Blurb: Cassie Edwards, a former foster child, purchases an 1870s
Victorian mansion, the one home from her childhood where she felt like part of
a family. She’s spending her summer lovingly restoring it, with dreams of one
day raising a family of her own here. Rayne Tucket, a photojournalist, is
haunted by the death of his best friend in Afghanistan, a death he thinks is
his fault. He survives day to day. Forever is not in his vocabulary. Swearing
off photography, he answers an ad for a handyman—mindless, no emotion involved.
As the two of them renovate her house, can Cassie show Rayne that love is
strong enough to heal all wounds?
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What
is your writing environment: I’m kind of a nomad, partly because moving around
provides me with a distraction and partly because it helps me to think.
Ideally, I write at my desk in the living room, which is covered with
inspirational quotes and photos. But since I have a laptop, I move to the
dining room when I want to eat and the family room sofa when I want to be
comfortable. If it’s nice weather, I’ll sit on the deck under the umbrella. And
of course, when my laptop battery runs out, I go wherever my charger happens to
be at the moment.
Do
you plan all your characters out before you start a story or do they develop as
you write?: I usually have at least some inkling of my characters before I
start writing. I’ll either hear dialog in my head or I’ll see a scene that they
are in and write it down. Based on either of those two things, I start to get
an idea of what my characters are like. For whatever reason, I’m usually more
sure about the hero than the heroine. As I write, I learn more about both of
them. And I use Roxanne St. Claire’s method of writing—write the first 100
pages and then go back and edit; write the next 100 pages and then go back to
the beginning and edit; and then write to the end. This method allows me to
catch up with my characters and fully understand them before I get to the end.
One
of your favorite quotes.: You are braver than you believe, stronger than you
seem, and smarter than you think.
What
type of book have you always wanted to write?: I’ve always wanted to write a
sweeping family saga based loosely on a story about my family. I’ve hesitated
to write it, though, because of the amount of research it would require.
How
did you get the idea for this particular novel?: There is an old Victorian
mansion in the next town that was for sale and it had an open house. My
daughters and I went and I fell in love with it—the architecture, the history,
etc. Since I didn’t have a spare couple of million dollars lying around to
purchase and decorate, I decided I’d have to write about it. So it became the
setting of my newest book, out yesterday (September 1), In the Moment. The
heroine grew up in foster care and the house is the one place she felt most at
home. When she grew up, she bought it and is renovating it so that she can
raise a family there.
Flirting Questions
Which actor or book character do you have a crush on? Way too many to
name!
What’s
your favorite body part of the opposite sex? Arms and hands.
Hey,
baby! What’s your sign? Pisces
When
was your last kiss? Earlier today, with my husband.
How
did you meet your significant other? We met in Alpha Phi Omega at Washington
University in St. Louis.
Flirting Quickies:
Boxers or Briefs? Boxers
Facial hair or clean
shaven? Clean
Alpha or Beta? Combination
Planner or Panster?
Pantser
White wine or red? Red
Coffee or tea? Both,
depending on time of day
Vanilla or chocolate?
Chocolate of course
Sleep in or get up early?
Sleep in!
Laptop or
desktop? Laptop
Winter or
summer? Summer, I hate being cold
Cat or dog?
Dog
Twilight
or Fifty Shades? Twilight
Spotlight
or In the Shadows? In the shadows (aka, power behind the throne)
City or
Country? City
Clubbing
or candlelight dinner? Candlelight dinner
Backpacking
or luxury hotel? Luxury hotel
Morning or
night person? Mid afternoon?
Optimist
or pessimist? I think I’m an optimist, but my husband thinks I’m a pessimist
