A warm welcome to author Vanessa North joining us today on her riptide blog tour for newest release “Roller Girl”.
Welcome Vanessa 🙂
My YouTube Roller Derby Playlist
When I asked my Twitter followers what they wanted me to write about for my blog tour, I got an overwhelming “How did you research derby?”
How one researches anything—I interviewed people who play, I read about the history of the sport, I read the current rulebook, I visited online forums dedicated to the sport, and I watched lots and lots of derby bouts, highlight reels, and documentaries about the women who play.
Of course, several videos stood out and I watched them over and over again over the last couple years, so for the blog tour, I made a YouTube playlist of all my favorites.
Happy watching!
Watch the playlist on YouTube
About Roller Girl
Recently divorced Tina Durham is trying to be self-sufficient, but her personal-training career is floundering, her closest friends are swept up in new relationships, and her washing machine has just flooded her kitchen. It’s enough to make a girl cry.
Instead, she calls a plumbing service, and Joanne “Joe Mama” Delario comes to the rescue. Joe is sweet, funny, and good at fixing things. She also sees something special in Tina and invites her to try out for the roller derby team she coaches.
Derby offers Tina an outlet for her frustrations, a chance to excel, and the female friendships she’s never had before. And as Tina starts to thrive at derby, the tension between her and Joe cranks up. Despite their player/coach relationship, they give in to their mutual attraction. Sex in secret is hot, but Tina can’t help but want more.
With work still on the rocks and her relationship in the closet, Tina is forced to reevaluate her life. Can she be content with a secret lover? Or with being dependent on someone else again? It’s time for Tina to tackle her fears, both on and off the track.
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About Vanessa North
Author of over a dozen novels, novellas, and short stories, Vanessa North delights in giving happy-ever-afters to characters who don’t think they deserve them. Relentless curiosity led her to take up knitting and run a few marathons “just to see if she could.” She started writing for the same reason. Her very patient husband pretends not to notice when her hobbies take over the house. Living and writing in Northwest Georgia, she finds her attempts to keep a quiet home are frequently thwarted by twin boy-children and a very, very large dog.
Connect with Vanessa:
- Website: vanessanorth.com
- Facebook profile page: facebook.com/AuthorVanessaNorth
- Twitter: @VanessaNWrites
- Goodreads: goodreads.com/VanessaNorth
To celebrate the release of Roller Girl, Vanessa will be sending one lucky winner a special gift basket!
Gift basket will include an autographed copy of Roller Girl, a purple Lake Lovelace Roller Girl t-shirt in your size, a pair of waffle earrings, some derby stickers, and more! Leave a comment with your contact info to enter the contest. Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on July 30, 2016. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Thanks for following the tour, and don’t forget to leave your contact info!
Can’t wait to watch these videos so have a visual to go along with the scenes you’ve written 😀
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What a cool idea!
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I just went to my first roller derby match a few weeks ago and fell in love. Those women are hard core. I’d love to read more about that world.
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interesting playlist
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