When Erica Bryant travels to Burgundy, France to learn more about the fine art of wine-making, her only interest is in improving the family's vineyards, a business that she will someday inherit. She certainly doesn't expect to meet Joshua Knight--an arrogant, infuriating, and absolutely gorgeous American. During sun-drenched tours of French vineyards and intimate wine tastings, Erica learns that the tall, sexy, and ambitious expatriate dreams of owning a vineyard someday...and that their mutual attraction is electric. But just when they realize their relationship is no passing fling, Erica's father falls ill, and she must abruptly leave France to take over the winery. Will she lose her newfound happiness because of family obligations? Or will fate find a way to bring the distant lovers together?
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Ms. Sims delights her fans with sensuous love scenes, and the imagery and geography of France. 4 stars. -- Dera Williams of Affaire de Coeur Magazine
Readers get double the romance in this charming love story...complete with intrigue and sensuality. -- Darlene Kendall of Rendezvous Magazine, March 2005
Sims writes an effective story, drawing readers into the characters' lives with excellent precision. 4 stars. -- Robin Taylor of Romantic Times Bookclub, April 2005
Readers get double the romance in this charming love story...complete with intrigue and sensuality. -- Darlene Kendall of Rendezvous Magazine, March 2005
Sims writes an effective story, drawing readers into the characters' lives with excellent precision. 4 stars. -- Robin Taylor of Romantic Times Bookclub, April 2005
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Dear Readers,
WAITING FOR YOU is the first book in the Bryant Winery trilogy. You get to meet the entire family in this novel, although the focus is on the baby of the family, Erica, and the love of her life, Joshua Knight. Books two and three: CONSTANT CRAVING and ONE FINE DAY, respectively, are to be published in the upcoming months.
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I've always loved stories. When I was too young to read I loved listening to my parents and grandparents tell stories. I come from a family of storytellers. On lazy Sunday afternoons we would sit on the porch and the adults would try to top each other with outlandish tales. Some of them had a moral, some were funny, some were scary but all of them were completely enthralling. When I learned to read you could always find me with a book in my hands. The library was my favorite place in the world, and it still is. From the time I was seven, I was writing my own stories. At first they were very short and usually mimicked some fairy tale I'd read or heard. Then when I was in high school I started writing longer stories with romantic themes. A shy, awkward teen, the heroines in my stories were never like me, they were outgoing, together, and always got the cute guy. To date, I'm the author of sixteen novels and nine short stories that were included in some very interesting anthologies. I am blessed to be able to do what I was born to do: write. Because I never take my blessings for granted, I work hard at my craft and I hope it's reflected in the stories I produce. Ultimately, I write stories that I want to read. I'll say to myself, "You know, I've never read a book about African American shapeshifters, or a book in which the sea is so prominent it's like one of the major characters." So I wrote OUT OF THE BLUE. I hope you'll read it if you haven't had the chance to do so. Or I'll think to myself, "What if angels and humans mated and their offspring were still living on Earth?" So I wrote AVENGING ANGEL in the anthology, CREEPIN'. Ideas come to me in the strangest ways. Sometimes I dream them up, literally. I've always had very vivid, colorful dreams. They're better than any movie. And I remember every detail of them when I awaken. This is why I keep a dream journal. And I always suggest to aspiring writers that they keep one. You never know where your next idea is going to come from. Most of all, though, my ideas come from everyday people. Normal people who are really much more interesting than they think they are. I believe we are all special and we all have a story to tell. What's yours?
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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1st book in Bryant Winery Trilogy: from RENDEZVOUS Mar 2005,
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Erica Bryant is in France to learn more about wine making to start a new strain of grapes for her parents' winery which she hopes to run one day. What she didn't come to France for was romance, but that's what she gets when she meets Joshua Knight, the head enologist of one of France's best wine growers. Joshua met Erica when they were teenagers and there was something between them then but tragedy sent his family away. This time he intends to explore everything between them. When Erica figures out who Joshua is, she knows it was meant for them to meet again. Joshua's plans to begin his own winery are put on hold when his employer announces Joshua as his replacement instead of his daughter, Dominique. Dominique gets engaged to Erica's best friend Hubert despite a feud between their families. Her father's sexist attitudes has Dominique giving up on ever running the winery. After an argument, someone frames her for trying to sabotage the wine barrels and with Erica's help they go looking for answers. Erica's glad to help. For the price of one book readers get double the romance in this charming love story set amidst a romantic setting complete with intrigue and sensuality. Reviewer, Darlene Kendall.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
True Love, Like A Fine Wine, Is To Be Savored!,
By Brina D. "rattler4life" (Tallahassee, FL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Waiting for You (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)
In "Waiting For You", American Erica Bryant travels to France to hone her skills as a winemaker. While there she literally bumps into Joshua Knight. It turns out, Joshua (also a winemaker) is the very boy Erica had a crush on when she was a little girl. Only that was no crush...he's no longer a boy...and she's certainly not a little girl anymore!
Need I say more? Well, let me say that HOT is an understatement when describing the reacquainting of Erica and Joshua. This sister has found her "Knight" and she learns just what to do with him. In other words, Erica hones more than her winemaking skills. Whew! Janice Sims has sparks flying all over the wine French countryside! She introduces her readers to interesting places and she does it with unmatched descriptive skill. You'll feel like you've had a vacation in Burgundy, France. It's a given that this couple finds true love and discovers that they can't live without each other. But the author skillfully brings them back to America and introduces the reader to a whole new set of characters. All of the secondary characters are well developed. And the exciting part is there are plans for sequels starring Erica's brothers sometime next year. The one thing a Janice Sims novel will do for you is leave you longing for more, more, more. This one is no different! I don't believe I can wait a year for Franklyn or Jason's stories Ms. Sims...bump the deadline up!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Waiting for More . . .,
By Cynthia Jeffries "readerwriterone" (Capitol Heights, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Waiting for You (Arabesque) (Mass Market Paperback)
Ms. Sims can't write fast enough to feed her hungry audience, but when she serves up delicious stories like "Waiting For You," we come away sated and this time a little buzzed on wine. [I still have a sappy grin on my face after imbibing on this story].
We learn so much from a Janice Sims' novel and this time it is the wine industry. That's why her novels appeal to so many. She always takes us to a new level of knowledge and interest. Her characters come to life and teach us at the same time. Like her stories, Janise Sims is a wine expert; not a 40 oz. novelist like some others who write in this genre. I just wish she could write faster . . .
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