Annette Bower will be
awarding a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via
rafflecopter during the tour.
Who would you
want to play your main characters if your book was made in to a movie?
I’m in trouble here because I don’t know
movie stars. I watch movies and I am captivated by the story and the actors are
the characters for me. When I prepared my background for each character, I collect
photos from magazines.
How do you
come up with the titles for your books?
In the first draft I have one working title,
the next drafts, when I have a clearer idea of the story, the title changes
again and when my editor is involved we brain storm and come up with the final
title. Fearless Destiny is perfect
because it implies that you have to be fearless when taking control of your
future.
What does
your writing space look like?
I have a lovely office but more than that I
have a view with daylight and nightlight. The view is the most calming. I can
watch the weather come and go, here on the Saskatchewan prairie. I have a
cousin who farms on the horizon. I text her and tell her I’m waving to her and
she waves back.
What do
you enjoy doing when you’re not writing?
I enjoy walking or riding my bicycle around
Wascana Lake which is part of my city’s 2,300-acre urban park, which is larger than New York City’s Central Park
and Vancouver’s Stanley Park. The lake is a mile
from my home and I walk approximately two and a half miles around. It is one of
those places in Regina that residents of all cultures take time to visit.
What is your
favourite color?
I enjoy sprinkling crimson throughout my
wardrobe. It has a strong red color with a tinge of purple.
What is
your favourite food?
Ice cream, can you hear me scream for ice
cream. This week’s favorite is mint chocolate chip.
What is
your favourite season?
Recently is it fall because we have great
travel deals as it nears the end of tourist season for Europe, so we take
advantage of reasonable rates and book a long-stay trip. This year we will
return to Albufeira, Portugal. We checked and our favorite restaurant, Johnny
Hooper’s will be open.
What is
your favourite television show?
Death in Paradise and Mr. Monk. Both of these
shows are similar to the Sherlock Holmes novels where only the brightest minds
can put all the clues together. I just have to watch the shows knowing that it
will be solved. Sometimes I guess, but most often I watch.
What is
your favourite movie?
The Spitfire Grill “To a town with no future,
comes a girl with a past.”
Who is
your favorite actor?
Sandra Bullock, for her smile.
What is
your favourite song?
This week, Kacey Musgraves “Biscuits”
Refrain: Just hoe your own row and raise your
own babies
Smoke your own smoke and grow your own
daisies
Mend your own fences and own your own crazy
Mind your own biscuits and life will be gravy
Mind your own biscuits and life will be gravy
What is
your favourite comfort clothing attire?
I always have a loose fitting sweater to put
on when I’m chilly and take off when I’m hot.
What books
might we find on your bedside table?
I’m reading an Avon book published in 1973 by
Constance Beresford-Howe The Book of Eve.
It is a story of a woman who one day walks out of her forty-year marriage, her
comfortable neighborhood, her emotional desert to start all over again.
I also have a young adult book by Lori
Saigeon, Fight for Justice. It is a
book about being bullied.
Finally, I have a poetry book by Katherine
Lawrence, Lying to our Mothers.
Poetry uses language differently than prose writers. They need to convey their
message with sparse words and imagery. It is a good lesson to be reminded of.
Describe yourself
in three words.
Impossible. I’m verbose.
BLURB:
From
the Romance Review Readers Choice nominee, Annette Bower, comes a new small
town romance, Fearless Destiny.
Tiffany
George, riding high on her commission as a fresco artist, returns home for some
deserved rest and relaxation.
The
drive is uneventful until she rescues Will Cleaver on the side of a highway.
While savoring memories of a kiss and a well formed butt, her future goals do
not include a romance.
Once in town, she discovers the hopes and dreams of her community hinge on the development of a new resource mine and Will Cleaver’s designed neighborhood. Her parents demand she give up art and resume her working partner role in the family business.
Once in town, she discovers the hopes and dreams of her community hinge on the development of a new resource mine and Will Cleaver’s designed neighborhood. Her parents demand she give up art and resume her working partner role in the family business.
Tiffany
George is pulled by her community roots and stretched by her newly discovered
independence.
Will
Cleaver knows about taking charge of destiny. He models the courage she uses to
become the woman she needs to be.
Excerpt
Turning onto the highway that led into the town of Apex,
Tiffany George saw an abandoned gray compact car. Her father’s voice rang in
her ears, Don’t drive by stalled cars on the highway. You never know who needs
you. Slowing to a stop, she grabbed her flashlight and tucked her cell phone
into her pocket.
She expected to see an empty vehicle. Tiffany felt like an
unprepared Girl Scout when the light illuminated dark eyes. A hand pushed through
black hair. The man’s discomfort was obvious. His shoulders braced against the
seat.
“Can I help you?” she called through the window.
“I’m not sure.” His jaw muscles tensed, while he shaded his
eyes against the flashlight.
“I’m going to open the door.” Her forearms and biceps
bulged, and her sandals skidded on gravel but the driver door wouldn’t budge.
“Locking system jammed.” His speech was slurred.
“That doesn’t happen. Have you been drinking?” She sniffed
for alcohol.
“No. Pain.”
“What kind of pain?” She watched him with first-responder
alertness. “Heart attack?”
“No.” He bent down toward the floor.
Growing up as her father’s helper in the family plumbing
business, Tiffany knew her way around vehicles.
The man’s head slumped onto the headrest. “Okay, Mister,
tell me what’s happening.”
“Muscle cramps in both legs.” He sucked air through his
teeth. “Need to get out of this sardine tin.”
“Push on your knees,” she said calmly.
“Thanks, Nurse Nancy. I’ve tried. I need out.”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Annette Bower
sets her romance novels in Saskatchewan because she believes home can be as
exotic as anywhere else in the World. Annette travels extensively, but always
returns home to Regina, Saskatchewan. Born in Regina, her experiences as a
nurse, administrator, town councillor, teachers’ assistant and student inform
her stories and reflect the experiences of many readers. Annette’s stories are
read around the world and have been shortlisted on many national and
international stages.
Annette Bower writes about women’s roles in families, in
communities and women’s emotions at the beginning and end of love in her home
office in Regina, SK. Her short stories are published in magazines and
anthologies in Canada, United States, and United Kingdom.
Her women’s fiction novels with romantic elements, Woman of
Substance and Moving On are published by Soul Mate Publishing.
Annette Bower’s day-to-day experiences as a nurse,
administrator, town councillor, teacher’s assistant and student means that her
stories are the real thing because they are about you and your neighbours. Her
short stories and novels are read around the world. Her romance novels are
set in Saskatchewan because she believes home is as exotic as anywhere else in
the wide world she has visited.
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