Romantic Times American Title Contest

Yesterday I inaugurated my blog by presenting my two books TO LOVE A HERO and FRENCH PERIL. To be honest, I was quite anxious on how my first attempt at blogging on my own would be received. Thanks to your many comments and support, I feel more confident today. My plan is to reserve Monday, Wednesday and Friday for various topics, while Tuesday and Thursday will be used to introduce authors and writers.

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And here is to start an interview with Helen Scott-Taylor who reached the prestigious position of finalist in the Romantic Time American Title contest IV. Helen resides in South Western England near Plymouth with the rocky cliffs of the Atlantic to the south and the windswept expanse of Dartmoor to the west. She writes paranormal and believes that deep within everyone there's a little magic.

Let’s ask her how she feels about it and then we will go and vote for her at: www.romantictimes/news_amtitle3.php.
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Helen, I’m so glad you agreed to be interviewed.


Helen, you are currently competing for the AT IV. Winning contests is not unusual for you after winning the Golden Pen and the Golden Palm and so many other prestigious contests.

Which story did you enter in the RT American Title IV and in which category?
This year the American Title contest featured paranormal romance. I entered The Magic Knot, my story about fairies, set in Ireland and Cornwall.

Do you have a short blurb for your finaling manuscript?
When Rose discovers she is the Cornish fairy queen and her father is a dark druid who has imprisoned her people in portraits, the race is on to discover the fairy lore needed to release her people before her father destroys them forever.
She seeks help from the sinfully sexy Irish fairy twins, the O’Connor brothers. Niall’s faint air of menace flutters dark thrills of anticipation through her, but does he want to kiss her or kill her when she accidentally touches his Magic Knot and forges a mystical lovers’ bond with him?

You still have a month before they announce the winner. You must be going through an incredible stress. How are you coping? I cope by keeping busy and doing all I can to drum up support. If I’m sure I’ve done my best to win, then I’ll be happy with the outcome. Whatever the final result, it was a tremendous boost to have The Magic Knot selected by the Dorchester editors as one of the ten finalists. I’m also delighted to have met the other nine finalists and made a new group of friends. We have set up an American Title IV finalists' blog together at www.titlemagic.blogspot.com.

I had the privilege of reading The Magic Knot and I love it. Can you tell our readers why we should all go and vote for you?
I hope everyone will fall in love with my characters, because I love them and the way they overcome the traumas of the past: the hero's struggle to understand why his father claimed his twin brother and rejected him, the heroine's search to find her estranged father and understand her suppressed childhood memories. Ultimately, of course, they find their happy ending in each other.

Voting in the fifth and final round of American Title IV is best love/romantic scene and runs from February 18th until March 2nd at www.romantictimes/news_amtitle3.php
Please take a look and vote for the scene you enjoy most.

Helen, thank you for being with us today. I wish you the best of luck in the final round of the American Title IV.

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