend to outshine the other, with the exception of the dog, Hector, who is a real superstar. 

 

At the end of the novel, I had enjoyed a story which was well told, which had good resolution and a pleasing conclusion. 

I was left with the idea that everyone deserves a second chance.

My thanks to Corazon books for my e-copy of this book to read and review.