An Interview with Cole Harmon

What makes you happy now?

Maddy makes me happy…oh you mean in life in general? Well..I own a ski lodge and just opened up a new one in the town of Tall Oaks. It’s gorgeous here. I love my hometown—beautiful views, snow everywhere, and the people are great. It’s taken Maddy a long time to come back to me, but I think we have a great life together now. I’m just happy all around!  

What is your greatest fear?

* frowns * These questions are extremely personal! Let’s see…my fear is if anything ever happened to my family. My wife and my businesses are my EVERYTHING. Of course Maddy comes first. I’m a die-hard loving husband (Or at least that’s what I tell myself.) My wife doesn’t like me working so much but she’s a workaholic herself with her designing business. I worry one day that my happiness gets ripped from me because life just seems so surreal right now…perfect. 

What would you change about yourself if you could?

Change? Why would I want to change anything? I’m as perfect as they come! Okay, kidding aside. Well, I used to be cynic about the moving the city, having a life away from Tall Oaks. I guess my outlook on life was similar to my dad, who is always grumpy. But Maddy’s return has changed all that. I love everything about life. If she wanted to move back to the city, I would go with her without a doubt. I used to focus only on work, and I think that was one of my issues. My drive to succeed and make our town into an attraction had taken over my whole being…and that had cost me Maddy. But no more! I’ve never letting the woman go! 

What’s your favorite color?

Tough question. Probably blue. Would any color my wife wears count?

What type of vehicle do you drive?

I drive a large black GMC truck. It’s dangerous around here to be in anything smaller. The snow can get ridiculous depending on the time of the year, but he skiers love it out here. Maddy has been caught in an avalanche before. They’re pretty common around here. 

Describe yourself to me.

Well, physically (since you can’t see me) I’m tall dark and handsome. (Leaves a lot to the imagination, huh?) Okay, really I’m pretty short. I wish I was taller, but I am the perfect height for Maddy. I enjoy skiing, anything outdoors, and just running my business. I have a little brother, who is the town sheriff, and of course he gets on my nerves at times. But really I’m a boring old guy…content, not boring. 

How would the hero/ine describe you?

*sigh * This would depend on the mood Maddy is in. When she loves me, she thinks I’m the most wonderful guy in the world. I’d be sweet, caring, and just perfect to her. When she hates me, she thinks I’m a jerk, a tool…I forgot what other names she’s called me. I do frustrate her at times, but she never backs down when we have fights, which is one of the things I love about her. Her most recent fantasy was to make love out in the snow…we’re still working on that. Nature hates us together. 

What really moves you, or touches you to the soul?

A single smile from Maddy can easily unman me, but most importantly just seeing my family and my wife happy and knowing our love holds strong. Does that sound corny of me? 

If you were granted three wishes, what would you ask for?

Awww, shucks. Just three? Let’s see…

1. A little Maddy to be running around the slopes.
2. More business for Tall Oaks
3. Just for Maddy and me to be together forever and always happy. 

*sniff* Dammit, this interview is turning me into a sap! 

What three things would you take to a Desert Island?

1. My wife- can’t live without her.
2. Tent – because Maddy isn’t an outdoor person
3. Knife – to kill food with. 

Thank you so much for having me here today! It’s been a joy to visit.

Cole Harmon

Hero/father-wannabe/loving husband/pain in the tush to wife

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Ever since her divorce, successful Event Planner Maddy Glover dreads visiting her hometown. For the first time in three years, she returns home for the holidays and finds herself caught at the end of an avalanche. Only to be rescued by the one man she’s determined to avoid: her ex-husband.

Ambitious and desirable Cole Harmon lives to rebuild the town and to forget the woman who hadn’t believed he had enough to offer her—until Maddy shows up in her cute city-slicker attire and sexy black boots. In need of a decorator for the holidays, he hires his ex-wife to help, only to be thrown into dark buried memories and snowy encounters that may thaw the ice between them. Will their love rekindle or will Maddy walk away once again? 

