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Available now!
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from Prism Book Group


Accept this Dandelion now available in Audio format on Audible.com...Click HERE to download!

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March 27, 2015

Listen to a radio interview  about "Accept this Dandelion" from 100.7FM KGBI The Fish in Omaha. Interview aired late January 2015.

Summary

Renee Lockhart has her eye on a lofty goal…to fill the open position of morning radio show host at the radio station where she works.  When her co-workers sign her up for a local TV version of “the Bachelor,” Renee goes along with it in order to raise her public profile.  Ben McConnell, the most eligible bachelor in town, insists that Renee be placed on the show, despite her bumbling audition.  Ben gets much more than he expected in Renee.  He gets a girl who doesn’t bow to his every whim…and a girl who opens his eyes to true, unexpected love. When nothing goes right on the local program called "Accept this Dandelion"...hilarity ensues. Imagine your worst possible dates happening...on TV!

Reviews

'll start off by saying that before I read this book, I was in a reading funk. I could not bring myself to read anything, despite the fact that my long list of books to read just keeps getting longer and longer. I didn't expect this book to bring me out of my funk. In fact, if I'm being honest, I expected to be bored by it, like I get bored watching those dating shows on TV.

But I was wrong. Not only did this book bring me out of that lag phase I was experiencing, but it gave me renewed will to read books.


-Playpire Reviews


ACCEPT THIS DANDELION made me laugh, sob, and cringe in embarrassment. It’s a great “fish out of water” romance and my favorite Brooke Williams book to date.


-Carrie Lahain


Ms Williams writes engaging and flowing stories with believable and endearing characters and this one is no exception.


-Lindsey Paley



Book Inspirations

I have always loved the TV show The Bachelor. I don't know what my fascination is, but I have never missed a single show of any season. When watching the show, I came up with the idea for "Accept this Dandelion." What if a local TV station put out a smaller version of the show? What if one of the contestants couldn't do anything right? These questions led to the first chapter of the book, which I then entered into a writing contest. The contest was layered and the chapter made it through a few levels...far enough that I had to write two more chapters! Then, the online voting began and I  just don't like bugging people to vote for stuff so I didn't move any farther in the contest. But the book was still in my mind. I let it sit for a few months and then I sat and finished it within a few weeks. I had to know what happened myself! It was funny to see the look on my husband's face as I giggled over this book. "Do you want to know what I had happen to this poor girl now?" I'd ask. It was written in a sleep deprived state as my youngest daughter was very little and not sleeping through the night. I honestly didn't know it was funny until it was accepted for publication and my editor told me it was a romantic comedy. I thought that I laughed over it because I was sleep deprived. So, when this one comes out, I recommend reading it on little to no sleep. Guarantee you'll be rolling on the floor laughing! :)