Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Interview with Christina Tetreault



Please help me welcome Christina Tetreault to the blog today for an interview!




tell me about yourself, and your writing.

First a little about myself.  I am a mom with 3 daughters ages 5 and 3.  I started writing when I was about 10 years old and never stopped.  I picked up my first romance novel as a Freshman in college and fell in love with the genre.  I started writing romances about 10 years ago, but more for pleasure rather than to get them published.  I started to pursue the publishing aspect maybe 6 years ago.  Currently, I write only contemporary romance although at some point I would like to try writing a historical and a paranormal.

How long have you been writing? How many published books do you have, and what genres?

Since I technically started my first story at the age of 10, I have been writing for about 26 years all together.  Of course no one but me will ever see those first stories  My fourth published book titled The Billionaire's Best Friend came out today.  It is the fourth book in my contemporary romance series The Sherbrookes of Newport.

Do you write in multiple genres or just one? If just one, do you ever consider straying outside your genre?

Right now I only write contemporary romances, however, at some point I would like to try writing something else.  I have a general idea for a paranormal romance in fact I just need to finish ironing out the details.

Are you a plotter or do you write from the seat of your pants?

For better or worse I tend to write from the seat of my pants.  I always start a story knowing the main characters and the ultimate obstacle they will face, but I never know exactly what scenes will unfold ahead of time.


Who do you love to read? Favorite authors, favorite books?

I have too many favorite authors to name them all, but a few at the very top of the list include Julia Quinn, Jessica Andersen and Johanna Lindsey.


Tell us a little about your latest release.

My latest release, The Billionaire's Best Friend is the 4th book in my series The Sherbrookes of Newport.  This book focuses on Lauren McDonald, Callie's best friend from book 1The Teacher's Billionaire.  Lauren also made a cameo appearance in book 3 The Billionaire's Princess.  When the book opens we see that she has recently started a new relationship with CEO Kevin Walsh.  All seems fine until her high school sweetheart and the one man she never stopped loving returns to town.  Then Lauren  must decide between the man who promises her the world and the man who has the power to crush her heart again



What is something that you absolutely can't live without? (Other than family members)

I could not live without my dogs.  I have had at least one dog since the age of 8 and I can not imagine life without them.  To me they are part of my family.  Currently, I have two Jack Russell Terriers.



What are some of your other hobbies outside of writing?

Outside of writing I love to read although I do not get to do it as much I would like.  I also enjoy exercising during the week.  I try to get to the gym at least 2 days a week.

What is something you've always wanted to do, but haven't done yet. Why not?

I have never learned to play an interest and I hope to do that some day.  When I was a child I lacked the interest and now I just lack the time, but it is on my bucket list.


             Favorite color?

My favorite color is dark blue.

If you could travel anywhere and do anything, no limits or money holding you back, where would you go?

If I could travel anywhere and do anything while there, I would go to England or Scotland.  Once there I buy a grand castle and move on in.


Author Bio:

I wrote my first story with characters similar to those in the Sweet Valley Twins books at the age of 10 on my grandmother's manual typewriter. As I got older my stories and characters became more mature. During my freshman year at UMass Dartmouth, I read my first romance novel and fell in love with the genre. I have been writing contemporary romance ever since.

Today I live with my husband, three beautiful daughters and two dogs in Massachusetts. Whenever I have a free moment you'll find me either reading a romance novel or working on my most current story.



Author Links:

twitter: @cgricci


Blurb:
Despite a wonderful family, a career she loves, and great friends, a void has existed in Lauren McDonald's life ever since her best friend Callie married billionaire Dylan Talbot. Although they have remained close, Lauren and Callie now lead very different lives, that is until Lauren meets wealthy CEO Kevin Walsh. Lauren believes he could be the man who will help make her life whole again. That is until the night Nathaniel Callahan, her high school sweetheart and the one man she has always loved, shows up.

Although Nate ended things with Lauren before heading off to The Naval Academy and his life with the Marines, he never stopped loving her. Now 15 years later he is back to correct the mistake he made all those years ago.

With Nate back in town, Lauren must decide between the man who promises her the world and the man who has the power to crush her heart again.


Some short Teasers:
1) The one man she never stopped loving is back in town. Now Lauren McDonald must decide between the man who promises her the world and the man who has the power to crush her heart again.

2) Lauren McDonald never stopped loving Nathaniel Callahan even though when he left it nearly destroyed her. Now with him back in town, she must choose between playing it safe or risking her heart again.

3)After graduation Nate Callahan left Lauren McDonald behind when he entered The Naval Academy and his life with the Marines. Now fifteen years later he's returned with one goal, to win back the woman he never stopped loving and failure is not an option.

 
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