Writer Wednesday featuring Iris Bolling

Happy Wednesday folks. Once again, it's time to showcase another talented author. This week, I'll be introducing you to Iris Bolling. I had the pleasure of meeting this amazing lady in person at a reader's retreat in Atlanta last October. We had a great conversation and lost track of time, which often happens when you get two authors who are passionate about their craft in the same vicinity. Get to know her and support her work. Enjoy!

Author Iris Bolling

Iris Bolling was born in Richmond, Virginia, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management. Her passions are reading, writing, sports and politics.

The inception of Iris Bolling’s writing career began with combining her passions for education, politics, and romance into her first novel, Once You’ve Touched the Heart.  This self-published work, released in March of 2008, was the first of the five additional books to complete the Heart Series.  The popular Heart Series has captivated the eyes and hearts of Bolling’s readers and includes: Once You’ve Touched the Heart, The Heart of Him, Look Into My Heart, A Heart Divided,  A Lost Heart, and last but not least The Heart.

In May of 2011, Iris introduced a new cast of characters in her novel Night of Seduction/ Heaven’s Gate. Its characters continuing to blossom in the sequel, The Pendleton Rule.  Iris recently began a new Series, Gems & Gents, with the introduction novel, Teach Me, The Book of Joshua I - Trust and The Book of Joshua II - Believe. The beginning of her third series, The Brooks’ Family Values, will be introduced in her next novel Sinergy, scheduled to be released in October 2014.

Iris stepped into a new venture geared towards bringing the characters of her books to the television screen. In 2014 she produced, The Heart, a television series based on her popular novels from The Heart Series. Adding more to her resume’, Iris is now doing quest speaking engagements to share her knowledge and experience with others.

Iris has gained the attention of her readers and the respect of her peers which is noted in her various awards, including four Emma awards.  She openly welcomes you into her world of writing and truly hopes that your mind is awakened, your thoughts are stimulated, and your desire to read about true love and romance is quenched. 

For more information please visit her website: www.irisbolling.net

Please enjoy the samples of Iris' latest release, "Sinergy."

EXCERPT #1 from Sinergy

Nicole walked to the back of the room where several round tables with chairs were strategically placed. As she strode toward the tables, there was a nervous fluttering in her stomach. Her hand went to her stomach; she rubbed it in a subconscious attempt to soothe her nerves. A small frown breached her forehead. She looked around wondering why she was nervous. When she glanced up, the answer appeared. On the balcony looking down at her, was a man with the deepest, brown eyes, and the most sensuous smile she had ever seen. All she could do at that moment was stare back and smile. The man’s eyes were magnetic. She couldn’t pull her eyes away, she was spellbound.

“Nikki, I’ve been looking all over for you. Why are you back here? Come up front with me.” Alicia grabbed her by the arm. Nicole turned to her friend as she dragged her off. When she looked back, the man was gone. She blinked. Maybe he was just a figment of her imagination. No one could be that fine. Yet he seemed so real.

Alicia was dressed in a skin tight red dress that screamed come get me. If Nicole did not know better, she would have sworn her friend was trying to pick up a man. As they reached the row of their seats, Nicole looked once more towards the balcony, wondering again if the man was a part of her imagination. Then she heard the annoying voice of the one and only Trish Hargrove.

EXCERPT #2 from Sinergy

“This is all you have on the Brooks’?” Isaac J. Singleton, of Singleton Enterprises, threw the folder across the conference table where four men were seated. “I gave each of you a target and this is all you bring me?”

“Mr. Singleton, you are asking for dirt on children of one of the most prominent families in the country. The oldest son is the leading criminal attorney on the East coast. His younger brother is the freaking advisor to the President of the United States. The youngest brother is in a partnership with Tyrone Pendleton. I don’t have to remind you what happened when we tried the takeover the Pendleton Agency. The weakest link in the family is the daughter, Nicole, and to be honest, professionally she may be somewhat vulnerable, but that’s stretching it.”

“I pay you a lot of money to find vulnerabilities.”

“Yes, sir, and each time, with the exception of Pendleton, we have come through for you. This Brooks family is close knit. It will not be easy to penetrate any of their businesses.”

Isaac stood, looked out his twenty-sixth floor office window fuming. He built his empire for one purpose, to destroy the so-called “good name” of Avery Brooks. If he had to tear down every closet in Brooks’ estate to find what he needed, that’s what he would do.

“Start with the daughter.” He turned back to the table. “Don’t disappoint me. You will not like the consequences.”