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By J.M. Madden
I have a
confession.
I love
trains.
Not metal
toy trains. No, big, ground-rumbling, penny-smashing monsters that cross the
country hauling people and goods. I think I became fascinated when I lived in
Florida as a kid, and there was a track just a few hundred yards away from our
house. My sister and I would be down there all the time, hiding in the bushes
and holding on as the big cargo train flew by, smashing whatever we had put on
the tracks. I guess I should be thankful that none of those rocks or coins
actually caused any damage. I still have some of those coins.
Then, in
high school and again a few years later, I traveled to Germany where they were
the primary mode of transportation. I loved riding them; actually went out of my
way to utilize them as I navigated the country. That was long before I started
my writing career, but I think in the back of my mind I’ve always wanted to use
them somewhere.
Hence, Love On The Line, which releases TODAY!!! This story is a lot sexier than what I
normally write. Actually, let me rephrase that. I write sexy, but this is the
first story I’ve written that the hero and heroine don’t end up together in the
end. I’m used to writing happy endings and it was a little bit difficult for me
not to do that with these two. They were left in a sexy, happy-for-now. Don’t
worry, though, because book 2 of the series will leave them in a better place.
Have you
ever ridden a train? Either Amtrak or something similar? (My husband is in
Japan right now, and just told me about riding the Bullet train, which runs 160
mph. Uh, no thank you.)
One lucky
comment will win a copy of Love on the Line. If you haven’t ridden, that’s fine
too, just be sure to leave your email to be entered for the book.
Thanks for
stopping!
JM
Twitter-
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I love trains, but I don't think I could or would ride the bullet train. That just goes too fast for me. I did go on the Murder Mystery train ride. It was fantastic. I'd love to go on another one.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new release. It sounds fantastic. Can't wait to read it.
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Thanks Joanne! Where is the murder mystery ride? That sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteWell, hubby didn't have a choice about the Bullet train. He was on a very tight schedule and it just wasn't feasible to drive. He said it was surprisingly smooth, though. I don't know. If something is going that fast I want to be driving it!
My dad used to take us to the train station every Sunday to watch the trains. He is a big train collector.
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Sounds like an awesome story! When I was a teen, I used to take the train to visit my boyfriend (at the time) who lived in a different city.
ReplyDeleteAll the best!
I haven't ever ridden but my son loves them. I think need to plan a trip though. He would have such a blast. Thanks for the post and the giveaway.
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Hi Laura! That sounds like a lot of fun for a kid to do with her dad. My step dad used to collect them too.
ReplyDeleteJessica, thanks for stopping. Must have been a good boyfriend to travel that far, huh?
Elizabeth, you should. Amtrak runs weekend trips out of a city just above us on the Ohio river and up to New York. I told my husband I'm going to surprise him with tickets one weekend, but I don't think he believes me. You might check their schedules and stops. You may be surprised how close they are! Thanks so much for stopping!
I think trains are neat. My Dad has a nice collection of train puzzles. I've ridden a train before, it was a sightseeing train, Ride the Hocking. We went through some nice terrain of fall foliage. It was a short 20 minute ride. I'm not sure I'd want to ride that bullet train either. Maybe if I was blindfolded and couldn't see anything.
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I think there should be a name like The Mile High club for train romance. I'm planning to bring the hubs with me to EPICON next year, and I'd like to take the Sunset Limited up the coast. Love trains, anytime, but I think it could be very romantic!
ReplyDeleteLove the train track photo, couldn't have taken it better myself... (oh, wait, I'm Tkrain, that's mine!) :)
ReplyDeleteMy one and only time on the train was actually tragic. My brother and I were on an Amtrak going to visit my grandparents, and some idiot in a hay truck thought he could beat the train and stalled the rig on the tracks. The engineer and fireman were obliterated by the truck. All I really remember was being thrown forward a LOT (I got a black eye, lucky!) and my brother being thrown more (he got a broken arm, less lucky). Then a lurch and a few seconds later the windows being ripped off the train by the hay as it plowed through the truck. Fortunately, it didn't derail, and the only deaths were as I mentioned before, in the engine.
Might be interesting to see a romance on a train, since for me, it's represented something else for 30 years.
I haven't ever rode a train...but would love too. I'm really hoping they will put in a light rail system that would eliminate most of my 50 mile commute....would love that. This book sounds really good...added to my tbr.
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