Rochelle B. Weinstein is a shining star...plus a book giveaway

We are thrilled to have Rochelle B. Weinstein back at CLC to celebrate the recent publication of her latest novel, We Are Made of Stars. With the return of The White Lotus, Bookbub included this novel on a list of books for fans of the show to enjoy. Melissa enjoyed Rochelle's past few novels and is excited to read We Are Made of Stars in the near future. Thanks to Get Red PR, we have TWO copies to give away!

Rochelle B. Weinstein is the USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of What You Do To Me, When We Let Go, This Is Not How It Ends, and Somebody’s Daughter. A former entertainment industry executive, she splits her time between sunny South Florida and the mountains of North Carolina.

Rochelle is a voracious reader who has shared monthly book picks on Miami's NBC-6 and is currently the book contributor for Miami's AQUA Magazine and literary salon Women Writers, Women's Books. This champion of writers also teaches publishing workshops at Nova Southeastern University's Alvin Sherman Library. Her eighth novel, We Are Made of Stars, is now available. She is already plotting out books nine and ten. (Bio adapted from Amazon.)

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Synopsis:

At the Vis Ta Vie inn, Reneé and Jean-Paul De La Rue face the daunting decision to close their beloved home for good.

They’re not the only ones going through a season of change, though. Their guests include three couples in crisis: Hollywood celebs Leo and Penny are spending their silver anniversary together while on the cusp of divorce. Lucy, a practical-minded therapist, and Henry, an astronomer with his head in the stars, are struggling to find common ground. And former lawyer and current stay-at-home mom Sienna and charismatic sports agent Adam look perfect but are hiding rifts of their own. Thrown into the mix are self-absorbed single mother Cassidy and her sullen fifteen-year-old daughter, Rosalie.

The stage is set for a week of betrayals, regrets, and shocking truths that can rend the heart or heal it. Vis Ta Vie―live your life―captures what it means to love through the darkness, and to find the light even after the magic fades. (Courtesy of Amazon.)

“Love, loss, betrayal, and second chances, which are the hallmark of bestselling author Rochelle B. Weinstein’s repertoire, reach soaring new heights in her latest page-turner, We Are Made of Stars. Weinstein’s unforgettable ensemble not only finds light in the darkness, but also they discover that sometimes a ‘home away from home’ is where your heart is.” 

―Lisa Barr, New York Times bestselling author of The Goddess of Warsaw

“With characters so real you’ll feel like you just vacationed with them, We Are Made of Stars is at once a page-turner and a story that makes you slow down and examine your own life. Rochelle Weinstein’s latest absolutely sparkles with warmth and wisdom.” 
―Camille Pagán, bestselling author of Good for You

“We Are Made of Stars is a work of art―suspenseful, intricate, and completely redemptive. It explores the brokenness and misunderstandings between us and the healing that happens when we acknowledge our connectedness.” 
―Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script

What is one thing you would tell the debut novelist version of yourself? 
Slow and steady wins the race. A career in writing is a marathon.

What was the inspiration behind We Are Made of Stars? 
We frequent an inn in Vilas, North Carolina called the Inn at Little Pond Farm. The inn owners used to offer private dinners (10 people max) in their gourmet kitchen. We'd make reservations, sometimes with a group of friends or a few of us with a mix of strangers. Chef would prepare the meal before our eyes. So much goes on at a communal table with various personalities, good food, and wine. I knew I had to write a book about the dynamics and drama.  

Are there any scenes you had to cut from We Are Made of Stars that you wish you could have kept?
Not a single one! But I wish I had added a few more scenes showcasing the area. Our guests at the Grandfather Winery or tubing down the lazy river in Todd.

If your life was a TV series, which celebrity would you want to narrate it? 
Reese Witherspoon.

If we were to visit you, what are some places you would take us to see? 

I'm in Miami, so the first stop would be to the beach. Ours are stunning. Maybe a little boat ride through the Intracoastal--we always spot dolphins--and a balcony view of the sunset. Dinner at Joe's Stone Crab.

What is the last book you read that you would recommend? 
Wally Lamb's The River is Waiting. It's a difficult subject, and I'm still haunted by it, but it's stuck with me, and that's the sign of a great book.

Thanks to Rochelle for visiting with us and to Get Red PR for sharing her book with our readers.

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