In June I promised to tell you a little about the ‘other’ men in my life. I’ve already shared Simon Hartley with you, the orphan elephant whisperer in Zambia from my recently released novella, Orphaned Hearts. This novella is also part of best-selling box set, Splash!
The next hero I’d like to introduce you to is already a five star hit with readers, and he’s barely a week old. Oslo Overtures released on Friday, 14th August amidst little fanfare. I had planned a three-week blog tour which I subsequently cancelled due to a family crisis. And so, Kyle Sheppard made his way onto cyber bookshelves quietly and unobtrusively—a little like the man he is (not the daredevil looking for the next big thrill as some perceive him to be).
Although a world-renowned wingsuiter from New Zealand, Kyle chooses to ignore the women who gravitate toward him because of his exciting career and good looks. Adrenaline groupies he calls them. All he wants is someone who’ll care about him because of who he is and share the same beliefs. But Kyle’s convinced that God will have to send an angel from heaven for him to find his soul mate.
When the beautiful Norwegian wingsuiter, Anjelica Joergensen, tells him off at their very first meeting, Kyle’s best friend and wingman, Luke, decides that she is exactly what Kyle wants, and needs.
I thought I’d share that first meeting with you which takes place at the welcome party for over a hundred wingsuiters who gather in Oslo to attempt to set a new Guinness World Record in formation flying.
Luke wrapped his arm
s over Kyle and Erick’s shoulders as he leaned into their conversation. “Has anyone else noticed a severe lack of women in this room?”
“Yes, and you know why?” Kyle looked at his two friends, unsmiling. Silence filled the air before Kyle’s smile boomeranged back. “Because if women were meant to fly, the skies would be pink.”
The three buckled over as their laughter filled the air.
When Kyle straightened, his chortles subsiding, he was met by eyes as blue as the Nordic fjords. He stared spellbound. Had he died and gone to heaven?
The blonde beauty’s lips parted. They were the softest pink Kyle had ever seen. “Clearly you’ve not yet seen our sunsets.” There was the slightest tremor in her voice.
Kyle cleared his throat. “I—I only arrived this afternoon.”
Her eyes widened as if to say, “So?”
He rubbed his neck before trying again. “It’s still light outside. No sunset yet.” He raked his fingers through his hair, sweeping the dark strands away from his eyes, and grinned. He hoped that would help.
It didn’t.
She turned her attention to their Norwegian partner in crime. “As for you, Erick…you find that sexist joke amusing?”
Erick began to nod, but his head quickly changed direction. He opened his mouth.
She stopped him. “Don’t say anything.” Turning to Kyle, she took a step closer.
Kyle could feel both the warmth of her breath and the coolness in her voice.
“I’m sure you’ll soon discover that in Norway we believe in equality of the sexes, so it’s best you behave appropriately in our country, Mr. Sheppard, or return home to your sheep.”
He really wasn’t a sexist—the joke had just rolled off his tongue. He never joked. Why had he chosen that moment to start? And why would she assume he was a sheep farmer just because he was from New Zealand?
“I’m not—”
“Besides,” she interrupted, and Kyle wasn’t sure whether he saw a smile tug at her mouth. “Don’t you know that only angels are meant to have wings?” She turned and disappeared into the crowded room.
Luke gawked at Erick with a slap-me-silly, I-just-died look. “Who.Was. That?”
“Anjelica Joergensen. But we call her Angel.”
To read more blunders that Kyle gets into with the beautiful Norwegian, get a copy of Oslo Overtures from the publisher’s website, www.pelicanbookgroup.com, Amazon and other online distributors.
Or you could leave a comment and stand a chance to win an eBook.
The next hero I’ll share about will be South African missionary, Adam Carter of Helsinki Sunrise. Be on the lookout for Adam in Oslo Overtures, as he makes a brief appearance in this book. You may want to pick up a copy of Helsinki Sunrise and read Adam and Eveliina’s story first.
BLURB:
“If women were meant to fly, the skies would be pink.”
Those were the first words Anjelica Joergensen heard from renowned wingsuiter, Kyle Sheppard, when they joined an international team in Oslo to break the formation flying Guinness World Record. This wouldn’t be the last blunder Kyle would make around the beautiful Norwegian.
