Aleatha Romig's Blog - Posts Tagged "anthony-rawlings"
One of My Favorite Scenes... Manipulation at its BEST!
Is it wrong to enjoy writing and reading about manipulation? Does it make it any better if the manipulator is handsome, cunning, smart, powerful and frick'n sexy as hell???
Feel free to answer my rhetorical questions... however, the fact is, I LOVE it!!!
When writing the following scene from TRUTH I couldn't stop smiling! If you haven't read TRUTH...or CONSEQUENCES please don't read this scene. For those who have.. come take a peek at the way my mind works!
Chapter 16... **SPOILER**I wanted a stronger more confident Claire. In my humble opinion, that strength wouldn't come in prison. She needed the support of others. Her new and old friendships provided her reinforcement and her refound strength began to emerge. This was first seen when she was kick-ass solid confronting Phil in San Antonio...(oh that made me smile too!)
Now she plans to show Tony the "new stronger" her. Knowing his ability to manipulate, she gives him only a few hours notice that their dinner venue has changed. Although I wanted to portray Claire as strong I believe it is very difficult to outsmart a master manipulator.
<spoiler> When his (Tony's)tall body inclined, allowing his lips to hover near her ear, her body tingled. Then, without warning he spoke. Claire's fantasy evaporated. Reality struck with a slap that only real life can elicit. Tony whispered, “I am glad visibility wasn't your goal for this evening. I would hate for you to be disappointed.”
Before Claire could respond, they stepped from the lounge into the restaurant; she gasped. Her neck stiffened as she took in the empty restaurant. No longer was her subconscious filled with memories of love and pleasure, but control and manipulation. The harshness deflated her lungs. Claire fought to breathe, experiencing the sensation of suffocation she’d suffered during the years of his domination.
With new found determination, she turned toward the sly smirk of her ex-husband, “Tony, what have you done?” </spoiler>
What made this even more fun was his reaction. Yes he'd manipulated the situation; nevertheless, he was IMPRESSED with her effort!
I loved showing that Tony's manipulation was still present, yet at the same time we get a glimpse of a changed man from the one in CONSEQUENCES!!!
Please, tell me what your reaction was while reading that scene for the first time... even if you have a hate/love relationship with Mr. Anthony Rawlings... I find it hard to believe you didn't smile, shake your head and say "That son-of-a-bi***" And LOVE every minute of it!
Feel free to answer my rhetorical questions... however, the fact is, I LOVE it!!!
When writing the following scene from TRUTH I couldn't stop smiling! If you haven't read TRUTH...or CONSEQUENCES please don't read this scene. For those who have.. come take a peek at the way my mind works!
Chapter 16... **SPOILER**I wanted a stronger more confident Claire. In my humble opinion, that strength wouldn't come in prison. She needed the support of others. Her new and old friendships provided her reinforcement and her refound strength began to emerge. This was first seen when she was kick-ass solid confronting Phil in San Antonio...(oh that made me smile too!)
Now she plans to show Tony the "new stronger" her. Knowing his ability to manipulate, she gives him only a few hours notice that their dinner venue has changed. Although I wanted to portray Claire as strong I believe it is very difficult to outsmart a master manipulator.
<spoiler> When his (Tony's)tall body inclined, allowing his lips to hover near her ear, her body tingled. Then, without warning he spoke. Claire's fantasy evaporated. Reality struck with a slap that only real life can elicit. Tony whispered, “I am glad visibility wasn't your goal for this evening. I would hate for you to be disappointed.”
Before Claire could respond, they stepped from the lounge into the restaurant; she gasped. Her neck stiffened as she took in the empty restaurant. No longer was her subconscious filled with memories of love and pleasure, but control and manipulation. The harshness deflated her lungs. Claire fought to breathe, experiencing the sensation of suffocation she’d suffered during the years of his domination.
With new found determination, she turned toward the sly smirk of her ex-husband, “Tony, what have you done?” </spoiler>
What made this even more fun was his reaction. Yes he'd manipulated the situation; nevertheless, he was IMPRESSED with her effort!
I loved showing that Tony's manipulation was still present, yet at the same time we get a glimpse of a changed man from the one in CONSEQUENCES!!!
Please, tell me what your reaction was while reading that scene for the first time... even if you have a hate/love relationship with Mr. Anthony Rawlings... I find it hard to believe you didn't smile, shake your head and say "That son-of-a-bi***" And LOVE every minute of it!
