Hello, Sharon! It’s such a pleasure to have you here. :)
Hello! Thanks so much for having me!
My pleasure, of course!
Oh, my! I see you brought your conspirators along with you. LOL. Welcome, ladies!
Readers, it looks like we just got a wonderful surprise. Along with Sharon, we also have Jennifer Conner, Angela Ford and Amber Daulton on the blog today. What a full house, and I can't tell how excited I am to have you all here! Thank you for coming. How about we get started?
Readers, it looks like we just got a wonderful surprise. Along with Sharon, we also have Jennifer Conner, Angela Ford and Amber Daulton on the blog today. What a full house, and I can't tell how excited I am to have you all here! Thank you for coming. How about we get started?
So, can you tell us a little bit about your latest book? When did it
come out and where can we get it?
Sharon: Second
Chance Cinderella -
Raven
St. James is a Phlebotomist in a prominent Portland, Oregon hospital. She is
petite, with jet-back hair, green eyes, and extremely shy. She dreams of being like
the nurses on the daytime hospital shows—perfect. Tall, blond, blue eyed, with
big breasts.
Dr.
Quinn Taylor admires Raven’s skill, and the caring she shows with her patients,
but can’t get her attention. Until the day she winks at him.
Raven
only has 24 hours in her Cinderella body. What will she do with it? Will she
become the confident, strong, flirty girl she wants to be? Will she get the guy
she’s always wanted?
When
did the book come out? Two weeks ago.
Where
can you get it? http://www.amazon.com/Second-Chance-Cinderella-Body-Club-ebook/dp/B00X02N2MS/
Jennifer: Cinderella Had it Easy
is story one from the a new romance series of the timeless Cinderella story re-imagined where four girlfriends make a wish on a locket. They all wish they
were beautiful, and look like the girls they've always wanted to be. The belle
of the ball.
Cami works in the basement of a television station which airs history documentaries. With scars on her face that she acquired in a car accident as a child, Cami finds it easier to be by herself. She gets into a heated debate with the handsome new host of the show she’ll be working on. Is Lance the knight in shining armor who can drag Cami out of her safe zone? With no carriage and no helpful mice, she has to rely on the magic from her grandmother’s locket.
Cami only has 24 hours in her Cinderella body, what will she do with it? Will she keep hiding or can she learn how to live life?
When did the books come out? Four weeks ago.
Where can you get them? Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
Cami works in the basement of a television station which airs history documentaries. With scars on her face that she acquired in a car accident as a child, Cami finds it easier to be by herself. She gets into a heated debate with the handsome new host of the show she’ll be working on. Is Lance the knight in shining armor who can drag Cami out of her safe zone? With no carriage and no helpful mice, she has to rely on the magic from her grandmother’s locket.
Cami only has 24 hours in her Cinderella body, what will she do with it? Will she keep hiding or can she learn how to live life?
When did the books come out? Four weeks ago.
Where can you get them? Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
Angela: My modern
day Cinderella story is called Spellbound Cinderella. It shows the importance of raising
self-esteem and boosting confidence for inner beauty. Four friends wish on a magical pendant to be
that perfect girl. They wake in their 'Cinderella Bodies' and have only to
midnight to make the most of it. The boost of confidence helps them
realize their own inner beauty.
When did
the books come out?
Books to Go Now has recently released all 4 books in 2015 in this series; as
well as the boxed set.
Where
can you get them?
Amazon : Spellbound
Cinderella - http://amzn.com/B00WQ90EFY
Cinderella Body Club
Boxed Series – Amazon - http://amzn.com/B00WQ90EFY
They will also be
available at Barnes & Noble and Smashwords.
Amber: This series is
about four best friends with self-esteem issues and learning how to overcome
them. Most women can relate to feelings of inadequacy in beauty, jobs, their
families and their love lives. The ladies of the Cinderella Body Club take it a
bit overboard when they wish to look beautiful on a magic pendant. The trick
is, the spell only lasts for one day. So they better make their wish count!
When did the books come out? Books to Go Now
has published all four books early in the 2015 year with Cinderella’s Enchanted Night concluding the series.
Where can you get them? The best place to buy these awesome books in ebook edition is on Amazon. Print editions will be available soon on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Where can you get them? The best place to buy these awesome books in ebook edition is on Amazon. Print editions will be available soon on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Wow. This sounds great! I'm so excited about your new release!
So, tell us...is there anything that prompted these stories? Something that inspired you?
