I want to welcome
Patricia Preston. First, I’d love you to introduce yourself.
Hi, Barbara. Thanks for having me over here! I’m a
Southerner, who loves to listen to epic music while sipping on sweet tea and
writing romantic stories. I’m working on a mainstream historical series set in
the French Quarter of New Orleans during 1814-1815. The first book of the
series, TO SAVE A LADY, is available now on Amazon. I’m also finishing a
contemporary romance series set in a fictional town, Lafayette
Falls , near Nashville , Tennessee
I also have e-novella, Almost an Outlaw, published by Carina
Press available now. And I have two short comedies, set in the South and filled
with quirky Southern characters, available on Amazon.
Tell us about your
latest release:
I wrote a book I’d always wanted to write. Such is the joy
of Indie publishing. TO SAVE A LADY defies convention as far as historicals.
Although the time period would fall under Regency, it is not set in England
and the hero isn’t a duke. I threw everything I love in it. Starting with the
French Quarter, a dashing captain, a desperate heroine, a snarky villain, some
pirates, the battle for the city, political intrigue, masquerades and moonlight
courtyards. By the time I was almost finished with this book, I knew I’d have
to write Rafe and Simone’s story next. French Quarter Brides are for readers
who love fast-paced romantic adventures set in the past.
Amazon Link: http://amzn.to/1tz2HIq
You can read the first chapter here: www.frenchquarterbrides.blogspot.com
Now I have a few
questions for you – I have found readers do like to know fun things about us
writers.
1.) Who is your favorite villain?
The Governor on Walking Dead. He
was one bad guy and he got off easy. Out of all the characters, he was the one
who should have been a meal for the walkers!
2.) Who is your
favorite character out of your books?
Don’t make me choose! I love all my babies!
3.) What are you
working on now?
I’m working on TO LOSE A LADY and the first book in the
contemporary series.
4.) What got you to
start writing?
I’ve been writing since I was a kid. Born a storyteller I
guess!
5.) Where do you get
your ideas from?
All over the place. I get ideas when I travel, when I’m doing
research, from incidents that happen in life, from books, movies, even music.
6.) What would people
who read your work be surprised to find out about you?
Compared to my characters, I have a quiet life.
7.) Do you have any
special talents?
None that I can list here. LOL.
8.) What song would
you say describes your life?
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
9.) If you could come
back as any animal, what would it be?
A white, blue-eye Persian cat because they are so pretty.
10.) If you could talk
to any famous person, who would it be?
Jean Lafitte. I’d ask him what happened to him after the
Battle of New Orleans. How was it that he just vanished from history?
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Blurb:
A move from Paris to New Orleans brings
disaster to Elise Plaisance’s predictable life as a lady’s maid. The son of her
grief-stricken mistress disappears, and Elise becomes involved in a dangerous
masquerade when she turns to a devious gentleman for help finding the boy.
Captain Jesse Cross has journeyed to New
Orleans with General Jackson’s army, but his biggest
battle is one of the heart when he falls for a French girl cloaked in mystery.
With the city on the brink of war, their romance is born in
the darkness of a moonlit courtyard and never meant to last forever.
Deceived by an adversary and haunted by her tragic past,
Elise must risk everything to rescue her mistress’s son before all is lost, and
Jesse knows he has to stop her even if it means sacrificing his honor and his
life to save a lady.
He tugged her
onto the banquette where a street lamp hung from a rope suspended across the
street. A haze of light shimmered through the fog. He stepped back to get a
better look at his quarry.
A black hooded
cloak, with beaded trim, shrouded her from head to toe. An excellent garment
for pursuing a man in the dark. The deep hood obscured her face, except for the
half mask she wore. The sparkling gemstones scattered across her silver mask
winked at him.
He couldn’t
believe a woman was out at this late hour following him.
You could
expect anything to happen in this bizarre city.
He shoved his
pistol in his waist belt. He figured he knew who was behind this caper.
“Bonnard hatched this little plot, didn’t he?”
His cousin,
Lieutenant Bonnard Reid, had been enthralled by the numerous whorehouses in the
city. Bonnard acted like a kid running from one candy shop to another. He
visited a different whorehouse every night and returned bragging about how the
women were so adept in the art of pleasure.
Bonnard had
begged Jesse to join him on his escapades, but Jesse had been too busy setting
up the general’s headquarters. He figured his cousin had taken the matter into
his own hands.
“Wait until I
see him tomorrow. He won’t pull a stunt like this again.”
“I do not know
the man you call Bonnard.” She repeated the name awkwardly.
He frowned.
“But you are here intentionally?”
“Oui.”
She stepped forward, closer to him.
The seductive
scent of flowers and musk intoxicated him. Like her face, her body was hidden.
It was all shadows and secrets beneath the cloak except for the flirty mask
with its twinkling gems, but his imagination pictured her as a beautiful woman.
Nude, of course.
“I am your
liaison.” Her sensual voice was a mere whisper carried in the wind.
“Liaison?” The
implication was so intimate that it aroused him. He reminded himself she could
look like a toad for all he knew. She could have a husband and ten kids waiting
at home for her.
Thank you Barbara for having me over today!
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