Q&A with Marie Lavender
One of the most exciting things in the Publishing industry is meeting interesting people who are talented authors and write intriguing stories.
After reading Second Nature: Volume 1 (Blood At First Sight) by Marie Lavender, I had a few questions about her story, her books and the characters.
Q&A
1. Alec and Desiree – strong characters, passion, love, attraction, and a chemistry that could ignite everything. In a normal couple in our days, are these enough?
1. Yes, and no. They are great building blocks for any couple. However, there should also be a decent friendship, and some common interests. Without some similar values or commonalities, what would the couple talk about? At the same time, you don’t want to be identical with your significant other. There should be some differences, too, just to keep things interesting. Case in point, with my fiancé, there’s never a dull moment. We have enough in common, yet some interests that make us entirely individual. I think it keeps an element of mystery in the relationship.
As for Desiree and Alec, they have enough individuality on their own – hobbies and other qualities that make them unique – to keep the relationship lasting over time.
2. Mystery – what about Desiree’s powers?
2. In the story, Desiree finds out she has some psychic abilities she never knew about, and she starts to wonder who her birth parents were. So, it’s definitely a shock when she learns some of what she can do.
3. You’ve written many books, which one is your favorite and why?
3. That’s always a tough question, as I love them all. Still, I must say that Directions of the Heart is a favorite. There are so many diverse characters in that collection, and ‘Touch of Dawn’, in particular, is such a touching tale. Caitlyn and Jack are special people, and one of my favorite couples in the literary world. I’m just blessed that they decided to harass me into writing their story. LOL!
4. Would you like to talk about your latest release?
4. Upon Your Return is my latest release. The second edition just came out through my new publisher. This is a Victorian romance novel, set in France during the Second Empire. Prepare for intrigue and drama, as an unlikely pair – a young heiress and a clipper ship captain – come across each other in a perilous situation, in the dark part of town. From then on, they are irrevocably drawn to one another, to the chagrin of numerous parties involved.
https://books2read.com/UYR
As for Second Nature, my first published paranormal romance, the next edition will be out again very soon.
5. You write about love, what do you think about true love?
5. I definitely believe in it and know it’s real. I found it in my own life. But I’m not saying that real love doesn’t take work, either, just like any other romantic relationship. It requires a lot of effort, but if it feels right, then it’s totally worth the trouble.
6. What does family mean to you?
6. Family means a lot to me. Witnessing my parents’ relationship encouraged me so much in my personal beliefs about how love should look. I am close to my sister, and my brother…well, he’s all right, I guess. LOL. But, on a more serious level, I don’t know what I’d do without them. My fiancé, as well, has become my family over the years, and as soon as we make it legal, we can start a little family of our own.
7. Tell me a few things about you and where can readers find you and your books?
7. I’ve known I wanted to write books ever since I was a kid. Stories just flowed through my imagination, and I had to figure out a way to get them all down on paper. It became natural to work on my story projects. I’ve been infected by the writing bug for years.
Readers may visit my website at marielavender.com for more information about my work.
A list of her books and pen names are as follows:
Marie Lavender: Second Nature; "Lovers Like Us" (featured poem from the book anthology, Poets & Writers in Action); A Little Magick; Second Chance Heart; Directions of the Heart; Blood Instincts; Blue Vision; The Missing Piece; Chasing Ginger; Magick & Moonlight; Upon Your Return (second edition released on 11/23/20)
Erica Sutherhome: Terror in the Night; Haunted; Pursuit; Perfect Game; Ransom; Leather and Lace
Kathryn Layne: A Misplaced Life
Heather Crouse: Express Café and Other Ramblings; Ramblings, Musings and Other Things; Soulful Ramblings and Other Worldly Things
(**Author's Note -- Upon Your Honor, Upon Your Love, and The Heiresses boxed set are unavailable right now, until my new publisher, Foundations Books, can release them back to the public. Additionally, in subsequent years, I will be fully revising and re-releasing my backlist into collections of various genres, just to keep all my work organized under one pen name.)
About Marie Lavender
Multi-genre author of Victorian maritime romance/family saga, Heiresses in Love, and 20 other books. Marie Lavender lives in the Midwest with her family and two cats. She has been writing for a little over twenty-five years. She has more works in progress than she can count on two hands. Since 2010, Marie has published 21 books in the genres of historical romance, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, romantic comedy, dramatic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, mystery/thriller, literary fiction and poetry. An avid blogger on the side, she writes adult fiction, as well as occasional stories for children, and has recently started some young adult fiction. She also contributed to several anthologies. Though Marie has standalone titles on the market, her current published series are The Eternal Hearts Series, The Magick Series, The Code of Endhivar Series, The Misfits Series and The Blood at First Sight Series, but she has many others planned. Her Victorian maritime romance series is returning, and the second editions of the trilogy will be released under her new publisher, Foundations Books.
Discover more about her and her work at the following links.
