The
business ones
Please
give us a short introduction about yourself.
I wear many hats in my life. I’m an author of romance books because I love
finding happy endings for people. I’m a gerontologist who volunteers with
several senior groups at local senior centers. I’m a mentor and a teacher to
other writers. I’m a quilter, particularly of small quilts I design based on
photos of places that I have visited. And I’m a mother, a wife, a sister, an
aunt.
What
genre(s) do you write in and why? I write romance
in many sub-genres, but mainly contemporary western. Cowboys are my heroes, my
go-to guys, hunks in boots. My other favourite sub-genres to play with are
historical western, medieval and Regency. Historical westerns..because they
have cowboys, enough said. Medieval romances with mainly Scottish
highlanders…men in kilts. And I like the whole Lords and Ladies thing. But I
have also written pirates, sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal stories.
Tell
us about your latest release. Trusting Love Again is a contemporary romance about two people with
some difficult emotional baggage to work through before they can learn to trust
again, or fall in love again. Toni married young, blinded by lust for the wrong
man. She endured an emotionally abusive marriage before finding the strength to
end it. Chad’s first marriage was also to the wrong woman, who betrayed his
trust. Starting over is a struggle for both of them.
Where
do you find inspiration? I’m an observer of the
world around me, which includes what I read, what I watch on TV and in movies.
And I listen to a lot of music, mainly Country Western, where is latch onto a
song lyric or a song image and maybe turn it into a story line. I just never
know where something will come from for a story idea or a character idea.
The
nosy ones
How
much of the real “you” is in your stories?
I like to think most of my heroines have pieces of “me” in them. They’re all
independent, don’t like being told what to do, fairly impulsive, and like to
“test” their men…make them a little nuts. That’s pretty much me, too.
Have
you ever had a crush on a fictional character? Who was it?
I admit that I fell in love with Brodie Durward, my hero from the medieval
romance The Great Scottish Devil.
What can I say, he was a Scottish Highland warrior with problems everywhere and
he just touched my heart.
The
steamiest scene from your books. I’ve written
quite a few steamy scenes, but, truthfully, some of my hottest ones are in the
gay romances. One of my books, Acceptance,
was just made into an audio book. While I was listening to the final narration,
I realized that this was a seriously “hot” story. I don’t remember it being
quite so hot when I wrote it. But listening to it…oh wow!
Favourite
comfort food? While I’m writing, I tend to
nibble, which isn’t good, I know. I like chocolate and will nibble on a whole
package of something when I’m trying to figure out a problem in a scene.
The
fast ones
Favourite
colour? Red
Dog
or cat? Dog, I love their sense of loyalty,
their “I can’t wait until you’re home” adoration.
Coffee
or tea? Coffee, especially mocha flavoured
cappuccino
Quickie
or candles? Candles, I like taking lots of
time.
Hunky
or chunky? Hunky
Suit
& tie or jeans & boots? Jeans and
boots…I love cowboys.
Walk
in the park or chat over cocktails?
I like both equally.
Promotional
info
Author bio: Starla Kaye wears many hats
professionally and as a writer. She is the community coordinator for a
Midwestern accounting firm, a gerontologist who volunteers with an active group
of senior adults, a mentor/teacher of writing, and a multi-published author.
She dabbles in writing romances of many sub-genres: contemporary, historical
Western, medieval, sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal, and Regency. To date she has
published 20 novels, 39 novellas, 8 anthologies, 18 short stories, and 3 audio
books.
After an abusive marriage and an
ugly divorce, Toni needs to rebuild her self-confidence and start a new life in
her hometown. Going home again and confronting people she’d hurt when she’d
left is never easy. She’d hung onto the idea of buying a long-abandoned old
house and remodeling it to help her recover. But a man from her past has
recently purchased it for his business. That’s her emotional breaking point and
she does something reckless. Now she must pay the legal consequences of her
foolish actions…by working for him.
Chad’s
job as a lawyer working to protect the rights of the abused elderly consumes
his time and energy. It cost him his marriage and an aborted child he hadn’t
known about. Now he works harder, guards his bruised heart. Yet the return of
someone he’d held secret feelings for comes back to town. She upsets his world,
starting with minor destruction of his business property and causing him minor
injury. He shouldn’t become involved in helping this troubled woman, yet he
can’t keep from doing so.
Buy links:
Barnes
& Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/trusting-love-again-starla-kaye/1122924735?ean=2940156674237
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/591678
Any other links you want included:
Social Media Links
Website:
http://starlakaye.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/starla_kaye
Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/starlakaye/
Amazon
Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Starla-Kaye/e/B002ZH8K3U
Thanks for having me here today. As a bonus in connection with this book tour, I am doing a contest and you can enter daily Dec 1-7 on my website. An adorable holiday owl kitchen hand towel, hot pad, a holiday pen, and a $25 Amazon card. See a photo on the contest link. http://starlakaye.com/contest-trusting-love-again/ The contest ends tonight. Winner chosen Dec 8.
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