Sharon: Jennifer
Conner came up with the idea and then we ran with it. It was a really fun idea.
Jennifer: Who
doesn't like Cinderella? But I wanted to put a twist on it with where the girls
'think' they have changed. But... maybe not.
Angela: I love the classic Cinderella story!
The chance to write a modern day Cinderella romance about a girl who believed
to be a ‘Plain-Jane’ with no shot at getting her hero’s attention inspired me
to help show that we need to believe in ourselves. And with a boost of
self-confidence we can let others see the real us.
That's great!
So,
when did you know you wanted to write? Or has it always been a pastime of
yours?
Sharon: I
started writing in 2010. It had never crossed my mind before that. Now I have
30 books including
a couple cookbooks.
Jennifer: It's
always been a pastime. I wrote fan fiction as a teen. About 10 years ago when
I became serious about writing, I wanted to find something I was passionate
about that didn't cost anything but time. I had stories in my brain that needed
to go on paper (or screens in the modern world I guess :))
Angela: I have always wanted
to write…to create a story to share. I love to escape into a great read and I
hope I can take my readers there.
LOL. I know exactly what you mean, ladies.
Do you have any favorite authors?
Sharon: Janet
Evanovich. I love Stephanie Plum. Janet makes me laugh and I can’t put her
books down. I’d love for someone to say that about my books someday.
Jennifer: Diana Gabaldon is my writing goddess. I'm a HUGE fan geek
and her books have been an obsession for the last 20 years. I am over the moon
happy with the amazing miniseries on TV now.
Angela: I have so many! To
name a few…Danielle Steele, Jane Austin, Stephen King and my newest fav…Sharon
Kleve.
I'm obsessed with Outlander as well, Jennifer.
Do any of you write in a specific place? Time of day?
Sharon: I
have a full-time job so I fit it in at every spare moment I have because it’s
important to me.
Jennifer: Unfortunately,
it's when I can fit in time. With also being a book publisher, I have very
little time to write. But, you have find time.
Angela: I’ve written
everywhere! Every room in my house…on the deck…in the backyard…on the beach…in
the doctor’s waiting room and probably a few place in between. I have written
at all times of the day but my favorite time is at night when it is quiet and
peaceful and my family is asleep.
Are there any words you'd like to impart
to fellow writers? Any advice?
Sharon: Sit
down and write…
Jennifer: Don't just be a writer, anyone can
write; be an author. A good one. Join a critique group, take feedback and
criticism. Believe me, if you don't get it before, you will get it from the
readers and reviewers who have keyboard courage.
Writing is the best. Enjoy your
journey and write what you love.
What is your best method or website
when it comes to promoting your books?
I think taking advantage of ALL the
free social media sites is a MUST. Besides Facebook and Twitter, make sure your
Amazon Author page is up to date. I have had good luck with the Goodreads
giveaways. Blog hops. FB parties. Fan pages. Readers love stuff. Just giving
away a free ebook is not going to cut it anymore. Make sure your giveaways are
affordable (to you) and be careful of overseas shipping to readers. I've known
authors who have spent $30 to ship a paperback to Europe.
Quote: I write to give myself strength. I
write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things
that I am afraid of. - Joss Whedon
Angela: Never quit! Write!
Write! Write!
Readers, here are the blurbs for The Cinderella Body Club Series.
Cinderella
Had it Easy by Jennifer Conner
Cami
works in the basement of a television station which airs history documentaries.
With scars on her face that she acquired in a car accident as a child, Cami
finds it easier to be by herself. She gets into a heated debate with the
handsome new host of the show she’ll be working on. Is Lance the knight in
shining armor who can drag Cami out of her safe zone? With no carriage and no
helpful mice, she has to rely on the magic from her grandmother’s locket.
Cami
only has 24 hours in her Cinderella body, what will she do with it? Will she
keep hiding or can she learn how to live life?
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Spellbound
Cinderella by Angela Ford
Tess Andrews lacked self-confidence. She believed she was ‘Plain-Jane’. Her last date ended before it began when he asked if she’d set him up with one of her model clients. Tess owned a small employment agency. Some of her clients were models, which only made her insecurities worse.
Internationally-famous model photographer, Parker Walsh, always left Tess speechless and in a rush to run and hide. She attempts to spark up a conversation but with no success. Her business dealings were even dealt with through his assistant.