 Clarissa Yip:

Adventure, Love, and Passion. Where Romance Lies Within…

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An Interview with Dina aka Edna Carruthers from Mid-Winter Magic

What makes you happy now?

Not killing anyone. Really, it’s such a relief to leave the assassination business behind.

But so many things make me happy now. You know, I’d been angry for so long that I’d forgotten the simple pleasures in life. I mean, I like baking, at least my alter-ego, Edna Carruthers likes baking—who would have believed it. I never baked in my entire life before I came to Five Oaks. And my pies are good!

What is your greatest fear?

That’s an easy one—that Ty will turn up, and I’ll see for real just how much he hates me.

What would you change about yourself if you could?

I’d be taller and I’d have long blond hair and no freckles. 

What’s your favorite color?

Purple. I also like black but I reckon that’s because Ty always dressed in black.

What type of vehicle do you drive?

I don’t drive. I never learnt. If I have to get somewhere real quick, I’ll just hop on my broomstick. Only kidding. Though I could if I wanted to, but it would probably be a little conspicuous around Five Oaks, so I tend to walk. Five Oaks isn’t that big.

Describe yourself to me.

I’m small. I mean really small— short and I’m skinny. Actually, it always helped in the assassin business, because no one ever saw me as a threat until way too late. I still hate it though. I also have red hair—really red.

And I’m not a bad person. I’ve come to see that now, despite the whole assassin thing. I doubt I ever killed anyone who didn’t deserve to die, and I haven’t killed anyone for at least fifty years.

How would the hero describe you?

Ty? Well, obviously he’d say I was a complete bitch. I mean, I did kill his sire after all.

Anyway, back then, it was true. I was a bitch as well as being the most notorious assassin around. But I was screwed up, totally, and I only had one goal in mind. I’ve changed since then—straightened out. 

What really moves you, or touches you to the soul?

Christmas. I love it. 

When I was growing up, we never celebrated Christmas, and I still don’t celebrate myself—I’m a witch after all. We’re more into celebrating the winter solstice than the birth of Christ (and I still do that, but I take myself away from town to do it—the locals really wouldn’t understand the whole dancing around naked thing—only kidding again—it’s way too cold to dance naked in Five Oaks)

 But I love watching the people of Five Oaks having Christmas all around me, the decorations, the food, just enjoying themselves.

If you were granted three wishes, what would you ask for?

You know, someone once offered me this very thing, and I thought about it, but in the end, the price was way too high. But here’s what I came up with if I had considered signing my soul over to the devil for the next thousand years:

1. I wish I hadn’t listened to my Mom and not gone away that day. I wish I’d stayed around and saved them from Severino. 
2. Of course, then I would have never murdered Ty’s sire or met Ty. So my second wish is that I could have met him at a party or something, like normal people. Though really I’m a witch and he’s a vampire—what’s normal about that?
3. And last—I’d wish he’d love me as much as I love him.

What three things would you take to a Desert Island?

Ty

And a big bunch of mistletoe

No, I don’t need three things two is enough.

Mid-Winter Magic by Nina Croft:

Dina, a witch and former assassin loves living an ‘ordinary’ life--not killing anyone. Now the past has finally caught up with her. Fifty years ago, she was scared to let herself love vampire, Tynan Steele, now she’s willing to take the risk. But Ty isn’t interested in love--he’s after revenge.

Nina Croft:

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A Moment with M.R. Murphy

Please tell the readers a little about yourself: Not much to tell really. I'm a single mom with a couple of pretty awesome kids. I like to think of myself as a creative pervert who gets away with writing things everyone thinks about. 

How about your latest release? Ginn Hunter is part of the Red Wine Anthology that I was lucky to be apart of with three other fabulous authors. A.L. Kay, River Jordan and Rue Volley. The idea behind this story  is love, loss and revenge. It puts a new twist of a 'Normal' idea of supernatural beings. 

What was your primary inspiration for this book? Coming up with a Ginn (half genie, half vampire) actually was a concept a friend of mine and I tossed around, and I thought "Hey, what if this creature was kind of evil and could swallow people whole?" So basically my inspiration came from the twisted working of my methodical mind. 

