Book Spotlight: Raritan Manor Ranch series by C.R. Moss

January 27, 2015 - book promotions

Raritan Manor Ranch series by +C.R. Moss

Paranormal, Time Travel, Erotic Romance

Author Q&A with C.R. Moss

Do you have a favorite scene? If so, what was it?

~ In A Wish Across Time, it’s when Cassandra’s younger self was with her boyfriend up in the mountains…
She felt so alive, so connected to the earth and sky. It was as if she could touch the universe, feel the heat of the stars, burn hot and fast like the cosmic rays just by being with Ryan.

Any challenges in writing these books?

~ There were some. This is a “new” series of mine. I say “new” because the first three books had found a publishing home once upon a time, but alas, as some relationships go, that wasn’t meant to be a lifetime one. Back in their ex’s home, they had different titles and a different series name. The challenges came when I had to give the books new life. The fictional house and family were relocated to Nevada from NJ which meant a big revamp on the setting. More words were added, along with the stories being re-edited.

I think the stories can be read separately as standalones, but it’d be beneficial to read them in order. I do have plans to expand the series now that the first three books are out. In the first book, Dream Across Time, the heroine dreams her way back in time to meet her hero, who happens to be a ghost in the present. In the second release, Journey Across Time, the hero comes forward to the present day and finds his soulmate. Then the third story, A Wish Across Time, is a good ol’ contemporary romance that brings one woman’s past and present together.

When you’re not writing, what are you up to?

~ My hobbies are reading, crocheting, playing cards with friends and family, and traveling.

Do you have a favorite writing environment?

~ I have an office in my home where I do most of my work. I normally have the television on in the background. I will listen to music on occasion if I really have to go deep and can’t afford distractions. When it comes to music, I usually have “Spa” music on, sometimes it’s Country and sometimes it’s Alternative though. I do like to take my notebook outside when the weather is good and write the old fashioned way with paper and pen.

Do you have a favorite book?

~ I’ve read Anne Rice’s Beauty series a couple of times as well as Interview with the Vampire. I’ve also read A Knight in Shining Armor and Remembrance by Jude Deveraux a few times, too. I guess it’s the characters and world building in the stories that keeps me going back to them.

How long have you been a writer?

~ For a very brief period of time, I had ideas of becoming a teacher or an astronaut. Both occurred before the age of ten. But for the most part, I knew I wanted to write at a young age, as early as I learned to read. I was always cooking up stories to entertain myself in the rural area I lived in. Had to since there were no other kids around to play with. My defining moment came when I received an A in English in grade school. I was just shy of being a teenager when I had my ‘calling.’ Ever since then, most of my choices in life have revolved around my goal of becoming a full-time fiction writer and being published.

Upon my ‘calling,’ I had written a story for a magazine. It’d been rejected, but that was my start. After that, I began studying the craft of writing. It started with working on the school newspaper in middle school to creative writing classes and Teens Art Festivals in high school. I received a BA in Communications, Information and Library Studies from Rutgers College with a strong concentration in English Lit/Writing and Interpersonal Communications/PR. Studying under the mentorship of Terri Valentine (author of ‘Sands of Time,’ a Zebra Historical Romance), I honed my novel writing skills.

In the mid to late 2000s, I finally put my foot down, got over my nerves and took the plunge into submitting stories to publishers. I’ve been published since 2008, and as for the craft, I’m still learning things by taking the occasional online class, attending industry conferences, and devouring all the writing how-to books I can get my hands on.

What’s on your “bucket list?”

~ I’d love to go to Antarctica. I hate the cold but I think it’d be cool to visit that location. I want to visit South America as well.

What’s your favorite song on your playlist?

~ For A Wish Across Time, it’s a tie between Wicked Game by Chris Isaak from the album, “Best of Chris Isaak” & Separate Way by Journey from the album, “Frontiers”

Dream Across Time – Raritan Manor Ranch 1
A woman in love. A ghost in need. A man possessed.

Evelyn Sheridan is in love with Raritan Manor Ranch’s resident ghost, Quinn, but can only experience his embrace in her dreams.

Quinn VanAlder, who doesn’t realize he’s a ghost, loves Eve and wishes she’d stop saying they can’t be together.

While at the ranch, Alex VanAlder arrives for a visit, and Evelyn’s hopes rise. Perhaps she will be able to have a real relationship after all. Alex, though, has no interest in Evelyn. Yet, every time the house cat, Myrddin, comes around, Alex feels like a man possessed and wants Eve with a passion.

Caught between loving a ghost and putting up with a man who can’t make up his mind, Evelyn is at a loss. Can the magic of the ranch help Evelyn to stop being caught between two worlds?

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Journey Across Time – Raritan Manor Ranch 2
There is magic on the ranch.

A woman examining life. A man on a quest. Time restores his spirit and her love.

Trent, a man in the past on a mission to discover where he belongs, embarks on a spiritual journey. His spirit guide, to his dismay, is a frisky feline named Myrddin. During a ritual, the cat brings the soul searcher forward into Julie VanAlder’s world.

Julie is attracted to the newcomer on the ranch, but his strange mannerisms and speech dictate she use caution, especially when she learns where he’s from. A botched relationship, supposed time travel, spiritual mumbo jumbo…it’s almost too much for Julie to take.

Can Trent make her believe in destiny and win her love before it’s too late?

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A Wish Across Time – Raritan Manor Ranch 3

A woman once shunned. A man now changed. There’s a thin line between love and hate.

When Wiccan practitioner Cassandra VanAlder encounters a man from her past who’d broken her heart, she casts some spells to help herself while wishing karma would deal out some payback. The spells turn against her, and before she knows it, she finds herself falling for him again.

