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Love In Provence series

The countdown is on … start packing!

February 12, 2017 by Patricia Sands

It’s official! Our 2017 tour, Promenade En Provence, is filled to capacity with sixteen enthusiastic women who will spend twelve glorious days in June, exploring the beauty of the south of France with me and my good friend, fellow author Susan Sommers. 

Click here to visit Susan’s informative new website , Power Source For Women. On our trip, Susan will accompany those interested on morning walks and easy hikes along scenic routes. Her new book, Love Your Body ~ Embrace Your Life offers a wonderful combination of fitness, nutrition, spirituality, and health for women of all ages.

I will be waiting in France for you at the hotel. We can begin our time together with a toast on the beach!

Arrivals will be coming from Canada, the U.S.A. and the U.K., and we’ll make our first rendezvous at the elegant Hôtel Beau Rivage (my favourite!) in Nice. With the glistening turquoise Mediterranean across the street and the famous daily market of Cours Saleya in the old town just steps away, there’s not a better place to begin.

Each day will bring a new adventure with guided day trips to stunning nearby destinations, but there will also be plenty of time to rest, shop, or take a dip in the Med.

After six days, we will settle into the ancient walled town of Avignon. With just one hotel change during the entire trip, we can get comfortable once again. Our day trips will take us to picturesque medieval villages in the storied countryside of Provence, surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, as well as endless fields of sunflowers and lavender.

 

I promise you an experience also filled with fine food, good company, laughter and lovely new friendships.

It’s such a pleasure to share my love of this exquisite part of the world on these tours. I’m already hearing from many who are eager to walk the same streets and discover the villages and scenery they read about in the Love In Provence series. We will do it all! On y va!

Susan, along with Debbie Ross, owner of the Womens Travel Network, will be hosting a Meet and Greet in May for anyone joining us from the Toronto area. Thanks to Debbie’s expertise for organizing all of the many details that make a trip like this possible!

Click here for photos of previous tours … and start planning your packing! I will be posting some packing tips later and also will send a list of great books you may want to read in advance. 

Are you excited? Susan and I can’t wait!

 

Filed Under: Blog, France, General Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: Love In Provence series, Patricia Sands, Provence, Susan Sommers, tour, travel, Women, Womens Travel Network

Our June trip to Provence ~ are you coming?

January 24, 2017 by Patricia Sands

 

Now that 2017 is underway, our women’s trip to Provence feels like it is just around the corner. As always when we do one of these fabulous trips, I’m already excited about it! I’ve received emails from several of the women who are coming with us and they can’t wait too. The countdown is on!

Our hotel in Nice is in the photo above on the Promenade des Anglais and just down the street from the daily market. There’ll be time to shop and go to the beach.

We spend a day in Antibes and visit the market where Kat met Philippe! ===>

At the moment, there are just four spots left out of the 16 offered. I’m posting info here about the trip in case you haven’t read about it. Please feel free to share it too.

Here’s the link to the women’s tour of the south of France that I will accompany from June 6 to 18. My friend and fellow author, Susan Sommers, goes with me. She writes non-fiction books about fitness for women over 50 and organizes some pleasant walks during the trip (purely optional in case you would rather shop!).
http://womenstravelnetwork.ca/promenade-en-provence/
The cost of the tour (including daily breakfast and 11 dinners) CA $4995 and at the moment that cost is roughly US$3700. Plus airfare. It’s extremely well-priced for all that is offered AND it’s very personal, relaxed and a lot of fun.
You can find photos of the two previous tours on my website by clicking here.
 
I’m happy to answer any questions. We’ve had wonderful mother/daughter, sisters, and best friends combinations join us. Women who  have come on their own have all enjoyed the trip and made great friendships. It truly is a very special experience.
Many of the women who join us have read the Love in Provence series and are thrilled to explore the same places as Katherine does in the story.
I’ve put together a reading list to share and will post it here soon, as well as sending it to all on the tour.
Thanks for spreading the word … and, even better, for coming along with us on this great escape!

Filed Under: Blog, France, General Travel, Uncategorized, Writing Tagged With: Love In Provence series, Nice, Patricia Sands, Provence, Provence tour, Susan Sommers, The Promise of Provence, Womens Travel Network, Worldwide Quest

Mark the dates and come celebrate!

May 13, 2016 by Patricia Sands

If it’s Friday, it must be France …

Bonjour tout le monde! This is a celebratory week for me

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… and I hope for you too! On Tuesday, May 17th, I PROMISE YOU THIS ~ Book #3 in the Love in Provence trilogy will be released by Amazon’s Lake Union Publishing!

Thank you to all the readers who have been patiently waiting and sending me lovely messages in the meantime. I can’t wait to hear how you enjoy the next part of Kat’s journey.

There’s still time to enter the print copy giveaway that Amazon is hosting until May 17th, on Goodreads. Just click here to enter.

On Thursday, May 19, as you can see here. I’m having an online launch party, hosted by the fabulous ladies of BookRhythm ~ a topnotch author services group.  Simply go to this link to join us.

These parties are always fun … although a little crazy to follow sometimes … REMEMBER TO KEEP REFRESHING YOUR PAGE TO FOLLOW ALL THE THREADS! It took me a while to learn that.

Some of my best writing friends are joining the celebration and there will be lots of great chat and tons of giveaways! Look at this lineup (in alphabetical order) ~ Bette Lee Crosby, Jillian Dodd, Jacquie Gauthier, Linn B. Halton,  Steena Holmes, Suzanne Kelman, Toby Neal, Christine Nolfi, Liza Perrat. Definitely a good time group! We’ll be talking about a lot of new releases from these fine authors too! See you there!

IPYT FB Book Launch 3 (1)

Just to get us in the mood … and because we all know we love photos like these, here are a few old favourites for your viewing pleasure.

Bon weekend everyone and I hope I will see you next week to join in the fun!

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À bientôt ~ see you next week!

 

xxxx

 

Filed Under: Author Promotion, Blog, France, If it is France..., News, Writing Tagged With: Amazon Publishing, book launch party, BookRhythm, Goodreads, I Promise You This, Lake Union Publishing, Love In Provence series, new release, Patricia Sands

Podcast time~a chat with Blondie and The Brit

March 3, 2016 by Patricia Sands

There are many different ways authors connect with each other and with people who enjoy reading. It’s a lot of fun and so rewarding to simply have a good chat as we did a few weeks ago, when I was invited to be a guest on BlondieandtheBrit.com . If you have some time, pour yourself your beverage of choice, put your feet up and hang out with us for a while. Help yourself to some goodies from the local pâtisserie!

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Hey, Suzanne Kelman and KJ Waters ~ I just listened to our interview and can’t thank you enough for inviting me to join you. It was great fun!

Patricia Sands — Episode 25 — Love in Provence
Award-winning author Patricia Sands joins Blondie and the Brit for a delightful discussion about Patricia’s passions: writing and France. She shares her best…
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Thanks for stopping by today. Watch for Suzanne Kelman to visit here on March 16th for a blog tour stop celebrating the upcoming release of her novel, The Rejected Writers’ Book Club! 
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KJ Waters is the author of Stealing Time,51rddgCwUYL._UY250_ a time travel thriller set during the summer of 2004 where Florida was battered by 5 major hurricanes in less than six weeks.
The second book in the series is in development and expected to be released in the spring of 2016.

Filed Under: Author Promotion, Blog, Writing Tagged With: Amazon, BlondieAndTheBrit.com, books, Lake Union, Love In Provence series, Patricia Sands, podcast, The Bridge Club, writing

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