• Author Interviews,  Contemporary

    Character Interview: Heather from Chef’s Delight #rlfblog

    Chef’s Delight.

    Teresa Carpenter, welcome
    to Romance Lives Forever. Let’s talk about your book, Chef’s Delight, the next book in the New Year’s Eve Club series. (Due out this month)
    Genre: Contemporary
    Romance Novella
    Publisher: Boroughs
    Publishing Group
    Cover artist: Kim Killion
    Length: 31,000
    Heat rating: Sensual
    Tagline: Heather Brown
    can stand the heat.
    Blurb: Heather Brown
    has one stipulation when it comes to finding Mr. Right before New Year’s Eve: anyone
    but the boy next door. Ex-SEAL Joss Stone may live next door, but he’s anything
    but a boy. And he’s the one thing standing between her and everything she’s lost.
    What are your main characters’ names, ages, and
    occupations?
    Heather Brown, 29, unemployed baker
    Joss Stone, 38, retired SEAL, restaurant owner
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    Interview with Heather Brown

    Tell us about yourself. What are you like?
    I’m the girl next door, the best friend, the
    girl you go to in a crunch. Or I was.
    What do you think is your strongest point?
    My optimism. I believe with a positive attitude
    you’ve accomplished half the goal.
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    Do you have a weakness? (If so, what do you think
    it is? What does your lover think it is? What does your enemy think it is?)
    Joss says I’m terminally nice. What’s wrong with
    being nice? It’s better than being alone.
    What drives you to do the things you do? What
    makes you want to be the “good guy?”
    Since Joss bought the restaurant? Anger. It’s
    very freeing.
    What’s your favorite guilty pleasure?
    Watching Joss pump iron from my bedroom window.
    Yum.
    If you didn’t know how old you were how old would
    you be?
    How old do you have to be when you don’t get
    hurt anymore?
    A biography has been written about you. What
    do you think the title would be in six words or less?
    Bye-Bye Daddy’s Little Girl
    If money were not an object, where would you
    most like to live?
    Hacienda Hills. It’s home.
    What song would best describe your life?
    Never Underestimate a Girl
    If you were a tool, what would people use you
    to do?
    Fix things. I like to fix things. Sometimes I
    get a little carried away.
    Picture yourself as a store. Considering your
    personality and lifestyle, what type of products would be sold there?
    Muffins, cakes, pies. Does anything say love
    better than honeybuns?
    As a child, what was your favorite thing about
    school?
    Summer vacation. That’s when I got to hang with
    my girlfriends.
    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.
    We didn’t have pets. We had fish, guppies. Don’t
    get attached to the babies.
    If you came with a warning label, what would
    it say?
    When it comes to Joss? Warning: My Bitch switch
    is on.

    Please Fill in the Blanks

    I love pizza with extra cheese.
    I’m always ready for a run.
    When I’m alone, I watch action movies. I love me some Bruce
    Willis
    .
    You’d never be able to tell, but I’m confused and hurt.
    If I had a halo it would be neon green.
    If I could talk to my mom, I’d ask her how can you
    be sure he’s the one
    .
    I can never stay mad because I’m not made that way.

    About the Author

    Teresa Carpenter
    Teresa Carpenter believes with love and family
    anything is possible. The author of twelve romance novels for Harlequin Books, Teresa
    ‘s books have rated a Top Pick by Romantic Times and Her Baby, His Proposal
    was nominated for Best Harlequin Romance of the Year. She lives in San Diego surrounded by her
    large family. Her day job is in the exciting world of banking. When she’s not writing,
    she’s reading or attending one of her nieces or nephews sporting events. Her new
    Princess Camp trilogy is based on fairy tales.

    Previous Books

    The Sheriff’s Doorstep Baby
    The Playboy’s Gift
    The Boss’s Surprise Son
    Sparks Fly With Mr. Mayor
    Sheriff Needs a Nanny
    Flirting With Fireworks
    Her Baby, His Proposal
    Baby Twins: Parents Needed
    Daddy’s Little Memento
    The Baby Due Date

    Books Coming Soon

    Chef’s Delight – The New Year’s Eve Club – Dec. 2012
    Baby Under The Christmas Tree, Dec 2012
    The Making of a Princess, May 2013

    Find Me Here

    Website: http://www.teresacarpenter.net/index.html
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/teresa.carpenter.526
    New Year’s Eve Club Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/TheNewYearsEveClub?ref=hl
    Author’s Amazon pag: http://www.amazon.com/Teresa-Carpenter/e/B004SFLPES/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1354503569&sr=1-2-ent

    Edited to add cover: 12/16/12
  • Author Interviews,  Contemporary

    New Year’s Eve Club Author Interview #rlfblog

    Deadline: Romance.

