So great to have you here, lovely lady! Looking forward to hearing all about the inspiration behind your latest release - MURDER COMES ASHORE :)
The One That Got Away
A couple
years ago, Katy Perry’s song, The One
That Got Away, played on every radio station every day. Unlike most
overplayed songs, this one haunted my wondering-mind. I wanted to know what
happened if “the one who got away” came back around.
Immediately
my heart soared to ninth grade. My first love. My first heartbreak. We dated
off-and-on throughout high school. For years after, when we’d run into one
another, it was awkward. We’d been as close as any two people can be in every
way and yet, the years changed us, separated us. The chemistry remained,
though. To this day, his name ignites a spark of excitement and thoughts of
being young and recklessly in love.
I haven’t
seen him in fifteen years now, and if I did, I’m not sure what I’d think. I
have a different life than I’d ever imagined as a teen. I’m satisfied and
complete in ways a teenage mind couldn’t understand. Of course, I’m also
happily married with three children and a dream career, so that helps.
But what
if…
What if
things were different and I was young and single and we wound up as neighbors?
Well, I’m guessing that would be all kinds of uncomfortable with a side dish of
temptation. This is where my story idea began. Inside a Katy Perry song. I
guess ideas really can come from anywhere.
I set out
to write a fun mystery with lots of laughs, action and romance. I knew I needed
a strong alpha male, but I couldn’t reconcile the alpha character with my
boy-next-door experience, so I had no choice. I needed two romantic interests. There
was no other choice, really. They’re both too incredible. Personally, I
couldn’t choose, so I put the burden on my heroine. A perk of being the author.
In this case, I created a heroine for my heroes instead of the other way
around. She needed a personality that would give her the most possible trouble
deciding between the one who broke her heart and a road untraveled.
My
heroine, Patience, lives on the tiny island where she grew up; Chincoteague,
Virginia. Chincoteague is a small coastal community (the island is only 3x7
miles big. Or…little, I guess.) and her ex-soul mate, Adrian, is running for
mayor. No way to avoid him. Plus, he doesn’t want to avoid her. In fact, he’d really like to make up and she’d really like to jump headlong into the Atlantic
because she just started dating her long time crush, Special Agent Sebastian
Clark. - I told you there was an alpha in this scenario.
Writing
the mystery was a thrill for me, but if I’m being honest, the real fun came in
the form of these to heroes. I love the complicated dynamic of this love
triangle. Who can’t relate to the power of a first love? When Patience is with
Adrian, I feel my toes curl as I write. I can sense the sparks and tension in
the air. She hates the hold he still has on her heart. After all, a lifetime of
memories with the boy next door takes a while to erase, if it ever really goes
away.
On the
flip side, when her new boyfriend, the confident, no-nonsense Sebastian walks in,
my jaw goes slack. And so does hers. Who can’t relate to the power of new love?
The Butterflies and anticipation are like a drug. *fans face* You know?
Hang on.
I need a sip of water…
So, yes, I
did write a cute mystery with lots of fun things to (hopefully) make a reader
smile, but I also stirred in a heap of chemistry and romance because, honestly,
where’s the fun without a good romance? I’m two books into the three book
series and I’m still not sure I’ve answered my question thoroughly.
What will
happen to the one who got away – now that he’s back? Anyone have an idea?
How about
your real life story of lost and maybe rekindled love? Want to share?
Murder Comes Ashore
Patience
Price is just settling into her new life as resident counselor on Chincoteague
Island when things take a sudden turn for the worse. A collection of body parts
have washed up on shore and suddenly nothing feels safe on the quaint island.
Patience
instinctively turns to current crush and FBI special agent Sebastian for help,
but former flame Adrian is also on the case, hoping that solving the grisly crime
will land him a win in the upcoming mayoral election.
When the
body count rises and Patience's parents are brought in as suspects, Patience is
spurred to begin her own investigation. It's not long before she starts
receiving terrifying threats from the killer, and though she's determined to
clear her family's name, it seems the closer Patience gets to finding answers,
the closer she comes to being the killer's next victim.
“Cover Art 2014 by
Harlequin Enterprises Limited”
About Julie:
Julie
Anne Lindsey is a multi-genre author who writes the stories that keep her up at
night. She’s a self-proclaimed nerd with a penchant for words and proclivity
for fun. Julie lives in rural Ohio with her husband and three small children.
Today, she hopes to make someone smile. One day she plans to change the world.
Murder Comes Ashore is a sequel in her new mystery series,
Patience Price, Counselor at Large, from Carina Press.
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