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    Character Interview: New Year’s Eve Club

    Jackie Leigh Allen, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. Let’s talk
    about your book, A Real Man, Book Two of the New Year’s Eve Club.
    Genre: Contemporary
    Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group
    Cover artist: Kim Killion
    Length: 32,800
    Heat rating: moderate
    Tagline: Five women. One night. One year to get it right.
    Blurb: Can a young widow trust her happiness to her former high
    school sweetheart?
    What are your main characters’
    names, ages, and occupations?
    Melissa Martin Hall, approaching 30 years old, returned to graduate
    school after the death of her husband.
    Matt Conroy, over 30 years old, EMT.

    Interview with Melissa Martin Hall

    Tell us about yourself.
    What are you like?
    I’m a good student, a good friend and I was a good wife. Now
    I’m ready to have a little fun.
    What do you think is your
    strongest point?
    I’m flexible, but you know the trouble with that is you can get
    into some very awkward positions.
    Do you have a weakness?
    Sure. I try to keep from making waves. Matt’s trying to get me
    to kick up some surf.
    What drives you to do
    the things you do? What makes you want to be the “good guy?”
    I took the easy path, but now I’m looking for a little danger.
    I’m tired of being the “good girl.”
    What’s your favorite guilty
    pleasure?
    Chocolate and wine and Matt.
    If you didn’t know how
    old you were how old would you be?
    I used to wish I were back in college before I made a bad decision,
    but right now I’m having so much fun I want to be the age I am.
    A biography has been written
    about you. What do you think the title would be in six words or less?
    Learning to Love Life
    If money were not an object,
    where would you most like to live?
    Well, I live in La Jolla,
    California and I can’t imagine anyplace
    better.
    What song would best describe
    your life?
    The Boy is Mine
    If you were a tool, what
    would people use you to do?
    I used to think, fix things, but now I’d say I’m a conduit to
    happiness.
    New Year’s Eve Club Authors
    Picture yourself as a
    store. Considering your personality and lifestyle, what type of products would be
    sold there?
    Sexy lingerie.
    As a child, what was your
    favorite thing about school?
    Getting the right answer first.
    Tell us an embarrassing
    story that has to do with a pet. If you have no pets, a story about a significant
    other will do.
    Well, this is embarrassing at its most fundamental level – I
    was such a pleaser that I did what my now deceased husband wanted until I lost myself.
    One of the first things I did when we split up was to cut my hair. At first it felt
    like a rebellion, but it was a step on the way to get me back to myself. My real
    self.
    If you came with a warning
    label, what would it say?
    Now – Too hot to handle.

    Please Fill in the Blanks

    I love pizza with anchovies.
    I’m always ready for love.
    When I’m alone, I sing
    and dance to the radio.
    You’d never be able to
    tell, but I’m fragile.
    If I had a halo it would be red and sparkly.
    If I could surf
    I’d do it every day
    I can never quit learning
    because there’s always something new I wonder about.

    About the Author

    I have been writing forever it seems. As an only child I had
    many imaginary playmates and wrote stories where, of course, I was the heroine.
    When I discovered boys, the stories got more interesting.
    After nursing school I went to the University of Illinois
    where I met my husband. After we moved to Southern California,
    we raised three children and I enjoyed being a school nurse.
    Now I love to write about heroines and heroes who overcome problems
    and find a happy ending. If a little murder and mayhem get it the way, that’s life.
    When I’m not writing, I’m reading, traveling, and playing with my grandson.

    Previous Books

    Win’s War, Nina’s Niche, Carol’s Choice, Sherry’s Success, An
    Officer and a Gigolo, First Impressions
    Jackie Leigh Allen

    Books Coming Soon

    A Real Man, Book Two in the New Year’s Eve Club series

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