Embrace Book Tour: Interview with Cherie Colyer

Embrace by Cherie Coyler

Published: December 20, 2011

Publisher: Omnific Publishing

eBook, 190 pages

How far would you go to save the people you love?

Madison is familiar enough with change, and she hates everything about it. Change took her long-term boyfriend away from her. It caused one of her friends to suddenly hate her. It’s responsible for the death of a local along with a host of other mysterious happenings. But when Madison meets a hot new guy, she thinks her luck is about to improve.

Madison is instantly drawn to the handsome and intriguing Isaac Addington. She quickly realizes he’s a guy harboring a secret, but she’s willing to risk the unknown to be with him.

Her world really spins out of control, however, when her best friend becomes delusional, seeing things that aren’t there and desperately trying to escape their evil. When the doctors can’t find the answers, Madison seeks her own.

Nothing can prepare her for what she is about to discover.

Dangerous, intoxicating, and darkly romantic, Embrace is a thriller that will leave you spellbound. --Goodreads

Interview with Cherie Colyer!

YAN: What is your biggest fear?

Hm… the dark. I like being able to see what’s around me.
YAN: What is your favorite drink?

Iced tea with a slice of lemon.

YAN: If you could have dinner with any of your characters, who would it be? What restaurant would you take him/her to?

The mysterious new guy, Isaac. There’s more to him than meets the eye and I think it would be fun to sit down and talk about his life. We’d go to Red Robin, because Isaac loves a good bacon cheese burgers.

YAN: Which character would you imagine yourself being best friends with? Why?

Can I pick two? I’d say both Madison and Kaylee. They’re loyal and caring and I know we’d have a lot of fun together.

YAN: Any parting words for our reader?

I hope you enjoy Embrace, and I have exciting news coming soon about a sequel.

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Interview: Debbie Davies, Author of Any Love but Mine

Yup! This time we have the fantastic Debbie Davies here to answer our questions about her book, Any Love but Mine, and her writing life.

Check out our Any Love but Mine review and giveaway here!

YA N:When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

 From a really young age actually. I started creating picture books with one of my friends when we were in primary school and then I progressed to writing poetry in secondary school and it all grew from there!

YA N:Where do you get your information or ideas for your books? 

The idea for Any Love But Mine came from Greek mythology. I have a lot of books about greek mythology which I used as my main reference texts for the story and then a lot of the emotions and relationships were inspired through music. I look at parts of the book and I can tell what I was listening to when I wrote it.


YA N:What do you think makes a good story? 

I think the writer needs to know the story and needs to have a clear direction for where the story is going and where it should end. Otherwise the writing will become confusing and the readers won't connect with the words. I also think the characters need to be well developed so readers can form relationships with them. If readers don't care about the characters they won't care about what happens to them.

YA N:What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?

How hard it is to write a story, how wrapped up in the story you can be and how much you end up loving the characters you create. I have had countless conversations with my friends who have read the story about the lives of the characters as if they are real people!

YA N:What do you have in store for the future in writing? (*hint, hint for Any Love but Mine*) 

The sequel to Any Love But Mine is well under way. In addition to the sequel I plan on writing a prequel of sorts which tells the story of Eros and also a side novel telling Allana's story.

YA N: Whoot! Whoot! Totally cannot wait!! So, who is your favorite character in Any Love but Mine and why?

I love them all (with maybe a couple of exceptions) for different reasons. I love Acacia's bravery in going for the things in life she wants. I love Allana's strength that she shows through carrying on with her life after all she has been through and I love Amora for being completely evil.

YA N:Would you like to tell our readers anything else?

I'd like to thank everyone of them that has read Any Love But Mine and also I suggest everyone who loves reading joins a site like goodreads.com I have found so many amazing books through this site that I otherwise would never have heard of! And finally as they say in Cinderella "whatever you wish for will come true" so keep wishing!

Thank you Debbie Davies for coming out and answering our questions. We are totally in agreement with the Goodreads thing, so come check out Debbie's Goodreads page, right here!

Interview and Giveaway: Jillian Dodd, Author of That Boy Series

INTERVIEW AND GIVEAWAY WITH AUTHOR JILLIAN DODD

Hey guys! Guess what? YA Novelties is here with Jillian Dodd, the awesome author of that awesome book, That Boy! (sequel, That Wedding)

Check out the REVIEW of That Boy HERE

Hope you all enjoy the (awesome)  interview below!

THE INTERVIEW

YaN: Tell us about yourself. What were you like as a child? Were you big on reading?

Jillian: I grew up on a farm in the country and loved to read. Reading has always been a form of escape for me. I'm able to live out my dreams by reading a good book. I can be a spy, travel the world, go on an adventure, without ever leaving home.


YaN: Did you always wanted to be a writer?  