Universal Author Links:
https://linktr.ee/marielavender1
Fan mail email: authormarielavender@email.com
After reading Second Nature: Volume 1 (Blood At First Sight) by Marie Lavender, I had a few questions about her story, her books and the characters.
Q&A
1. Alec and Desiree – strong characters, passion, love, attraction, and a chemistry that could ignite everything. In a normal couple in our days, are these enough?
1. Yes, and no. They are great building blocks for any couple. However, there should also be a decent friendship, and some common interests. Without some similar values or commonalities, what would the couple talk about? At the same time, you don’t want to be identical with your significant other. There should be some differences, too, just to keep things interesting. Case in point, with my fiancé, there’s never a dull moment. We have enough in common, yet some interests that make us entirely individual. I think it keeps an element of mystery in the relationship.
As for Desiree and Alec, they have enough individuality on their own – hobbies and other qualities that make them unique – to keep the relationship lasting over time.
2. Mystery – what about Desiree’s powers?
2. In the story, Desiree finds out she has some psychic abilities she never knew about, and she starts to wonder who her birth parents were. So, it’s definitely a shock when she learns some of what she can do.
3. You’ve written many books, which one is your favorite and why?
3. That’s always a tough question, as I love them all. Still, I must say that Directions of the Heart is a favorite. There are so many diverse characters in that collection, and ‘Touch of Dawn’, in particular, is such a touching tale. Caitlyn and Jack are special people, and one of my favorite couples in the literary world. I’m just blessed that they decided to harass me into writing their story. LOL!
4. Would you like to talk about your latest release?
4. Upon Your Return is my latest release. The second edition just came out through my new publisher. This is a Victorian romance novel, set in France during the Second Empire. Prepare for intrigue and drama, as an unlikely pair – a young heiress and a clipper ship captain – come across each other in a perilous situation, in the dark part of town. From then on, they are irrevocably drawn to one another, to the chagrin of numerous parties involved.
https://books2read.com/UYR
As for Second Nature, my first published paranormal romance, the next edition will be out again very soon.
5. You write about love, what do you think about true love?
5. I definitely believe in it and know it’s real. I found it in my own life. But I’m not saying that real love doesn’t take work, either, just like any other romantic relationship. It requires a lot of effort, but if it feels right, then it’s totally worth the trouble.
6. What does family mean to you?
6. Family means a lot to me. Witnessing my parents’ relationship encouraged me so much in my personal beliefs about how love should look. I am close to my sister, and my brother…well, he’s all right, I guess. LOL. But, on a more serious level, I don’t know what I’d do without them. My fiancé, as well, has become my family over the years, and as soon as we make it legal, we can start a little family of our own.
7. Tell me a few things about you and where can readers find you and your books?
7. I’ve known I wanted to write books ever since I was a kid. Stories just flowed through my imagination, and I had to figure out a way to get them all down on paper. It became natural to work on my story projects. I’ve been infected by the writing bug for years.
Readers may visit my website at marielavender.com for more information about my work.
A list of her books and pen names are as follows:
Marie Lavender: Second Nature; "Lovers Like Us" (featured poem from the book anthology, Poets & Writers in Action); A Little Magick; Second Chance Heart; Directions of the Heart; Blood Instincts; Blue Vision; The Missing Piece; Chasing Ginger; Magick & Moonlight; Upon Your Return (second edition released on 11/23/20)
Erica Sutherhome: Terror in the Night; Haunted; Pursuit; Perfect Game; Ransom; Leather and Lace
Kathryn Layne: A Misplaced Life
Heather Crouse: Express Café and Other Ramblings; Ramblings, Musings and Other Things; Soulful Ramblings and Other Worldly Things
(**Author's Note -- Upon Your Honor, Upon Your Love, and The Heiresses boxed set are unavailable right now, until my new publisher, Foundations Books, can release them back to the public. Additionally, in subsequent years, I will be fully revising and re-releasing my backlist into collections of various genres, just to keep all my work organized under one pen name.)
About Marie Lavender
Multi-genre author of Victorian maritime romance/family saga, Heiresses in Love, and 20 other books. Marie Lavender lives in the Midwest with her family and two cats. She has been writing for a little over twenty-five years. She has more works in progress than she can count on two hands. Since 2010, Marie has published 21 books in the genres of historical romance, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, romantic comedy, dramatic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, mystery/thriller, literary fiction and poetry. An avid blogger on the side, she writes adult fiction, as well as occasional stories for children, and has recently started some young adult fiction. She also contributed to several anthologies. Though Marie has standalone titles on the market, her current published series are The Eternal Hearts Series, The Magick Series, The Code of Endhivar Series, The Misfits Series and The Blood at First Sight Series, but she has many others planned. Her Victorian maritime romance series is returning, and the second editions of the trilogy will be released under her new publisher, Foundations Books.
Discover more about her and her work at the following links.
Universal Author Links:
https://linktr.ee/marielavender1
Fan mail email: authormarielavender@email.com
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