Now I met Vikki through a great publishing house who has now unfortunately has closed their doors. The current authors of the closed publishing house and now re-locating, either through other publishers or self-publishing and I am so excited for Vikki to have her work back up and ready to be read by the world once again.
So without further hesitation, lets kick our feet up, get out the tea and coffee and just as I have a sweet tooth, cake, cream cake :)
MEET and GREET
I definitely do! It’s a career that I am
passionate about. There is nothing more exciting than finishing a scene that
moves me to tears. I still recall the exhilarating feeling when I received the
print copy of my first book in the mail. When I’m enmeshed in a new project, I
wake up each morning anxious to get back to my keyboard and can write from dawn
to dark, even into the night if the words are flowing. Writing is a career that
I will be working at until I’m no longer in this world.
#2 – What was the Hardest Part of Your
Writing Process?
There are days when the words just will not
come. It happens to all writers at times. What I do when it happens is take a
break and read a good book. Some of my best inspiration comes when I am
reading!
#3 – Did you have any One Person Who Helped
You Out with Your Writing Outside of Your Family?
Yes. I’ve been quite fortunate that several
authors have taken me under their wing and helped me with the craft of writing.
Two people come to mind immediately. Carolynn Sue Carey helped me tremendously
in the early part of my career. Sue writes historical romance set in the
Regency period and her knowledge of the period helped me immensely. KaLyn
Cooper is one of my critique partners. She writes romantic suspense and her
insight for writing action scenes has been invaluable.
Presently, I’m doing research for the third
book in my Honorable Rogue series. Lady Overton’s Perilous Journey is the first
book in this series, which will be available on Amazon within the week. The
second story, Miss Kathleen’s Scandalous Baron is written, and I’m working with
a critique partner to get it ready for publication in January 2016.
#5 – Do you have an addiction to reading as
well as writing? If so, what are you currently reading?
I certainly do! In fact, I have to be
careful that my reading doesn’t interfere with my writing. I usually read one
book on my Kindle and listen to another audio book at the same time. I read
anywhere from 2 to 5 books a week, based on my writing schedule. Lately, I’ve
been reading The Gansett Island series by Marie Force and I’m really enjoying
the books. Then I’m also reading some of Jo Beverley’s wonderful Company of
Rogues books againI also recently finished Grey by E.L. James and absolutely
loved it!
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or That?
#1 - iPd or Mp3? iPd
#2 – Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate
#3 – Mashed Potatoes or French Fries?
French Fries
#4 – Comedy or Drama? Drama
#5 – Danielle Steel or Nicholas Sparks?
Nicholas Sparks
#6 – Fantasy or Reality? Reality
#7 – Call or Text? Both
#8 – Public School or Home School? Public
School
#9 – Coffee or Hot Chocolate Coffee
#10 – eBook or Paperback? eBook
Tell us about the characters
Captain Alex Hawks:
Height: 6’2”Hair color: Dark Chestnut
Eye color: Dark brown, almost black
Age: 28
Alex sails the high seas on his ship, the
Renegade, traveling from America to ports across the Atlantic. His company,
Hawks Shipping is homed based in Baltimore. He is driven to succeed in a career
he did not choose. Alex graduated from Harvard with a law degree, but when his
father died, he stepped in and took over Hawks Shipping and has never looked
back.
When Alex meets the Marchioness of Overton
and her young son, the marquess, he suspects his life will be turned upside
down. While he finds Anissa beautiful, the last thing he wants is an
entanglement with an aristocratic lady, but when he learns of her plight, honor
demands he help her.
Alex Hawks has many layers to his
personality and life has not dealt him the best cards, but he refuses to allow
anything to keep him from doing his duty. One personal hurt has made him
cynical toward women with good cause. Whether he wants it or not, he has met
his match in Anissa.I hope you’ll enjoy the romance between Alex and Anissa as much as I enjoyed writing their love story. Happy reading!
Anissa, Marchioness of Overton
Charming Widow
Height: 5’2”
Hair color: Golden blonde
Eye color: Blue
Age: 26
Anissa has been a widow for seven months,
deeply mourning her late husband. She learns that her son’s great-uncle has
evil plans for her and Harry. Her only goal now, is to keep her son safe, no
matter the cost, even if it means leaving her home and her country to do it.
That is why she travels to America on Alex Hawks’ ship.
The last thing she needs is the distraction
of the annoying, yet vastly attractive captain, but she has been so lonely, and
seeking shelter in his warm embrace is very tempting. Her desire for Alex wages
war with her conscious and her guilt.
Anissa was not raised in an aristocratic
household, but she learned how to navigate the ton when she married her first husband and has adopted the aloof
manners of an aristocrat. When she arrives in America, she is surprised at the
easy camaraderie between Alex and his servants. She finds Americans so much
friendlier and open than English society. If not for Harry, she could see
herself being quite happy living in this bright new world.
About the book
Tagline:
When Lady Overton’s high-spirited son, the little
marquess, distracts Captain Hawks’ cabin-boy and crew, he suspects the lovely
lady may threaten his well-protected heart.
Book Blurb:
When her son’s life is threatened, Lady Overton seeks a vessel
bound for America. Before the ship even reaches the high seas, sparks fly
between her and Captain Alex Hawks. Although the young widow may be lonely
and afraid, she cannot risk the diversion a romantic entanglement could bring,
no matter how much she wants to lose herself in the captain’s embrace.
