Interview with Jane
What gave you the inspiration for the story?
I had my hero, Kai, who’s a journalist, floating around in my head for a while. I knew that he had issues with his own identity and I started to wonder about how that must feel, to not know who you really are, and how it would feel if you were offered a chance to find out… Then my heroine came into my head, the pragmatic Holly, who is absolutely certain about who she is and where she fits in to the grand scheme of things – and I began to wonder, what happens when a man who doesn’t know who he is meets a woman who believes her life is outside her control…
Who do you base your characters on?
I’d like to think that my characters all come completely from inside my head, but I suspect that my heroines are all nicer, cleverer versions of me. With better hair. The heroes I usually base physically on someone, but when it comes to their personalities…I truly have no idea. It’s like the inside of my head is a casting call, with all these people trooping through shouting ‘pick me, pick me!’
What three things would you take if you were to be stranded on a desert island?
A lifetime’s supply of tea and biscuits, a sarong to cover up the effects of all those biscuits (I’m hoping that the island is completely uninhabited, apart from me, obviously. I wouldn’t want to scare anyone with the sight of my wobbly bits, particularly after a few months on the HobNobs), and a lifesize poster of Johnny Depp, to nail to a convenient coconut tree. I’d be happy for years.
About the Author
Jane was born in Devon and now lives in Yorkshire. She has five children, three cats and two dogs. She works in a local school and also teaches creative writing. Jane is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and has a first-class honours degree in creative writing.
Jane writes comedies which are often described as ‘quirky’. This is Jane’s fourth Choc Lit novel. Her UK debut, Please don’t stop the music, won the 2012 Romantic Novel of the Year and the Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Awards from the Romantic Novelists’ Association.
For more information on Jane visit
www.janelovering.co.uk
www.twitter.com/janelovering
More Choc Lit
From Jane Lovering
Please don’t stop the music
Winner of the 2012 Best Romantic Comedy Novel of the year
Winner of the 2012 Romantic Novel of the year
How much can you hide?
Jemima Hutton is determined to build a successful new life and keep her past a dark secret. Trouble is, her jewellery business looks set to fail – until enigmatic Ben Davies offers to stock her handmade belt buckles in his guitar shop and things start looking up, on all fronts.
But Ben has secrets too. When Jemima finds out he used to be the front man of hugely successful Indie rock band Willow Down, she wants to know more. Why did he desert the band on their US tour? Why is he now a semi-recluse?
And the curiosity is mutual – which means that her own secret is no longer safe …
Visit www.choc-lit.com for more details including the first two chapters and reviews.
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Star Struck
Our memories define us – don’t they?
And Skye Threppel lost most of hers in a car crash that stole the lives of her best friend and fiancé. It’s left scars, inside and out, which have destroyed her career and her confidence.
Skye hopes a trip to the wide dusty landscapes of Nevada – and a TV convention offering the chance to meet the actor she idolises – will help her heal. But she bumps into mysterious sci-fi writer Jack Whitaker first. He’s a handsome contradiction – cool and intense, with a wild past.
Jack has enough problems already. He isn’t looking for a woman with self-esteem issues and a crush on one of his leading actors. Yet he’s drawn to Skye.
An instant rapport soon becomes intense attraction, but Jack fears they can’t have a future if Skye ever finds out about his past …
Will their memories tear them apart, or can they build new ones together?
Visit www.choc-lit.com for more details including the first two chapters and reviews.
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Vampire State of Mind
Jessica Grant knows vampires only too well. She runs the York Council tracker programme making sure that Otherworlders are all where they should be, keeps the filing in order and drinks far too much coffee.
To Jess, vampires are annoying and arrogant and far too sexy for their own good, particularly her ex-colleague, Sil, who’s now in charge of Otherworld York. When a demon turns up and threatens not just Jess but the whole world order, she and Sil are forced to work together.
But then Jess turns out to be the key to saving the world, which puts a very different slant on their relationship.
The stakes are high. They are also very, very pointy and Jess isn’t afraid to use them – even on the vampire she’s rather afraid she’s falling in love with …
This is the first of a trilogy in Jane’s paranormal series.
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More from Choc Lit
If you loved Jane’s story, you’ll enjoy the rest of our selection.
Here’s a sample:
Dream a Little Dream
Sue Moorcroft
What would you give to make your dreams come true?
Liza Reece has a dream. Working as a reflexologist for a troubled holistic centre isn’t enough. When the opportunity arises to take over the Centre she jumps at it. Problem is, she needs funds, and fast, as she’s not the only one interested.
