Hi, Rachel! So happy to welcome you to my blog today :) I love your cover, so intriguing - a definite eye-catcher...
Hope you enjoy your time here, I'm off to look you up on Twitter. It's my favorite place to be when I should be writing, LOL!
1)
What is your writing routine?
Routine? I'm supposed to have a routine? :)
Every day is really different for me. I have three kids, and we homeschool, and
my husband is a writer.... so, our days are crazy busy! But, I try to get some
writing done every single day no matter what. I try to write early in the day
on my iPad and reserve the rest of the day for marketing, chatting with readers
and reading books by my own favorite authors.
2)
Which is your favorite romance
subgenre to read? To write?
I love to write contemporary romance, and I
love to read that plus New Adult romance.
3)
What do you expect from an
editor?
I expect an editor to catch any errors, of
course, and to turn things around fairly quickly. I also ask my editor to look
for holes in the plot or areas where I can improve.
4)
What are you working on right
now?
I am currently working on book 2 in my new
January Cove series. It is all about another one of the Parker brothers named
Aaron. Readers loved his brother Kyle in book 1, so I know they will adore the
youngest brother just as much!
5)
Your biggest piece of advice to
aspiring novelists?
Keep writing! Don't stop. Don't let
“failure” stop you ever. Just keep writing because you will keep improving the
more that you write. Don't try to be like anyone else. If you're authentic and
do things the way YOU do them, that will come across to your readers.
6)
What was your favorite subject
in school and why?
I loved English/Language Arts, of course. I
loved to read and write anything and everything. I even won a poetry contest in
my area in the third grade. I will never forget my teacher telling me that I
would be a writer one day, and I believed her. I still say that she had the
most impact on me in the third grade because she was the first person to notice
my talent and groom me for what I was good at.
7)
What is your favorite dessert?
Ooohh.... The hardest question of all! I
love tiramisu and crème brulee.... and chocolate pie. :)
8)
High heels, sneakers or flip
flops?
If I lost a few pounds, I might say high
heels. But, I would probably say sneakers! I'm more interested in comfort these
days.
10)
Where can readers find you?
Readers can find
me in a few ways. I hang out on my Facebook page a LOT. You can find that here:
https://www.facebook.com/rachelhannaromance.
I am also on my
website at www.RachelHannaRomance.com
and on Twitter @RachelHannaBook. In addition, I am on Goodreads at http://www.goodreads.com/rachelhanna.
Broken: Secrets in Madison Falls
by Rachel Hanna
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BLURB:
When twenty-four year old Bella
Clay experiences yet another major loss in her life, she is forced to come home
and become a young, single mother to her seven year old nephew. No one in the
small town of Madison Falls knows just how damaged she is, and they certainly
don't know her dirty little secret about where she's been for the last two
years.
Grant Brady is the local hunk who works as the elementary
school PE and history teacher. When he takes an interest in helping Bella start
over in Madison Falls, she tries to push him away afraid that he will find out
her dark secrets. What she doesn't know is that Grant has a secret of his own.
Will love prevail or will one or both of them run for the
hills out of fear?
This book is a novella, so you can enjoy it in just one day!
:)
EXCERPT
Desiree fell to her knees in the
dingy bathroom. Her eyes glazed over with tears as her stomach churned into a
sea of nausea. She was sure she had blacked out for a moment before she vomited
into the toilet that was thankfully close to her. Falling apart was not
something she was accustomed to doing. She had always been the protector when
it came to Lori, but now the one person she swore she would always protect was
gone. Just like her Mom.
Gathering her things, she put on
her clothes and swung open the door to the bathroom. Brushing past Nathan and
Derek, she headed for the door. Getting to her car was her only concern at that
point as tunnel vision took her over.
“Desiree, where in the hell do
you think you’re going?” Nathan called to her as she grabbed the handle to
leave.
“I have an emergency,” she said
gritting her teeth. It should have been obvious that her eyes were swollen and
red from crying, and her supposedly waterproof mascara was cascading down her
sunken cheeks.
“I don’t give a damn about your
so-called emergency, Desiree. You signed a contract…” he started to say as he
grabbed her arm tightly.
“Let go of me, Nathan, or I swear
to God I will kill you right here and now,” she growled at him as she stared
him down nose-to-nose. After a pause, he loosened his grip, and she jerked her
arm away as she ran out the door.
“You will never work in this town
again!” he yelled behind her.
“Good!” she yelled back as she
slammed the door on her VW Bug and sped out of the parking lot.
Rachel Hanna is a best-selling author of romance novellas and novels.
She lives outside of Atlanta with her husband, three cool kids, two crazy dogs
and one very snooty outdoor cat. She loves to write, read, spend time with
family and embarrass her kids as much as possible.
She also LOVES to connect with her readers through various social media
outlets such as Facebook and Twitter, so be sure to check out her website for
ways to connect!
Twitter: @RachelHannaBook
Website: www.RachelHannaRomance.com
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/rachelhanna
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Comments??
It is a great cover. Rachel Hanna, did you help to design it?
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I enjoyed the interview and will look into the January Cove Series.
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Thanks for an interesting and informative interview. I liked the excerpt too.
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Thanks for hosting my book!
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