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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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| The series that started it all for me! Find Marina Adair's books on Amazon here. |
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.
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!
Two to Tango, book #1 in the Family Ties series releases April 5th as an Amazon exclusive.
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