"Writing humour is not easy, it takes cunning wit and a sharp sense of timing but JD Hollyfield made me laugh so much that I think I may just have found a new favourite author.
This is a book to be enjoyed with a glass of wine and a smile not only on your face but in your heart, because if you don’t have one before you start the book, I can guarantee that you will finish it with the biggest smile plastered all over your face."- Goodreads
There is only one thing in life that professional pastry Chef Priscilla Westcott values more than baking and wine, and that’s honesty. A quality she soon learns that her marriage lacks when her husband runs off with their next door neighbor.
Divorced and alone, Priscilla is determined to make changes in her life. She decides to approach her new goals like one of her beloved recipes. Surely with a little time, a dash of patience, and measured planning she can whip herself—and her life—back into shape.
However, when a new—and utterly delicious—neighbor takes up residence in the house that ruined her marriage, Pricilla fears that her careful world will fold faster than a deflated soufflé.
Trent Walker knows what he wants and his sweet, sassy neighbor is at the top of the list. He’s certain that the chemistry between them would be explosive, but Priscilla fears that an affair with him, however hot, could be a recipe for disaster.
MB's INTERVIEW
1. What do you like and/or dislike most about our day romance literature?
I enjoy all types of romance so trying to pick out what’s suits me would be hard. I do enjoy variety. I get into Historical kicks, then can swap to Paranormal. As long as they have the complete package of angst, sadness, juicy parts and HEA, I enjoy it all. I love Novellas but at times I don’t. Every novella series that I have read has been so good, but of course never long enough. So I spend time way after the books are done obsessing about the characters and wishing I had more. I tell myself every time to make it my goal to make nice with those authors, then beg them for just one more chapter.
2. What humor brings to a romance story and /or why did you use it?
I enjoy humor. I enjoy taking a serious situation and seeing it from the eyes of someone, not so serious. I think I take a lot of it from my normal attitude. I live my life spitting out a bunch of one-liners. Being witty is who I am. And I express it in a lot of my female characters.
3. What in your opinion makes an interesting character?
In my opinion, what makes an interesting character is one who readers can relate to. Everyone reads. And when they do, they implant themselves into the story. It may not be 100% relatable, but if you can imprint yourself into the story, than the writer has done something right. There have been series, in which by the end, I almost feel I have inherited an accent, or my favorite food is now that character’s favorite food. When I wrote Life in a Rut, I created Sarah with the bad luck of the cheating boyfriend. I felt like everyone at one time in their life could relate to that. It’s a real situation that a lot of people young, and old go through. When writing Life Next Door, I felt like a lot of people could relate with CeCe, and her love for Wine. Who doesn’t love wine? I am still questioning why it doesn’t have a spot on our food pyramid.
4. What you and your characters believe about love?
When creating a character, I want them to always have faith that love is out there. But to be ware. Sometimes love does not come in the form you expect it to. And it does truly, at times come out of nowhere. Like the old saying goes, Stop looking for it and it will find you. I believe that there is more than just one love. Everyone has been in and out of love since they knew how to even feel the emotion. Did I swear that I was going to marry and live happily ever after with my junior high boyfriend? You bet! It was a cycle. Same went for high school, then college. You can love someone but them not be the ONE. I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing good love, honest love, and fake love. These are emotions that help me when I create a character and design her fate. I can write about experiences, but know that it’s not so farfetched. I guess in the end, I want my readers to say, “this could totally happen to me”.
5. How do you measure your books success? What is important for you as a writer?
It is hard to say how I measure my books success. I guess if people actually pick it up and read it, that’s moving in the right direction. I enjoy all feedback it helps me to be better as a writer. I’m not a literature super hero. I do not plan on saving the word with my savvy words and storylines. I just have a huge love for romance and stories just build in my head big enough that I can put them on paper. If I make at least one person smile, cry , blush or giggle, I guess I am doing something right J
5. How do you measure your books success? What is important for you as a writer?
It is hard to say how I measure my books success. I guess if people actually pick it up and read it, that’s moving in the right direction. I enjoy all feedback it helps me to be better as a writer. I’m not a literature super hero. I do not plan on saving the word with my savvy words and storylines. I just have a huge love for romance and stories just build in my head big enough that I can put them on paper. If I make at least one person smile, cry , blush or giggle, I guess I am doing something right J
About the author:
J.D. Hollyfield is a creative designer and first-time author. When she's not cooking, event planning, or playing around with her husband, son and three doxies, she's relaxing with her nose in a book. With her love for romance, and her head full of book boyfriends, she was inspired to test her creative abilities and bring her own story to life. Life in a Rut, Love not Included is her first novel. Hollyfield lives in the Midwest, and is currently at work on her second book.
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