Welcome author Rachel Brimble today. She’s
got an awesome new release and she’s sharing some personal tidbits about
herself so you can get to know this wonderful author better.
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| Rachel Brimble and her handsome and romantic hubby. |
Welcome, Rachel! Can you tell us a little
about yourself?
I live in South West England, near
the beautiful and historical city of Bath.
Married for almost 15 years to my wonderful husband, we have two young
daughters who are on the precipice of both being teenagers. My home life is
becoming decidedly scary! My constant writing and walking companion is my black
Lab, Max who might as well be a third child!
In the past, I’ve written almost
every romance sub-genre excluding paranormal, but right now I’m concentrating
on my commitments to Harlequin (romantic suspense/mainstream romance) and
eKensington (Victorian romance). When I’m not writing I like to read, knit, go
for long walks in the English countryside or socialize with friends and family.
I
know what you mean about dogs being like another child! Sounds like you have a
loyal sidekick. What inspires you to write, Rachel?
I need coffee first thing to get
me going and I always spend the first hour or so answering emails or
concentrating on promo. After that, I tackle my daily word count target of
2,000 words – sometimes I’m on a roll and do that easily, other days it’s like
pulling teeth. Once I hit my target, I usually spend the rest of the time
editing another book that more often than not has a deadline.
I need silence and solitude to
create, but can deal with promo and editing with interruption…which happens a
LOT once the kids are home from school!
Oh
yeah…coffee! Must be a writer thing. 2,000 words a day is a great chunk of writing.
What would be a *perfect day* for you?
Most of my days are as perfect as
I can ask for as I’m lucky enough to be a stay at home mom and write all day
while the kids are at school. Obviously, if I was sitting at my laptop by a
gorgeous lake surrounded by mountains, or on a beach in the Caribbean
with a fancy cocktail to hand, that would be all the nicer ;)
My ‘office’ tends to be my living
room couch with Max snoring beside me, or in the summer, I work at my patio
table on the decking in the back garden.
Once I’m done writing, the perfect
day would be for someone else to make the dinner while I lie back with a
chilled glass of Pinot Grigio…
Haha!
Love the part about someone else making dinner. Can you tell us about the
setting of your upcoming release?
The setting was the inspiration behind Finding Justice––and now where
the series will continue to be set (yay!). Templeton Cove is a fictional UK
seaside town, which is actually a real place where I used to go on holiday as a
child. I can see it very clearly in my mind and desperately wanted to set a
series of books there.
I completed Finding Justice and when Harlequin Superromance contracted
it, I quickly told me editor I have ideas for further books in Templeton. She
was more than happy to see what else I had in mind. A Man Like Him is book two
in the series and released in August and right now my editor is considering the
proposals for books three and four. I’ll keep you posted!
Oh
wow! That’s very exciting about books three and four…and very cool that you
were able to tap into a childhood memory for your setting.
What’s
the most romantic thing anyone has done for you?
My family and I were rescued by helicopter during the 2010
French floods and during the manic hysteria of the holiday park evacuation; I
lost my engagement ring, which my husband gave me in 1993. I was devastated. We
lost our clothes, passports, belongings and everything else but I could not
stop thinking about my ring being somewhere in the filthy, mud-red water. It
was horrible.
Then during at the following
Christmas dinner (2010), my husband stood up for the toast in front of my
parents, brother and our kids and said what a hard and traumatic year it had
been for us…and then produced a brand new diamond solitaire engagement ring.
Suffice to say, I burst into tears and hardly touched the beautiful dinner he’d
prepared, LOL! It was a moment I’ll never forget.
That’s
scary! I’m so sorry you and your family had to go through such a scary
experience. What a romantic husband you have!
Where
can readers order your book?
Finding Justice is
available to buy right now – here is the blurb and links:
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Copyright © 2013 by Harlequin Enterprises Limited
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Old friends, new secrets
Sergeant Cat Forrester lives by her own set of rules. When her
childhood friend is murdered, Cat's world is thrown into chaos. Especially
because Jay Garrett-a man from her past-is a suspect, and he needs her help to
prove he's innocent. After all they once shared, how can she say no?
The attraction flares between them, and getting involved with a
suspect is a huge risk. But the more time Cat spends with Jay, the stronger the
tug on her heart. He is the same caring, irresistible man she remembers. Yet
she can't let her emotions interfere with the case—solving it is top priority.
But as she digs deeper, she discovers Jay has secrets that may jeopardize any possible
future together.
Rachel LOVES chatting with her readers and visitors, so please feel
free to contact her anytime. She's a Twitter maniac, so be sure to follow her for
a taste of her daily madness!
Also available now from Rachel:
Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nearly a dozen books in contemporary and paranormal romance. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.
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