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    Romantic Suspense: Last Straw @NiaSimone4 #RLFblog #NYC #giveaway

    The Last Straw 
    Nia Simone, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. Let’s talk about
    your book, The Last Straw by Nia Simone.
    Genre: Romance
    Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
    Cover artist: Angela Anderson
    Length: 45 pages
    Heat rating: Spicy
    Tagline: He’s good at playing a part. She’s good at catching
    a fake. Can they trust enough to give love another chance?
    Blurb:
    Ally Tobin left New York after
    one too many bad dates, determined to rebuild a stable life and career as a private
    investigator in Silicon Valley. But when the man
    she knew as one name walks into her office with another, will her curiosity once
    again lead her to risk her heart?
    The last thing Special Agent Jared Green needs is “security
    risk” stamped on the resume of his latest undercover identity. Especially by
    the woman his job forced him to leave in New
    York without any explanation. She may threaten his cover,
    but it’s his heart on the line.
    He’s good at playing a part. She’s good at catching a fake. Can
    they trust enough to give love another chance?
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    What are your main characters’
    names, ages, and occupations?
    Ally Tobin, 32, private investigator
    Jared Green, 32, FBI special agent
    Buy links: FREE TODAY!
    What are your main characters’ names, ages, and occupations?
    Ally Tobin, 32, private investigator
    Jared Green, 32, FBI special agent

    Interview

    What do you enjoy most about writing?
    Spending time with my characters in their world and lives.
    What is your work ethic when it comes to writing?
    Workaholic.
    How do you cope with stress as an author?
    I spend a lot of time on my Facebook profile and email commiserating
    with other writers, sharing goals, or just talking about the weather.
    Do things your family or friends do ever end up in a book?
    Yes. Then it gets cut, unless I get permission. If it’s recognizable.
    What are some jobs you’ve done before (or while) you were
    a writer?
    When I started writing fiction seriously, I was a technical writer.
    It was my second career and I did both for a long time.
    What kind of books do you read when taking a break from your
    own writing?
    Romance by other authors, all across the spectrum, from sweet
    to erotic to historical to fantasy/paranormal. Poetry, memoirs, and “mainstream”
    fiction.
    What was the proudest moment of your life so far?
    When a friend of mine who was dying told me that the letter I
    wrote to her meant so much to her she wanted to have it laminated on her desk for
    her children to inherit. I thought if I never wrote anything else that I had achieved
    something worthwhile because my words reached her and made her understand what she
    meant to me.
    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?
    My husband, passport, jeans, sneakers, t-shirt, sweater, my Nook,
    purse (with money and credit cards!), phone, my laptop and my toiletries. Portugal.
    Where were you at midnight, on December 31st when the new
    century started?
    On the beach in Half Moon Bay with my husband, friends and dog.
    What do you like to do when you’re bored?
    Read!
    Please 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 artichoke hearts, olives and tomatoes.
    I’m always ready for having lunch with a friend.
    When I’m alone, I am reading, writing and talking to people
    on the Internet.
    You’d never be able to tell, but I’m a good singer. *wink*
    If I had a halo it would be a
    hand-me down from someone better who loved me anyway.
    If I could heal I’d make everyone I love better.
    I can never be blonde because it doesn’t go with my
    coloring.

    Previous Books

    The Last Straw is my debut story.

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