Three Little Words
Susan Mallery
Isabel Carlisle thinks she's cursed in the romance department. Her teenage crush, Ford Hendrix, ignored all her letters. Her husband left her for another...man. So Isabel has come home to dust off her passion for fashion and run the family bridal shop until her parents are ready to sell it. Then she'll pursue her real dreams. At least, that's the plan, until sexy, charming Ford returns and leaves her feeling fourteen all over again....
Seeing Isabel all grown up hits bodyguard trainer Ford like a sucker punch. Back when heartbreak made him join the military, her sweet letters kept him sane. Now he can't take his eyes-or his lips-off her. The man who gave up on love has a reason to stay in Fool's Gold forever-if three little words can convince Isabel to do the same....
Today I have an awesome Q&A that was done with author Susan Mallery to share with you, along with a really great gift bag!! I'm a bit jealous of ya'll!! Good luck!
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Q&A
#2 with Susan Mallery
for
THREE LITTLE WORDS
1.
In any way, are
your female heroines an extension of yourself?
All of my heroines are
women I’d want as friends – after all, I spend months with them in my head, so
I have to like them – but they are not me. I write four or five books every
year, and it would get pretty boring to write about the same woman over and
over again. But I certainly do relate to each of them, and if I’ve done my job,
readers will, as well.
2.
What’s next for
the town of Fool’s Gold?
The Fool’s Gold Cookbook
will be released the end of August, and I’ve written a short Fool’s Gold
novella for the cookbook, which you won’t find anywhere else. So not only do
you get 150 pretty amazing recipes, but you get a love story, as well.
Then, on September 24,
CHRISTMAS ON 4TH STREET will be released. I adore writing Christmas
romances, and this one was especially fun because the heroine, Noelle Perkins,
has opened a Christmas store in downtown Fool’s Gold. The only problem is,
they’re getting a lot of snow this year in the Sierra Nevadas, and her seasonal
employees would rather ski than work. She’s stunned when Gabriel Boylan offers
to lend a hand. Why would the sexy Army doctor want to spend his free time on
leave working in her store? Gabriel is at a crossroads in his life. He has to
decide whether to re-enlist, or to try to build a life beyond the Army. Working
at The Christmas Attic – with beautiful Noelle – could just help him decide.
3.
On August 27,
you’ll release your Fool’s Gold Cookbook with more than 150 recipes to
complement your wildly popular Fool’s Gold series. Where do you get your
interest in cooking?
I’ve never enjoyed
spending hours in the kitchen. Like many women, I’m too busy for that! But I do
enjoy eating delicious meals made with fresh ingredients, and I think preparing
a meal for my family is one of the most loving things I can do to nurture them.
In the Fool’s Gold Cookbook, you’ll find recipes that are pretty easy even for
the reluctant cook, and that don’t take hours. They’re organized by season,
then further broken down into everyday dishes and some for special occasions.
The cookbook is really beautiful, with lots of full-color photos. I’m excited
that it will be out in time for the holiday shopping season because I think it
will make a wonderful Christmas gift.
If you pre-order it, be
sure to hold onto your receipt because on August 12, I’ll launch a pre-order
contest for the cookbook on my website, www.susanmallery.com. I’m giving away a KitchenAid mixer!
4.
For the Fool’s
Gold romances, you have invented a detailed history of the town and deep
backgrounds for the characters, even down to the town book store owner. How
does this help you delve deeper into your writing?
I want to create the sense
for readers that Fool’s Gold is a real place, so I provide them with lots of
bonus content at www.foolsgoldca.com. There, we have a map of the town, a history, a list of local
festivals, a who’s who character chart, and plenty of between-the-books updates
on what’s happening in the characters’ lives. If you’re a Fool’s Gold fan, you
should visit the website to see all the new stuff we have there. I promise, it
will enrich your reading experience. For example…
Fool’s Gold has a very
colorful (fictional) history, going back to pre-Columbian times. A group of
Mayan women migrated north and established a matriarchal society along the
shores of what is now Lake Ciara in Fool’s Gold. They were sick of all the
virgin sacrifices, so they left. The Máa-zib tribe is the name we came up with,
with the help of a Mayan-English dictionary. “Máa-zib” is a very rough
translation/bastardization of “no boys,” after the words have been mangled by
centuries and distance. The Máa-zib culture has a pretty fun impact on Fool’s
Gold today. When the series started, there was a man shortage in Fool’s Gold.
Was that because of an ancient Mayan curse? Who knows? Last year, a hero was
ceremoniously “sacrificed” at the Máa-zib festival. And next year, six-year-old
Future Warriors of the Máa-zib, Fool’s Gold’s twist on Scouts, will warm
readers’ hearts.
5.
You’re known for
writing novels that always have a happy ending, no matter the turmoil the
characters face along the way. What is the reason behind this? Would you ever
consider writing a book without a happy ending?
No. Never. I don’t like to
read books with unhappy endings, and I would never consider writing one. When I
write a book, I invest my heart in the characters. If I left them in a bad
place, they would haunt me for the rest of my life.
Life’s too short to read
unhappy books.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author SUSAN MALLERY is known for emotionally complex stories told with charm and wit. With a keen eye for human nature, she breathes life into characters on the page and was recently honored with a prestigious National Readers’ Choice Award. Susan has lived all over the United States, including a childhood in the suburbs of Los Angeles, graduate school in the hills of Pennsylvania and several years in Texas. These days, she makes her home in Seattle, Washington. She’s there for the coffee, not the weather.
Find Susan online at www.SusanMallery.com She’s also very active on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads, and has been known to invite her fans to help her name characters and brainstorm aspects of her books.
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THREE LITTLE WORDS
By Susan Mallery
Harlequin HQN; August 2013
$7.99 U.S./$9.99 CAN.; 384
pages
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