Victoria Giraud

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About Victoria Giraud

Victoria Giraud was born in Danville, Virginia, but didn't stay there long. As the daughter of an Army officer, she was on her way to Germany by the age of 4. She lived in several towns in Germany (Heidelberg, Mannheim & Frankfurt) and exotic places like Tripoli, Libya, as well as various states from New York to California. Reading and expressing herself by writing has intrigued her since she was the ripe old age of ten. Before writing her historical fiction, Melaynie's Masquerade, a screenplay about Sir Francis Drake, and various long "short" stories--Weird Dates & Strange Fates, Pink Glasses, An Army Brat in Libya, Colonels Don't Apologize and Angeles in Uniform, Victoria was a Southern California journalist and magazine writer/editor. Journalism is fun, especially when interviewing famous people like Barbara Eden (she wore pants that showed her belly button), Bob Hope and Olympic star Rafer Johnson, and working at the Beverly Hills Country Club, but creative writing is the most satisfying. Helping new authors kick-start their books is also her passion and she's edited over 90 books--including co-writing Hong Kong native Wendy Wong's When the Phoenix Rises. She's the proud mother of a son and daughter, who are her greatest fans. As she tells new authors, friends, and her kids--Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Victoria writes a blog twice weekly about her adventures in writing, traveling and growing up as an Army brat -- www.victoria4edit.com/blog.

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An Army Brat in Libya Dec 28, 2011

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An Army Brat in Libya is a memoir chronicling the adventures of living in Tripoli in the 1950s. World War II was over and the world could breathe again for a while. Libya was ruled by King Idris, and the US Military held sway at strategic Wheelus Air Force Base. Attending high school amidst sand and palm trees, camels and donkeys, in a small cosmopolitan city along the Mediterranean was about as unique and full of contrasts as an American teen could get in the mild 1950s.

American teenagers sported jeans while Libyan women were covered from head to foot. Americans brought their cars; most Libyans rode bicycles. Despite the differences, East and West cohabited peacefully for the most part. It's a new century today, but the American military still has a presence in these exotic areas of the world.

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Discovering the Victor in Victoria Jun 13, 2012

by Victoria Giraud

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A WWII wartime romance leads to a pregnancy for the author’s mother. The Army Infantry lieutenant father marries her before their daughter is born, and he ships off to the invasion of Italy. Before long there’s a divorce and a new stepfather and the author grows up as an Army brat. Soon to be a college grad twenty years later, Victoria is curious about the birth father she doesn’t remember. Her search leads her to the military bastion that is the Pentagon and a surprise visit with Victor, now an Army Colonel. Discovering a new family is one of many interesting revelations in this true story.

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Pink Glasses Mar 1, 2012

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The divorcees in the chic Los Angeles bar/restaurant were attracted to Will's spirited zaniness, which mixed well with his gentle nature. They had no idea what mental turmoil it masked. He was a Viet Nam vet, a Navy pilot, and far from rich. Will had to rent a room from one of his new friends, yet he bought a brand new Porsche and kept his old one. What was he concealing?

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Angels in Uniform Mar 1, 2012

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Samantha's ambition was to work in Hollywood and meet the rich and famous. She attracted a powerful film producer, but just when her life seemed to be working, she got cancer. She flees Los Angeles, ready to end her life, but her persistent lover and an angel in uniform had other ideas. Was the angel imagined or real? Make your own decision about this true story.

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Weird Dates and Strange Fates Mar 1, 2012

by Victoria Giraud

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Weird Dates and Strange Mates features two unusual but true short stories. Sandy's blind date serves her brunch while wearing a French maid's costume, a blond wig and 4-inch heels in A Single Girl's Guide to Cross-Dressing. She's even more puzzled when he changes to a G-string and a lacy negligee. In The Dark Side, Barbara meets her perfect man, but one day he disappears from his apartment, leaving a downloaded computer and all his business attire behind. She could hardly believe the secret he was hiding.

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Colonels Don't Apologize Jan 2, 2012

by Victoria Giraud

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Colonels Don't Apologize by Victoria Giraud is the story of an American military family in the mid to late 20th century. As a military brat, Giraud didn't have to look far for inspiration and source material. Soldiers, both officers and enlisted men, returned from World War II and Korea with emotional and mental wounds besides the physical ones. Families--the wives and children--suffered from the resulting abusive behavior of veterans returning from war. This story reveals how one daughter made the best peace she could with her stepfather, considering her own feelings and emotional wounds.

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Melaynie's Masquerade Nov 13, 2011

by Victoria Giraud

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What’s a girl going to do when she wants adventure in her life, and men have all the fun? Melaynie Morgan is an independent-minded young woman in Plymouth, England, but it’s the 16th century, and women are expected to dress elaborately and attend to womanly duties. Forget about doublets, swords and sailing ships.

Melaynie refuses to let her conventional background deter her. She disguises herself as a captain’s boy and signs on with privateer Francis Drake to plunder Spanish treasure in the exotic Caribbean. In the chess game of Renaissance politics it’s an undeclared war of opposing religions, but Queen Elizabeth’s Protestant England and King Philip’s Catholic Spain are maintaining a guarded peace. Into that mix comes Plymouth’s Drake, waging his own private war with Spain.

Melaynie finds more than she bargained for during her year in the tropics serving Drake – from disease, death and danger to a romance with a Spaniard and a friendship with an ex-slave. She returns to England wiser but secretly pregnant. In volume 2, Melaynie's daughter Joan grows up unaware of her true parentage until the Spanish Armada brings a bittersweet and surprising reunion.

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