Author Spotlight!
Annalisa Nicole
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Author Interview
What prompted
you to write your first book?
I never liked
reading as a kid or a young adult. I picked up the Fifty Shades books from
Costco and it exploded! I was one clicking every contemporary romance book
after reading them. Soon the idea popped in my head. I’ve always liked telling
stories and thinking up stories in my head. Now I have an outlet to put my
imaginations voice down on paper.
Is there
anything or anyone in particular that you draw inspiration from?
There is always a little piece of me in my books.
Honestly my characters tell me what to write.
Which story
has been your favorite to write?
So far my last book A Fighting Chance has been one that I
had to dig a little deeper in and it came out amazing!
Is there a
book concept you’re just dying to write?
I have a few that I’ve outlined that I’ll write once I’m
done with The Running Into Love Series, but I’m not sharing just yet J
Which
character of yours, is your favorite?
So far Max from A Fighting Chance. But I say that about
each book I write! Whoever I’m writing is my favorite!
Do you have a
favorite book?
That’s a hard question. I think I’d have to stick with
the Fifty Shades series. Not only do I love the books, but it started it all
for me as far as becoming an author and being published.
Who is your
favorite Disney character?
Cinderella
Do you have a
method to your writing process? Outlining, etc.
Typically I have an outline. I write down everything on
bound index cards. If I come up with a new scene (which happens all the time) I
just open the ring and plop it in. The book I’m writing right now the fifth
book in the Running Into Love Series Unavoidable Chance has been by the seat of
my pants.
Have you ever
gone back to book you’ve published and wished you could have changed the ending
or some other major aspect of the story?
For a long time I wanted to go and take the epilogue out
of the first book Take A Chance. I got a lot of flak for it. You either loved
it or you hated it. But honestly I’m not sure if people took it like I meant. I
show the MC females funeral. But my intention was to show everyone that she
died at a very old age and had an extremely loved life. It’s written in the
voice of her three children. In the books that follow you get to experience
them being born as I continue to pick up past characters in each book. But In
the end I left it. The amount of people who said they loved it made me leave
it.
What is the
one piece of advice you’d give to new writers?
Get in a support group! Surround yourself with positive,
helpful, wonderful fellow authors who can answer your questions and help you.
No one should have to go it alone. There a TON’s of fabulous authors who have
been in your shoes and are eager to help!
About Annalisa Nicole
I am an “Indie” contemporary romance author. I live
in California with my husband and two teenage boys. I love being a stay at home
mom.
I never liked reading as a kid. I only started reading romance novels in the
past few years. My Kindle and I are inseparable now. A thought occurred to me
in December of 2012 that maybe I could write a romance novel. So I went to work
with the encouragement of my husband and my sister-in-law. It didn't take long
to figure out that I really enjoyed writing. Today I am a self-published author and it has been an amazing journey!
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Books by Annalisa Nicole
Running Into Love Series,
Box Set (Books 1-4)
Release Date: 10/31
Pre-Order for 99 cents
Take A Chance -
Book 1 - Asher and
Willow's story. When you have lost the love of your life and your heart is
broken. Is it possible to find true love again?
I'll Take A Chance - Book 2 - Amelia and Kyle's story. When it comes to matters of the heart, sometimes you have to run not walk.
Second Chance - Book 3 - Adrian and Shay's story. The truth, although not what it seems will set your heart free.
A Fighting Chance - Book 4 - Max and Chloe's story. Sometimes the hardest person to forgive, is yourself.
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Take A Chance
Release Date: Oct 31,
2013
Asher
Wellington is a young widower, devastated by the tragic death of his wife, Olivia, three years earlier. He has given up the idea of ever finding the kind
of love that he shared with his late wife.
Willow Emery is in the middle of chemotherapy when she literally runs into Asher on the sidewalk after treatment with a rather unfortunate outcome. She is
alone in a new city and doesn’t need anyone in her life. If life has taught her
anything it’s that you can’t rely on anyone.
Will one fateful day bring two lost souls together? Will taking a chance lead
them to a happily ever after or will the challenges they face keep them apart?
When you have lost the love of your life and your heart is broken. Is it
possible to find true love again?
This is a mature audience book and is intended for adults only.
I’ll Take A Chance
Release Date: Feb 24, 2014
Amelia
Wellington is a quiet, young, successful business woman. Her past relationships
have left her with scars so deep she has sworn off men all together. Until that one fateful day she quite literally runs into Doctor Kyle Peters, that is.
Doctor Kyle Peters is a busy young OB/GYN holding on to a tragic past that has
torn his family apart, making it difficult for him to give his heart to any
woman. But when a beautiful woman crashes into him on a routine day at work, he
finds his world turning upside down.
Will Running Into Love be enough for them to find a happily ever after
together? Does Kyle have what it takes to heal Amelia’s broken heart and change
her outlook on life? Will Kyle’s past result in tragedy as history repeats itself?
When it comes to matters of the heart, sometimes you have to run not walk.
This is a mature audience book and is intended for adults only.
Second Chance
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Adrian
Wellington was beyond devastated when his wife, Shay, left him seventeen years ago without warning or explanation. She filed for divorce and left town, right
when he needed her most. He’s since opened his own thriving business and has
been going through the motions of day-to-day life, but not really living. He
knows there’s just something missing, or rather someone.
Shay Bradshaw ran from the love of her life with a deep, dark, unforgivable
secret. She just disappeared, moving as far away from the Wellington family as
she could get, and the only man she’s ever loved. She made a promise to herself
to never be the person she was all those years ago. She took with her the secret that she thought was hers to bear alone.
When Shay is forced to move back home to care for her mother, naturally karma
would choose that time for their worlds to collide once again.
Can lightning strike a second time seventeen years later and bring two destined souls back together, or will Shay’s secret destroy their second chance?
The truth, although not what it seems, will set your heart free.
A Fighting Chance
Release Date: Sep 29,
2014
Max “Slick” Jones has never led an easy
life. He’s rough, hardened and tatted on the outside and never once thought
that he deserved to be loved. Despite his upbringing, he’s dedicated his life
to helping others.
When his old friend Asher Wellington calls upon his
services, he drops everything knowing he has a lifetime of debt to fulfill to this family. But, what he didn’t expect was to meet Chloe.
Chloe Peters grew up in a privileged, picture perfect life with amazing parents
and her twin brother, Kyle. She and Kyle were living out their lifelong dream
until one second, one moment in time changed everything and sent her into a
tailspin she thought she could never recover from.
Will the exchange of deep dark pain in the eyes of two hardened souls open the
door to a happily ever after?
Can Max show Chloe that there can be life after tragedy? Can Chloe Show Max that he is worthy of love?
Sometimes the hardest person to forgive, is yourself.
This is a mature audience book, and is intended for adults only.
Great Q&A, and i love the first book! :) i pre-ordered the box set so i can read the other 3. woot!
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