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Character Interview: Kiley St. Claire from A Late Thaw @ana_blaze #RLFblog
A Late Thaw Ana Blaze, welcome back to Romance Lives Forever. We’re excited
to interview your character, Kiley St. Claire from the book, A Late Thaw.Genre: Contemporary RomancePublisher: Entranced PublishingCover Artist: Fiona JaydeLength: novella, approx 60 pagesHeat rating: spicyTagline: Sometimes cool words hide warm hearts.
Blurb: The town’s too small for Kiley St. Claire’s
reappearance to be a surprise, still seeing her hits Cole Thomas like a punch
to the gut. She ripped his heart apart when she turned to ice and ran away all
those years ago. Now that she’s back, Cole’s going to say his piece and move
on.Even if she does look damn good in that uniform.Kiley St. Claire is back in the small town of Barrett, Vermont,
for one reason and one reason only: to earn some cash so she can survive her
final semester of grad school. She’s not there for the sexy Christmas tree
farmers.Even the one who once held her heart.Buy links:Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00G8UKWEKBarnes and Noble:http://goo.gl/MoaObgSmashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/371860What are your main
characters’ names, ages, and occupations?Kiley St. Claire is a meteorology graduate student in her
mid-twenties.Cole Thomas, also in his mid-twenties, has recently taken
over his family’s Christmas tree farm.Interview with Kiley
St. ClaireTell us about yourself.There’s really not much to tell. I’m focused on school right
now. I have one more semester until I complete my Masters on Meteorology. After
that, I’ll probably take a position forecasting for agriculture or maybe
something research-based. I guess I’m a little boring, just a regular girl.Tell us about Cole.Ha. I guess you’d say he’s the opposite of regular. Cole is
kind of gifted. He’s handsome and charming. You know how some people are just
really good with other people, like they make friends and keep the peace
without even trying? That’s Cole. I’m not saying he doesn’t work hard. He does.
He grew up on a farm, so he’s never not worked, but he has this way about him
that makes things look easy when they’re not. He’s also insufferably honorable,
so even when your mad at him you can’t help but love him. Yeah. That sucks.What was it like where you
grew up?Barrett. Ugh. Barrett,
Vermont has two traffic lights.
That’s actually a big deal. We got the second one when I was fifteen and it was
the biggest news all year. So, yeah, Barrett is a really small town. And of
course there are some things about growing up in a small town that are nice.
It’s safe, like leave your keys on your car seat safe, and pretty. Even having
grown up there I can’t deny that Barrett is an especially lovely place. But
it’s also a tiny dot on the map filled with people who spend way too much time
gossiping. There’s no movie theater much less anything more culturally
satisfying and our library is literally a single room off the side of the Moose
Lodge. A few years back the librarian retired and now people just check out and
return books on their own. Seriously.If you were given your
fondest wish, what would it be?Wow. Well, if you can keep a secret, I’ll admit that it used
to be Cole. I loved him.I mean really loved him. I suppose when you’re young
it’s usually just a crush, but when it’s your best friend–the person you know
best in the world– that’s a little different. That’s real. Of course Cole was
clueless. He was way too busy being the most popular guy in school to notice.
Which is good. I mean, he clearly doesn’t think of me that way. He loves me and
all, I know he does, but it’s like I’m his kid sister or something. I sometimes
doubt he even remembers that I’m a girl at all. So I’m glad he never figured it
out. A broken heart hurts plenty without a walloping dose of humiliation as a
side dish.Describe a place of perfect
refuge.A library. A real one, not Barrett’s tiny space, but a giant
multi-floored building filled with dark wooden bookshelves and big comfy
chairs. The kind of place where you can get lost and learn anything.As a child, who was your
best friend? Tell us about him/her.Cole, actually. My mom used to get some work from his
parents during the Christmas season. She’d help make wreaths or work the cash
box and I tagged along and played with Cole once we got his chores done. I
loved being on the farm with Cole, we used chase the cats around the barn and
hike around the forest pretending to go on quests.
