Title: Cuba UndercoverAuthor: Linda Bond
Publisher: Entangled: Select Suspense
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Format: Kindle
His revenge will change her life forever...
Cuban-American TV reporter Rebecca Menendez's success comes from playing by the rules. When she's kidnapped by a fierce and intensely handsome man who needs her help, however, all of those rules seem pointless. Nothing could have prepared her for being taken hostage...or the irresistible reward if she complies: information about her long-thought dead father. Antonio Vega has spent almost every day of his adult life dreaming of revenging his father's death. With his sister's life and freedom in jeopardy, Antonio isn't taking any chances. But once Rebecca and Antonio are in Cuba, they're immersed in a world of corruption, deceit, and betrayal. It's a deadly game...and there are no rules.
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What are you
most proud of accomplishing so far in your life?
I’ve been a TV news reporter by day and romance writer by night. I’ve won 12 Emmys for my work as
a TV journalist, but what I’m the most proud of is the way I’ve been able to
help people. I helped get an experimental drug for a woman dying of breast
cancer. I helped a disabled young man
win a modified van so he could go to law school away from home. These are the
accomplishments that have really affected lives.
How has your
upbringing influenced your writing?
Not sure my
upbringing had an influence. I do remember I started plotting books in my head
at a very early age. My step-dad loved
to take us camping and hiking. I’d get
bored and make up characters in my head on those long walks through the woods.
When and why
did you begin writing?
I think I
actually wrote my first book in high school. I’m sure it was awful, but my
friends remember me always with a notebook in hand.
Do you recall
how your interest in writing originated?
It started
with reading. I loved the Nancy Drew
books, and then advanced to Judy Blume. Before my mom could blink her eyes, I
was reading the great Kathleen Woodiwiss, advancing to Harold Robbins, Jackie
Collins and now James Patterson, Harlan Coben and Karen Rose.
When did you
first know you could be a writer?
In high school when I became the newspaper editor.
What inspires
you to write and why?
People inspire
me to write. I was also inspired by Cuba
and its wonderful culture when writing Cuba Undercover.
What genre are
you most comfortable writing?
I love writing
romantic suspense and women’s fiction.
What inspired
you to write your first book?
I was
sitting on the TV new anchor desk reading a story about an accident during an
adventure vacation, and I turned to my co-anchor Walt Maciborski and said, “An
Adventure vacation would make a great back drop for a romantic thriller, don’t
you think. You could kill people and everyone would assume it was an accident. And the person killed signed a waiver.” My co-anchor looked at me like I was crazy,
but over the next few weeks he gave me good plot ideas. The book was my first, Alive at 5.
Who or what
influenced your writing once you began?
I posted
pictures of my influences on my web site www.lindahbond.com
under photo galleries. Many local
writers, including international bestseller Karen Rose, have inspired me. I’ve
also learned a lot from my fellow authors at Entangled Publishing.
What do you consider
the most challenging about writing a novel, or about writing in general?
Finding the
time! LOL
Did writing
this book teach you anything and what was it?
I knew it
would be controversial. Cuban Americans have such strong feelings about their
homeland and the current regime. What I
didn’t know is that President Obama would open talks and improve relations with
Cuba. The book had a lot to do with the
tension between our nations. I had to re-write the book three times! I couldn’t keep up with the changes!
Do you intend
to make writing a career?
I already am
writing for a living and loving it.
Can’t imagine doing anything else. I love telling the stories of real
people, and then making stories up at night.
The best of both worlds, don’t you think?
Have you
developed a specific writing style? I
would say I write fiction a lot like I write news copy – short sentences,
action words, quick and easy reads.
What is your greatest strength as a
writer? I can take criticism and make
changes. LOL
What is your
favorite quality about yourself? I’m
determined and willing to work hard.
That’s what it took to get published.
What is your
least favorite quality about yourself?
I’m impatient. Years as a TV news reporter on a daily deadline made me
work quickly and efficiently. It also
made me a tad impatient.
What is your
favorite quote, by whom, and why? This
too shall pass. Not sure who said it first. But I tell myself that no matter
what difficulty or obstacle is in the way, it will pass. And it always has.
Linda Bond loves to read. She started with those great Nancy Drew books. Remember Nancy Drew and 'The Secret of the Old Clock?" How about 'The Mystery of the 99 Steps?' She really liked smart, gutsy heroines, even at a young age. In high school, Linda discovered historical romances by authors like the great Kathleen Woodiwiss. She read at least three books a week. So many her mother actually called a conference with her teacher, worried, and overwrought that her innocent little girl was reading those trashy romance novels.
What was she learning? Linda's teacher just looked at her mom and said, "Your daughter reads three books a week?" Linda's mother said, "Yes, at least. And I don't know what to do."
"Let her read," Linda's teacher responded. And, so she did.
Harold Robbins and Jackie Collins took Linda out of her high school hallways and into the glamorous Hollywood Hills.
John Grisham, James Patterson, and Harlen Coben can still keep Linda up all night. Turning pages, ladies, turning pages.
Linda lives for a good romantic thriller. Which is probably why she's a reporter. She's addicted to the rush of adrenaline that comes with finding and crafting a great story.
Each day Linda writes about someone's unique life. In Linda's world, 400 words must carry the weight of 400 pages. Linda writes a dreaded synopsis every single day- under deadline.
Now, Linda is retraining herself to do just the opposite. She's punching up her pages with powerful passages. With each new chapter, Linda smiles, because she loves to tell a story.
It's really as simple as that.
The best way to really know Linda Bond is to read what she writes. That's where the real fun begins.
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