The Mighty Pen by Barbara White Daille

FEARLESS FRIDAY

It's a treat to welcome Barbara back to Discover... She's given us a fun post. Read on!

Thanks to Brenda for inviting me back to the blog, and Happy Father’s Day to you and yours! 

Some of the friends I consider fearless spend their spare time skydiving, bungee jumping, or ziplining. They climb mountains, kayak over rapids, or push themselves to their limit during triathlons. They have dental work done without the use of an anesthetic! 

Me? I sit at a desk and write books. 

You may at one time have read this proverb: The pen is mightier than the sword. 

Research comes up with different interpretations of the above, but the ones I like best explain it this way: Brains win out over brawn. Arguments can be settled peacefully rather than by jumping into a fistfight. Words arouse our emotions as effectively as a razor-sharp blade draws blood. 

While reading, have you ever sighed in frustration at the hero’s stubbornness? Shed a tear at a happy-ever-after ending? Shivered and turned up the bedside lamp before flipping the next page of a horror novel? Laughed aloud as a five-year-old flower girl upstaged an entire wedding ceremony? 

If so, in that book you’d just read a great example of having your emotions triggered—by words. 

Some authors have mastered that skill and play with our feelings on every page. The authors may be different for each of us, but they’re often the ones we auto-buy and put at the top of our to-be-read piles or lists. 

Those authors are also fearless. They put their hearts into the stories, draw on their own emotions, and share their experiences—whether in an as-it-actually-happened form or after taking some poetic license. 

As an introverted author, I can truthfully tell you sharing your feelings with the world takes guts. I feel that fear and do it anyway, giving it my best shot. Why? Because the greatest reading experiences happen when the characters and the readers are on the same emotional page. 

For this Father’s Day weekend, here’s a peek at a special daddy-to-be from my sweet contemporary romance, Court Me, Cowboy. 

From the book cover:

The End. . . or Just the Beginning? 

Three weeks. Gabe Miller's marriage ended in divorce so fast it had hardly begun. Which is why he couldn't quite believe his luck—or his "ex"—when she returned a few months later with the news that legally they were still husband and wife. And that the child she was carrying was his son. 

It looked as if Marissa might bolt again, making a custody battle his only option—unless he could turn back the clock and woo her the way he should have during their whirlwind affair. But even with his boy's future at stake, mending fences with a woman—especially the one he loved—wasn't something the strong, silent type found easy to do.... 

Review clip: 

“…laugh out loud funny and charming. …a book you won’t be able to put down.” 

Find the book:

At most booksellers, including:

Amazon https://www.amzn.com/Court-Cowboy/dp/B00EM36HD0

About Barbara:

Barbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest. Though they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t gotten used to the scorpions in the bathroom. She also loves writing, reading, and chocolate. Stop by Barbara’s website, where you can find more info about her books, check out her blog, and sign up for her newsletter:  https://www.barbarawhitedaille.com/newsletter.