Robin E. Mason talks about The Long Shadows of Summer

Welcome to the Seasons series (by Robin E. Mason) Blog Tour and giveaway, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

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About the Seasons series
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The southern town of Saisons lies at the crossroads between North and South, progressive and genteel antebellum life. Between East and West, between history and heritage, and new frontiers. Downton Abbey meets Gone With the Wind.

It’s 1912, in a world where slavery is dying and women’s rights are rising, and four young women who once shared a bond—and experienced a tragedy—question their own truths.

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Today I welcome Robin to chat about her series:

TITLE: THE LONG SHADOWS OF SUMMER

By Robin E. Mason

Welcome to my blog today and we are talking about your historical fiction full of intrigue and mystery.

Hullo Melony, and thank you so much for having me and my girls on your blog today!

 

Q: This book is part of a series, do you have to have read the other books to get the full impact?

Robin : The full impact, yes. Each book is a stand-alone story, but each book also adds layers (and mystery and questions and intrigue) to the previous ones.

 

Q: What would you say is the most significant aspect of the relationship shared by Mercedes, Simone, Scarlett and Pearl?

Robin: Their devotion. Everything they do (and man-oh-man, it’s hard not to give spoilers!) is colored by consideration for each other. Mercedes really struggles with [a certain issue] in The Long Shadows of Summer, and is torn between devotion to Simone and devotion to Pearl. Scarlett struggles to be who / what her friends believe her to be, but feels she can’t. (again with the spoiler… ) Pearl makes a decision which she feels is in her friends’ best interest—only to discover how wrong she is.

And Simone is torn between two worlds, and trying to put them back together again, and needs her friends more than ever!

 

Q: Which Character surprised you the most and why? (Without giving away too much)

Robin: LAAA!!! I’m a pantzer—they all surprised me! Maybe the villain because I.DID.NOT.SEE.THAT.COMING!

 

Q: Out of the 4 books, which one is your favourite and why?

Robin: Yikes!! Are you trying to get me killed? (by my characters… LOL ) There is part of me in all of my main characters, but for the simple reason of the resolution, I think Whispering Winds is my favourite. It was quite the challenge to answer all the questions that were woven into the first three books (and page after page of notes so I didn’t forget nuttin’!)

 

Thank you so much for being my guest today.

My pleasure! Always happy to visit with fellow bloggers.

 

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Title: The Long Shadows of Summer
Author: Robin E. Mason
Publisher: Bird’s Nest Books
Release Date: August 31, 2017
Genre: Inspirational Historical Fiction/Southern Fiction

Mercedes has always been an avid reader and devours each new Sherlock Holmes mystery as soon as she gets her hands on them. When one of her friends comes to her, Mercedes vows to keep Simone’s secrets and uncover the truth.

But as Mercedes plays detective to her friends’ questions, she discovers something far more shocking—she herself is not who she thought she was.

Purchase Links: Goodreads | Amazon

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Title: The Tilting Leaves of Autumn
Author: Robin E. Mason
Publisher: Bird’s Nest Books
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Genre: Inspirational Historical Fiction/Southern Fiction

Scarlett was the shrinking violet in the group. Faithful to her friends, and hiding secrets of her own. When Mercedes steps in to rescue her, she unknowingly plucks the thread that unravels Scarlett’s whole world.

But as Scarlett strives to hold fast to what is familiar the fabric of her life continues to come undone and secrets that are best kept hidden are exposed.

Purchase Links: Goodreads | Amazon

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Title: The Silent Song of Winter
Author: Robin E. Mason
Publisher: Bird’s Nest Books
Release Date: February 20, 2018
Genre: Inspirational Historical Fiction/Southern Fiction

When all the noise has gone silent, all that is left is her song.

Pearl had lived under the impossible taskmaster of perfection. Nothing she does or ever did pleased her mother. And nothing she ever did could disappoint her father.

Caught up in the mystery of her friend’s curious—and secretive—return, Pearl wrestles with her own decisions, and flees lest her own secrets are exposed.

Purchase Links: Goodreads | Amazon

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Title: The Whispering Winds of Spring
Author: Robin E. Mason
Publisher: Bird’s Nest Books
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Genre: Inspirational Historical Fiction/Southern Fiction

Amidst the clamor of confusion, can she hear the whisper of her memories?

Simone Dubois’ life was unraveling. All she had known and held dear was gone from her. At ten, all she wanted was to escape beneath the black waters of the Edisto River. She couldn’t know her whole life would be stolen from her.

When she returns to Saisons sixteen years later, she has no memory of ever having been there. Not even that it was her birthplace. Enlisting the help of her childhood friend, Mercedes—whose name stayed with her, if in shadowy dreams only—Simone encounters misty memories, and stirs up more mystery than she started with.

Purchase Links: Goodreads | Amazon

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About the Author

I’ve always had voices—er, stories in my head. I once said I should write them all down so someone could write them someday. I had no idea at the time that someone was me!

I have been writing since 1995, and began working in earnest on my debut novel, Tessa in 2013. Meanwhile, I cranked out a few dozen poems, made countless notes for story ideas, and earned my BFA in Interior Design. I lived with depression for many years, and the inherent feelings of worthlessness and invisibility; I didn’t want to be who I was and struggled with my own identity for many years. My characters face many of these same demons.

I write stories of identity conflict. My characters encounter situations that force the question, “Who am I really?” For all who have ever wondered who you are or why you’re here, my stories will touch you in a very real—maybe too real—and a very deep way. I know, I write from experience.

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Robin E. Mason is offering a Seasons series prize pack for her tour! ONE winner (US only) will receive:

• a packette of Saisons Plantation tea
• a Seasons series mug
• a Seasons bookmark (handmade by the author)
• Seasons notecards (also handmade by the author)
• 4 pairs of earrings (one pair to represent each book)
• AND winner’s choice of (1) signed print copy of Seasons book of choice OR kindle copies of all 4 books!

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