HEAVING BOSOMS VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR '08

Join Ashlyn Chase, author of the romantic comedy suspense novel, Heaving Bosoms (Cerridwen Press, Dec. '07), as she virtually tours the blogosphere in February on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion! Ashlyn Chase describes herself as an Almond Joy bar. A little nutty, a little flaky, but basically sweet, wanting only to give her readers a scrumptious, satisfying, reading experience. She worked as a psychiatric nurse for several years and spent a few more years working for the Red Cross. She credits her sense of humor to her former career since it helped preserve whatever was left of her sanity. Ashlyn holds a degree in behavioral sciences and has been trained as a fine artist, registered nurse, hypnotherapist, and interior designer. Writing is one career in which she wasn’t formally educated, yet by sheer determination she’s become a multi-published, award-winning author. Most writers, whether they’re aware of it or not, have a ‘theme,’ some sort of thread that runs through all of their books, uniting the whole mishmash into an identifiable signature. Ashlyn’s identified theme involves characters who reinvent themselves. It’s no wonder since she has reinvented herself numerous times. Finally content with her life, she lives in beautiful New Hampshire with her true-life hero husband and a spoiled brat cat. You can visit her website at http://www.ashlynchase.com/ or her blog at http://www.ashlynchase.blogspot.com/. Heaving Bosoms Synopsis: Tonia, a blonde bombshell with a bust to make a Barbie doll weep, is a klutz. Wearing four-inch spike heels, and already top heavy, her center of gravity is elusive. When hunky medical student Raphael Beauchamp comes to her rescue twice, he thinks he knows why Tonia’s falling. It’s those ridiculous designer stilettos. Tonia takes a tumble down some stairs, resulting in a nasty concussion. Since she’s new in Boston she has no one to stay with her. Raphael opts to look after this headstrong beauty rather than risk second impact syndrome, which can be fatal. Raphael discovers that Tonia’s the ex-wife of a Las Vegas mafia don. She has half an offshore bank account number tattooed on her butt, and someone’s after her. A normal person would don a pair of running shoes and get the hell out of Boston. But it’s too late for Raphael. Tonia’s not the only one who’s been falling. Can Tonia handle it when she finds out the other half of the account number is tattooed on the butt of her ex-husband’s mistress? Raphael has to protect these two unfriendly women from the mob and from each other as they go on a madcap adventure to the Cayman Islands. Read the excerpt! “Why won’t this damn winter end?” Tonia Fuller mumbled. She cursed the freezing rain as she shivered and picked her way across the icy sidewalk to her office building. Still unfamiliar with the fickle March weather in Boston, she’d worn her new alligator shoes with three-inch heels and hadn’t bothered to carry an umbrella. “Almost there,” she muttered. As if she’d jinxed herself, her next footstep flew out from under her and she crashed onto the cold, wet, unforgiving cement. Mentally, she reeled off a slew of oaths, but with the wind knocked out of her she couldn’t utter a word. An unwelcome upside down face wearing a stupid grin hovered over her. “Good morning, Grace. Have a nice trip?” Wanting to spew some unacceptable words at her boss and ask him if he knew how many times she had heard that stupid, worn-out joke, it was a good thing Tonia couldn’t speak. As soon as she could, she refilled her lungs with a gasp and struggled to sit up. “Hold on!” cried an unfamiliar voice. A magnificent well-built, dark-haired man in a navy blue uniform hurried over and knelt beside her. She did her best to yank her skirt and camelhair coat over her bare thighs, meanwhile noticing how far away her right shoe had landed when launched from her foot. “See you inside,” her boss called over his shoulder. Tonia glared at his retreating back. Of all the insensitive… “Don’t get up,” Mr. Tall, Dark and Dripping said. “You took a nasty spill and I’d better check you out before you try to stand.” Tonia glanced at his uniform’s insignia and saw that he worked for Fleet Ambulance, then stared into his down-turned, brown eyes. He had a sad puppy look, as if filled with genuine concern for her safety. As lovely as that was, she was not about to lie on the ice, freezing her butt off, while this gorgeous guy “checked her out”. “Thanks, but I’m all right. Really.” “Please don’t move. I’m a medical student. You need to listen to what I’m telling you. You could have a hairline fracture of your spine. If you move you could cause more damage. Maybe even paralysis.” Tonia sighed, flicked her blonde bangs out of her eyes and read his nametag out loud. “Raphael Beauchamp. Paramedic.” “Yeah. Well, I’m almost a doctor. I’m on spring break. I’ll graduate in a couple of months and be interning after that. What’s your name?” “Tonia Fuller. The late Tonia Fuller. I’m ten minutes late already, so as nice as you are to offer, I don’t have time to let you examine me.” “I was on my way to work too, but it looks like I’ve already got my hands full right here. I’m sure both of our bosses will understand why we’re late.” Tonia noticed where his eyes had landed. Right where every man’s eyes landed. He was looking her square in the knockers. To his credit, he glanced away, whipped off his glove, reached for her wrist and checked her pulse. “I’m fine,” she said. Her protest weakened as he held her wrist in his warm, take-charge fingers for several seconds. Even with freezing rain spattering her face she could feel heat rising to her cheeks. Read the rest of excerpt here! ******* HEAVING BOSOMS VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR '08 will officially begin on Feb. 1, 2008 and continue all month. If you would like to follow Ashlyn's tour, visit http://www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com/. Leave a comment and become eligible to win a free copy at the end of her tour! One lucky winner will be announced on this page on February 29! ******* Ashlyn's virtual book tour is brought to you by Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tours at http://www.pumpupyourbookpromotion.com/ and choreographed by Jean Lauzier. Tags: Pump Up Your Book Promotion Virtual Book Tours, online book promotion, author publicity, virtual book tour, book promotion, Ashlyn Chase, Heaving Bosoms, romantic comedy suspense novel