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Around The Fire with a special book Spotlight for Return to Wylder .

6/27/2022

 
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Return To Wylder
Is it ever to late to come home?

by
Maria Imalzano

The untimely death of EJ Hampton’s father kills her dream of practicing law with him in her hometown of Wylder. Heartbroken, she now has two weeks to organize the practice for sale. When she meets her father’s millionaire client Dylan Addison, he is demanding and entitled—yet his charisma captivates her.

Dylan is under pressure to renovate the Wylder Hotel before his father pulls the plug on his project. He needs EJ’s expertise, but she is bent on returning to her life in San Francisco despite the fireworks between them.
EJ walks a tightrope trying to balance Dylan’s needs against her own, but doing so is far more complicated when emotions get in the way.

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D. V.'s Review 
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*I received this book as an advanced reader in exchange for a fair review.*

Some people are made for cities, and others for places like Wylder, a quintessential small town in the USA state of Wyoming. The world-building of this engrossing read, plopped me down in places that felt familiar to me. All the characters, even the secondary ones we meet, all play a part in the main characters’ lives, as most communities do.

Despite long-held dreams of joining her father in his local law firm, EJ Hampton is instead an Attorney in a prominent San Francisco law firm. Tragedy drove her from Wylder, and tragedy brought her home.

Dylan Addison is the son of a big-city developer whose heart is revitalizing rural towns and making a difference in people’s lives while winning the respect of his successful father.

Though this is a shorter read, 147 pages, the author takes the time to build this slow-burn romance into a sensual encounter between characters who are growing to love and respect each other.

I highly recommend this book. And read it in one sitting under the canopy of my maple tree in a small town.

This is part of a series of Romantic stories published by The Wild Rose Press that take place throughout time in a fictional town called Wylder, Wyoming.

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​My love of reading dates back to my childhood when I would borrow at least four books from the library every week. During the summer, I would sit in the house and read, until my mother, totally frustrated, would send me outside to play and lock me out. I always found my way back in. However, I must confess, I hated to write. In every English and writing class throughout college, I dreaded trying to be creative. As a friend from law school so aptly put it, “The reason why we’re here is because we don’t have a creative bone in our bodies.”
Despite my dislike of creative writing back then, I embraced legal writing, and was first published in Volume 5 of the Fordham International Law Journal. My article was entitled “In re Mackin: Is the Application of the Political Offense Exception an Extradition Issue for the Judicial or Executive Branch?” I would advise you against reading it, for you will surely fall asleep.
While practicing law as a divorce attorney, I decided to try for some balance in my life and began writing romance. Thankfully, I found my creative bone. Instead of only drafting motions, legal memoranda, and briefs, although fascinating, I started to spend my free time creating memorable characters and taking them on their emotional journeys through my contemporary romance novels.
I am a member of Romance Writers of America and New Jersey Romance Writers and have received many honors for my work including the ACRA Readers’ Choice Heart of Excellence Award, the Wisconsin Romance Writers Write Touch Readers Award, and the NEST (National Excellence in Storytelling) Award. I finaled in the New England Reader’s Choice Contest, the NJ Romance Writers Golden Leaf Contest, The RONE awards, and Colorado Romance Writers’ Beverley contest.
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Pamela S Thibodeaux link
6/27/2022 10:03:56 am

This sounds like a great book! I love cowboy stories.
Good luck and God's blessings with it.
PamT

Maria Imbalzano link
6/28/2022 02:47:06 pm

Hi Pam: thanks for stopping by.

Liz Flaherty link
6/27/2022 10:06:10 am

Looks wonderful!

Maria Imbalzano link
6/28/2022 02:47:30 pm

Thanks, Liz.

Anastasia Abboud link
6/27/2022 01:49:42 pm

Maria Imalzano, a divorce attorney writing romance is so inspiring! And the book looks to be very romantic. :)

Donna, loved your review, too, and laughed when I read that you were reading a small town romance while in a small town!

Enjoyed it, ladies! Thank you!

Maria Imbalzano link
6/28/2022 02:49:20 pm

Hi Anastasia: Thanks for stopping by. Writing romance at night while counselling divorce clients by day was a great way to add balance to my life.

D. V.
6/27/2022 01:55:51 pm

Thank you ladies for stopping by. And, Anastasia, small towns are the bestl

Tena
6/28/2022 12:36:15 am

Sounds like a great book. Good luck. Best wishes for lots of sales!

Maria Imbalzano link
6/28/2022 02:49:51 pm

Thanks so much Tena.

Maria Imbalzano link
6/28/2022 02:50:52 pm

D.V. Thanks so much for having me on your blog and for reviewing "Return to Wylder." Hope to see you soon on zoom (or maybe someday in person).


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