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Welcome to my stop on The Space Between Tour.

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Also, Victoria is here to tell us about her main character, Lacey.

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Title: The Space Between

Author : Victoria H. Smith

Release date: April 2, 2013

Age Group:  New Adult

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tour organized by: AToMR Tours

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When Drake started the night at his father’s campaign fundraiser, he never imagined he’d end it being conned into buying drugs on the West Side. Losing high-stakes poker has its consequences, but he’d repeatedly face them just to hear Lacey Douglas sing. Drake sees Lacey light up the stage, and he has to have her. But his intentions for being on her side of town turn out to be the reason he can’t.

Chicago native Lacey has dreams of the opera, but life has its obstacles. Lacey has come to know her hardships as part of living in the real world and accepts them fully. When Lacey meets the intense and invigorating Drake, a fire is lit inside her, unleashing those dreams again.

Two paths that should have never crossed prove to create the exact pairing the other needs. But when their worlds take time to catch up, everything they have is tested. Finding the space between the two sides that challenge them will be hard, but it’s the only place that will keep them together.

The Space Between is a new adult contemporary romance.

Book Trailer

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(Lacey is the main female character in The Space Between)

My Take on Lacey

By Victoria H. Smith

Lacey’s Motivations

            Lacey is a very complex character. She longs to be able to accomplish her dreams of becoming an opera singer, but her mother is sick and this keeps her dreams at bay. She struggles with this severely and takes on the role of protector because of it. You will see this very early in the story when she first meets Drake at the party. Though THE SPACE BETWEEN is a two person POV story, Drake is the main character. I knew he needed a heroine who had exactly what he needed and vice versa. Drake needed someone strong and level headed, and Lacey needed a free-spirited thinker. Someone who could tell her she didn’t have to be so strong all the time.

Lacey’s Personality

            Lacey is quite serious all the time. She feels she has to be strong for her mother. I knew since I made Drake the one with the sense of humor a serious heroine would be perfect for him. Lacey likes to let loose sometimes, though (like at the party in the beginning of the novel), and she’s very confident in who she is. She’s also got a big heart and shares it with whomever she can. Drake states it’s hard not to be effected by how bright she is. Though times are tough for her she doesn’t let the world bring her down.

Lacey’s Physical Features

Lacey’s physical characteristics come from her biological makeup. She is of a mixed race so she naturally has lighter skin and curly hair that’s full of volume. She’s a bit of a theater nerd with her vintage clothing, and has quite a few piercings. I blame that on her artsy, high school days ;D My model inspiration for her is Christina Santini. She is also of mixed descent.

About the Author

Victoria H. Smith has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. She puts it to good use writing romance all day. She resides in the Midwest with her Macbook on her lap and a cornfield to her right. She often draws inspiration for her stories from her own life experiences, and the twenty-something characters she writes give her an earful about it.

In her free time, she enjoys extreme couponing, blogging, reading, and sending off a few tweets on Twitter when she can. She writes new adult fiction romance in the sub-genres of science fiction, urban fantasy, and contemporary, but really, anywhere her pen takes her she goes.

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