Kate Kisset -Romance Author in Wine Country: Wine Country Romance author Kate Kisset joins Marina Adair's St. Helena Vineyard Kindle World

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(St. Helena Vineyard Kindle World author Reina Torres interviewed me about my upcoming novella Two to Tango!)

Q: How did you first hear about St. Helena Vineyard Kindle World?

Kate Kisset: First off, thank you so much for asking Reina.

I met Marina Adair several years ago at a conference my local writer’s group puts on in Santa Rosa. I had just read Kissing Under the Mistletoe and was a die-hard fangirl.

Although a little star struck, I found the courage to introduce myself to her. I shouldn’t have been nervous because Marina Adair is as sweet and funny as she writes! I was on cloud nine for weeks after meeting her and still have the business card she gave me all those years ago.

About a year after our meeting, (the timing is a little fuzzy), Marina contacted me and invited me to write in her St. Helena Vineyard Kindle World.

Although I was thrilled, the Kindle World concept was just launching, and I didn’t understand it completely. I was in the midst of writing my own Wine Country Romance Series and was worried some of my Santino brothers would accidentally run into her DeLuca brothers. In the Kindle World, that's a no-no.

After learning more about Kindle Worlds and enjoying last fall’s SHVKW launch, I reached out to Marina and am so happy I’m finally on board.

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Q: Based on the set of eight romance books created by Marina Adair, the SHVKW revisit the places and characters we know and love and give us some new to enjoy. Which Hero from her series is your book boyfriend? (And why?)

Kate Kisset: Gabe DeLuca would be my book boyfriend because we would be perfect together. :) I also lost a parent at a young age and am the oldest in my family. I related to his need to take care of his younger siblings and his love for his family. I so wanted Gabe to get that happily-ever-after. Gabe is such a sexy, sexy man… Then, again, I also adored Trey… Let’s just say I’d never say no to a DeLuca…in my dreams.

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Q: Which Heroine would be one of your besties?

Kate Kisset: Regan and Lexi would be my besties. I love those characters so much that I wrote them into my upcoming story.

Q: You’re going to be part of our mini-release for April 2017. Where did you get your inspiration for your story? What familiar characters and locations are likely to make an appearance in your novella?

Kate Kisset: Everything about Marina’s St. Helena Vineyard Kindle World inspires me. I live in wine country, and my hubby and I spend a lot of time in that sweet town.

In my upcoming novella, I’m going full-immersion into the DeLuca clan. I’m half-Italian, so it wasn’t too much of a stretch. ChiChi DeLuca was my ultimate inspiration and had a blast writing her. She’s one of the lead characters in my story, and most of the DeLuca's make appearances. There are also plenty of new characters that I can't tell you about yet. As I mentioned, Regan is my heroine’s best friend. Plan on a few surprises. :)

Q: Writing in a world created by someone else can be exciting and a little scary at times… How are things going? Do you have any questions that need to be answered about the world or the process?

Kate Kisset: Two to Tango is finished. I waited so long to be a part of this world; I couldn’t wait to dive in. And I’m so excited about the story, I've decided to start a series! It's called Heart Strings and I’m writing the second novella now.

I wouldn’t say I was scared to write in Marina’s series, but I do feel a sense of responsibility to Marina, her characters and the vibrant world she created. I want to make sure all the details and character’s mannerisms are correct. I reached out to her several times along the way. As I mentioned before, Marina really is super supportive, and nice. I don’t think people get enough credit for being nice, but that’s another story.

Marina is the only person (besides my editor) who knows about a secret aspect of my story, and she loves it.

Thank you so much for having me here today Reina!