A Late Thaw Buy links:
Amazon http://amzn.com/B00G8UKWEKBarnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-late-thaw-ana-blaze/1117254102?ean=2940148554080Previous Books
The Best ManLove and Other GamesAbout the Author
Ana lives just outside Washington
DC with her very supportive husband
and three rather demanding cats. She loves the ocean, Indian food, Ikea, and
cooking. Ana admits to watching too much television and she swears that someday
she’s going to learn how to play the guitar resting on the bookshelf in her
office.Find Me Here
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ana_blazeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnaBlazeLovePinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/anablaze/Ana’s inspiration board for A Late Thaw: http://www.pinterest.com/anablaze/a-late-thaw/ -
Contemporary: The Best Man | Interview @ana_blaze #RLFblog
The Best Man Ana Blaze, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. Let’s talk about your book, The Best Man.Genre: Contemporary RomancePublisher: Entranced PublishingCover artist: Suzannah SafiLength: novellaHeat rating: SpicyTagline: Has this wedding planner met her match?Blurb:Beth Chase is too busy planning perfect weddings to worry about the lack of action in her own love life. But if she was looking for a man, she wouldn’t be looking at Colin Pratt. Her boss swears that Best Man Colin is a quiet scholar and science fiction writer who couldn’t possibly cause a fuss at his own brother’s wedding. He’s clearly never met the man in question.Snarky, sexy and more than a little inebriated, Colin is the final obstacle between Beth and the last perfect wedding she needs to make partner. Of course, when she helps him into a taxi at the end of the night she has no idea that he’s only just begun to poke holes in her professional exterior. Colin might have the skills to seduce a romance professional, but can he convince her that he’s the best man to share her happy ever after?Buy links:Entranced Publishing: http://www.entrancedpublishing.com/imprints/kissed/the-best-man/What are your main characters’ names, ages, and occupations?Beth Chase is a wedding planner in her late twenties.Colin Pratt is a literature professor and writer. He is thirty years old.Interview
What websites do you visit daily?I’m really trying to stay on top of all my author-related social media. I’m really excited to talk with readers and meeting fellow writers has been a blast. Aside from that, I check the weather at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration site and have a BBC America New App on my phone.What do you enjoy most about writing?You know how you always think of the perfect thing to say after it is too late to be useful? Writing is the solution.Seriously though, I love being able to find just the right words for my characters to say. I love that they get the chance to be wittier than I ever can be.If you could choose anyone to be your mentor who would it be?Jane Espenson. She’s a television writer and she is brilliant.Do things your family or friends do ever end up in a book?Absolutely. But I’m not allowed to say which parts. ;)
Mr Right What are some jobs you’ve done before (or while) you were a writer?I’m a teacher. I’ve taught Pre-K, fifth grade and tons of science and environmental camps. I’ve also been a shopgirl, a waitress, a research assistant, supervised storage units, worked the counter at Dunkin Donuts, cleaned at a construction site and led bird watching canoe tours.What kind of books do you read when taking a break from your own writing?I read a lot of Urban Fantasy and YA in addition to romance. In general though, I just love books. If a friend recommends it, I’ll give it a read.What do you think is the future of traditional publishing?I think e-books are only going to become more popular, though I do hope that physical books don’t disappear entirely, and the rise of e-books is a big opportunity for smaller publishers. I hope it means we get a wider variety of books, because the smaller publishers are a bit more open-minded.Imagine you get to go on a dream vacation, but you have only one hour to pack and leave, and it starts as soon as you finish this interview. What will you take with you and where will you go?I always find limiting the number of shoes I bring the most difficult part of packing and it would undoubtedly be this time too. But I’d settle upon a single pair each of boots, flats and heels. (It’s still too cold for sandals.) Then I’d toss in some jeans, tees, a couple of dresses, make-up, my kindle and a phone charger. Finally, I’d grab my husband and be off to London and Wales.What is your favorite holiday and why?I love giving presents, love the choosing of them and the wrapping, so I suppose I like Christmas best of all. But Halloween is a close second. Costumes and candy, what’s not to love?What good book have you read recently?I cannot stop talking about Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. I loved it. Mr. Marion is my newest author crush.If you were a color, what color would you be?TurquoisePlease underline which statement is more like you:“I am a vacation spa because I am laid back and relaxed.”“I am a ten-countries in ten-days tour vacation, because I do things as fast as possible.”Please complete the sentences
I love pizza with mushrooms, lots of mushrooms.I’m always ready for a cuddle with my husband.When I’m alone, I talk to my cats. They don’t really answer…yet.You’d never be able to tell, but I used to have purple hair.If I had a halo it would be tucked away in a box with my high school yearbooks.If I could be a student forever I’d blissfully earn a dozen degrees. I love school.I can never resist a good book because they are better than chocolate and still calorie-free.Previous Books
The Best Man is my first novella.Books Coming Soon
I recently signed with Entranced Publishing for another romantic novella, A Late Thaw. It’s set in Vermont, a place very close to my heart and is a second chance at love story for a sweet couple.
Ana Blaze About the Author
Ana lives just outside Washington DC with her very supportive husband and three rather demanding cats. She loves the ocean, Indian food, IKEA, and cooking. Ana admits to watching too much television and she swears that someday she’s going to learn how to play the guitar resting on the bookshelf in her office.Find Me Here
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ana_blazeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/AnaBlazeLovePinterest: http://pinterest.com/anablaze/
