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Behind the Scenes with Author Tammie Clarke Gibbs…

 Tammie Clarke Gibbs is the author of the #1 Kindle Best Selling Gothic/Time Travel Romance Island of Secrets which has been consistently on three of the Amazon Best Seller Lists for over eighteen consecutive months. She is the author of three novels and multiple non-fiction titles. Tammie resides with her husband, son, and a very spoiled Maltese in South Georgia. She loves to hear from her fans and can be reached at her website and via email

Why do you write your specific genre? I blend all of the types of books into my own cross-genre melting pot. My first book Island of Secrets blended time travel, gothic and romance. I love all three, add in mystery and suspense and I’m in heaven.  Why I write romance? Well, I think all good books have a love story at the heart of them. Even in horror, romance can be a motivating factor.

Do you have a playlist or sound track for your book or your writing process?  I listen to my own special station on Pandora. Most of my books require instrumentals with some sort of natural element. I have tracks with wind, waterfalls, streams. I also love celtic sounds all of which serve as the perfect mood music for me.

What did you love most about the characters or plot of this book? I loved when my characters finally reached the tipping point and I became more of the transcriptionist rather than author and seemed to be channeling them. Thank you for the opportunity to visit your blog.
It’s been a pleasure to have you, Tammie!
A little something from Tammie:

Be sure to visit all of the bloggers and authors that are hosting me during the Book Launch Celebration for Sworn to Secrecy for your chance to win prizes and read more about me and my books. I have something special planned with each of them.During the launch, you can grab a copy for just .99. After March 20th, the price goes to its list price of $3.99.  

  An unlikely alliance…a love born from the ashes of
adversity….Dak Bartholomew is a US Secret Service agent. When
he wakes up locked in a dark room it’s just another day until he realizes that
he’s not alone.

Elizabeth Porter would like nothing more than to plunge
her knife through the stranger’s heart for all the trouble he’s caused.Together they’ll take an unexpected journey to a time and place they
could never have imagined and discover a secret they’ll be sworn to
protect.

 

Don’t miss Tammie’s other novels-

ISLAND OF SECRETS: GOTHIC TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE

KEEPING SECRETS: HISTORICAL ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

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Excerpt of Sworn to Secrecy Copyright Tammie Clarke Gibbs

Dak Bartholomew felt a trickle of blood run a cold wet trail down the side of his face from the open gash at his temple. He struggled to open his eyes, and after several moments succeeded. Focusing on his surroundings took several more, but eventually, he could see the small, dank-smelling room in more clarity than he even desired.
The only light came from a single window, its pane’s blackened all but for one small section.  He pulled himself off the filthy mattress and felt his way toward the light. The window had been painted from the inside, and it appeared that someone had literally scratched at it until a small stream of light was allowed in from the outside. Instinctively, he reached into his pocket for his knife, but it wasn’t there. 
Nothing was there.
There was a faint cry from the corner of the room. Startled, Dak stepped back into the darkness. He felt his way along the bed until he came to what he thought was a wall.
The darkness was deep and black, and the light cut only a sliver through it, leaving the rest of the room engulfed in an ebony sea. 
He was weak from having been drugged or loss of blood. He wasn’t sure which. Either would have given him an excuse to forget he wasn’t alone and cower, but the pitiful whimpers stoked within him a steely determination.
“You there,” he called and waited for an answer.
 
The room was quiet in response. No whimpering. No breathing.
 
“Are you hurt?” Dak asked this time, and his voice was softer. Still there was no answer.
 
He took several short steps, feeling his way along the wall in the direction he’d heard the sounds coming from.
 
“I won’t hurt you,” he said, this time louder. “I…”
 
Dak felt a dirty hand on his mouth and something sharp at his side.

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