Do you have any muses? Absolutely, and they are currently screaming in my ear to get back to work. lol They're also great for hiding things that might distract me and drinking all the wine...Have you ever tried working with a drunk muse? It's quite interesting I tell you.

Do you control your characters or do they flog you into shape? A little of both. usually main characters are good about writing their own parts in the stories. It’s the secondary characters that need some coaxing and that’s where I come in. 

When you write, is there a special routine you follow?  I prefer to write out an outline and if any scenes pop in my mental muscle, I'll jot those down too and create a folder for "future scenes." I also like to create a character bio as my blue print, this can sometimes take a few days because I like to dwell on my characters. Finally, I create playlists, choosing songs that either put my into the mind of that character or into a type of scene.

If you could be one animal, person, or at a place for a day what/who/where would it be? Animal: a Hawk, just so I could fly over the mountains and around the ocean, feel the wind ruffling my wings. Who: I don't know a 'real person" I'd like to be, I kind of prefer being me.  Where: Ireland. Need I say more. 

Five random facts about you:  1) I do massage therapy on humans & horses.  2) I love photography 3) I prefer solitude 4) My cat likes to lick my head when I'm trying to sleep. 5) I love working on cars and archery 

Are you working on any new releases later this year? Always. It's always a waiting game to hear back from publishers. 

Anything else you’d like to say? I just would like to thank everyone who has bought Red Wine and I encourage you to read more titles by these fantastic ladies. Thank you all for the love and support you show authors, bloggers, reviewers, Etc.  Don't forget to Help a starving Author!!!!  We love our fans! 

Contact info (Facebook, Twitter, website, blog): Twitter: M_R_Murphy  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/M.R.Murphy3  Blogger: authormrmurphy.blogspot.com

Red Wine” is an anthology by four authors; A.L. Kay, M.R. Murphy, River Jordan and Rue Volley. 

 In the short story, "Red Wine", you dive into the mind of a psychotic lover’s dark revenge.

 In "Ginn Hunter", the hunter becomes the hunted when Seth Fautuex seeks revenge.

 "Leela": Orphaned and alone, a girl must triumph against an insidious creature shrouded in myth.

 "Birth of a Vampire" takes you deep into the mind of girl who is broken, but about to be reborn, bathed in blood. 

Biography of M.R. Murphy Born and raised in New Hampshire M.R. Murphy now calls Arizona her home, with her children and one silly cat. Before she was a mom, she was a writer and Massage Therapist for humans and horses. As a teenager she wrote stories as a therapeutic balance to life, an escape where dreams and thoughts became a written reality.. Finding a passion for photography and writing in high school, that has only grown. 

As an adult her love for writing grew as did her love for reading, enjoying the works of such authors as JR Ward, Shayla Black, Larissa Ione, and Lara Adrian. Writing has become a way of life of her and sets out to learn her craft more, dedicating her time to her children and to writing.

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Finally...It's December

Hi All,

Always be prepared, because you never know what path life is going to take. December is here. I have a bit of news. My Santa story 'Stealing Christmas' sold. I'm currently waiting for the contract from Wild Rose Press. I so excited I can hardly wait. Interesting the Santa story was the first story I submitted this year.

In other news, I'm blogging at Theresa Stillwagon's tomorrow, a recipe may be involved.
Whispers is hosting a Coffee & Cream Christmas Event at the Author's Blog. Check it out.

Also the Name My Chef Contest is still going on, so don't forget to add your suggestion to the hat. And you enter more than once.

I'm thinking I may choose the winner on Saturday while I'm taking over Facebook.

Just in case you need another look.

Oh and I won NaNo. Like how could I forget. lol. So much went on the month of November. I had edits and deadlines, new contracts, vacation, Thanksgiving. Oh yeah. So I'll be adding a new badge to my blog.

So check me out in those places, have a great week and safe shopping.

Until next time Indulge Your Inner Romantic.