Dominic Christy has dreams of his own. Diagnosed as suffering from a rare sleep disorder, dumped by his live-in girlfriend and discharged from the job he adored as an Air Traffic Controller, he’s single-minded in his aims. He has money, and plans for the Centre that don’t include Liza and her team.
But dreams have a way of shifting and changing and Dominic’s growing fascination with Liza threatens to reshape his. And then it’s time to wake up to the truth ...
Visit www.choc-lit.com for more details including the first two chapters and reviews.
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A Stitch in Time
Amanda James
A stitch in time saves nine …or does it?
Sarah Yates is a thirty-something history teacher, divorced, disillusioned and desperate to have more excitement in her life. Making all her dreams come true seems about as likely as climbing Everest in stilettos.
Then one evening the doorbell rings and the handsome and mysterious John Needler brings more excitement than Sarah could ever have imagined. John wants Sarah to go back in time …
Sarah is whisked from the Sheffield Blitz to the suffragette movement in London to the Old American West, trying to make sure people find their happy endings. The only question is, will she ever be able to find hers?
Visit www.choc-lit.com for more details including the first two chapters and reviews.
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The UnTied Kingdom
Kate Johnson
Shortlisted for the 2012 RoNA Contemporary Romantic Novel Category Award
The portal to an alternate world was the start of all her troubles – or was it?
When Eve Carpenter lands with a splash in the Thames, it’s not the London or England she’s used to. No one has a telephone or knows what a computer is. England’s a third-world country and Princess Di is still alive.
But worst of all, everyone thinks Eve’s a spy.
Including Major Harker who has his own problems. His sworn enemy is looking for a promotion. The General wants him to undertake some ridiculous mission to capture a computer, which Harker vaguely envisions running wild somewhere in Yorkshire. Turns out the best person to help him is Eve.
She claims to be a popstar. Harker doesn’t know what a popstar is, although he suspects it’s a fancy foreign word for ‘spy’. Eve knows all about computers, and electricity. Eve is dangerous. There’s every possibility she’s mad.
And Harker is falling in love with her.
Visit www.choc-lit.com for more details including the first two chapters and reviews.
Find out more and purchase in the kindle store (http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-UnTied-Kingdom-ebook/dp/B004URV5SA)
The Silent Touch of Shadows
Christina Courtenay
Winner of the 2012 Best Historical Read from the Festival of Romance
What will it take to put the past to rest?
Professional genealogist Melissa Grantham receives an invitation to visit her family’s ancestral home, Ashleigh Manor. From the moment she arrives, life-like dreams and visions haunt her. The spiritual connection to a medieval young woman and her forbidden lover have her questioning her sanity, but Melissa is determined to solve the mystery.
Jake Precy, owner of a nearby cottage, has disturbing dreams too, but it’s not until he meets Melissa that they begin to make sense. He hires her to research his family’s history, unaware their lives are already entwined. Is the mutual attraction real or the result of ghostly interference?
A haunting love story set partly in the present and partly in fifteenth century Kent.
Visit www.choc-lit.com for more details including the first two chapters and reviews.
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Persuade Me
Juliet Archer
When it comes to love, Anna Elliot is stuck in the past. No one can compare to Rick Wentworth, the man she gave up ten years ago at the insistence of her disapproving family. What if she’s missed her only chance for real happiness?
Since Anna broke his heart, Rick has moved on – or so he thinks. Out in Australia, he’s worked hard to build a successful career – and a solid wall around his feelings.
The words ‘forgive and forget’ aren’t in Rick’s vocabulary. The word ‘regret’ is definitely in Anna’s. So, when they meet again on his book tour of England, it’s an opportunity for closure.
But memories intrude – the pure sensuality of what they once shared, the pain of parting … And she has to deal with another man from her past, while his celebrity status makes him the focus of unwanted attention.
With Anna’s image-obsessed family still ready to interfere and Rick poised to return to Australia, can she persuade him to risk his heart again?
This contemporary re-telling of Jane Austen’s last completed novel is the second book in Juliet Archer’s Darcy & Friends series, offering fresh insights into the hearts and minds of Austen’s irresistible heroes.
Visit www.choc-lit.com for more details including the first two chapters and reviews.
Find out more and purchase in the kindle store (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Persuade-Me-Darcy-Friends-ebook/dp/B005NIXSLW)
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