The Captain vows to protect the little marquess,
but can offer no assurance that the marchioness will leave his ship with her
virtue intact. Alex is drawn to Anissa’s beauty and courage. How long can he
fight a losing battle before he surrenders and makes her his own?
Will Alex be able to keep this
remarkable woman and her child safe? Will his passion for Anissa be enough or
will their differences keep them apart?
Long
Excerpt 1:
The heavy brass statue dropped from
her hand, and Anissa, the Marchioness of Overton, touched her lips with a
shaking hand. She glanced down at Lord Howard and stifled a gasp. Blood poured
from the wound on his head as he lay sprawled out on the Aubusson carpet. The
smell of fresh blood assailed her nostrils, causing her stomach to roll.
Oh no, what have I done?
Anissa remained frozen, as stiff and
unyielding as the statue she had dropped on the carpet. Finally pulling herself
out of her moment of terror, she knelt beside him and gingerly touched the side
of his neck with trembling fingers. She felt a weak pulse. At least she had not
killed him.
Never in a million years had she
expected him to attack her in such a horrid way. Shock waves of fear raced
through her heart, and she pulled the remnants of her bodice together as images
of the struggle flashed through her mind. Thank goodness, she had grabbed the
statue before he could ravish her.
Of course, he had tried to corner
her countless times. She had always managed to evade him before. If she had
known he had arrived home, she would never have chanced coming down for a book.
A good thing she had, or she would never have overheard him talking to his son.
Without this knowledge, she would have been dead the next day, and then there
would have been no one to keep him from carrying out his diabolical plan.
The fright she had experienced when
Lord Howard caught her still had her heart jumping in her chest. If his son had
caught her, she could have been able to convince Bernard she had come from the
kitchen after having a glass of warm milk. The poor young man was a bit
slow-witted. With the die cast, she could not stop the turn of events her
actions had started. She would have to get away before someone found Lord
Howard and raised the alarm.
Anissa stood, went over to Lord
Howard’s desk, and rummaged through the drawers, looking for the money pouch he
kept hidden there. As she felt around the bottom drawer, her fingers closed
around the purse. Pulling it out, she dropped it on the desk, then reached
inside and pulled out a wad of bank notes.
Anissa counted the money and found
well over two hundred pounds, plus dozens of guineas, and a fistful of other
coins. She slipped the notes back into the pouch, along with the rest of the
money, and then slipped it into the pocket of her gown. Looking back at Lord
Howard, she tiptoed across the room. She opened the library door and peeked out
to the darkened hall, making sure the coast was clear before she left the room.
All the servants should be in bed,
although she was not sure where Bernard had gone. She prayed he had gone
upstairs to his room. The last thing she needed was to run into the boy. His
father had him under his thumb, scared to death of going against him in any
way. After all, the lad was barely seventeen. She truly could not blame him.
As silent as a crouching cat ready
to spring on an unsuspecting mouse, Anissa climbed the stairs to her bedchamber
as the hall clock’s soft chime of the eleven o’clock hour followed her. After
reaching her room, she sagged against the door, her fear-soaked clothing
clinging to her clammy skin.
Anissa rushed over to the wardrobe
and threw it open, pulled out her valise, and stuffed several black gowns,
undergarments, and her nightclothes into it. She unearthed the breeches she
wore when riding by herself. Thank God she had kept them all these years. After
donning the boy’s clothing, she grabbed her black cloak to hide her masculine
attire.
She went over to her dressing table
and dumped the contents of her jewelry box into her valise. Her emerald
necklace, a gift from her late husband, landed on top. Tears gathered in her
eyes as she remembered Kendall fastening it around her neck for the first time,
and something squeezed her heart like a vise.
Gathering her wits and dismissing
the distracting thoughts from her mind, she could not give into her emotions
now, not when the life of her son was held in the balance. She opened up the
hidden compartment in the bottom of her jewelry box and pulled out some letters
tied together with a pink satin ribbon. These letters were more precious than
gold to her. Kendall had written them to her whenever they had been apart. Some
might think her silly to save them. However, she gained comfort from reading
them late at night when she missed him most.
Oh, why did Kendall have to die?
Anissa forced these thoughts from
her mind. She could not afford to think of these things now. She needed to get
to her son. She had to protect Harry and get him safely away. After she added
the letters to the valise, she took one last look at the room she had lived in
for seven years. Despair threatened to consume her, but she refused to give in
to her terror and hurried out the door.
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Author Bio:
Vikki Vaught started her writing career when a story invaded her mind and would not leave.
Over the last few years, she has written more than a half dozen historical romances and is presently working on her next. Her new release, Lady Overton’s Perilous Journey, published by Secret Cravings Publishing is the first book in her Honorable Rogue series.
Vikki loves a "Happily Ever After", and she writes them in her stories. While romance is the central theme of all her books, she includes some significant historical event or place in all her novels.
While all her books are love stories, she has also written short contemporary sweet romances as Vikki McCombie and erotic romances using the pen name of V.L. Edwards.
For the last decade, Vikki has lived in the beautiful foothills of the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee with her beloved husband, Jim, who is the most tolerant man in the world to put up with her when she is in a writing frenzy. When she is not writing or working her day job, you’ll find her curled up in a comfortable chair reading her Kindle, lost in a good book with a cup of tea at her side.
Metadata tags: Historical, Romance, Romantic suspense, Sea captain, Regency, England, America
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