All of which is to say that Love by the Numbers has arrived on my doorstep. If you pre-ordered a signed copy I’ll be shipping them out today and tomorrow. If you’d like to get a signed copy order one from me and specify how you’d like it signed.
Or you can bring a copy to the GCLSCon in Dallas this summer and I’ll sign it for you, plus it will be available for sale there as well from Bella Distribution, along with loads of other good books.
One unique aspect of this book is that readers on my Facebook page gave many ideas of places my heroines could visit in their travels. The ideas were all great — like a human chess game! — and provided a lot of imaginative fodder, even if only a fraction of them ended up in the book. I hope that I have thanked everyone whose idea and links I used — if I left someone out my profound apologies.
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Am I too late for this? It is touristy, but Trolltunga (Troll Tongue, also called ‘Witch’s Tongue) in Norway is a breathtaking destination, and can be reached with a hike. 🙂
Not too late and thanks for the coment! Trolltunga sounds like an experience!
Up the I-5 from the Mexico border in San Diego, ca along the west coast to Canada! Lots of interesting landscapes and locales.
And they change so much as you go north! They’d have to stop in Solvang for sure, for the aebleskivers…
What about Vancouver, Victoria, Squamish, and Whistler. That road trip could have a little bit of everything from fun restaurants and bars, to tea/coffee shops, and outdoor adventures that include ice cream and fudge shops afterwards.
That does sound like a really fun journey, especially the ice cream and fudge shops. O Canada!
Colmar, in France, is a picturesque small town with old buildings and small canals. It could easily have been the setting for Beauty and the Beast.
That sounds lovely! I can’t wait to see more of Europe, especially the areas along the Rhine. One of the suggestions by email was a Rhine cruise, and I want to stay in that area for a very long time. Colmar looks to be accessible perhaps as a day trip. Although staying a good while in Alsace would also work for me. 🙂
Well, Belvidere Oasis must be experienced :). Perhaps on the way from the Midwest or West to a coastal drive down Rt 1 through Maine and NH into MA and then heading out along the Cape.
Our trip to that part of the world was cancelled in 2020. It all looks so beautiful, and I had ice cream stops planned….
I’d love a romantic story set against the background of the breathtaking red rock formations in Sedona, Arizona.
The red rock formations are seductive, aren’t they? The entire southwest is fascinating, including the rocks. 🙂
Not much of a traveler here, it would either be Niagara Falls or Valles Caldera National Preserve here in NM.
We might have to put Valles Caldera on our list for Albuquerque GCLS next year!
Perhaps the new characters can visit the best known Latin American pyramids which include
the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacán in central Mexico,
the Castillo at Chichén Itzá in the Yucatan,
the Great Pyramid in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan,
the Pyramid at Cholula and
the Inca’s great temple at Cuzco in Peru
In my most recent novel (Simply the Best) science journalist Alice plans a road trip that includes some of these places, including Chichén-Itzá for the oldest observatory in the Americas. The photographs I’m sure don’t do any of them justice.
Add some intrigue and go to Bletchley Park in England, home of the codebreakers and Alan Turing https://bletchleypark.org.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4bzW8aKI9AIV5ejtCh3KUQdMEAAYASAAEgI85vD_BwE
I would love to visit Bletchley! Really loved “The Bletchley Circle” and that the contributions everyone made to defeating Hitler could finally be acknowledged.
The House on the Rock is a genuine tourist attraction that can be found near the town of Spring Green, WI in the US or Top of the World in Switzerland!!
We were at Taliesin a few years ago, but missed this. Another reason to go back to the area!
Rome, Portofino, Cannes and Barcelona- all places we hit on our honeymoon cruise
We loved Rome and really loved Barcelona – and want to go back. Portofino and Cannes are on the list!
Well, I’d recommend the heart-shaped road through the vineyards of Slovenia https://www.itinari.com/a-heart-shaped-road-in-the-vineyards-of-spicnik-y9o3
And, as you are already in the country, why don’t spend some time at Lake Bled? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bled
Two brilliant suggestions. We haven’t been to that part of Europe and it’s on the list!
Road trip around the Pacific Northwest! The Olympics and the Cascades, Bend OR, the Tillamook factory, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival… there’s so much up in this corner of the USA.
All of those are such great places to visit. We love the Rogue River area, and my younger kid and I did high speed dune buggy rides near Florence, flew kites at Lincoln City. You’re right, the Pacific Northwest is packed full of great sights!
Some place in the Canadian Rockies – Banff, Lake Louise, etc.
Lake Louise and the entire Canadian Rockies near there is breathtaking. And challenging when there’s snow on the ground!
Valley of Fire State Park. It’s breathtakingly beautiful and peaceful.
http://parks.nv.gov/galleries/valley-of-fire
It looks stunning! The red rock formations are always a favorite. Might have to figure out how to see it while heading to or from ABQ.
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Doing the “Chocolate Line” in Bruges Belgium would be a nice one. Bruges being romantic a beautiful at night as well as Chocolate…
We loved Bruges, and you’re right, chocolate is never a bad priority when it comes to romance.