Archive for May 15th, 2009

While Paige Toon was one of the first authors I wanted to ask to do an Author Interview, the first author I actually got an interview from was Karen Quinn.

If you aren’t aware of who Karen Quinn is, she is the author of The Ivy Chronicles, Wife in the Fast Lane, Holly Would Dream and her newest novel, which is released in July, The Sister Diaries.

1. Describe your latest novel (The Sister Diaries) in a sentence.

The close relationship between three sisters is fractured when their mother leaves her entire estate - a multi-million dollar townhouse and a priceless painting - to the middle (and least deserving) of them. Whew! That was hard to sum up in one sentence.
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To read the synopsis of Sarah Webb’s ninth novel, That Loving Kind, go to her website and have a look. Here’s a small preview while you click over…

Romance writer, Libby Small has just been dumped by her agent, her publisher and now her husband. She’s finally had enough!…..

To read more click here!

It’s about love lives …Maggie has been dating Stan for years - safe, comfortable and about as exciting as soggy toast. Can their relationship survive? Especially when Maggie meets David McDonald, her opposite number at the boys boarding school over the hill. Every single girl in the school has a crush on him, but not Maggie …yet.

It’s about school lives …Two girls. Same form. Simone Kardashian has won a scholarship and is determined to make her parents proud. Fliss Prosser is furious at being so far from home and her friends. As Simone tries desperately to fit in, Fliss tries desperately to get out.

It’s about private lives …Veronica Deveral knows how to manage a school. Routine and discipline are fundamental to her role. But Veronica has a secret that could ruin her career.

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British actress and singer Martine McCutcheon isn’t content with her already successful career - she’s now branching out into writing books as well! Her debut novel The Mistress has been picked up by PanMacmillan Books and is set for release on 6th November of this year. Here’s the synopsis taken from Amazon:

“Mandy is turning 30 and has a lot of love to give, but that special person has so far eluded her. Then, at her birthday party with close friends at the Wolseley, Cupid strikes from across a crowded room. It’s love at first sight, but Jake, the man she’s fallen for, is happily married. Mandy is determined to stick to her principles and not enter into such dangerous territory, but her resistance is to prove futile. But can she make it as a mistress? Can it work for someone to love two people? A romance with a twist, “The Mistress”, has an unusual, modern take on what women want.”

It’s part of a trilogy about strong women, and the title of the second book has already been released; The Actress. It’ll be interesting to see what Martine’s writing style is like, but I am sure it will be as successful as the other areas of her career!