    Diana Saenger, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. Let’s talk about
    your book, Deadline: Romance.
    Genre: Contemporary
    Buy links (out soon): http://boroughspublishinggroup.com
    Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group
    Cover artist: Kim Killion
    Length: 38,000
    Heat rating: a little steamy
    Tagline: For Emma Ross true love won’t wait.
    Blurb:
    When an over-confident dotcom genius meets a secure journalist
    facing some troublesome news, he’s smitten and decides she’s worth fixing. Daniel
    may be intriguing and is an even better kisser, but too bad – Emma doesn’t need
    fixing.
    What are your main characters’ names, ages, and occupations?
    Daniel Fisher, 30, Dotcom millionaire – Emma Ross, 29, Journalist

    Interview

    How do you come up with ideas?
    From everyday life, the people I meet, our culture, and somehow
    they just keep flowing into my head. Thank my lucky stars!
    What is the single most important part of writing for you?
    The impact of how it affects others.
    What is the most important thing you do for your career?
    Help veterans get their stories out for history and their family
    to know about. Currently in the process of interviewing 400 veterans on a wall of
    honor in my town for what will be several books.
    What do you enjoy most about life?
    Meeting everyday people. Even though I interview a lot of movie
    stars, it’s the people in my own community and the things they do that are the “real”
    stars in opinion.
    How many hours a day to you spend writing?
    8-10 every day
    Are your stories driven by plot or character?
    They begin with plot but characters jump in unexpectedly
    What are some jobs you’ve done that would end up in a book?
    Journalist, race car driver, vice squad undercover officer, drummer
    in a band.
    What do you hope readers take with them after reading your
    work?
    That all obstacles can be overcome.
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    A biography has been written about you. What do you think
    the title would be in six words or less?
    And she wasn’t even wonder woman!
    If money were not an object, where would you most like to
    live?
    Here – San Diego
    If you were a tool, what would people use you to do?
    A key to unlock their imagination
    Picture yourself as a store. Considering your personality
    and lifestyle, what type of products would be sold there?
    Writing tablets, a camera, a Bible, friends’ books.
    As a child, what was your favorite thing about school?
    Friends.

    Please Fill in the Blanks

    I love pizza with my family .
    I’m always ready for chocolate.
    When I’m alone, I write .

    About the Author

    Diana Saenger
    Diana Saenger is the entertainment editor of the East County
    Gazette, theater critic for 10 other San
    Diego newspapers and operates her own entertainment syndicate,
    Saenger Syndicate and online sites reviewexpress.com
    and classicmovieguide.com . She
    has sold more than 1,000 short stories, articles or features to newspapers and magazines
    such as Good Times, Hispanic Outlook, Life After 50, Indian Country, McCalls, Romantic
    Times, and more. Called a Roving film historian by Fox Studio Classics, Diana has
    been a guest panelist at the Robert Osborne Classic Film Festival in Athens Georgia
    for four years in a row. Her romantic novel took first place in Harlequin’s First
    Kiss Contest. She’s sold several short romances to The Sun, has been a judge for
    several screenwriting competitions, had two of her own place in national competitions,
    was a script reader for King Productions and served as one of the press coordinators
    of the San Diego International Film Festival in 1997.
    An award winning journalist, Diana has won numerous awards with
    California Media Professionals, San Diego Press Club and the National Federation
    of Press Women for more than 18 years. Diana is past president of So. California
    Media Professionals, past president of the San Diego Film Critic’s Society, member
    of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists and the author of Everyone Wants My Job:
    the ABC’s of Entertainment Writing, The Vietnam War: Life As A POW, From Guadalcanal
    to Hemet and co-editor of Glory, A Nation’s Spirit Defeats the Attack on America.
    She is the Communications Director for the International Human
    Factor Leadership
    Academy, and was nominated
    in 2008 by California State Assemblyman Joel Anderson for “Woman of the Year”
    for CA’s 77th District.

