Tara Quan’s Operation Owl Tour of the Capital – A (Residence) Inn
by Tara Quan
I owe Sara Daniel a huge thank
you for hosting me today. I’m trying something new, which is to chat up my book
prior to getting a firm release date. Because of my impending move to Rome, I
may soon experience a prolonged Internet blackout and have prescheduled my
stops. To the best of my knowledge, my latest multicultural romance from Decadent Publishing comes out some
time in July 2014 (so, depending on when you stumble upon this blog, it might
be available now).
For updates as well as a chance
to win a $25 gift card, drop by my website: TaraQuan.com/Owl
In honor of the place I consider
home (what the government terms the National Capital Area), I’m dedicating the
posts on this tour to Washington, D.C. and its surrounding suburbs. The
romantic comedy I’m very blatantly promoting is set entirely in the US capital.
A Beyond Fairytales adaptation of The Owl by Brothers Grimm, Operation Owl features a geeky hacker
hero and his bookish best friend. They team up to expose a cyber conspiracy at
the heart of the US government and end up indulging in some other equally
exciting activities.
Waypoint: A (Residence) Inn
Since Once Upon a Marriage, Sara’s Beyond Fairytales launch story, stars
her adaptation of Grimm’s innkeeper, I thought I’d use this opportunity to
highlight my preferred place to stay when visiting D.C. My husband’s job occasionally
makes us return to the capital for short 2-3 week jaunts (which inevitably
includes a visit to the dentist, a stop at the doctor’s office, and some
shopping). Whenever this happens, I prefer to stay at the Marriott Courthouse
Residence Inn.
Located literally on top of an
Orange Line Metro Stop, this hotel is within walking distance to CVS,
Walgreens, Whole Foods and Trader Joes. All their rooms include a kitchenette,
and it’s a 2-minute walk to a pizza parlor, burger joint, steak house, Thai
restaurant, Japanese place, as well as multiple coffee shops and bars. Marriott
rewards points are relatively easy to spend internationally, and one can also
get a discount with a valid government/military ID.
While not the lap of luxury,
this hotel is a more than adequate home away from home. I highly recommend it
for any trip to the D.C-metro area.
And thus concludes my Capital
Area tip for the day. Follow along at TaraQuan.com/Owl
as I continue my tour at the blogs of some awesome romance authors.
Operation Owl
Five years ago, Maya Jain kissed
her best friend only to have him run out of her dorm room and leave the state.
When he shows up in Washington, D.C., a wanted fugitive sought after by every
branch of the US government, she can’t bring herself to ignore his plight. As
their physical relationship picks up where it left off, she decides it’s time
to make him see her as more than the bespectacled, bookish girl he once called
“Owl.”
After being accused of espionage
and treason, Zack Strong needs a forensic accountant to help clear his name.
Not knowing who he can trust, this white-hat hacker has no choice but to ask
his former best friend and math tutor for help. Together they unravel a cyber
conspiracy at the Barn, an NSA facility tasked to intercept electronic
communications. But as they traverse the nation’s capital to avoid capture,
Maya insists on letting their simmering sexual tension take its natural course.
Even though he’s never been able to shake the memory of their one kiss, he refuses
to let her give up her life for a man with no future.
Genre: Contemporary Romantic Comedy, Multicultural
Thanks for having me over, Sara!
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