The more Anjelica tries to avoid Kyle, the more the universe pushes them together. Despite their awkward start, she finds herself reluctantly attracted to the handsome New Zealander. But beneath his saintly exterior, is Kyle just a daredevil looking for the next big thrill?
Falling for another wingsuiter would only be another love doomed.
When a childhood sweetheart comes between them, Kyle makes a foolish agreement which jeopardizes the event and endangers his life, forcing Angelica to make a hard choice.
Is she the one who’ll clip his wings?
Can he be the wind beneath hers?
USA Today bestselling author, MARION UECKERMANN’s passion for writing was sparked when she moved to Ireland with her family. Her love of travel has influenced her contemporary inspirational romances set in novel places. Marion and her husband again live in South Africa and are setting their sights on retirement when they can join their family in the beautiful Cape.
Hello, Marion. I hope your family crisis has subsided and all is well. During that time, you may have released your book among little fanfare, but it was on my Amazon wishlist and I was very aware of its release. Congrats on its early success.
What a fun-sounding book! Love heroines with a little mouthiness and a lot of spunk.
This book sounds so good! What a neat concept! The scene you posted made me laugh out loud.
I loved Oslo Overtures. Praying fo ryou and your family during this time.
Praying for your family, Marion. What an introduction to Norway and wingsuiting!
If women were meant to fly … hilarious! Sounds like a good read – what in the world is a wingsuiter? Guess I need to buy the book and find out!
Sounds like your book could give me all the excitement and adrenaline rush I would ever need–Definitely not an adrenaline junky.
sounds like a wonderful book. I have a Kindle fire and am always looking for more books to add… I would love to find more about you and your books that you write.
I enjoyed the blog post and as always look forward to reading the book
I’m sorry about what you are going through! Psalm 18:1-2!
This book sounds so good! Thank You!
Hugs and prayers, Marion, for you and your family. Like Diane, I’d never heard of wingsuiters! Will need to read the book and learn something new :)
Sound like an intriguing read…wingsuiters sound a little too daring for my tastes…haha! But it would be interesting to see more sparks between these two!
Terri, how exciting to hear Oslo Overtures was on your wishlist. Hope you get to read it soon. Hmmm, we went from one crisis right into another with the passing of my mom, and then my dad 33 days later. They just couldn’t live without each other … what a love story that I’ll forever cherish! Miss them tons.
So do I, Lee :) I certainly had fun writing this story.
Thanks, Hallee. The story idea took several directions before I came on the one that worked with the wingsuiters. Hope you get to read it sometime.
So glad you enjoyed it Ann. Thanks so much for your precious prayers.
Thanks for your prayers, Valerie. I actually didn’t know when I first started penning the wingsuiting story in Norway, that Norway is a wingsuiting mecca. Amazing how God puts story ideas into our heads and guides us to find out all these interesting little things in our research, and we can look and say, “Wow, God!”
The book sounds great Marion. Angelica is one of my favorite names for a heroine. And I have never heard of wingsuiters either. Sounds intriguing. Sending you hugs and prayers.
Sounds like a lot of fun and an amazing love story. I would like to participate in the giveaway
Best Regards!
Diane, think of a flying squirrel … in human form :) Hope you enjoy Oslo Overtures.
LOL, Ginger, neither am I. Crazy that I’d write a book on one. Hope Oslo Overtures doesn’t disappoint on the excitement factor.
All the best in the drawing, Gaby. I had fun writing it.
Thanks for your prayers, Belle. Hope you get to spend time over the skies of Oslo.
Trixi, wingsuiters are daring, but oh, they get to touch the clouds. Awesome, don’t you think. I had so much fun creating the sparks between the Sheppard and the Angel :)
Autumn, thanks so much for your prayers. I hadn’t heard of them either until shortly before I decided to write this book. Go check out some YouTube videos … these daredevils are fascinating.
Thank you, Karen for the scripture. So uplifting. It’s only by God’s strength that one can bury both parents within a month and still experience a peace that passes all understanding.
Hope you get to read Oslo Overtures … it’s a fun read.
Thanks, Linda. Trust you’ll have fun flying through the Oslo skies with my characters.
Thanks for stopping by, Andrea. My website is marionueckermann.com and my books are listed on my Amazon Author page http://www.amazon.com/Marion-Ueckermann/e/B00KBYLU7C/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_5
I do hope Oslo Overtures finds a home on your Kindle.
I enjoyed the post today! Always fun to get to know the author better!