Luke Tyler wants peace from the grief that
has ruled his life in the three years since his wife's death. Instead he is
forced to share a house with Kelly Reeves as they care for their shared nephew.
He dislikes everything about Kelly until he begins to glimpse the true woman
hiding beneath the notorious reputation that Kelly has carefully created.
Kelly thought her trip to the small
town of Seaclusion, Washington, would be nothing but a forgettable two-week
vacation. Then she accidentally witnesses Luke's staggering grief and suddenly
reevaluates what is truly important. Soon, Luke becomes the only person she
trusts past the facade she has cultivated.
Kelly believes their love can conquer all,
but Luke isn't convinced. Kelly is forced back to her life of fame and fortune,
making Luke question which is riskier...letting her walk away or running after
her?
Hi Leanne, please tell us about yourself and your
writing.
I write Contemporary and New Adult
romances that usually have a realistic/emotional, sometimes dark tone to them. I
have been writing for over a decade but only began publishing in the last year.
At the time of writing this I have 7 books released, and 5 more to be released
by the end of the year.
I’ve contracted 4 books with The Wild
Rose Press (my Seaclusion Series). And I’ve indie published my Sister Series,
and Zenith Trilogy. And I have the first book in my newest series I’ll be
publishing later this year.
What does your writing space look
like?
My office is usually neat and pretty
barren. I can’t work unless it’s organized…it’s actually strange I even like to
write, as I’m completely not the “creative” type of personality outside of
writing. Clutter keeps me from being able to concentrate.
How long have you been writing?
I have been writing for over twenty
years. I wrote poetry and short stories starting at the age of 13 (which were
terrible) and began to seriously write novels after I graduated college.
When my kids were young, I learned to
use every spare moment I could sneak away from the rest of my life, to write.
Since that time was so precious to me, I didn’t want to use the time for
anything other than writing. So for many, many years I didn’t pursue or even
think about publishing.
What inspired your current book?
My current book was actually inspired
off several different research articles I came across while researching
information for the first novel in the same series. I came across a lot of
information about veterans and amputees…and I soon decided to tackle that theme
as the third book in the Sister Series. The main hero is a long-time soldier
and has a catastrophic injury that destroys his life as he once knew it. The
book is about how he learns to not only live with what has happened to him, but
to build a brand new, and different life.
Please tell us about your current work
in progress.
My current WIP is The Best Friend, which is the 3rd installment to my
Amazon best selling Sister Series. The main characters in this book were
secondary in the first two installments, and so, they are now getting “their”
story.
How do you come up with your book
titles?
My titles usually are revealed to me
as I’m planning a book. They tend to me based on a running theme through my
series or the name of the place I’m writing about.
I also tend to use pretty simple and
non-flowery titles. For example, Poison, Notorious, Secrets, & Seclusion are
all the names in the Seaclusion Seires.
Do you write with music going in the
background? What are some of your favorite types/bands?
I always write to music. When I’m
editing I turn it way down, but when I’m actually writing, it’s crazy loud, yet
the weird part is, I don’t even really “hear” the music. I’ll look up after an
hour or more and be shocked how far down my playlist I’ve gone, and yet, I
don’t recall any of the songs! But I can’t write to quiet. If anyone is home, I
have to use my ear buds.
If anyone peeked at my playlist they’d
think I was crazy. I listen to every kind of music, from country, to oldies, to
pop, to soft rock, to hip hop and rap. And I have favorite songs in all the
genres.
What is your favorite book genre? Who
are your favorite authors?
I am really partial to new adult right
now. They are new for me. Several of my own titles fit into this category, and
yet they were written before I realized there even was such a category. I find
a lot of the books in there are indie released and can be really different
storylines than the more traditional releases. They can be quite edgy and
emotional, or funny and surprising.
Quick quiz:
- Favorite food? Spaghetti
- Favorite color? Green
- Favorite animal? Horses
- Biggest pet peeve? Being late
- Dream car? Don’t have one.
About the Author
I live in
the rainy area of Western, Washington, and spend as much time as I can getting
away from the rain by traveling to destinations all across the state where my
family and I do tons of camping, boating, fishing, and horseback riding. Many
of the locations we camp become the basis for my books. Most of my settings are
fictional but are based on real places.
I earned my
business degree from Western Washington University. I worked for several years
in the construction management field before turning to writing and being home
with my kids.
I love to
hear from readers! Please contact me at: dvsleanne@aol.com
Or through
one of my sites:
Review of NOTORIOUS by Melissa Snark