Jillian:  Honestly, no. Growing up, I wanted to be a spy. My cousin and I even wrote letters to each other in code, in case they fell into the wrong hands! I've always been creative and made up stories, but I tended to daydream about them or act them out. Even now when I write, I see what's going on as a movie in my head. In college, I majored in Textiles, Clothing, and Design. I love to paint, draw, doodle, really anything messy related to art, I enjoy. My previous career involved retail and buying anything from clothes to pots and pans. I started writing when my husband's career progressed enough that I was able to quit work and stay home with them. I had some dreams that became scenes in That Boy and that's how I started writing. I wanted to know the rest of the character's stories. 


YaN: I always find questions like these to be really hard to answer, but we love to know, what is your favorite book? Who is your favorite author?

Jillian:  I think my favorite authors have changed over the years. Growing up, I loved Nancy Drew and totally wanted to marry someone just like Ned. I read a lot of thrillers and spy books. Love James Rollins, Brad Thor, David Balducci. I also love romance and YA. The Gossip Girl series. Anything by Tammara Webber, but I loved Easy. I devour anything by Abbi Glines. In contemporary romance, I think the Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella is hilarious, and I adore her book, Can You Keep a Secret. But my favorite series of all time are the spy books by Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones. She was a real spy and married a real count. Pretty cool.


YaN: Do you have a favorite book-made-into-a-movie movie?  

Jillian:  Probably would have to be Harry Potter movies. I adore the Gossip Girl book series and although the television version is way different, it is a guilty pleasure to watch.


YaN: If you could have dinner with anyone (deceased or living), who would you want to dine with?  

Jillian:  Honestly, I'd go with my family.


YaN: Tell us about your book- Twitter-style! (140 characters or less)

Jillian:  A romance about falling in love with the boy next door.


YaN: I found That Boy to be extremely relatable and so spot on for life. Reading it was amazing; it was like watching one of those home videos of a person growing up. Is That Boy based off of anyone or anything? 

 Jillian:  I think whenever I write a book, I take some of my personal experiences, people I know, dreams, and imagination, throw it all together, mix it up and come up with a story.  There are some experiences that Jadyn and I have in common. I grew up in a small town like Westown. I did walk beans for half a day. I did have a guy that I used to talk to before I went to sleep who was just a friend. I graduated from the same University, was in a sorority, and married a guy like Phillip. There are people in my life who have personalities similar to Phillip, Danny, and Lori, but I do that so that I can understand the way my characters think. The way they might react in situations. But no, unfortunately, I did not grow up next to two cute boys. Like most girls, that was my dream.


YaN: If you weren't the author of That Boy and you were reading this book, who would you root for to be That Boy, Danny or Phillip? I am Team Danny, but I love Phillip just as much!  

Jillian:  Well, I married a guy like Phillip. But I'd love hanging out with Danny, and I'm sure we'd manage to get into trouble together.


YaN: Thank you so much for letting me interview you! Is there anything else you would like to tell our readers?  

Jillian:  That Baby will be out sometime next year. I have a new series starting this September. It's called The Keatyn Chronicles. The first book is Stalk me. It's a planned six book series. Stalk me. Kiss me. (Dec. 2012) Date me. Love me. Hate me. Come and get me. There are some new dreamy boys that I think readers will enjoy.

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Interview: Diantha Jones, Author of Prophecy of Most Beautiful

Hey everyone! We're here with the fabulously witty Diantha Jones, author of Prophecy of Most Beautiful, which was reviewed today here on this blog.

Check out the review and giveaway right here.

Hope you enjoy the interview we had with Diantha. We discuss her life as a writer and more!

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?  

I'm a snarky Sagittarius with a passion for writing and entertaining the masses. I'm a bit silly at times and sometimes that transfers over into my writing which is great for a YA fantasy author like myself. I love great books, great movies, and great sandwiches. Yes, great sandwiches. I really like sandwiches. 

Where do you get your ideas? 

A lot of my ideas just come to me. I like for my books to be as far from reality as possible. That's what makes fantasy books so great. So I try to stay away from reality and go for the almost impossible.

 Is anything in your book based on real life experiences or purely all imagination?  

As I said, reality sucks. If I wanted reality, I'd go outside. 

How did you come up with the title?  

Every book in the Oracle of Delphi series is a different prophecy and relates to the plot of each different book. The Most Beautiful is the main subject of the first book. 

What are your top 3 favorite books?  

My top three favorite books?! Impossible but I'll give you three that I really, really love. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas, Lover Mine by JR Ward, and HP and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling. Whew! This list is so random.

What would be your fantasy vacation? 

Australian safari or African safari, but a SAFARI. I've been wanting to go on one for years. 

If you had to choose between jumping off a cliff or getting captured by Nicolai, which would you pick? 

I LOVE this question. I'll take the cliff. I want no part of Nicolai (Only people who have read the book will have any clue what we're talking about. LOVE IT.) 

Do you have any advice to give to aspiring writers?  

Write now, edit later

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Diantha Jones

Author, The Oracle of Delphi Series

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