1.)
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I was never very clear on what I wanted to be when I grew up. I’m still not very clear on the
question. As a child and later as an
adult, I wanted to be an accomplished horsewoman. As an adult, I raised the bar
to wanting to be able to ride high schooled horses, those that could passage,
piaffe and Spanish walk. I also wanted
to be a writer from a very young age, wrote as a teenager, but then didn’t pick
up my pen again until I was 40. I was
finally published in 2012. So, now I am
a writer.
2.)
Coffee, tea or hot chocolate? Coffee, please, Joe’s
Tall, Dark and Handsome is very good. I
also like a nice cup of Earl Grey after the coffee, and have a pretty little
teapot that goes with my dinnerware, Peacock Garden, by 222 Fifth. They make dinnerware that is a little
different. In the evening, a nice glass
of wine helps smooth off the rough edges of a bad day, right?
3.)
What genre do you typically read? I read most genres
and also like biographies. I’d probably
have to say that my favorite genres are what I write—paranormal romance and
dark fantasy. Why? I like otherworldly
settings and a extraordinary hero or heroine.
I like to play with the theme of immortality.
4.)
Share a favourite childhood memory. The Andersonville River (before it was
included in Hartwell Lake) was a favorite childhood haunt. I loved climbing onto my dad’s back and
jumping into the water. He’d kneel on
the sandy bottom and allow me to climb up.
He was always my hero. I also
liked to stick my head under the hood of a car while he was tinkering with one
of ours. Pretty much being anywhere he
was.
5.)
Do you have any shameless addictions? ie. Tea, Books,
Shoes, Clothes? At one time, it was Andalusian horses. I had 13 when we were breeding these fairy
tale horses, and I count myself very fortunate to have owned them. Now, I’m hooked on bling Jewelry. Outragious
CZ rings, necklaces, and I have become a big fan of charm bracelets. My first one I bought to add the Texas State
charm I won for winning the SARA Merritt award for I, Lucifer, which will soon
be released by The Wild Rose Press as Gylded Wings.
6.)
What do you think is the biggest challenge of writing
a new book? My challenge with any book
is the middle, where I stall before gaining momentum for the end.
Unfortunately, I have been accused of rushing the ending. So maybe sometimes that momentum needs to be
reined in.
7.)
Do you aim for a set amount of words/pages a day? No, I write when the mood is right and when
time allows. I have to want to write to
be able to achieve anything worthwhile.
Setting demands on myself doesn’t work very well. Sometimes, like now, with my WIP, I wish I
did plot and plan.
8.)
What are your thoughts on writing a book series? I
love series, but I find them difficult.
You have to have a great memory or be very organized because of the plot
points and character details that must be carried through the series. I do have one vampire series: Sinners’ Opera,
Sinners’ Obsession, and a companion book Cardinal Desires with some of the same
characters. I have a prequel to about the hero Morgan D’Arcy in my computer but
haven’t finished it because it is tied up with a publisher I’m no longer
interested in working with. Morgan is an
English nobleman, a concert pianist, and a vampire. Morgan D’Arcy: A Vampyre Rhapsody is an
anthology of Morgan stories from The Wild Rose Press (not the above-mentioned
publisher).
I haven’t mentioned Her General in Gray, my latest release, which is now
available at:
Thanks for having us—my characters and me—on
your blog today!!
Her General in Gray
by Linda Nightingale
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GENRE: Paranormal
Romance
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BLURB:
Autumn
Hartley purchases Allen Hall at a steal, but the northern lass gets far more
than a beautiful plantation in the South Carolina Low Country. The house comes
complete with its own ghost, a handsome and charming Civil War General—for the
Confederacy. The stage is set for another civil conflict.
John Sibley
Allen died in battle from a wound in the back, the bullet fired by the
turncoat, Beauregard Dudley. The traitor’s reincarnation is Autumn the
Interloper’s first dinner guest. Sib bedevils her date and annoys her with
fleeting, phantom touches, certain he can frighten her away as he did previous
purchasers. As time marches on, her resident ghost becomes more appealing while
her suitor, Beau, pales in comparison. Autumn finds her ability to love didn’t
perish in the divorce that sent her south seeking a fresh start.
After over a
century in the hereafter, Sib discovers he is falling for none other than the
feisty Yankee girl, but what future could a modern woman and an old-fashioned
ghost possibly hope for?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EXCERPT
“Stand aside, spook.” Dudley marched
into the room, made as if to push past him, but Sib stood his ground. Folding his
hands in supplication, he begged the woman he’d wounded to understand. “God
knows, Autumn, I didn’t mean to hurt you. The whole ugly thing is his fault.”
His finger jutted at Sib. “If he hadn’t challenged me to a duel—”
Grabbing the other man by his knit
shirt, Sib prepared to frog march him back the way he’d just come. “She doesn’t
want to see you, Dudley. Your very presence is disturbing and harmful.”
“Let her be the judge of that.”
Dudley tried to wrest free.
From the bed came a weak cry that
froze them in place. “Stop it. You’re
both upsetting me. The two of you in one room mix as well as oil and water.
Sib, leave. Beau, stay.”
Sib freed Dudley, turning to gape at
Autumn. Why was she ordering him out, siding with, the traitor? The redhead
dusted off his clothing and straightened his shirt. His triumphant expression
tempted Sib to smash a fist into his mouth, wiping away his gloating
smile. Instead, he offered Autumn a
quick bow.
“I’ll be outside the door if you
need me.” Why had he given this stranger the power to so damage his feelings? Because she can call me into corporeality?
Perhaps, being a ghost wasn’t as bad as he’d thought. That she should take his
killer’s side hurt more than he believed possible.
She nodded, refusing to meet the
question in his eyes. He spun on his
heel, walked calmly across the room, and closed the door without looking back.
But Sib left a vital part of his
heart in that sickroom.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Born
in South Carolina, Linda has lived in England, Canada, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale,
Atlanta and Houston. She’s seen a lot of
this country from the windshield of a truck pulling a horse trailer, having
bred, trained and showed Andalusian horses for many years.
Linda
has won several writing awards, including the Georgia Romance Writers Magnolia
Award and the SARA Merritt. She is the
mother of two wonderful sons, a retired legal assistant, member of the Houston
Miata Club, and enjoys events with that car club. Among her favorite things are her snazzy black
convertible and her parlor grand piano.
She loves to dress up and host formal dinner parties.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LNightingale
Web
Site: http://www.lindanightingale.com
– Visit and look around. There’s a free
continuing vampire story.
- Lots of interesting guests & prizes
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lbnightingale1/
GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER
CODE
Linda Nightingale will be awarding Black Diamond Earrings and an
eBook of Her General in Gray (International Giveaway) to one winner via
rafflecopter, and a second winner will receive a digital choice of one of the
author's backlist during the tour.
RAFFLECOPTER CODE:
I echo Goddess Fish's sentiment - Thanks, Rachel, for hosting my new book. You had some fun interview questions.
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