Tuesday, May 8, 2018

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT - Kristin Wallace + Giveaway!

This week, we shine the spotlight on author, Kristin Wallace


Kristin knows what you love! Money!!! Kristin is giving a way a $10 Amazon Gift Card to one lucky person leaving a comment below.  Tell us what you would do if you were to suddenly become an 'overnight heiress'!  Winner will be drawn the end of day (8 p.m. CST) Thursday - Good Luck!


BIO
Kristin Wallace is the USA Today Best Selling Author of inspirational and contemporary romance, and women’s fiction filled with “Love, Laughter and a Leap of Faith”. She is the author of two best selling series, Shellwater Key Tales (sweet contemporary romance) and Covington Falls Chronicles (inspirational romance).
Kristin’s new series The Heiress Games, launches April 10 with Book 1, Least Likely Heiress. Book 2, Not Quite An Heiress launches May 8 and Book 3, The Forgotten Heiress, launches June 5. Get a sneak peek with a FREE Chapter Sampler with the opening chapters of all three books.


Thank you for stopping by today, Kristin. Lets find out a bit more about you, shall we?

I always asked ‘where do you get your ideas’. So, where do you get yours?
The Heiress Games started out as a single book in another series. I had the idea of a rather eccentric heiress who dies and leaves all her money to a pet. That pet happens to be a pig. I’ve thought leaving the money to a pig just seemed funnier. The heiress then chooses three women who are descendants of the family to compete for custody of the pig (and control of the money of course). At some point the single book morphed into a different series and grew to 3 books, each one following the actions of one of the “heiresses”.

The one very different element of the series is that all three books show the same basic events, but from the point-of-view of the other characters. There are even certain “group” scenes that appear in all three books, but each time you see it through different eyes.

Which comes first, the story, the characters, or the setting?
I think in this case it was the premise of people competing for custody of a pig. Then I had to figure out who they all were and the connection between them. The women are family descendants and all related in some way to the heiress who passes away. The men involved ended up being best friends who were once foster brothers together. One of them is the lawyer in charge of overseeing the will (and The Heiress Games). He brings his two best friends to help watch over the women.

Which of your heroines most represent you, or the ‘you’ you’d like to be? Why?
Wow, I don’t know. My characters tend to be a lot bolder than I am in real life, LOL. Maybe I wish I could be more like that in general.

What is the single most important part of writing for you?
 I’d say writing compelling characters. If readers don’t care about my characters, they won’t care about the story.

What’s the most romantic thing a guy can do (or has done) for you?
I think I’m still waiting for that. Maybe it’s why I write romance novels. If I don’t have romance in my life, I can write about it someone else’s life.


Those are my Top Five. Now please pick YOUR three from the following:

How long have you been writing - have you always wanted to be a writer?
I was always a voracious reader. I started writing down stories in high school, but it never occurred to me that I could be a writer until my mid-20s. Even then it took me about 10 years to get my act together and really make a push to be an author.

If I was a first time reader of your books, which one would you recommend I start with
       and why?
Might as well start with my first book, MARRY ME. It’s the first book in the Covington Falls Chronicles, inspirational romances set in a fictional southern town. It’s still one of my favorite books, with plenty of heart and laughs. It’s about a very reluctant wedding planner.

My other series is set in a small Florida beach town, Shellwater Key Tales. If you like sweet contemporary romance, LEFT TURN AT PARADISE is the first book in that series. The main books in that series center on three childhood friends who all return to their hometown and become involved in reviving an old dinner theatre.

Who, if anyone, has influenced your writing?
My favorite authors are those who can make me laugh and cry. Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Kristan Higgins are probably the two I want to be “when I grow up”.  I really admire authors who know how to write humor well, but also can fell all the emotions. Those are the core elements of my books. I can’t take a whole book filled with only angst and drama.

Now, let's talk about the book. 

BLURB
A fortune…and love…is at stake

Eccentric heiress, Victoria Armington, has died and left her vast fortune to her pet pig, Matilda. Now three Armington descendants have been chosen to compete for custody of the pig…and control of the money. Then there’s the lawyer in charge of overseeing the competition, and his two best friends, who arrive to make sure nothing goes wrong.

Welcome to The Heiress Games…

Heiress #1: Eve Bennett – The Least Likely Heiress

She’s a struggling single mother whose claim to the Armington name stems from an affair between Palm Cove’s founder and his mistress. Winning the money will mean her family will never want for anything again. There’s just one big, knee-weakening, mouth-watering problem…the talk, dark and gorgeous lawyer in charge of the Heiress Games.

For high-powered attorney, Cameron Reed, sorting out the craziest will he’s ever encountered could mean a partnership at his firm. He’s survived becoming an orphan and an endless round of foster homes, and now he’s one step away from realizing his dream. If only he can keep from losing his heart to the one woman who could ruin all his plans.

As Cam and Eve fight their feelings, there’s also a saboteur at work. Someone who might stop at nothing to make sure no one wins.

ALERT! The Heiress Games is like no other series. You’ll actually see the same events unfold in Books 2 (Not Quite An Heiress) and 3 (The Forgotten Heiress), but from the other characters’ points of view. Each romance will come to a satisfying conclusion, but you’ll have to wait for the ultimate winner to be announced at the end of the series. The author apologizes in advance for writing a cliffhanger, but knows you’ll love the journey to the grand finale. 


EXCERPT
Looking up, Cam realized he’d already reached the diner. A blonde-haired waitress stood out front, talking on a cell phone. His heart stuttered to a stop. Then started again. Something dark and rich settled in his gut. His scattered brain managed to record a few critical details. Golden hair. Rounded hips. Legs that seemed to go on forever. And lips, he noticed, as he drew closer. Amazing, entrancing, have-to-taste-them lips.
            The golden goddess pocketed the phone and went to sit on a bench under a big tree. She moved like heaven. Despite the ugly pink uniform, the woman sparkled like a polished gold coin.
            Wait a minute…a blonde in a waitress uniform?
            In an instant, Cam knew he’d found his heiress, along with a mountain of temptation.
            He walked over to the bench. For one brief second Cam hoped he was wrong. Maybe his heiress was still inside and this woman just looked a little like the picture in the file. Eve was part of the grand scheme cooked up by Victoria Armington, which meant Eve was as good as a client, which meant she was off limits. He couldn’t get personally involved with her in any way.
            “Eve Bennett?”
            Her head lifted. “Yes?”
He was so screwed.

Wow! Definitely on my TBR list!
You may purchase your copy at any of the following links

AMAZON USA        AMAZON UK       AMAZON CANADA

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2 comments:

  1. Omgosh, I love the concept in this. Three heiresses and a pig. I also like the how you tell the story from all three POV's. I think you have web to untangle that is going to keep the readers turning the pages and hurrying to the next book in the series, only to be disappointed in the end...that it's over. Definately on list of books to pick up for summer reading.

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  2. Hi Kristin, the cover is so lovely, not discounting the piggy-wiggy!
    If I were to suddenly discover that I am an heiress, I would move to that beach-side cottage I've always been dreaming of, stock up on chocolates and wine, and give away half of what's left to a children's education charity. Keeping my finger's crossed it comes true!

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