Friday, May 31, 2019

BOOK CLUB>>> Spread the Buzz!

Is there anyone who is in a BOOKCLUB who could serve as a Beta Reader and perhaps recommend my novel to your members... if you think they will like it?
I will offer the book free to your members on a certain date, you name it... free from Amazon in E- Book or Paperback. And of course you will receive a copy for free. As a gift!
I will also be available online to discuss the book with your club! Let me know, and thanks! Larry Rose
My hope of course is to "create buzz" and generate some more 5 STAR reviews!

Paperback!

Now available from AMAZON BOOKS, "Paris Once Upon a Time" is in Paperback.  For $9.99. 
OR Ebook for $2.99.

BUY THE PAPERBACK AND WE THROW IN THE Ebook FREE!


Thursday, May 30, 2019

Review... Daniel Pope


FIVE STARS!!!



"Paris Once Upon a Time" is a voyage through luxurious settings in France and
beyond, a life of private planes, yachts, boutique hotels and
Michelin-starred restaurants. At the same time, it's a story of
head-over-heels love (accompanied by some daring sex scenes) between Steven
and Marisol-an American musician and a French/Spanish beauty with an
aristocratic background and a dazzling array of talents and accomplishments.
Add to this knowing commentary on music, art, European history and class and
cultural differences (and even observations on geopolitics and French
imperialism in West Africa). 

With Steven's first-person narration, the character of Marisol assumes
almost divine status. Throughout, there is a sense that the fortuitous
intersection of Steven and Marisol's lives marks a special kind of giddy
romantic bliss, but at the same time there's an intimation of tragedy as a
counterpoint to their happiness. Marisol is quite a woman, and this is quite
a story!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RYNQ3R6?ref=cm_sw_em_r_rw_dp_r0mFYZj3V9GEF 


Monday, May 27, 2019

Friday, May 24, 2019

Get involved...  Whether you have a copy of "Marisol's Journey"," PARIS ONCE UPON A TIME" or the "Lithium Desert War", I would like to discuss with you the following questions and more if you have them.   You can write on the blog comments or contact me by email.  I would love to talk with you.  Pobladoboy@gmail.com.

1. Did Marisol's sexuality surprise you? 

2. How did Steven's acceptance of the sexual life, the extravagant life,  they lived make you feel?  Did you empathize with his acquiescence, lucky guy, or did you question it?

3.  Did you feel that Tatiana being an employee was exploited by Marisol?

4. Which places in the novel have you visited.  How did the author do when I offered up my descriptions of the places?

5.  If you knew someone who had a secret like Marisol's would you... shun her, understand but dislike her... help her know she is valuable... help her in her efforts at redemption? By the way, her grandfather, Rene Carraud has his name changed from the real person, Rene Bousquet.  Look him up?

6.  What are the main plot points that might seem the most unbelievable?  The afternoon in the park? The night at the opera?  The confrontation with Herriot, Tsingani or Tio Marcel?  The afternoon at the spa?

7. Have you known someone like Jeffie?

8.  What were you thinking about Marisol's plans for Angharad in Bruges?

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Goodreads Review.. 5 STARS

FIVE STARS!!!




"PARIS ONCE UPON A TIME"
is a classic love story. Rose depicts Steven, a man of great musical talent who, after years of “playing the field,” meets the one woman who completes him. Marisol is a complicated, sophisticated, French heiress involved in wonderful charity work. They meet in France by sheer chance and almost immediately their beautiful romance begins. Her family’s background is filled with fascists and Nazi collaborators. They are relatives that she eliminates from her life.

They quickly become a couple. and Rose’s story creates a travelogue of beautiful, and often exotic places. During their myriad vacations, they enjoy incredible epicurean delights. Rose pays tremendous detail to both the history of the regions, focusing often on places of religious and/or historical fame, and their very upscale dining experiences.
Steven’s background is musical. Originally from New York, he lives in San Francisco and spends his life teaching, but is greatly involved in a well-known choir. He travels on business for them a great deal, particularly in France, and because of this is highly familiar with many areas. Steven and Marisol’s romance leads to marriage and over the years they encounter people in their travels who become interesting dear friends. Rose’s knowledge of opera, classical, and other styles of music, gourmet dining, and both architecture, and history make this a most interesting read. I enjoyed the details about the couple’s lovely, albeit short life together. This is a classic story of two lovers who have found a perfect life together. 

Hilarie Simon Gottlieb, author of "THE 100 Men's Wife".  Also on Amazon! 

A Marisol Adventure


It's on AMAZON NOW! 
"Paris Once Upon A Time", by Lawrence Rose...   Get your free KINDLE APP and read it on your computer, your tablet or your phone!  

...a joy-filled love adventure --- a regular guy just trying to get some summer musical work in France who meets, against all odds, a stunning and powerful French woman who turns out to be a wine millionairess! They hit it off walking through a park in Paris in June, and become lovers. They complete each other she says through their extravagant travels across Western Europe and the Americas. GREAT music, great food, wine and art fill their lives. Their story is heightened by their wild assortment of friends, sexy, smart... and a few even dangerous. And her need to do good with her fortune. She has a terrible secret, ghosts to allay, and fulfillment to find. Wonderful equestrian scenes, yachting, luxury hotels and resorts... and a walk through Brooklyn... all in 
PARIS ONCE UPON A TIME.


PARIS ONCE UPON A TIME by Lawrence Rose..




Choristers, singers and instrumentalists... PEEMERS AND PEVers! You'll see yourselves. All who love France, San Francisco, a life in Music...