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Carole Bellacera's Interests
General
Skiing, jewelry-making, travel, cooking, chocolate. :) I'm a huge Denver Broncos fan!!!! One of the best days of my life was when John Elway won the Super Bowl for us!!!
Music
U2, Maroon 5, Luka Bloom, John Mayer, David Cook, Joni Mitchell, Andrea Bocelli, Faith Rivera, Anna Nalik, Pearl Jam, and especially the soundtrack to "Into the Wild," featuring Eddie Vedder, Nickel Creek, Big Country, John Nathaniel, the new INXS, Eric Genius--pianist extroidnaire--(I met him on a ski lift at Snowshoe, WV, and ended up buying his brilliant CD,) Journey, Marillion, Mary Fahl, Moody Blues, Laurie Rose Griffith & Peter Mealy, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Alison Krauss, Pam Tillis, Sabrina Dinan, Sarah McLachlan, Secret Garden, Simply Red, Sinead O'Connor, the Cranberries, Stevie Nicks, Toni Childs, Train, Van Morrison, the Waterboys, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Natalie Merchant, aha, Armand & Angelina, the Carpenters, Chicago, Simon & Garfunkle, Clay Aiken, Coldplay, Corrine Bailey Rae, CCR, Daughtry, Dave Matthews, Def Leppard, Jewel, Lesley Gore and the Dixie Chicks. I never followed them until they spoke out against the war, and I became an instant fan. Bought their latest CD just because of that, and found out, much to my surprise, that I love their music. Since then, I've bought all their CDs. GO DIXIE CHICKS!!!
Movies
the Joy Luck Club, Wedding Crashers (I ADORE Vince Vaughn,) Moulin Rouge, Phantom of the Opera, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Ferris Bueller's Day Out, Sixteen Candles, Into the Wild, Farewell My Concubine, City of Angels, Jesus of Nazareth, I Love You to Death, The Matchmaker, The Scarlet Letter (yes, I LOVED it, damn it!!!) A Walk to Remember (made me cry.)
Television
Grey's Anatomy, America's Top Model, The Unit, My Name is Earl, Dr. Phil, Ghost Hunters, Moonlight, The Bachelor (even though I know it's a crock of ##$#) American Idol (DAVID COOK is the BEST contestant EVER!!!!)
Books
Okay, so sue me--the books I've written are my personal favorites, and I say if another author says that's not the case, he or she is lying. By the way, my titles are Border Crossings, Spotlight, East of the Sun, West of the Moon, Understudy, Chocolate on a Stick, and Tango's Edge--due out in February. Check out excerpts at my webpage, www.CaroleBellacera.com.
Now, other than MY books, I also love
books by Jacqueline Mitchard, Paulina Simon, Amy Tan, Ann Rivers Siddon, Alice Hoffman and Sophie Kinsella. And of course, books by my good friends--the Bad Girls--Cindi Myers, Lynda Sandoval, and Debby Mayne.
Heroes
Yes, I do greatly admire Picabu Street, but my late grandmother is my true heroine.
I've been told my novels are similar to authors like Jodi Picoult, Sidney Sheldon, Nora Roberts, Sandra Brown, Olivia Goldsmith and others. I think I write just like Me. :)
About me: My work has appeared in magazines such as Woman's World, The Star, Endless Vacation and The Washington Post. I'm the author of four acclaimed novels published by Tor/Forge Books. My most recent novel, CHOCOLATE ON A STICK, a quirky book about an elderly Appalachian couple on the run from a nursing home in a red Corvette, released in trade paperback by Baycrest Books in September 2005, was a 2005 Kentucky Literary Award in Fiction Nominee.
My first novel, "Border Crossings", a hardcover published by Forge Books in May of 1999, was a 2000 RITA Award nominee for Best Romantic Suspense and Best First Book, a nominee for the 2000 Virginia Literary Award in Fiction. It was also a 2000 finalist in the Golden Quill award and in the Aspen Gold Award and won 1st Place in the Volusia
County 2000 Laurel Wreath Award. My work has appeared in various anthologies such as Kay Allenbaugh's Chocolate for a Woman's Heart, Chocolate for a Couples' Heart and Chicken Soup for Couples. I (nee Foley) grew up in Pittsboro, Indiana, and graduated from high school in 1971 at Pittsboro High.
