Character Interviews,  Historical

Character Interview: Katherine from Derailed @sadiecass #RLFblog #Historical

Derailed 
Sarah Cass, welcome back to Romance Lives Forever. We’re excited to
interview your character, Katherine (Kat) Daugherty from the book, Derailed.
Genre: Historical Western Romance
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing
Cover artist: Sarah Cass
Length: 96k
Heat rating: 4 Flames
Tagline:
The sins of a past she can’t remember could destroy a present
she’ll never forget.
Blurb:
The crimes of her forgotten past threaten the very life Jane
Doe has learned to cherish.
Jane is out of time. With a warrant on her head, a maniac out
for her blood, and a secret baby on the way, something has to give.
Without Cole Mitchell’s help to find the answers, there may be
no hope left.
Cole has nowhere left to hide. He unwittingly let Jane into his
heart, and is ready to share the secret of his dark past.
Fate has a way of playing its hand, and tragedy strikes. With
the world crumbling around them, it’s easy to lose faith. If they can’t forgive
past sins, they have no hope for the future.
Because the noose waits for no man or woman.
Buy links:
Secret Cravings Website http://bit.ly/12J4bO9
Barnes and Noble http://bit.ly/1bkEnQw
ARe http://bit.ly/170laAc
Bookstrand http://bit.ly/1diptbG
What are your main characters’ names, ages, and occupations?
Jane Doe is an almost-30
year old woman with amnesia. When she first comes to Dominion Falls
in book 1 she ends up with a job as a sort of hotel manager, and de facto PR rep
for the hotel owner. For a woman in 1871, she’s strong and capable and knows what
she wants. In book 2 she gets a new job one well suited for her librarian.
Cole Mitchell is in his
mid-30’s (he won’t reveal his age, sorry…he keeps personal facts close to the vest).
He is 51% owner of a saloon and brothel in Dominion Falls.
When the story first starts he’s content to be alone and never let anyone in. Jane
brings something to life in him, and he resists until he realizes he doesn’t want
to resist any longer.

Interview with Katherine Daugherty aka Kat

Tell us about yourself.
Well, I’m not one to talk about myself.
*Mad laughter breaks out in the next room. Kat’s nose wrinkles
and she shouts at the door*
Shut up, Jane! Anyway. My name’s Katherine Daugherty, most people
call me Kat. Jane’s lover, and my former lover, Cole, calls me Kathy. I’m in my
mid-twenties and have no qualms about that “old maid” line of bull.
I was the “oops, what a surprise” baby to my parents.
After they had Martha they tried and tried to have a boy, but nothing ever happened.
After ten years of trying, they gave up. Five years later, voila.
I didn’t want to be part of the arranged marriage my mother planned
for me, so I took off at fifteen. I joined the temperance league for a while, but
boy-howdy did those women take some brutal tasks to forward their goal, it wasn’t
my cup of tea but a cup of whiskey turned out to be, so I left them. Spent some
time back in Dominion
Falls after, took up with
Cole, because well, have you seen that man? It was a fun romp, but then I fell for
Norman…and then I can’t explain why, but I left Dominion Falls
again.
Since then I’ve been living in St. Louis. I work at a bank, but in my free time
I work to forward the suffragist movement.
Tell us about Norman.
Norman
is a bit older than me.
*Jane pops her head in the door* He’s ancient, Kat. At least
twenty years older than me!
*Kat waves her off* Yes, yes. He’s older, but as I tell Jane
in the book there’s something to be said about a man that works the telegraph. They’ve
got some strong fingers. *Kat winks*
Oh, yes, so he runs the depot and the telegraph office. I can’t
explain why I fell for him, he seems to be a grumpy old man, but I just do. He’s
a good man.
What do you think is your strongest point?
I’m strong. Stronger than you might think. I may have grown up
in privilege, but once mother disowned me for leaving town I had to make my own
way. I’ve made mistakes, but I don’t regret any of them. Not even a little.
What was it like where you grew up?
Dominion
Falls is a great little town.
When we first went there when I was quite young, there was nothing. Father first
formed a little camp when he found the gold. Father had vision and started that
town using the first of his gold strikes. More men came in, and Father was smart
enough to charge to use the buildings he was having built, and then use that money
to buy mines from the less successful miners.
So I got to see Dominion
Falls go from small camp to
a tiny town. Sure, it was dirty and rough and miners aren’t the nicest people sometimes,
but Father and Mother always pushed for more than that. The used their wealth to
make sure I got educated in Denver, and eventually
moved there themselves, but no matter how much time I’ve been away, Dominion Falls is home.
What do you wish was different about your life?
Up until I came home and met Jane I had one big wish to move
back home. I’m grateful that I have a good friend now, one like Jane, that pushes
me to do what I need to, what I know I’ve needed to do. It’s not an easy step for
me, but you’ll have to read the book to find out why.
If you were given your fondest wish, what would it be?
I’m afraid I can’t answer that one, either. My author doesn’t
want me to reveal secrets before their time.
*Kat leans in to whisper* But I have to say I get all I wish
for and all I didn’t know I wanted within a year of returning home.
As a child, who was your best friend? Tell us about him/her.
I didn’t really have many friends as a child. Being the Daugherty’s
daughter and sent to Denver
for schooling made it hard to establish friends. I was too rich in Dominion Falls,
and too poor in Denver
society.
I’m happy to say that now, finally, I do have a best friend.
Jane. I couldn’t ask for someone better. Sometimes you meet someone and instantly
connect, and I had that with Jane. I think she hates that I’m brutally honest with
her, but she’s no shirk either, gives me the same honesty right back.

About the Author

Sarah Cass’s world is regularly turned upside down by her three
special-needs kids and loving mate, so she breaks genre barriers, dabbling in horror,
straight fiction, and urban fantasy. An ADD tendency leaves her with a variety of
interests that include singing, dancing, crafting, cooking, and being a photographer.
She fights through the struggles of the day, knowing the battles are her crucible
and though she may emerge scarred, she’s also stronger. While busy creating worlds
and characters as real to her as her own family, she leads an active online life
with her blog, Redefining Perfect, which
gives a real and sometimes raw glimpses into her life and art.

Previous Books

Changing Tracks (The Dominion Falls
Series Book 1):
Secret Cravings Website http://bit.ly/14XQPTl
Barnes and Noble http://bit.ly/XcTs0R
All Romance Ebooks http://bit.ly/WJxSiA
Bookstrand http://bit.ly/12dl2PB

Books Coming Soon

Dark Territory (The Dominion Falls
Series Book 3)
Santa, Maybe (Holidays in Lake Point 1)

Contest

A free ebook copy of Derailed (or Changing Tracks if you haven’t
read it, because you really should start with book 1) for one commenter!!
To enter: Just tell me what your favorite Western is (movie,
TV show, OR book!).

Find Me Here

Redefining Perfect http://redefiningperfect.com
Sarah’s StoryLines http://authorsarahcass.com

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