Absolutely. I composed my first story in third grade about a
raccoon. Although it wasn’t what anyone would consider a literary wonder, it
did give me the bug to create stories.
How did you get
started in publishing?
I spent the first ten years of my career as a newspaper
journalist. When I switched gears into marketing, I continued writing freelance
magazine articles. One cold, stormy February day in 2010, I decided to give
novel writing a try. After I wrote that first sweet romance (Heart of Clay), I
realized there wasn’t anything else I wanted to do beyond write another book… then another. My first three novels and
a short story were published in June 2011 and it’s been an amazing adventure
since then.
Tell us about your
latest books and where you got the idea for them.
I have two new books releasing Nov. 12. The first book is Capturing Christmas. It’s about a rodeo photographer and a rodeo stock contractor. One the rare occasions I leave my
writing cave, I dabble in photography, so the idea of a photographer as one of
the main characters greatly appealed to me. The book is the third in my Rodeo
Romance series, and it had to tie into the rodeo theme. The photographer’s love
interest is a stock contractor who barely has time to sleep. Kash is determined
to keep Celia at arm’s length, but his heart has other ideas.
The Christmas Vow. It’s the fourth book in my Victorian Hardman Holiday series, set in the 1890s. In this story, the hero, Adam, comes home for his best friend’s funeral and encounters the woman, Tia, who broke his heart when they were eighteen. She’s recently returned to town as a widow, with her young son. This story has some of my favorite themes like rekindled love, a marriage of convenience, and a cat with a huge attitude.
The second book releasing is
What do you like best
about your heroine and hero?
In Capturing Christmas I like that Celia is
feisty and stubborn and so independent, but she has a very girly side. She
loves anything vintage or retro. Kash is also stubborn, yet he’s incredibly
gentle and loyal.
The Christmas Vow characters are both
determined to do what is best for her son, and I think that’s a wonderful
trait. Adam is very tender-hearted, but he’ll do whatever it takes to defend
the people he cares about. Despite the wounds from her past, Tia has a great
sense of humor and is so generous to others.
What are you working
on now?
My next book will continue the popular Grass
Valley Cowboys series with Ben Morgan’s story. I had so many people request
his story, who am I to tell them no. The book should be out at the end of the
year. Look for The Cowboy’s Last Goodbye (Grass Valley Cowboys, Book 6)
The
Christmas Vow (Hardman Holidays, Book 4)
Adam
Guthry returns home to bury his best friend and his past, never expecting to
fall in love with the woman who destroyed his heart.Capturing Christmas
Capturing
Christmas (Rodeo Romance, Book 3)
Life
is hectic on a good day for rodeo stock contractor Kash Kressley. Between
dodging flying hooves and babying cranky bulls, he barely has time to sleep.
The last thing Kash needs is the entanglement of a sweet romance, especially
with a woman as full of fire and sass as Celia McGraw.Thanks, Shanna for being my guest today. You can find Shanna’s books at:
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