tell me about yourself, and your
writing.
I am a nurse by education, a
certified wildlife rehabber by choice, and a writer by design. I have
been in nursing for over twenty-five years and taught at several
universities, but did not really immerse myself in writing fiction
until six years ago. When I am not writing, I usually am caring for a
house filled with all types of wildlife. Next to writing, animals are
my second passion, and I use all my medical training to care for
those injured and orphaned wildlife brought o me by the public.
How long have you been writing? How
many published books do you have, and what genres? I began writing at
the age of eight, but did not write my first novel until I was in my
thirties. That book, To My Senses, opened up a new door for me
and I have been writing ever since. The Ghosts of Rue Dumaine
is my 9th published novel with contracts on more well into
2016. I write in Romance, either paranormal, suspense, or
contemporary.
Do you write in multiple genres or
just one? If just one, do you ever consider straying outside your
genre? I stay inside Romance because I always like to have a sexual
chemistry between characters, and have them act out on that
chemistry. But I have a book coming down the road that breaks away
from that. Roxane: The King’s Wife is a historical romantic
novel about the wife of Alexander the Great. Much more difficult to
write because there is a lot of research to do, but when you adore
history, like I do, it is a real endeavor of love.
Are you a plotter or do you write from
the seat of your pants? I tend to write by the seat of my pants. I
never plan out a book completely. I usually only know the ending.
What is a typical writing day like for
you? First, I have to feed all the animals in my care. After they are
settled then I can sit down and write, that is unless I have to go
out and get food for the animals I am caring for, or have vet runs.
If I am in a book, I usually settle down and write late into the
early morning hours.
Who do you love to read? Favorite
authors, favorite books? I have not been a big reader since I began
writing more. I just don’t have the time. Favorite authors: Ian
Fleming, Ernest Hemingway, Alexandre Dumas, Elizabeth George, Mary
Renault. Favorite books: the James Bond series by Fleming are still
some of my favorite books.
What is something you'd like to
accomplish in your writing career next year? To grow, as a writer,
and build my audience. I would love to hear more from those who read
my books and increase my reading base.
If you could have one paranormal
ability, what would it be? To be invisible. Imagine the
possibilities.
If you could keep a mythical/
paranormal creature as a pet, what would you have? A unicorn. I
always loved unicorns.
Tell us a little
about your latest release. The Ghosts of Rue Dumaine is a
ghostly love story about a woman healing from a broken marriage and
returning to the childhood home where she was happy. But the home is
haunted by a ghost, someone she befriended as a child, and now that
she has grown into a woman, their friendship turns romantic. But
Gaston is a ghost of a plantation owner who died in the yellow fever
epidemic of 1853, and being together is impossible for them, or is
it? There is voodoo, intrigue, lust and a whole lot of New Orleans
ambience set into this novel. A great Halloween read.
What is something that you absolutely
can't live without? (Other than family members). My animals. I always
have to have them with me.
Could you ever co author a book with
someone? If so, who would you choose, and what would you write? I
don’t think I could do that. I co-authored quite a bit in nursing
journals and it was hard to have a meeting of minds between two
nurses, let alone two writers.
If you could spend a day with anyone
from history, dead or alive, who would it be, and what would you do?
What would you ask them? Alexander the Great, Absolutely! I would ask
him about his life, his battles, his family, and learn about the man
he was. So much is unknown about him, and I would treasure a few
moments to find out what made the man tick. I think it is one of
those missing elements in history that would answer so many things.
What are some of your other hobbies
outside of writing? I am a permitted/certified wildlife rehabber with
the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries. I care for orphaned and injured
wildlife and return them to the wild. Next to writing, it is the most
fulfilling work I have done.
If you were on
the staff to have a book adapted to movie, what would you pick? I am
a writer and would probably press for one of my own books to make the
jump to film. Every writer I think hopes for, and secretly dreads,
the prospect of transitioning to the screen because not so much is
left to the imagination at that point. It is more about
interpretation, and you hope the interpreter of your work is someone
you can believe in and trust.
What is a talent you wish you had, but
don't? Drawing or painting. I would have loved to be able to bring
pictures to life on paper. I am terrible at it and always avoided art
classes like the plague!
Favorite color? Red
Weather: Hot or cold? Cold
Favorite place to read? Curled up on
the couch.
Favorite meal? Japanese vegie tempura
Favorite non-alcoholic drink.
Chocolate milk.
If you could travel anywhere and do
anything, no limits or money holding you back, where would you go?
Greece and Egypt.
The
Ghosts of Rue Dumaine
Alexandrea
Weis
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Publisher:
World Castle Publishing
Date
of Publication: 9/1/2013
ISBN: 1939865646
ASIN:
Number
of pages: 240
Word
Count: 82,000
Book
Description:
Ready
to get her life back on track after ending a painful marriage, Danica
Giles returns to the Creole cottage where she grew up in the New
Orleans French Quarter. Danica is anxious to rekindle her friendship
with a former resident from her old neighborhood, the seductive
Gaston Deslonde. But Gaston isn’t exactly a normal guy.
The
charming man has been dead for over a hundred and fifty years, and
the childish crush Danica once had on her ghostly playmate quickly
turns into something much deeper.
When
a handsome new man enters Danica’s life, Gaston vows to do whatever
he can to hold on to her. Danica soon discovers that the most
forbidden of all desires cannot be satisfied without paying a grave
price. Love can blur the lines between life and death when you are
living among The Ghosts of Rue Dumaine.
About
the Author:
Alexandrea
Weis is an advanced practice registered nurse who was born and raised
in New Orleans. Her first novel, To
My Senses, introduced
readers to the world of Nicci Beauvoir and garnered numerous
awards and rave reviews.
Her
popular second Nicci Beauvoir novel, Recovery, won
the Gold Medal for best romantic suspense from The Reader’s
Favorite Book Awards 2011, and was named best Romantic Suspense novel
by the Spring 2011 NABE Pinnacle Book Awards. Her fourth
novel, Broken
Wings,
won best Contemporary Romance by the NABE Pinnacle Book Awards in
2012, was a Silver Medal winner in the ForeWord Magazine Book of the
Year Awards for Romance, as well as a finalist in the USA Book Awards
for Romance in 2012, and a finalist in the Reader’s Favorite Book
Awards for Contemporary Romance for 2012. Diary
of a One-Night Stand, was
released in August 2012 and was named a Paranormal Romance Guild’s
Best Reviewed of 2012. Her last novel, Acadian Waltz was a
Readers’ Favorite Book Awards finalist for Best Contemporary
Romance and Best Southern Fiction.
A
permitted wildlife rehabber with the Louisiana Wildlife and
Fisheries, Weis rescues orphaned and injured wildlife. She lives with
her husband and pets in New Orleans.
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