I want to welcome Jacquie
Biggar! First I’d love you to re-introduce yourself.
I’m happy to be back on your blog, Barbara, thanks. I live
on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada with my DH of thirty-one years.
We have one daughter attending university who has made the Dean’s list three
times (proud parents here!) and an eight-year-old grandson who developed type 1
Diabetes this year. It’s made us revaluate what’s important in life. We’re so
grateful that we were given the opportunity to be close enough to them to help
with his care.
I write romantic suspense novels with a small town theme. My
first four novels are set around the fictional town of Tidal Falls, Washington.
They feature strong military heroes and the women who turn their lives inside
out. J
Tell us about your
latest release.
The Sheriff Meets His Match is about Jack Garrett, the
sheriff of Tidal Falls. He’s been
stung by love in the past so he's not in a hurry to get burnt again, but he
can't deny his attraction to the new receptionist, Laurel Thomas.
When trouble comes to Tidal
Falls, Jack worries that Laurel is in over her head.
Laurel loves her dysfunctional
family but dreams of a place to call home. Just as she settles into a new life,
her old one catches up to her and delivers chaos to the town.
Can these two strong
personalities find a way to trust in each other and find their happy ever
after?
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 author? Do you feel you write like them?
My favorite is Suzanne Brockmann. Her books are filled with
characters you can’t forget. People you laugh with, hurt with, and cheer for,
it doesn’t get better than that. I try to bring what I’ve learned from her into
my stories, I hope I’ve succeeded, at least in some small measure.
2.) What was your
favorite book growing up?
Black Beauty, it still is J
3.) Are you a plotter
or a pantser and why did you choose that method?
I’m a pantser and it chose me. I’ve taken plotting classes,
but when it comes to putting the ideas down on paper it feels forced. I work better
if I can just write the scene as it forms; the flow is better that way.
4.) Do you consider
writing a career or a hobby? Why?
It’s a career for me. I gave up my restaurant to move closer
to my daughter and needed to do something to help financially. This is my job,
I’m lucky though because I love what I do.
5.) What are you
working on now?
I’ve just started something new to me, a paranormal
romantic suspense.
The premise is that
a couple of free living movie stars have their lives changed forever when they
are involved in a horrific car accident. One dies, Lucas Carmichael, and seeks
redemption for his carelessness by vowing to help those he left behind.
Scott Anderson is
lost and bitter without his best friend and blames himself for the accident. When
the ME charged with investigating the case is harassed, Scott tries to help and
finds himself caught up in a dangerous web of lies and deceit.
Cook County Medical
Examiner, Tracy York, has seen the extreme violence humans can inflict on one
another. Her sister was murdered when she was a teenager and it has made her
wary of the male population. When she is tasked with the investigation into a
suspicious crash that killed one mega-star, and injured the other, Tracy must
put aside her reservations and accept the hand of a stranger.
Can these two lost
souls come together to stop a madman and find love and peace in one another
with the help of a sarcastic angel, or will fate deal them a losing hand?
6.) What one piece of
advice would you like to pass on to an up and coming author?
Always be willing to accept a helping hand. The writing
community is warm and supportive of each other. They are more than willing to
share their knowledge with new writers. That’s a resource you can’t afford to
ignore.
7.) If you had the
ability to time travel and your first visit was to see a younger version of
yourself what would you say to that younger self?
Don’t sweat the little stuff. Take more time for your
family, the rest will work itself out.
8.) You just got a
million dollars, whether it’s from an inheritance, the lottery, or a sweet book
deal doesn’t matter. What would be the first thing you would buy for yourself?
A sailboat J
9.) If you could
un-invent one thing in the world what would it be?
My first reaction was cell phones. People have those things
glued to their hands these days. But, there’s also the fact that because
everyone has them, help can be called in an instant in case of emergencies. My
second choice would be plastics. Plastic kills thousands of animals each and
every year, it’s sad.
10.) What is your
favorite movie/TV Show? Why?
I don’t watch a lot of TV but Blacklist is my favorite. I
love the antagonist, Raymond Reddington, played by James Spader. He’s got a
heart of gold and a soul black as hell. Great TV J
The Sheriff Meets His
Match
By
Jacquie Biggar
Blurb:
When a jaded sheriff is drawn to an exasperating woman in
trouble, anything can happen
Laurel Thomas has always experienced life from the outside
looking in. She likes the warm welcome she's received in Tidal Falls and wants
to make a home in this friendly little town, far away from her egocentric
family. But then her uncle arrives and she learns the past has a way of
catching up to her.
Jack Garrett is satisfied with his uncomplicated life. He
has a good job as the sheriff of his hometown, a nice home, and a beautiful
teenage daughter. So why is he struggling against his attraction for the
disorganized new hire at the department, Laurel Thomas? She threatens
everything he's worked so hard to avoid—like falling in love.
Can two people with enough emotional baggage to sink a ship
find a way to give each other a chance, or is this match doomed to drown?
Excerpt:
Jack
hesitated with his hand fisted to knock on Laurel’s pumpkin-colored door. His aunt had this thing about
brightly painted doors being good luck, or some such hogwash. The murmur of a
voice from within told him Laurel had company. Male company. He tapped
the file in his other hand against his thigh and glared a hole through the door.
“Guess it
can wait ’til morning,” he grumbled, turning to step gingerly down the
snow-covered stairs. Whoever-the-asshat-was, he could have at least shoveled
them off for her. Just as he reached the sidewalk an angry shout coming from
inside the house startled him. Jack grabbed for his service revolver and jumped
for the door. He missed the stairs entirely and dropped the file, allowing it
to fall unheeded into the snowbank. The papers from within tobogganed down the
slope.
He rammed a
fist against the wood. “Sheriff’s department, open the door.” His heart
thundered in his chest and there was a ringing in his ears. Was he having a
frigging heart attack for crying out loud? He’d never reacted like this before,
not even when he’d chased after a murderer a few months ago. But the thought of
someone hurting…
“Laur…el,”
he shouted, panic clawing the back of his throat. Jack tried the knob but it
was locked. He took a step back, angled himself sideways, and prepared to slam
his shoulder into the wood. He started forward, slipping a little on the icy
deck boards. Good thing, because it slowed him down just enough to narrowly
avoid ploughing Laurel over when she pulled the door open.
“Hello?”
When she
saw him barrelling toward her with a gun in hand her beautiful eyes took over
her face. “Yee…ahh,” she cried, tumbling backward and smacking her head against
the now swinging door.
Fuuuck.
Jack tried
backpedalling, but the slippery footing beneath his cowboy boots—dumb choice of
footwear—had him sailing right into her already off-balanced body.
“Laurel,
holy shit.” His hand reached out to grip her shoulder, conscious of the soft
womanly feel of her plastered against his rapidly hardening body. Great. “I’m
sorry, honey. Are you okay?”
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Author’s Bio:
Jacquie lives in paradise along the west coast of Canada
with her family. She loves reading, writing, and flower gardening. She spoils
her German Shepherd, Annie, Calico cat, Harley, and swears she can't function
without coffee.
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