Author: Dee Tenorio
Publisher: Entangled Ignite
Pages: 200
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Format: Kindle
Ignite presents an all-new romance you won't want to miss...
Some secrets are worth dying for...
Undersheriff and former Marine Rick Trelane had one constant his entire life - his friendship with Whitney Peterson. Through thick and thin, she has never faltered. Never blamed. But when her former lover turns up dead, Rick must look past the walls he's built to the woman he thought he knew inside and out...and discover he was wrong.
Whitney has secrets, deadly ones. The deeper he digs, the more he sees her as a woman he desires. And suspects. But as bodies start turning up, so does the evidence against her. Now the air is thick with secrets and shadows and giving into the longing could turn both their worlds upside down. Because this killer is just getting started...
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What are you
most proud of accomplishing so far in your life?
Does
childbirth count? I always felt pretty dang proud of myself for getting through
that. :) My first pride is always my kids. But I also feel very good about
teaching them to follow their dreams—something I’ve been doing for almost
twenty years. (OMG, I just realized it’s been that long!) It’s easy to tell
yourself you’re chasing a pipe dream trying to get published and that there’s
more important things to do like…sleep. But I like that my family sees me
working hard and making progress even when the odds are against me. So when
they have their own dreams to chase, they’ll take a swing and know it’s worth
it.
How has your
upbringing influenced your writing?
My mother was
always a reader and she secretly wrote stories. She encouraged me to do both
and that atmosphere meant staying up all night writing wasn’t considered
insane. Plus she raised me with the thinking that being creative was a special
gift. Gifts aren’t to be wasted, so I had better work hard to improve it. So I
guess it made me kind of determined.
When and why
did you begin writing?
I’ve always
written. My first memories were of words and enjoying a great story. Then I
proceeded to write some REALLY bad stories. (So…SOOOOO many.) I decided to try
publishing, though, after my brother passed away inexplicably at the age of 27.
He’d had so much life to live and time had run out. I learned that I couldn’t
put off my dreams until there was time for them. There’s never the right time.
All we have is now. So I live my life with that in mind.
Do you recall
how your interest in writing originated?
Probably
somewhere in the sands of time… Mom was an avid Days of Our Lives fan, lol.
Soaps were my first stories and I watched with huge eyes as people fell in
love. How could I not want to be part of that?
When did you
first know you could be a writer?
Probably when I started writing stories at school staring my
friends and making fun of the more disliked teachers. They were passed around
the students and I was writing weekly installments for a short time. Sadly, I
ran out of evil teachers, though, and thus I learned the value of a good
villain. They can be so hard to find.
What inspires
you to write and why?
Well, I like feeding
my family, lol, and we all enjoy a roof over our heads. Nothing makes a gal
work like needing to support themselves.
What genre are
you most comfortable writing?
Romance, of
course. And apparently, I’m really comfortable writing suspense, which surprises
me because I also tend to be a Rom Com writer too. I guess you could say I go
both ways? (Take that aaaaannny way you like, lol)
What inspired
you to write your first book?
My first
published book literally came out of thin air. I was walking my son down the
street and I could picture this tall, dark-haired man who was about six kinds
of grumpy and I heard him saying to my soon-to-be-heroine, “You eat like a
man.” BAM! That’ s all I needed. Who was this guy? And who was this woman who
was completely unfazed by his complaint? “Betting Hearts” was born. J
Who or what
influenced your writing once you began?
Oh, there’s
too many people to mention. I eventually started working for Harlequin.com as a
moderator and I tried to absorb as much from the Authors and Editors who were
kind enough to offer the community advice or information. The Romance Community
is incredibly generous with writing craft and their willingness to teach
others. It’s my favorite aspect of writing.
What do you
consider the most challenging about writing a novel, or about writing in
general?
Plotting. Part
of me wants to just let the story flow and discover it as it happens, but that
part doesn’t understand deadlines and stuff, so I usually have to tell that
part to get with the program. Sorting out where the story is going and if it’s
a suspense, who did what, is pretty close to 50% of the book to me. (I won’t even go into sorting out the
believability!)
Did writing
this book teach you anything and what was it?
I learned
quite a bit about Afghanistan doing research for Rick’s past and about MARSOC
Marines for the series in general. I’m also learning quite a bit about guns,
lol. (Especially how not to hold one and not to dare firing a .357 Magnum if I
have any intention of not hitting myself in the face from the recoil, lol)
Do you intend
to make writing a career?
LOL, I’ve been
at it a bit too long to give up now, so..sure!
Have you
developed a specific writing style?
According to
some of my readers, definitely. I’m not sure I could pinpoint it, but most
folks can tell when it’s me. Probably has something to do with my tone of
voice. I never can turn down a good joke.
What is your greatest strength as a
writer?
I try to
maintain realism. When my characters go through something, they have
scars—emotional or otherwise—and for me, happily ever after doesn’t wipe away
the things that make them who they are and I believe the things that happen to
us shape us. I always want my work to reflect that.
What is your
favorite quality about yourself?
I can be a
ruthless perfectionist with my writing.
What is your
least favorite quality about yourself?
I can be a
ruthless perfectionist with my writing.
What is your
favorite quote, by whom, and why?
God is Dead—Nietzsche / Nietzsche is
Dead—God
It always makes me think: Whose
statement carries more weight? And also, it reminds me, there’s always someone
out there who has more power than me. Try not to piss them off being arrogant. J
The best part is, no more therapy bills! Well, not for Dee, anyway. Her husband and kids, on the other hand…
If you would like to learn more about Dee and her work, please peruse around this site or visit her blog at http://www.deetenorio.com/blog/.
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