    Previous Books

    Everyone Wants My Job: the ABC’s of Entertainment Writing, The
    Vietnam War: Life As A POW, From Guadalcanal to Hemet and co-editor/author of Glory,
    A Nation’s Spirit Defeats the Attack on America.

    Books Coming Soon

    Deadline: Romance (in December)

    Find Me Here

    New Year’s Eve Club Facebook page: http://facebook.com/TheNewYearsEveClub?ref=hl
    BlogTalk Radio http://blogtalkradio.com/search/diana-saenger/
    Reel Talk Reviews http://.reeltalkreviews.com
    La Jolla Light http://.lajollalight.com
    AWFJ http://awfj.org/author/saenger/
  • Character Interviews

    Character Interview: Sarah Alexander

    Sarah’s Cowboy.

    Terry Irene Blain, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. Let’s talk
    about your book, Sarah’ s Cowboy – The New Year’s Eve Club.
    Genre: Contemporary Romance
    Buy links (coming soon): http://www.BoroughsPublishingGroup.com
    Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group
    Cover artist: Kim Killion
    Length: 37,000
    Heat rating: moderate
    Tagline: Sarah Jane Alexander is in for the ride of her life.
    Blurb:
    Practical school teacher Sarah Alexander decides she’d like a
    little adventure. She signs on as a teacher on a western movie set and meets cowboy
    stuntman Kit Stewart. The man is adventure with a capital A and Sarah just might
    get more than she bargained for.
    What are your main characters’ names, ages, and occupations?
    Sarah Jane Alexander – late 20’s, a high school history teacher
    hoping to get a college teaching job.
    Christopher ‘Kit’ Stewart – age 31, a movie stuntman, working
    his first job as the stunt coordinator.

    Interview with Sarah Jane Alexander

    Tell us about yourself. What are you like?
    I enjoy being a history teacher. I believe that we need to know
    where we came from so that we have a foundation to choose where we want to go in
    the future.
    What do you think is your strongest point?
    To relate the past to the present and making history interesting.
    Do you have a weakness?
    I tend to be a little too concerned about what other people think.
    What drives you to do the things you do? What makes you want
    to be the “good guy?”
    I know that being nice is a little boring, but doing good can
    make you feel good.
    What’s your favorite guilty pleasure?
    Watching old western movies on television.
    If you didn’t know how old you were how old would you be?
    Probably about 26, having just finished my Master’s and the world
    looked open to all possibilities.
    A biography has been written about you. What do you think
    the title would be in six words or less?
    My Teacher Makes History Interesting.
    If money were not an object, where would you most like to
    live?
    In a resort town in the hills, not too far from a major city,
    with lots of trees and maybe just a little snow in the winter.
    What song would best describe your life?
    This Kiss by Faith Hill
    If you were a tool, what would people use you to do?
    A pencil, useful and practical.
    Picture yourself as a store. Considering your personality
    and lifestyle, what type of products would be sold there?
    Books, sporting equipment, movies and needlework.
    As a child, what was your favorite thing about school?
    Getting good grades.
    If you came with a warning label, what would it say?
    Trivia dispensed without asking.

    Please Fill in the Blanks

    I love pizza with onions, green peppers and black olives.
    I’m always ready for a good book or movie.
    When I’m alone, I eat chocolate and watch old movies on television.
    You’d never be able to tell, but I like riding on motorcycles.
    If I had a halo it would be on
    straight, but would need a little polishing
    .
    If I could afford it I’d travel the world.
    I can never go on a roller coaster because I’d get
    sick
    .

    About the Author

    New Year’s Eve Club Authors
    Terry Irene Blain was lucky enough to grow up in a large
    Midwestern family with a rich oral tradition. As a child she heard stories of ancestors’
    adventures with Indians, wildlife, weather and frontier life in general, so she
    naturally gravitated to the study of history and completed a BA and MA then taught
    the subject at the college level. Married to a sailor, now retired, she’s had the
    chance to live in various parts of the country as well as travel to foreign places
    such as Hong Kong, Australia, England and Scotland.

    Previous Books:

    Kentucky Green
    Colorado Silver, Colorado Gold

    Books Coming Soon:

    Sarah’s Cowboy (The New Year’s Eve Club)

    Find Me Here

    Website: http://www.terryireneblain.com/
    New Year’s Eve Club Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/TheNewYearsEveClub