Although I've always had dreams of becoming a novelist, I joined the United States Air Force to see the world and became a medical technician, serving assignments at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois and in Crete, Greece. It was in Crete that I met my wonderful Italian-American husband, Frank Bellacera, and my article about that meeting, “Streaking for Love,” appeared in CHICKEN SOUP FOR COUPLES and CHOCOLATE FOR A WOMAN’S HEART. In 1985, after a chance meeting with Princess Di and Prince Charles at Andrews Air Force Base, I rediscovered my love affair with the written word. My first published story, "The Day Princess Di Spoke to Me," appeared in the military magazine, Family. From that time on, I never looked back. It took eleven years, but finally, with BORDER CROSSINGS, I realized my dream of becoming a published novelist.
Now a resident of Northern Virginia, I've been married to Frank, a retired Air Force man, for 33 years, and I'm the proud mother of two grown children, Leah & Stephen. As a military wife, I've has had the privilege of living in some wonderful places, including Hawaii, Greece, Colorado and North Carolina. In addition to my writing career, I've has worked as a medical technician, a librarian, an executive secretary and a receptionist for a member of Congress on Capitol Hill. When I'm not writing, my most favorite thing to do in the world is downhill skiing.
In my next life, I want to grow up in Vermont and become an Olympic ski racer.
Check out my books at www.CaroleBellacera.com.
Who I'd like to meet: Joni Mitchell, Keri Russell (my fantasy adopted daughter,) John Mayer (my fantasy adopted son,) Luka Bloom (whom I had the chance to meet last year at the Barns at Wolftrap, but couldn't hang around to do it...something I've regretted,) Nicole Kidman, Vince Vaughn (I bet he's fun to hang out with) Ellen Degeneris (bet she's fun to hang out with.)
Indulge yourself with “Hand-Dipped Pleasure” by Leannan Mac Llyr.
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“This story starts out hot and gets hotter and hotter… it has a great friendship that could develop into something much more and the strawberries just might make you want to try a few of your own” Fallen Angel Review
Hey! I just wanted to say thanks for becoming a new friend, I figured i'd drop by your page and check it out, Niiccce! hope you have a good weekend. the single "Wherever you Are" hits radio next week, so keep an ear out, and you can say you heard it hear first! much love,< ..<
hi carole, hope everything is ok. I will definitely check out the trailer. I adore Crete. I would love to go back. Heaven. Except for all of the stray cats etc- heartbreaking. I'd love to read that original story, if u have it online. I will be book shopping this week and look for you. So your grandmother was a skier, too? Cheers ~ wave
Haha! Yeah, you know, good genes- u have to meet my grandmother :) Thanx for finding me. That is very intriguing- now u have to make it into a movie, too. I love your page- fascinating and beautiful. xo wave
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Hi .. how are you? Thanks for the support!!!! Just letting you know that our new clip for the song 'WONDERLAND' is up on our page!!! I hope you enjoy it...We have just added it to our site so would LOVE to know what you think of it!!! ALSO feel free to DOWNLOAD the song 'WONDERLAND' from our profile... ITS FREE!!! OUR SPECIAL OFFER...for our MYSPACE FRIENDS on our DEBUT ALBUM is still AVAILABLE.....with FREE postage WORLD WIDE !!! Cheers and all the best SIDEWALK GRAY
Aw, I'm sorry. Same thing pretty much here, my friend was going to go with me but thats her vacation week. And everyone else I know is a huge Archie fan -. -
I don't think I could be any happier!!! I was numb up until they announced it, but I do think you're right about Simon, because he's loved Cook ever since Hello. Really? It took me forever to get through at all. Ahhh more like right now! I can't live without new Cookie stuff for more than a week, AI has spoiled us :]
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