Q1. Which is your favourite book of the Alpha Company Women Series?

 

A. It depends which one I read last! I’ve had to go back and re-edit them countless times and each time I do, that particular book becomes my favourite all over again. If pushed, I’d say it was probably a tie between books 4, Healing and 6, Impossible.

Book 4 had so many threads going through it, it was really complicated to write. It was also my chance to tell Suzy and Matt’s story, as well as Drew, Tony and Vicky’s story, so that has a definite place in my heart. But I loved the new characters in Book 6 as well, and there are quite a few funny moments in it too, which I loved writing, so yeah, those two.

Although now I come to think about it, Book 5…. Ok. Move on….!

 

 

Q2. Who is your favourite Alpha Company Male character?

 

A. Oh, that’s easy! Danny! No, Drew! No, JT….! Dammit! Do I have to pick just one? There are so many reasons to pick one over another!

To write about, it would have to be Danny, because any ridiculous situation that I can imagine, I can always assign to him, because he’s just this mad-cap, larger than life, happy-go-lucky character that has a heart of absolute gold!

Who do I have a soft spot for? That’s a close one, but I would have to give it to Drew. He’s just one of life’s good guys who goes out of his way to help everyone.

 

Who am I married to? Hah! That’s easy…Thomas!

 

 

Q3. Who is your favourite Alpha Company Female character?

 

A. Tough one!

I think it would have to be Hannah. She’s been through so much, but she’s come back from the brink and is an absolute fire-cracker! She’s smart, sassy, brave and loving! All wrapped up neatly as a five feet nothing Queen of Badass!

 

 

Q4. Which of your female characters are you most like?

 

A. I don’t think any of them is based on me, certainly not looks wise.

Maybe I can see bits of me in Ellen, Alice and Vicky, but then I like to think I’m loyal like Suzy, a Momma-bear like CJ, and as ‘Impossible’ as Sara. I’ve definitely had my Badass moments like Hannah!

Oh, and I absolutely have the same sense of humour as Brunette Barbie! (Book 6, Impossible – Motel room scene is an excellent example!)

 

 

Q5. What would you do if you won the lottery tomorrow?

 

A. Oh, that’s the simplest one to answer yet! – I’d buy tickets for every major sporting event on the planet, and then, when we had a quiet week, I’d send my hubby off playing golf with his buddies, while my BFF and I went stalking Ryan Reynolds, Chris Hemsworth, Channing Tatum, Charlie Hunnam and possibly Henry Cavill. (In rotation!)

Not that I’ve ever given it much thought…!

 

 

Q6. What makes you laugh?

 

A. Danny! And Matt! And Brunette Barbie!

 

 

Q7. What makes you cry?

 

A. Apart from the obvious?

National Anthems!

No seriously! My kids actually come in the room to watch me listen to the National Anthem when I watch Wales play rugby on TV. They think it’s hilarious!

But watching any sportsperson stand up for their National Anthem when they’ve achieved something always gets to me, as I imagine how proud I’d be if I was their wife or mum!

 

 

Q8. What would you do if you no longer had to work and money was no object?

 

A. Apart from the things listed under Q5? Well, that’s also easy…

I’d write!

But not edit and publish!

That’s the bit I hate most. It’s so time-consuming, and it’s almost impossible to get everything perfect without an army of helpers, which honestly, I haven’t got!

When I look back at my books when they were first put onto Amazon, I cringe! They have subsequently been re-edited countless times, and the difference is incredible. (I would never say they were perfect, but they’re getting there!)

So, yeah, I’d write my stories full-time, and pay someone else to do all editing!

(Can I just add, that since I published ‘Beth’s Challenge’ at the back of my books, asking for volunteers to help me edit/proofread the next book, I have had e-mails from some absolutely wonderful ladies in the US, UK, and even South Africa, offering to help me out! From the bottom of my heart, thank you ladies!)

 

Q9. Aside from your own books, who are your favourite authors?

 

A. You mean I have to boost their sales as well?

Oh, if I must! Hang on while I grab my Kindle….

Ok, well in the non-romance genre, I absolutely love Peter James’ Roy Grace series. Best detective series ever! Who knew there were so many crimes going on in Brighton?

As for romance books, I like all sorts, from the downright filthy to the sweet and clean, the side-splittingly funny to the heart-breakingly tragic! That’s probably why there’s a bit of everything in my own books.

So in alphabetical order, straight from my Kindle to yours…I’d recommend;

 

Melody Anne

Lexi Buchanan

Nicola Claire

Kaylea Cross (Everything)

Sylvia Day (Crossfire)

Nicole Edwards (Absolutely everything!)

MJ Fields (Absolutely everything!)

Jennifer Foor (All the Mitchell-Heally series)

J Kenner (Stark/Most Wanted)

Lora Leigh

Gennita Low

J M Madden (Everthing)

Kallypso Masters (Rescue Me)

Stephenie Meyer (Twilight Series – yes really!)

Eve Rabi (Brace yourself first! – Absolutely everything!)

JC Reed

Cherise Sinclair (Masters of the Shadowlands)

Karen Rose

J S Scott

J M Walker/AKA Jo-Anna Walker (Torn/Shattered)

Dahlia West (Stark Ink/Burnout)

 

Please check before buying any books by the above authors, that the content is suitable for your needs. Some of them can be quite…steamy! Definitely not for the faint-hearted or the easily offended!

But all brilliant!

 

 

Q10. You stated that you like music. What are you listening to at the moment?

 

A. Now I’m glad you asked me that!

Normally my tastes vary wildly, from Queen to the Who, Michael Buble to Ed Sheeran, Adelle to Meghan Trainor.

But we were in Orlando for Easter this year, and my husband had the radio tuned to the country music channels, so every time we went anywhere, all we kept hearing was the Jason Aldean track Burnin’ it Down. I’m ashamed to admit that I’d never heard of him, because in the UK, we just don’t get to hear many American Country singers on the radio (especially male singers for some reason!).

So anyway, by day two, my youngest and I were singing along with it, and by day three, I went out and bought every album he’s ever made, and they’re all now on my phone on a loop, and I play them all the time via Bluetooth speakers I have dotted around the place. When I’m driving, when I’m writing – even when I sleep I have them playing for a bit of background music!

I’m even listening to them as I write this.

Seriously? It’s driving my husband nuts!

I’m not sure why I like his songs so much, other than that they have great lyrics and he has an awesome voice!

I guess with his real surname being Williams, it must be the Welsh connection! Duh! Obviously!

(I actually mention a couple of Jason Aldean tracks in Book 5, Living – my favourite tracks, obviously, but the fact that I have a country singer in my books at all is entirely coincidental, as CJ was already a fully-fledged character, way before I ever came upon Mr Aldean!)