Thank you so much for having me on your blog today,
Laura!
Thank you for stopping by!
What is your
favorite Christmas song?
It would be a tie between
“The Little Drummer Boy” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”. I love singing all
the usual Christmas carols during the Advent season, but I play little
Christmas music at home leading up to Christmas. I’m not one to play music
during my writing time, so I don’t listen to the radio or iTunes, anyway.
What are you
reading right now?
I’m actually re-reading “The
House on Foster Hill” by Jaime Jo Wright, because I loved it so much. When it
first came out, I just devoured it in 24 hrs. This time, I’m reading it slower
and enjoying it even more the second time around. I adore time slip novels.
Then next up is “Darling Rose Gold” by Stephanie Wrobel, which is a Canadian
psychological/domestic thriller from the ABA market. I’m reviewing it for
NetGalley.
What would be
your dream vacation?
Ah! I have two dream
vacations that tie: #1 would be to take a VIA train ride across Canada to see
my country that way without having to drive it all. It’ll never happen because
it’s so incredibly expensive, but we’re dreaming, right? And #2 would be to go
back to Edinburgh, Scotland because my husband and I only had 2.5 days there
back in 2003 and have always said we’d go back and explore it more, and go up
into the Highlands. I’d love to tour well known wool mills and sheep farms and
castles, and he’d like to tour the whiskey distilleries because there are some
famous ones that go back hundreds of years.
How do you
choose your settings for each book?
I choose Churchill, Manitoba
for my “Heroes of the Tundra” series because I wrote the first book for a
contest asking for Canadian heroes. And I knew people would be writing about
the Mounties, etc. So, I wanted to write something different but still iconic
to Canada. I came upon the idea of our polar bears while visiting the zoo with
my kids that weekend, and my hero who owns a wilderness adventure tour guiding company
that takes people out to see polar bears in “arctic rovers”, was born.
I have other ideas for made
up small towns in Manitoba, and a series set in my home city of Winnipeg,
Manitoba. And I may also try something set in Europe. It’s whatever hits my
mind with the strongest idea, I suppose.
Will we know
what happens to your character after the end of the book?
Yes, in this novella the
story ends on a happily ever-after and you’ll know what Kali and Jake have decided
to do with themselves.
Where do you like to write?
Can you share a picture?
I wrote NORTHERN DECEPTION
two years ago on our dining room table but it’s a real antique and not
ergonomic. I was getting a lot of shoulder and wrist pain. For my birthday this
year, my husband surprised me with this glass desk for the corner of the dining
room. It has the right-sized pull-out tray for my keyboard and fits nicely in
the corner by the window. I still don’t have an “office”, but it’s nice to have
my own little space!
How do you
handle distractions?
Ha! Well, I’m much better
than I used to be. I shut down Facebook and Twitter etc when I’m working and
only leave emails open. I use Siri to give myself a twenty-five-minute timer,
and then I write for twenty-five minutes and take a 5-10 minute break. This ishelpful
for getting started in the morning, because anyone can write for twenty-five
minutes. I believe it’s called the Pomodoro
Technique. The trick is to get back to the twenty-five minutes of writing after
your little break. But it’s good to get up and stretch or refill your water
bottle. Even my two dogs know they have to wait till the timer goes, and they
don’t bug me arbitrarily anymore to go outside till I’m on a “break”.
What’s on the
horizon for you? What will you be writing next?
The next book in this series
called NORTHERN PROTECTOR will come out June 16, 2020 from Anaiah Press. I’m
excited about it as the story goesdeeper into some issues I’m passionate about
so I hope my readers will come along for the journey.
I have two different time
slip ideas I’ve been researching, so it will depend which one grabs me the
hardest once I’ve sent in NORTHERN PROTECTOR. Or, I might start another
romantic suspense series I’ve got on the hard drive.
Share a holiday
tradition or recipe.
My ultimate comfort food for
Christmas is home-made tourtiêres or meat pies. They’re made from veal and
pork, with finely chopped onions, garlic, and salt, and with a nice flaky pie
crust they’re SO good on Christmas Eve. We go to church Christmas Eve and enjoy
Christmas morning with family and presents.
Thank you so much for
hosting me, Laura. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!
Northern
Hearts
By Laurie
Wood
Romantic
Suspense
ebook
Release
Day:December 6,2019
BOOK LINK:
Book Blurb:
Wealthy socialite Kali McIntyre dreams
of opening her own dessert bar, Sassy Sweets, in downtown
Winnipeg—until her father crushes that dream when he cuts her off financially.
He’s determined to get her to use her law degree to join the family’s
high-powered law firm. She’s determined to do anything but that. And when an
unknown-to-her aunt dies in Churchill, Manitoba, leaving her an unbelievable inheritance,
Kali’s on the next flight up north to make her dreams a reality.
Chef Jake Miller has lived in Churchill
for the past ten years, working hard to keep The Great Northern
Lodge afloat through some tough times. But then his business partner
dies unexpectedly, without telling him that she’d changed her will or that she
had a niece who is set to inherit everything. Now, Jake and Kali have thirty
days to work together and decide–who will stay and who will go–before Christmas
rolls around. Secrets, attempted murder, and a new menu all add up to a
Christmas unlike any other.
About the Author:
In the mid-1980’s I was a municipal
police officer when women in Canada were pioneers in policing. But I always
wanted to be a writer. Now I’m a military wife who’s lived across our beautiful
country. My husband and I have raised two wonderful children with Down Syndrome
to adulthood and they bless us every day. My books have finaled in the
prestigious Daphne du Maurier (twice), the TARA, the Jasmine, and the Genesis
contests. We live in central Canada with a menagerie of dogs, cats and kids and
if the house were bigger, no doubt we’d have more.
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