Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Oh, my goodness. Well, I’ll start with the books. I’m a USA Today, New York Times best seller who has written about 40 books. I also have some sweeter versions of a few of the Hell Yeah! so I have about 50 different books for sale including translations. And I have about 45 plotted for the future if I live long enough to write them.
As for me, I’m just a country girl. My books are much more interesting than I am. I love animals. I used to love to cook until I moved back to Austin and am surrounded by wonderful restaurants. I play piano. I used to teach piano, at one time I had 40 students. I am an accountant by trade. I also sing and have written songs, poetry and plays. My favorite colors are earth tones, like sand and burnt orange. I love flowers and the beach.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I just completed TEXAS WILDFIRE, which will be in the 12 Alarm Cowboy Boxset and is up for preorder now. It will release August 4th. The book was inspired by a friend I used to have who was a volunteer fire fighter and lived a life defined by the saying, “I Am My Brother’s Keeper.” I fictionalized it of course, made it hot and sexy, as usual.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write from my recliner with a dachshund in my lap. I keep a cup of coffee or a diet coke to my right. The TV is usually on so I don’t feel alone, but I don’t ever know what’s playing. I write every day unless I’m on a research trip.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
My favorite author is Clive Cussler and I love how he works in history and lore into his adventure stories. I try to do the same with my romance.
Delicious by Shayla Black and Wild Card by Lora Leigh are two of my favorites.
What are you working on now?
I am working on two books – IF I CAN DREAM, the next Hell Yeah! about a McCoy cousin, Tennessee and his wife, Molly. It’s a second-chance romance. I’m also working on the sequel to TEXAS WILDFIRE, called TEXAS C.H.A.O.S. – The letters stand for a fireman saying, Chief Has Arrived On Scene. It will be an older sexy man, younger woman romance and I am super excited about it.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My advice is to try everything. The world of promoting is constantly changing and what works for one doesn’t always work for another. Get yourself out there.
Authors need to be flexible, they need to watch the markets and adjust their tactics but the possibility for greatness is limited only by your determination, your grit and your ability to tell a story that people want to read
Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice has changed over time. I used to tell authors that now is the time to write, opportunity is unparalleled. And that is still true. But I like to add a bit of other advice now – Write the best damn book you can. So many people want to write for themselves, and that’s part of it. But you also need to write a book someone wants to read, if you plan on selling it. Competition is fierce and you have to write a book that is so good it stands out from all the rest
Write a good story. Series sell. Sex sells. HEA is better. 3rd person is easier. Past tense. 50000 words or more. Don’t spend a fortune on covers or special models – write a good story and a better blurb. Start with a bang – don’t describe the setting in the first paragraphs. The way people shop now is to read the first few pages in the sample and if you don’t catch them there, the reader will move on
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I write sexy stories, full stories about love, romance, adventure – some have serial killers, some have Mossad agents or Texas Rangers, some have drug cartels and every other thing I can think of. They also have great sex, sex and love the way it should be. In my personal life, many people were offended by my writing. Ha! I tend to think that they read it and liked it, they just didn’t know how to admit it. When I almost quit because of criticism over the content, my Nana told me 4 words that if I had listened, I would have saved myself a lot of heartache – her advice can be applied across the board. Here it is. TO HELL WITH THEM. – haha – there you go.
What are you reading now?
I’m not reading anything, I’m in writing mode.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I will continue to add to the series I have active – those series are – Hell Yeah!, Texas Heat, Moon Magick, Dixie Dreaming, El Camino Real, Sons of Dusty Walker, 12-Pack and Texas Heroes. I also plan on trying my hand at historical
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Since I would continue to write to entertain myself, I would bring a big dictionary and a big thesaurus. I would bring a Medical handbook in case I get sick and a Survival book so I can identify the plants that are safe to eat. And lastly, I would bring a book of magic spells to try to get myself the hell off the island – – haha bet you thought I was going to list some entertaining books – – no, I shall write those for myself.
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