“Mom! Can’t you work in here???” bellows Candice Gilmer’s seven-year old.

“No,” Candice replies, knowing that Thomas The Train will kill the ability to write anything even remotely sexy.

Not that she sits far away – a mere twenty feet away from the television and her daughter. Still, that twenty feet is evidently more than the child can handle. The two-year-old, however, has no problem with Mom in the other room, and is happily clanking his trucks around, making the sirens go off non-stop.

Candice wonders who bought the noisy toys, and thinks if she can remember, they're going off the Christmas card list.

“But Mom… I’m hungry…”

The two-year-old’s enjoyment of his truck ends because he comes into the kitchen, grabs a bag of gummie treats and thrusts them, along with his sippy cup at Candice. Evidently he desires food too.

And such is the daily life of one Candice Gilmer, Mommy and Writer. She does have a day job, well, an evening job, as a hairdresser, and has done that for over thirteen years. Meanwhile, writing was always in the back of her mind.

Even as a kid, she was telling stories, memorizing “Cinderella,” the voices Mommy used and all, and could recite it on demand at two.

Telling stories comes naturally to Candice, a genetic trait of the family.

If you don’t believe her, go to one of her family barbecues – everyone tells stories, from her grandfather, her uncles, her brother, to her mom. There’s no short, one liners from her family. Every story is a production, slightly exaggerated, and usually hysterical.

And if you’re not careful, you might get roped in and not be able to get out.

 

 

Interviews:
Author is available for interviews and/or articles including print, television, radio and podcast.
Promotional Materials available upon request to
media outlets, conventions, bookseller and libraries.
Email candice.gilmer@gmail.com to make arrangements.

Contributing Blogs:
The Raven Happy Hour http://ravenhappyhour.com/ravenblog/
Lyrical Press Blog http://lyricalpress.blogspot.com/

Awards and Reviews:

Awards:

Coffee Time Reviewer Recommended Read, February, 2010
Broken Shine

Dark Divas Reviews Recommended Read, December 2009
Mission of Christmas

Reviews:

“I can tell Ms. Gilmer put her whole heart into this unique story. The tale sizzles with some exciting moments that leave the reader breathless for more.”
A Darker Trinity, Coffee Time Romance

“Wow. What does it take to create a thoroughly erotic novella with characters you can empathize with…while at the same time enjoy a true depth in the world around them? Candice Gilmer apparently.”
A Darker Trinity, Bitten By Books

“Candice Gilmer's world and character building in Unholy Night is phenomenal!”
Unholy Night, ParaNormalRomance.org

“Every now and then, an e-publisher surprises this reader with a book that really begs to be released in hard copy. This is the case with Samhain Publishing and their discovery of Candice Gilmer’s chilling romantic suspense, FANTASY GIRL. What makes this story so chilling is that it could happen to anyone.”
Fantasy Girl, Loves Romance and More

“Candice Gilmer delivers a magical Christmas story bound to make anyone who reads this book believe in Christmas again.”
Mission of Christmas, Dark Diva Reviews

“Ms. Gilmer’s writing is smooth and flows.”
Mission of Christmas, Heart Reviews

“Broken Shine and Candice Gilmer will leave you astounded at the talent and creativity used to tell a story as old as time and will leave you wanting to read it over and over.”
Broken Shine, Coffee Time Romance