1.
What do you wish men understood about women? – Everything/anything! On
second thoughts, perhaps it’s better that we remain an enigma to them?
2.
Do you only work on one book at a time? – No, I work on lots of different things at
the same time – at least two stories/works in progress, edits of other completed
books and research for yet more. And
if I get random scenes into my head I have to write them down immediately so I
don’t forget them. I get bored
easily so this sort of jumping around works for me J
3.
Who is your favorite fictional couple? – Probably Claire and Jamie from Diana
Gabaldon’s Outlander series, but I
also really liked Winter de Ballesteros and Alex Randall in M M Kaye’s Shadow of the Moon – a classic
4.
Favorite TV show? – Time Team (love archaeology!)
and The Musketeers but I also loved Once Upon a Time (very cross that we
can’t see series 3 and 4 of that over here in the UK!)
5.
Do you set daily writing goals? Word count? Number of
chapters? Do you get a chance to write every day? – No to all of those. I
write whenever I can and whenever I feel inspired, but I have to fit it around
lots of other things so I never know when that will be, although I do try to
write something every day.
6.
Who was the last person you hugged? – My two lovely daughters.
7.
What are you working on now? – I’m working on a new time slip novel based
on the English Civil War (I just love the Cavaliers!) and I’m also working on a
couple of different YA stories – the third book in my New England series and
the first in a fantasy series.
8.
Tell us about your latest release and where we
can find it – My latest release from
Choc Lit is Monsoon Mists and it’s a historical romance and adventure story, set in India in
1759 (the third book in my Kinross series). It features Jamie Kinross, a gem
trader who embarks on a dangerous mission, carrying the stolen talisman of an
Indian Rajah. When he encounters Zarmina Miller, he’s instantly tempted by the
so called “Ice Widow”, but he soon begins to see another side to her – a dark
past to rival his own and a heart just waiting to be thawed. But is it too
late? And what is he to do with the talisman? (Monsoon Mists on Amazon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Monsoon-Mists-Kinross-Christina-Courtenay/dp/1781891672/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1415047686&sr=1-1
Under my real name, Pia Fenton, I’ve also recently self-published the second book in my “Northbrooke
High” YA series, New England Crush,
which is a
contemporary story about a British girl who attends a US high school for a
year. She enjoys it more than she
thought she would and everything would be perfect if she wasn’t crushing on the
one boy she can’t have – a jock whose current girlfriend will fight for him by
fair means or foul (well, mostly foul!)
It’s out on Kindle now and coming in paperback within the next two
weeks. (New England Crush on Amazon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/England-Crush-Northbrooke-High-Book-ebook/dp/B00OYLB636/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418492749&sr=1-1&keywords=new+england+crush
Social media links:-
Bio – Christina
Courtenay writes historical romance, time
slip and YA contemporary romance, all published by independent publisher Choc
Lit. She is half Swedish and was
brought up in Sweden. In her teens, she moved to Japan where she had the
opportunity to travel extensively in the Far East. Christina is the current chairman of the UK’s
Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA).
Her novels Highland Storms and The Gilded Fan have both won the Romantic Novel Award (RoNA) for
Best Historical Romantic Novel of the year (in 2012 and 2014
respectively). Her latest novels
are The Secret Kiss of Darkness (time
slip), Monsoon Mists (historical
romance) and New England Crush (YA)
Many thanks again for having me as your guest, Rachel! Just wanted to add that New England Crush is now available in paperback too - http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-England-Crush-Northbrooke-High/dp/1503096351/ref=sr_1_2_twi_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418825926&sr=8-2&keywords=Pia+Fenton
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