Interview with Jennifer Haymore
Vicky: So, Jennifer, you’ve started a new series, The House of Trent. It begins with THE DUCHESS HUNT, releasing on June 25. Can you tell me a bit more about it?
Jennifer: Hi, Vicky! The House of Trent is a series revolving around Simon Hawkins, the Duke of Trent, his four brothers, and his sister. They’re all adults now and living their own lives, but when their mother mysteriously disappears, it brings all of them together again. The series goes like this:
THE DUCHESS HUNT (June, 2013)
THE ROGUE’S PROPOSAL (November, 2013)
THE SCOUNDREL’S SEDUCTION (May, 2014)
Vicky: Who is your favorite hero in the House of Trent Series?
Jennifer: I love all three of the heroes, Simon (the duke from THE DUCHESS HUNT), Luke (from THE ROGUE’S PROPOSAL), and Sam (from THE SCOUNDREL’S SEDUCTION). They are three very different men, but they’re all so heroic. Simon is responsible and good—always struggling to do the right thing and make the right choices for his family. His younger brother Luke is the broken rogue who feels he can never be a good man but secretly wants nothing more than to be a hero. The eldest brother Sam is the stoic warrior who will sacrifice anything to protect those he holds dear. I love them all!
Vicky: What is your favorite scene in THE DUCHESS HUNT?
Jennifer: I tend to like torturing characters, so my favorite moments are invariably when the poor souls think all is lost. There are a lot of desperate moments in THE DUCHESS HUNT, but my favorite is when Sarah, the heroine, is in Scotland getting married…but not to the hero!
Vicky: What inspired the story for THE DUCHESS HUNT?
Jennifer: I’m a big fan of Cinderella stories, and I always root for the underdog. So when I first saw Les Miserables in San Francisco years and years ago, the character of Eponine stuck in my mind. She was so in love with Marius but he barely noticed her…and it was heartbreaking. Remember that song, “On My Own”? So sad! So ever since then, I’ve wanted to write a story in which the Eponine character is finally noticed by her hero, and he falls in love with her instead of the obvious choice.
In THE DUCHESS HUNT, Sarah loves Simon deeply, but due to the differences in their social positions, he can’t notice her. Their journey isn’t an easy one, and Simon is almost as dense as Marius in the beginning of their story…but when he starts falling for her, it happens hard and fast, and do the sparks ever fly!
Vicky: What’s next for you?
Jennifer: My next novel is THE ROGUE’S PROPOSAL, which will release in November. This is Lord Luke’s story. Luke is the equivalent of a tattooed, motorcycle-riding bad-boy modern hero. He’s bad to the bone but oh-so good! I can’t wait to share his story with the world!
THE DUKE’S DESIRE
Simon Hawkins, duke of Trent, is no stranger to scandal. Rumors and innuendo have darkened the House of Trent for decades, and it has fallen to Simon to restore his tattered family name. He lives by a strict code of honor, but when he is called home to investigate his mother’s disappearance, the distinguished duke will tangle with temptation. For there waits the only woman he has ever loved-and the last woman he should desire . . .
Sarah Osborne has spent her life dreaming of Simon’s touch. But dukes do not long for lady’s maids—or so Sarah believes, until a stolen kiss sparks a passion that could be her ultimate undoing. As the couple begins a forbidden romance, a cunning enemy plots to destroy the duke and everything he loves. Now, caught in a blackmailer’s web, Simon faces an agonizing choice: sacrifice his family’s future or break Sarah’s heart.
I’d love for you to share you favorite historical romance books or tropes to read. Two lucky commenters will win a copy of WHAT A WICKED EARL WANTS. Giveaway open to US/CA. Ends 6/4. Good luck!
If you have found this blog post on Vicky’s Goodreads site, please visit her blog to leave a comment.
Jennifer Haymore grew up in California and on the Big Island of Hawaii. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree in Education from UCLA. Before she became a full-time writer she held various jobs from bookselling to teaching inner-city children to playing bit roles in soap operas.
You can find Jennifer in Southern California trying to talk her husband into yet another trip to England, helping her three children with homework while brainstorming a new five-minute dinner menu, or crouched in a corner of the local bookstore writing her next novel.
Connect with Jennifer:
Author Site | Facebook | Twitter