Ryan Keene finds Cassandra enchanting and feels he’s met her somewhere before. She and her best friend, Debi, won’t give him any clues as to her identity. He loves challenges and doesn’t plan to back off from her until he finds the answers he seeks. He’s told he has three dates to win her over.

Will she close off her heart or will she allow herself to feel again?

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Excerpt – A Wish Across Time by C.R. Moss

Her gaze darted from the paper to the people at the altar. Rings. Her heart sank in anguish. Sorrow sat heavy on her stomach. She fingered the black cat pin she wore on the lapel of her navy blue jacket. The handmade accessory was an artist’s rendition of her cat, Myrddin.

That night, long ago, when Ryan had dumped her, a kitten had wandered out of the tree line surrounding the mountain home of her childhood and into her life. The cat seemed to have known she needed consoling. It only took an instant for the two of them to become attached to each other. Myrddin grew to be a great companion and familiar. Cassandra had the pin created and cast a spell on it to always stay connected and comforted by her feline friend. Sometimes she wondered if Myrddin would have trotted out of the tree line had she and Ryan stayed together.

Ryan rubbed the back of his neck again and glanced into gathered throng of guests. His haunting gaze caught hers.

“Ryan…psst…Ryan,” the groom uttered.

Ryan shook his head and looked at the man in front of him. Subdued snickers tittered through the sanctuary.

“The rings, please?” The minister held out his hand.

“Oh, geez, sorry,” Ryan stammered, shoved his hand into his pocket, and fumbled to remove the rings. He held the bands out in the palm of his hand.

The minister blessed them and handed one to Lara and the other to the groom. Jeffrey placed the band on Lara’s finger, repeating the words per the minister’s prompts, “I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I commit my heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we have spoken today, our wedding day, and as a reminder of my undying love for you.”

Cassandra drew in a shuddering breath. Way back when, on an autumn evening, Ryan had almost said the same to her during a romantic moment. Remembering his words, tears clouded her eyes. You’re my love. My heart and soul I promise to you with this ring. He had then slipped a silver ring with a solid, milky white opal heart shape onto her right finger, the humps facing her nail, and placed a soft kiss on her lips. Her heart had been captured.

What a fool I was then.

Ryan glanced her way again.

She traced the edge of her pin and nibbled her lip. Was he trying to place her? Figure out who she was? A shiver ran through her body.

“Cass? Are you all right? You’ve gone pale,” Julie murmured near her ear.

Cassandra nodded, keeping her gaze glued to the wedding ceremony while toying with the cat pin. Calm yourself. You’re not that young girl anymore.

Lara took the other ring. She placed the band on Jeffrey’s finger and repeated the vows, “I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I commit my heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we have spoken today, our wedding day, and as a reminder of my undying love for you.”

“By the power vested in me by the State of Nevada,” the reverend stated, “I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss each other.”

Jeffrey and Lara sealed their vows. Ryan took one more look in her direction. One of his eyebrows rose in tandem with the corner of his lips.

Her gaze widened. No. He can’t remember. I can’t deal with him. I don’t want to deal with any man, not after what he did—and after the fiasco with Charlie. She touched her pin and chanted under her breath, begging the universe to make him forget any memories he had of her.

Dream Across Time

~ Evernight Publishing: http://www.evernightpublishing.com/dream-across-time-by-c-r-moss/

~ Amazon/Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Across-Raritan-Manor-Ranch-ebook/dp/B00OIIK8FC

~ All Romance eBooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-dreamacrosstime-1652174-340.html

~ BookStrand: http://www.bookstrand.com/dream-across-time-mf

~ Barnes & Noble/Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dream-across-time-cr-moss/1120622637?ean=2940046358711

Journey Across Time

~ Evernight Publishing: http://www.evernightpublishing.com/journey-across-time-by-c-r-moss/

~ Amazon/Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Across-Raritan-Manor-Ranch-ebook/dp/B00PFWPBPC

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~ Barnes & Noble/Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/journey-across-time-cr-moss/1120737054?ean=2940046399189

A Wish Across Time

~ Evernight Publishing: http://www.evernightpublishing.com/a-wish-across-time-by-c-r-moss/

~ Amazon/Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Wish-Across-Raritan-Manor-Ranch-ebook/dp/B00PZ1FU40

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~ Barnes & Noble/Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-wish-across-time-cr-moss/1120818698?ean=2940046420791

C.R. Moss Publisher Pages

Evernight Publishing: http://www.evernightpublishing.com/pages/C.R.-Moss.html

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/C.R.-Moss/e/B002DBE49W

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C.R. Moss Bio

An eccentric and eclectic writer, C.R. Moss pens stories for the mainstream and erotic romance markets, giving readers Worlds of Possibilities.

More about C.R. Moss:

So what does she write? She writes stories from the light and sweet to the dark and deadly with varying degrees of sexual heat. Writing as C.R. Moss gives her and her muses the freedom to explore worlds of possibilities when it comes to love. And where does the tag line “Love & Lust in the Wild West” fit in? Well, for one, she lives in NV. Two, her stories take place, either in part or in full, in and around the Las Vegas area. In fact, even this website sports “a look of home.” The background picture was taken in an area just a few miles west of Las Vegas and happens to be the inspiration for the setting of the Double D Ranch Tales saga.

She also has a passion for penning dark fiction. Writing under the name Casey Moss allows her to slate other stories under Horror ~ Paranormal ~ Suspense ~ Thriller ~ Urban Fantasy. Visit: http://caseymossbooks.com/

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