Thanksgiving... a time of promises, surprises and hope!
Excerpt from CONSEQUENCES: They left the bedroom together just before 1:30, and Tony spoke. “I'm sure you realize, but I am going to say it for the sake of clarification. Just because we are engaged, divulging private information is still forbidden.”
Claire looked up at his eyes and wondered what he possibly thought she would say to his associates. “I promise I know that.” They continued to the front stairs, where muffled voices could be heard from the sitting room. “Now who am I meeting?” As she asked, the voices came into range, her eyes moistened, and she looked to Tony for confirmation. “Is it really them?”
He gently held her shoulders, “Yes, I invited them to surprise you for Thanksgiving, but now you have even bigger news to share.”
“I can tell them ...?”
He smiled. “Of course."
Wishing you all a day filled with hope, just as Claire tried so desperately to hope for a better future...
Claire looked up at his eyes and wondered what he possibly thought she would say to his associates. “I promise I know that.” They continued to the front stairs, where muffled voices could be heard from the sitting room. “Now who am I meeting?” As she asked, the voices came into range, her eyes moistened, and she looked to Tony for confirmation. “Is it really them?”
He gently held her shoulders, “Yes, I invited them to surprise you for Thanksgiving, but now you have even bigger news to share.”
“I can tell them ...?”
He smiled. “Of course."
Wishing you all a day filled with hope, just as Claire tried so desperately to hope for a better future...
Do you remember the CONSEQUENCES?
Do you remember my very first book?
[image error]Do you remember the first time you met Anthony Rawlings? How about the first time he said...
[image error]Well, time has moved forward...and for the FIRST time in years, there's a NEW book in the Consequences series...RIPPLES - Unabridged.
[image error]This stand-alone Consequences novel can be read without reading my Consequences series...
but if you know Tony Rawlings, you know how he doesn't like to be disappointed... imagine being his youngest daughter?
RIPPLES Unabridged is coming on OCTOBER 31, 2017.
Can you handle more Consequences? More Tony? More Claire? More Phil?
"Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it!"
Check out the blurb...and if you love Audible...RIPPLES is LIVE early in Audible!
RIPPLES - all channels and Audible (itunes)
links
Ripples - Unabridged A CONSEQUENCES standalone novel is LIVE!
[image error]RIPPLES - Unabridged is HERE!
A full-length Consequences stand-alone novel.
It is live in ALL formats and waiting for MORE CONSEQUENCES.
Get this full-length book at $2.99. Next week the price goes to $3.99 everywhere! Don't miss out on this brand new look into the Rawlings world!
[image error]Ripples: A Consequences Stand-alone Novel
You don’t have to read the Consequences series to enjoy this stand-alone novel, but if you know Tony Rawlings, you know that disappointing him isn’t an option. Imagine being his youngest daughter...imagine telling him the unimaginable...
“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.”
Sometimes ideas find you, and dreams begin as nightmares. Sometimes the truth that has been kept hidden is the key to opening a door you never knew existed.
“You might not know me. I’m the baby of the Rawlings family, the princess, the daughter who came along later. I’m not like my older siblings, successful at everything they touch. My mother and father have provided me with every luxury as well as their unyielding love and support, but I’m not spoiled. I’m also not content. By example, my parents have shown me how love should be. I don’t know their past, and that doesn’t matter. I know what I’ve seen—two people devoted to one another.
I don’t believe that I’ll ever find that kind of love, the kind that forgives and accepts all. And as my life falls to pieces and I travel to visit my family to face their disappointment, I’m not even looking for it.
I’m looking for an escape...from my life as a Rawlings...from the pressure to achieve and not let others down. I dream of the time I can live for my own desires without the expectations that come with my name.
I don’t find what I’m seeking...it finds me. Or should I say...he finds me.
This time is different. I have a family who will search for me and find the answers. Little do we know—any of us—that my father set my journey into motion long before I was born.”
"Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects." ~Dalai Lama
Ripples (Unabridged Version) is Natalie’s story, the youngest of Tony and Claire’s children—their baby. This story first appeared in shorter form in Glamour: Contemporary Fairytale Retellings. Due to the length restriction of each novella in that anthology, many scenes in Ripples were shortened or omitted for that anthology. This unabridged edition is the entire story—double in length and—a full-length novel.
Please enjoy this Consequences novel along with special appearances from your favorite Consequences characters.
Available on all channels in print,
ebook, and audible
