Virtual Book Tour ~ The Wrong Woman by Cass Lennox (Giveaway)
About The
Wrong Woman
As
an independent filmmaker, Katie Cherry is used to difficult shoots—but a band’s
music video in a tiny lesbian bar is proving worse than most. Stress-busting,
expectation-free sex with Zay, the calm, gorgeous bartender, seems just the
ticket. But then she and Zay discover the band’s lead singer beaten into a coma
in the bar bathroom. They need an alibi, but playing girlfriends is a role
Katie’s never excelled at, so she can't see this ending well.
Zay
Fayed-Smith is finally getting her life back together after her junkie ex broke
it apart. She’s working part-time while pursuing her dream of being a lawyer,
and definitely keeping things chill on the girls front. Of course, that’s when
a crime happens in her bar and her ex
shows up wanting to try again. “Dating” Katie seems like the best way for Zay
to keep her head down and teach her ex a lesson.
Except
pretty soon, the charade begins to feel less and less like acting. And when the
attacker turns his attentions toward Katie, they have to cut through the lies
to discover what’s real.
About the Toronto Connections Universe
The winters might
be cold, but hearts are warm in Toronto. Canada’s largest city is home to a big
lake, a big tower, and a big queer community. People here are trying to get by
like everyone else: pay the bills, deal with life in the city, and maybe find
some happiness along the way with someone who’s sweeter than maple candy and
more constant than a Canadian’s love for Timmie’s coffee.
For some, falling
in love is a real challenge. For others, falling is the easy part—it’s the
happy ever after that proves a little more difficult. But in the end, love is
worth every complication, misunderstanding, and occasional swear word.
Check out Toronto
Connections! http://www.riptidepublishing.com/titles/universe/toronto-connections
Movie
Posters
One of the heroines of The Wrong Woman is a filmmaker. Katie originally appeared as a film
student in Finding Your Feet, and
here we see her working after graduating. Now, I wasn’t ever a film student –
but I did live with one, and I’m friends with a film studies professor. My
viewing habits have been influenced a lot by them, with the results showing in
the choice of posters and movies Katie has in her apartment. Here’s a small
selection:
M (1931, Fritz Lang)
An incredible film about a town’s efforts
to catch a child-killer. The M chalked on a hand proves key to tracking the
killer.
The
Science of Sleep (2006, Gondry)
Reality blends with imagination, making it
difficult to tell the two apart.
Blade
Runner (1982, Scott)
A massive personal favourite. Very
cyberpunk, very postmodern, very good.
Only
Yesterday (1991, Takahata)
This is one of the odder pieces from Studio
Ghibli, style-wise, but the typical Ghibli warmth and attention to detail is in
every frame.
Breathless (1960, Godard)
A seminal piece of French New Wave cinema.
About Cass Lennox
Cass Lennox is a
permanent expat who has lived in more countries than she cares to admit to and
suffers from a chronic case of wanderlust as a result. She started writing
stories at the tender age of eleven, but would be the first to say that the
early years are best left forgotten and unread. A great believer in happy
endings, she arrived at queer romance via fantasy, science fiction, literary
fiction, and manga, and she can’t believe it took her that long. Her
specialties are diverse characters, gooey happy ever afters, and brownies.
She’s currently sequestered in a valley in southeast England.
Connect with
Cass:
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Blog: casslennox.wordpress.com/
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/Cass-Lennox-1704635609768647/
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Twitter: twitter.com/CassLennox
Giveaway
To celebrate the
release of The Wrong Woman, one lucky
winner will receive a $15 Riptide
credit! Leave a comment with your contact info to enter the contest.
Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on May 27, 2017. Contest is NOT
restricted to U.S. entries. Thanks for
following the
tour, and don’t forget to leave your contact info!
I think SCIENCE OF SLEEP is the only one I've seen, though I've meant to watch M and BLADE RUNNER for a while...
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enjoyed the blog today
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Thank you for the post. The only one I've seen is Blade Runner. M sounds like an intriguing film.
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Congrats and thanks for the interesting films. I know Toronto has a great film festival. I love Toronto, and this sounds like a great addition to the series. - Purple Reader,
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Thank you, Bayou, for hosting THE WRONG WOMAN (and for indulging me by putting up those pics, I appreciate it)!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the movie posters!
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Happy Release Day, Cass :). Good luck with the rest of the tour
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