Author Interview: Janeen Ippolito

Happy Saturday, Soul Questers!

Today, we’re doing an author interview!! I’m so excited about having Janeen Ippolito with me on the blog today! We’re celebrating the release of her newest book, If Wishes Were Curses, so I asked her to come on the blog and chat! I hope you enjoy and consider picking up her newest book.

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About the book:

So I accidentally killed a shifter. On purpose.

With genie powers, I shouldn’t be able to use, thanks to my curse-mark.

In my defense, the d*** grizzly was threatening civilians and might have been a vampire as well. Pittsburgh is safer without him. Only the Fae court doesn’t believe my story, and the shifters are out for blood.

Now I’ve lost my job as a romantic investigator, and I’m on death row. My only hope is an oddly outgoing vegetarian vampire lawyer who seems strangely familiar. Too familiar.

Almost like we’ve met before, and this whole thing was a set-up to take us both down.

Wishing won’t get us out of this mess.

But my forbidden wish magic just might.

A snarky urban fantasy with a heart, some romance with heat (nothing graphic), and gleeful send-ups of many tropes, all wrapped up with an otter-shifter in the bargain.

With that all said and done, I’d like to welcome Janeen!

 

Tell us about yourself

I’m a woman on a mission to ensure every reader has endless TBR piles and amazing reading experiences. I do this by writing books, coaching, and editing for authors, and running a publishing company. I also sword fight, read, wood burn, and seek out weird foods to eat. I’m a Slytherin who uses her ambition and cunning for good, and I love nothing more than to understand all the things!

What inspired your book If Wishes Were Curses?

I love Pittsburgh, and I’ve always wanted to set a series there. Also, when I was brainstorming that series, a genie side character showed up. At that time, I was focused on my kicka** monster-hunting fox-shifter and my elven enforcer. But the idea of a genie-turned-matchmaker stuck with me, and thanks to some ideas from a writing friend, it took off instead. I love the idea of the main character who is working to reconcile relationships and stop bad things from happening before the monster-hunters and cops have to come in.

Why did you decide to be an author?

I couldn’t get the words out of my mind, and my husband encouraged me to keep pursuing it after college. 

Who are some of the authors that inspire you?

Gail Carson Levine. Patricia Briggs. H.L. Burke. A.C. Williams. Anne Bishop. Mike Duran.

What is some must haves for a writing session?

My laptop, internet access, a playlist, and a glass of room temperature water. 

When you’re not writing, what are you usually doing?

Working on the publishing company or my author services business. Wood burning. Reading. And when I’m stuck on a story item, cleaning the house.

What’s one thing readers can expect when going into IWWC?

Fun. This book has a lot of serious elements woven into it, but I wanted the overall tone to be light-hearted. That comes from my own instincts of “whistling in the dark.”

Thank you so much for coming onto my blog! It was great to chat with you. 

Thank you for hosting me!

Janeen’s social media links are listed down below, and again, go check out If Wishes Were Curses! 

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Social media links:

Website: https://janeenippolito.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janeenippolitounique/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JaneenIppolito

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janeen_ippolito/

 

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