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Chat with Tanya Holmes
Good MORNING lovelies! Today I bring you a brand new person to meet - how cool is that?
Tanya Frost is with us to bust the Monday Blues!
The Darkest Frost, Volume 1:
Tanya Frost is with us to bust the Monday Blues!
The Darkest Frost, Volume 1:GENRE: A Gothic paranormal romance with a twist.
CLIFFHANGER: **YES** This is a two-part serial.
VOLUME 1 PAGE COUNT: 360When the ghost of her best friend begs for her help, psychic detective Denieve Knight goes undercover as a live-in domestic to catch a killer. She sets her sights on the most likely suspect: her friend’s mysterious employer, Doctor Braeden Frost.
Dubbed "Dr. Death" by the press, the notorious hematologist is linked to nineteen other suspicious fatalities—all are former patients. The brooding recluse is a man of many secrets, the darkest of which may be lurking beneath the leather gloves he never removes.
CLIFFHANGER: **YES** This is a two-part serial.
VOLUME 1 PAGE COUNT: 360When the ghost of her best friend begs for her help, psychic detective Denieve Knight goes undercover as a live-in domestic to catch a killer. She sets her sights on the most likely suspect: her friend’s mysterious employer, Doctor Braeden Frost.
Dubbed "Dr. Death" by the press, the notorious hematologist is linked to nineteen other suspicious fatalities—all are former patients. The brooding recluse is a man of many secrets, the darkest of which may be lurking beneath the leather gloves he never removes.
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written/want to write?
I'm a writer, a wife, and a mom. I've published two books thus far. I have another book coming out in the fall. I hope to publish a contemporary romance next year.
What Genre do you write, and what genre do you enjoy reading?
I like to think of myself as a multi-genre author.I write romantic mysteries, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, Gothic romance, contemporary romance... etc. For instance, my new release, The Darkest Frost, Volume 1, is a Gothic paranormal romance serial with elements of suspense and mystery. Volume 2 will be coming out in the fall. My debut novel, Within Temptation was a romantic contemporary mystery. So I like to mix and match genres. It keeps things interesting.
I like to think of myself as a multi-genre author.I write romantic mysteries, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, Gothic romance, contemporary romance... etc. For instance, my new release, The Darkest Frost, Volume 1, is a Gothic paranormal romance serial with elements of suspense and mystery. Volume 2 will be coming out in the fall. My debut novel, Within Temptation was a romantic contemporary mystery. So I like to mix and match genres. It keeps things interesting.As for reading, I'm about the same. I'll read just about anything except sci-fi and fantasy. Strangely, some of my favorite TV shows and movies are sci-fi and fantasy. Go figure. :-)
Me: I like that, so effectively, you are a Romance writer with a flair for whatever works! YAY
What is the name of your latest book/s and what inspired it?
The Darkest Frost, Volume 1 is coming out on June 22nd.
It wasn't one thing that inspired it really. It was a number of things. Characters like Gerard Butler's Dracula, Adrian Paul's Highlander, Leonard Nimoy's Mr. Spock, Wentworth Miller's Michael Scofield. Jane Eyre's Mr. Rochester and Pride and Prejudice's Mr. Darcy...etc. It was a mish mash.
I've always been fascinated by the dark, brooding, hero archetypes, so I asked myself what would happen if I paired one with a woman who had a psychic gift. But not just any psychic gift. One that would give her a unique window into him. And that's how Denieve (Deni) Knight, my psychic heroine came about. I got the idea about her gift from a Star Trek episode called "The Empath." Well, Deni isn't really an empath. She can't psychically absorb injuries or pain, but she can read a person's intent, or true emotions, which makes her a great lie detector. It also helps her deal with a man who's walled himself in physically and emotionally. Only someone like her would have the wherewithal and tools to tear down my hero's walls.
Me: I hear you, I had to take it one step further and marry one! Most of my males [even the support ones] are based on aspects of my husband!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I can't write after the sun goes down. For some reason everything reads wrong. lol
I can't write after the sun goes down. For some reason everything reads wrong. lol
Me: Now that IS a predicament!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
LaVyle Spencer, Sandra Brown, Charlotte Brontë, Richard Matheson, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Judith McNaught, Anne Stuart, Elizabeth Barrett Browning/Robert Browning, Chidiock Tichborne. Also, William Shakespeare and many other Elizabethan writers.
Books? Everything the above mentioned authors have written.Me: Well what a admirable list you have here, and I do detect a few of my own favourites too!
What are you working on now?
Revisions of The Darkest Frost, Volume 2
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Probably Goodreads, Twitter, Tsu, etc...
Do you have any advice for new authors like yourself?
Write what you enjoy. Anything else will seem forced.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write every day. Even when you don't feel like it. Getting on a schedule is good too.
From beginning to end, how long does/did it take you to write your book?
Forever. No, seriously. Forever. lol I'm slower than slow.
What are you reading now?
I'm re-listening to the Fever series by KMM.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Like I said, I'm trying to finish revisions on Volume 2 of The Darkest Frost. After that, I'll be working on a contemporary romance.
Tell us something very few people know about you!
I'm a Netflix binge-watcher. :-)
What is your favorite book of all time?
The Bible.
Me: Can't go wrong with that!
Author Websites and Profiles Social Media Links
Buy link for The Darkest Frost
The Darkest Frost Goodreads Page
Tsu
Goodreads author page
Twitter
About Me page
The Darkest Frost Facebook page
Where can we get your blog/books or writing?
The Darkest Frost Goodreads Page
Tsu
Goodreads author page
About Me page
The Darkest Frost Facebook page
Where can we get your blog/books or writing?
