Hi Amber,
Thank you for dropping by to talk about your upcoming adventure romance from the Wanderlust series, 'Proximity'.
Q: Can you tell us a little about the
Wanderlust Series as a whole?
A: I
originally started writing this series for my own entertainment as an author.
Anonymity, the first in the series, came about after I had written a serious
nonfiction book and needed to cleanse my mind and have some fun. I loosely
based it on a trip my late husband and I took to Belize—adventure tended to
follow us wherever we went! After that, people who read Anonymity loved the
secondary characters, Bill and Savannah. I decided at that point to create a series
of adventure oriented romance novels that take place all over the world to
share both my love of travel and my love of human relationships. I hope to
transport readers to these places where they can experience the world without
ever leaving their homes. It's my intention to give them a fun read with
captivating characters in fascinating places.
Q: What's the best part of traveling,
from your perspective?
A:
To me, the best part of traveling is truly immersing myself in the culture of
the place I'm visiting. I always start out with a sense of wonder and
curiosity—no matter if I'm traveling to the Caribbean or Iowa. I want to leave
with a sense of the people who live there and with knowledge of the place I've
been. What's the food like? How is it different than where I call home? What
makes the people there happy? I always leave on a trip expecting to learn
something and am never disappointed.
Q: When thinking of these stories, what
comes first? Setting or characters?
A:
Characters come first for me. It doesn't matter if I'm writing romance
adventure or romantic suspense, it is always the characters that I envision
first. They tell me the story from that point forward.
Q: Do you have any writing habits that
get you in the creative mood?
A: Yes, I love to write with music and candles. I get into my zone when I'm at
my desk, a particular soundtrack going that suits my mood at the moment, and
either candles or incense burning. Oh, and my dogs. I always have at least one
nearby.
Q: Speaking of adventure, what's the
most adventurous thing you've ever done?
A: I
swam with sharks—intentionally. I thought they were magnificent creatures and I
came away with a deep appreciation of their beauty and grace. There have been
many more experiences that some might call adventurous, but I ultimately
believe the best is yet to come.
Love sometimes hides in
plain sight.
Savannah is one of the
boys—fun loving, adventurous, a general contractor, and dive master
extraordinaire. There isn't much she takes seriously about herself, or at least
that's the impression she likes to give off. Women often misjudge her based on
her looks so she's gravitated toward a group of men who accept her 'as is'—her
Scuba diving club.
Bill has known Savannah's
wild side for years and has been comfortable playing the role of best friend.
As part of the Dallas Divers, he's shared many adventures with the group from
diving the Blue Hole in Belize to exploring the Great Barrier Reef in
Australia. When the team heads out to Costa Rica for a series of cave dives, he
knows something is off but can't justify his nerves.
Catastrophe happens
shortly after their immersion in the cave. With the entrance blocked from an
earthquake and separated from the rest of their team, Savannah and Bill are
forced to find another way out while battling aftershocks, rising tides, and an
undeniable attraction that they've ignored for too long. The question becomes,
what's more dangerous...the earthquake or love?
**The Wanderlust Series
consists of stand-alone adventure romance novels. Occasionally, characters from
previous novels may make a cameo, but each story truly does stand on its own
merits.
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