Her savior—Girls Night; once a week Tess got together with her friends who were all in similar situations with no luck in love. One night they wished on a magical pendant to be that perfect girl they would like to see in the mirror. They wake up in their ‘Cinderella Bodies’ – sexy and better looking but they only have until midnight to make
the most of it..Her ‘Cinderella Body’ boosts her confidence to invite Parker to lunch. He surprises her with an
invite to his charity fashion show. Tess has everything for her magical night – her Prince, the dress, the shoes but she worries when the clock strikes twelve if he’ll like the ‘real’ her.
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Second
Chance Cinderella by Sharon Kleve
Raven
St. James is a Phlebotomist in a prominent Portland, Oregon hospital. She is
petite, with jet-back hair, green eyes, and extremely shy. She dreams of being
like the nurses on the daytime hospital shows—perfect. Tall, blond, blue eyed,
with big breasts.
Dr.
Quinn Taylor admires Raven’s skill, and the caring she shows with her patients,
but can’t get her attention. Until the day she winks at him.
Raven
only has 24 hours in her Cinderella body. What will she do with it? Will she
become the confident, strong, flirty girl she wants to be? Will she get the guy
she’s always wanted? Quinn.
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Cinderella's
Enchanted Night by Amber Daulton
Annalise
Gallagher wanted Elijah Burleigh. Plain and simple. She’d watched him from afar
for months, her friends called her ‘his own personal stalker’, and then she
made a wish on a magic pendant for a full-body makeover. Transformed into the
gorgeous knockout she always wanted to be, she asked Elijah out on a date and
wore a haute couture gown straight from Paris to his friend’s wedding.
With just
twenty-four hours on the clock, her enchanted night faded into the morning
hours and everything crashed down around her. Annalise harbored a shameful
secret and Elijah demanded the truth with the veil of magic gone.
The truth,
however, could destroy her fragile confidence and push him away forever.
Don't forget to pick up a copy of this awesome boxed set!
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Author Bios
About Sharon Kleve
Sharon
Kleve was born and raised in Washington and currently lives on the Olympic
Peninsula with her husband.
Sharon
is a multi-published author of paranormal and contemporary romance. She loves romance.
She loves reading romance, living romance, and especially loves writing about
romance.
She gets no greater feeling than watching her characters come alive in each
other's arms. Most of all, she loves giving her characters the happily ever
after they deserve—with a few bumps and bruises along the way.
One
of her favorite things to do is picking up a new book and sinking into the
story, immersing herself in the emotions between the characters. She hopes to
inspire her readers the same way her favorite authors have inspired her.
When
not writing, she can usually be found either curled up in her recliner with her
cat and a good book, or in the kitchen baking sourdough bread or bagels.
Sharon's Author Links:
Website/Blog: http://authorsharonkleve.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/sharonkleve
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/sharonkleve
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SharonKleve
Amazon Author Central: http://www.amazon.com/Sharon-Kleve/e/B006JAH14S/
Amazon Author Central: http://www.amazon.com/Sharon-Kleve/e/B006JAH14S/
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/srkleve/boards/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5399389.Sharon_Kleve
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5399389.Sharon_Kleve
Shelfari: http://www.shelfari.com/sharonkleve
LibraryThing: http://www.librarything.com/profile/SRKLEVE
About Jennifer Conner
Jennifer Conner is a best-selling Northwest author who has over
sixty short stories and books in ebook, print, and audiobooks. She
writes in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance,
Historical Romance, and Erotica.
She has hit Amazon's top fifty authors ranking and her books have been #1 in sales.
Her novel, Shot in the Dark, was a finalist in the Emerald City Opener, Cleveland, and Toronto RWA contests.
Jennifer is an Associate Publisher for the indie e-book publisher, Books to Go Now who resides in the Seattle area. They pride themselves in helping new authors get their foot in the door with well-edited manuscripts, professional covers, and platforms uploads.
She lives in a hundred year old house that she grew up in. Her semi-small town holds an interesting mix of resident hillbillies, yuppies and Navy Seals. And of course Seattle, only a few miles away, is the birthplace of Starbucks so coffee is always on the check list. She blows glass beads with a blow torch, (which relieves a lot of stress and people don't bother you) and is a huge fan of musicals.
She has hit Amazon's top fifty authors ranking and her books have been #1 in sales.
Her novel, Shot in the Dark, was a finalist in the Emerald City Opener, Cleveland, and Toronto RWA contests.
Jennifer is an Associate Publisher for the indie e-book publisher, Books to Go Now who resides in the Seattle area. They pride themselves in helping new authors get their foot in the door with well-edited manuscripts, professional covers, and platforms uploads.
