Interview & giveaway with Victoria Roberts

Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome Victoria Roberts back to the blog today.

Victoria, can you please share with us a little about yourself.

First, thank you so much for having me today.

I’m a working wife and mother of two. Home is in western PA but would rather be in the Highlands.

Have you always wanted to be an author?

I honestly did not find my calling until my late thirties. I’ve always dabbled in writing, but I never pursued that passion until later in life.

Who are some of your favorite writers? Who do you feel has influenced your writing?

My favorite authors vary, but I’ll name a few: Lynn Kurland, Brenda Joyce, Karen Marie Moning, Sue Grafton and James Patterson.

As far as who influenced my writing, I’d have to say that Lynn Kurland, Hannah Howell and Karen Marie Moning made me crave tales from the Highlands.

How did you get into writing in this specific genre?  Have you ever thought about writing in a different genre?

I never read a single romance novel until my thirties. Low and behold, I discovered they actually had plots and characterization. The first book I read was a Scottish historical romance and I was hooked.

If I changed to another genre, the tales would still be Scottish-based. I’ve been thinking about paranormal, but my passion for writing historical has not died out. Who knows what the future holds?

What are some of your writing rituals?

I still have a day job so I strive to write 1k words/day or 5k/week. I must have complete silence and the muse must be present. Sometimes the two do not cooperate—at all.

Can you please tell us about your latest book(s)?

I think the back cover blurb says it best.

She always wanted to be one of the boys…

Sybella would do anything to prove she’s just as valuable to the MacKenzie clan as her brother is. She’d go on any hunt, take any dare. But her father has a different sort of mission in mind: marriage. It’s simple, he explains. All she has to do is marry Alexander MacDonell and report back on his family’s secrets. It will be easy, he says, as long as she doesn’t do anything foolish…like fall in love.

Until she got a man

As laird of the MacDonells, Alex has a duty to produce an heir. It’s a duty he won’t mind with the lovely Ella as his wife―even if she is one of the dreaded MacKenzies. He’s wooed and won many ladies, but Ella is a challenge like no other. He can tell she’s holding something back. But not for long. Because inch by inch, he plans to expose everything she’s been hiding and claim the ultimate prize: her heart.

How did you come up with the idea for this story?

To Wed a Wicked Highlander is the third book in the Bad Boys of the Highlands series. Alex was in the first book, Temptation in a Kilt. He was Lady Rosalia Armstrong’s cousin from Glengarry. Alexander was so determined to make his father proud in the first book that I had to give him his own tale.

Can you share with us your current work(s) in progress?

I sold another series to Sourcebooks called Royal Rebellion. My Highland Spy is the first book in the new series and will be released fall 2014.

Open your book to a random page and tell us what’s happening.

Alex is standing with his Aunt Iseabail over his father’s grave in a private moment.

What would you be if you were not an author?

The wife of a Highland laird.

What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for?

I have so many books in my TBR pile that I’ve lost count. I really want to read Karen Marie Moning’s new series Iced.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

Thank you so much for having me today.

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In the third book of this fun, action-packed Highland trilogy, Victoria Roberts introduces her baddest bad boy yet.

Laird Alexander MacDonnell must choose between his duty or
losing his heart forever to the woman who betrayed him—his own wife.

Lady Sybella MacKenzie is forced to search for her clan’s ancient seeing stone under the roof of her father’s enemy. When she finds the precious artifact, will she choose the family who raised her, or will she stand with the man who has captured her soul?

Praise for To Wed a Wicked Highlander:

Reviewer Top Pick

“Victoria Roberts knocked it outta the ballpark with this one!!! It is Highland romance at its best, loaded with likable characters, and an engaging plot with lots of angst and heartache that put a few tears in this reader’s eye. It was so good that I couldn’t put it down.”

―Night Owl Reviews

Reviewer Top Pick

“Roberts has created the baddest boy of the Highlands for her third in her series. This action-packed romance has everything Roberts’ fans adore: a strong heroine who meets her match in a to-die-for hero, deception, betrayal, love and redemption. To Wed a Wicked Highlander has all the elements that make readers sigh with pleasure.”

―RT Book Reviews

About Victoria Roberts:

Victoria Roberts writes Scottish historical romances about kilted heroes and warriors from the past. She was named by RT Book Reviews as “one of the most promising debut authors across the genres” and was also a 2012 Reviewers Choice nominee for Best First Historical for Temptation in a Kilt.

X Marks the Scot and To Wed a Wicked Highlander (Bad Boys of the Highlands #2 and #3) were reviewer TOP PICKS, and the first of Victoria’s new Royal Rebellion series is scheduled for release fall 2014.

Represented by Jill Marsal of the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, Victoria is a member of Romance Writers of America®, Celtic Hearts Romance Writers, several local chapters, as well as a contributing author to the online magazine Celtic Guide.

Victoria lives in western Pennsylvania with her husband of twenty years and their two beautiful children—not to mention one spoiled dog. When she is not plotting her next Scottish romp, she enjoys reading, nature, and antiques. She also drags her clan to every Scottish festival under the sun.

Where to find Victoria

Website: www.victoriarobertsauthor.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/victoria.roberts.395

Celtic Guide: www.thecelticguide.com