She lives in a hundred year old house that she grew up in. Her semi-small town holds an interesting mix of resident hillbillies, yuppies and Navy Seals. And of course Seattle, only a few miles away, is the birthplace of Starbucks so coffee is always on the check list. She blows glass beads with a blow torch, (which relieves a lot of stress and people don't bother you) and is a huge fan of musicals.
Jennifer's Author Links:
Website: http://www.jenniferconnerbooks.com/
Blog: http://jenniferconnerwriter.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jennifer-Conner/241365235875035
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniferconner1
Amazon Author Central: http://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-Conner/e/B0042850FG/
Blog: http://jenniferconnerwriter.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jennifer-Conner/241365235875035
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniferconner1
Amazon Author Central: http://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-Conner/e/B0042850FG/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/jennilynnjac/
About Angela Ford
Angela Ford originates from Nova Scotia…Canada’s Ocean Playground!
Her love of the ocean and sunsets are always in her
heart and give her inspiration. Her love for words keeps her turning the page.
She is never without a book, whether she’s reading or writing. Now residing in
Ontario, Angela works in Finance – numbers
by day – words by night. Her
dedication to volunteer and involvement with cyber safety seminars gave her an
Award of Distinction and sparked the idea for her first book Closure – suspense with a dash of romance that hit the
best- selling Action/Adventure and Women’s Fiction. Angela continued this FBI
suspense with Forbidden and will
deliver the final of the series in 2015. She also writes contemporary romance,
sometimes sweet…sometimes spicy and sometimes with a dash of suspense. UnforgettableKiss delivers a spicy romance with a dash of
suspense. BlindTasting of The Love List series and TheChristmas Wreath of the Forever Christmas series
are sweet reads. 2015 kicked off with
a new Romantic Suspense Surrender .
Between two jobs, being a mom with a home always filled with young
adults and rather interesting stories; she is lucky to have one very patient
and understanding man. But it is the furry family members who rule the house –
a Puggle (Pug/Beagle), a new Chug puppy (Pug/Chihuahua) and two loveable cats.
Every possible quiet moment she finds, she treasures and just writes about the
moments to come. Angela is an avid reader of romance, a member of the RWA, KOD
(Kiss of Death – Suspense Chapter) and Mississauga Writers Group. You can
follow her at BTGN www.bookstogonow.com or visit her website/blog Romantic Escapes at http://www.angelafordauthor.com to connect with her on her social network sites.
She loves to hear from her readers – they keep her smiling!
Angela's Author Links:
Website: http://www.angelafordauthor.com/
Blog: http://www.angelafordauthor.com/blog
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerAngelaFord
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AngelaFord67
Amazon Author Central: http://www.amazon.com/Angela-Ford/e/B00EAYZBYM
Blog: http://www.angelafordauthor.com/blog
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerAngelaFord
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AngelaFord67
Amazon Author Central: http://www.amazon.com/Angela-Ford/e/B00EAYZBYM
About Amber Daulton
Writing
is the fruit to happiness.
Amber
Daulton lives her life by that one belief even though she normally isn't so
Zen.
Author
of five novellas—Forever Winter, A
Hero's Heart, Lightning over Bennett Ranch, Mistletoe
in the City and Cinderella’s
Enchanted Night—she published her first book in 2012 and hopes to
publish countless more in the future.
She
lives in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina with her punk-rocker husband
and their five crazy kitties. Writing takes up most of her time, aside from her
day job in the retail industry. As a fan of contemporary, paranormal and
historical novels alike, she can't get enough of feisty heroines and alpha
heroes. Her mind is a wonderland of romance and adventure, laughter and awesome
ways of kicking a guy when he's down. She probably wouldn't be too sane without
her computer and notebooks. After all, what's a girl to do when there are
people jabbering away in her head and it's hard to shut them up? Write! Nothing else works.
Amber's Author Links:
Website/Blog: http://amberdaultonauthor.blogspot.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/amber.daulton.author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmberDaulton1
Amazon Author Central: http://www.amazon.com/Amber-Daulton/e/B00ALQITWY/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/amber.daulton.author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmberDaulton1
Amazon Author Central: http://www.amazon.com/Amber-Daulton/e/B00ALQITWY/
And check out The Cinderella Body Club anthology!
It sounds amazing. :)
Hi Marie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for such a warm welcome. We are very happy to be here.
Sharon
My pleasure, Sharon!
DeleteThank you, Marie!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun interview!
Sure! Thanks, Amber! :)
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