Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome one of our favoritest authors to the blog. Everyone please welcome the awesomely funny Molly Harper.
Molly, can you please share with us a little about yourself
I am a newspaper reporter turned church secretary turned romance novelist. That’s a common career path for romance novelists, right? My first book, NICE GIRLS DON’T HAVE FANGS, came out in 2009 from Pocket Books. In addition to the NICE GIRLS books and their Half-Moon Hollow spin-off titles, I have written the Alaska-based NAKED WEREWOLF novels and several contemporary romances.
Have you always wanted to be an author?
Yes, “author” was always my dream job, but no one in my family is a professional writer and there are very few authors from my hometown. So I went for journalism, which was writing with a guaranteed paycheck. But I always came back to fiction. It’s what makes me happy.
Who are some of your favorite writers? Who do you feel has influenced your writing?
Nora Roberts, Stephen King, Jane Austen, Olivia Goldsmith. I think every good book I’ve read has stuck with me in some way. Stephen King has an amazing method of making horrific circumstances seem completely possible by adding mundane but memorable details. Jane Austen is the mother of the romantic comedy. Olivia Goldsmith wrote antagonists that are total sociopaths that you could meet at the grocery store and not even realize it. I hope I incorporate those elements into my writing.
How did you get into writing in this specific genre? Have you ever thought about writing in a different genre?
Romance is my favorite genre, so it only makes sense that I would write romance novels. I have tried writing fantasy and science fiction, but it doesn’t come across as naturally.
What are some of your writing rituals?
I have to have tea or Perrier and some lip balm nearby. I am apparently terrified of dehydration in all its forms.
Can you please tell us about your latest book(s)?
After dumping her horrible boyfriend, Kentucky Tourism Commission employee and executive assistant extraordinaire Kelsey Wade is grateful for the distraction of her office’s winter retreat. But as the staff approaches their lakeside lodge destination, an unprecedented ice storm smothers half of Kentucky and basically shuts down the state. Kelsey and her coworkers are stuck together, no electricity, no heat, no escape.
Kelsey wouldn’t mind being stuck inside if it wasn’t for the tension with her not-so-secret crush, Charlie Bennett, the office’s statistician. But handsome Ranger Luke, the lodge’s only employee on hand, is there to take Kelsey’s mind off her discomfort. Even though this weekend is supposed to be a planning session for KTC, Kelsey can’t help her mind from wandering and finds herself conflicted over Luke and Charlie. Someone’s love will keep her warm, but whose will it be?
How did you come with the idea for this story?
In January 2009, a huge ice storm hit the southeast, taking out power for several states, including Kentucky. I spent almost two weeks sleeping in my in-laws’ living room, on a mattress in front of their fireplace with my infant son and four-year-old daughter. No electricity, no heat, no escape. It was a little stressful. My only relief came from scribbling down story ideas that eventually became the NAKED WEREWOLF books and this title.
Can you share with us your current work(s) in progress?
I am writing a Half-Moon Hollow spin off title about a single mother who becomes a vampire. I can say no more!
Open your book to a random page and tell us what’s happening.
My main character’s six-year-old son is interrogating her vampire sire with a stream of questions about the sire’s blood-drinking habits and intentions towards my main character – which is something my six-year-old son does nearly every day. (Not about blood-drinking, but about everything else.)
What would you be if you were not an author?
A gibbering mess.
What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for?
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. My author friends are all huge fans, while I’ve only watched the TV show. So I have to read it on an upcoming vacation, or they will mock me mercilessly at our next retreat.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
My Half-Moon Hollow Christmas short story, I’M DREAMING OF AN UNDEAD CHRISTMAS, will be available in ebook on November 3, 2014.
Learn more about Molly and her books here: Website | Facebook | Twitter @mollyharperauth| Goodreads
Let’s take a look at Molly’s newest release:
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Snow Falling on Bluegrass
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Parks & Recreation meets The Blue Collar Comedy Tour in this third ebook in Molly Harper’s Bluegrass series of contemporary romances: A love triangle of colleagues heats up the winter lodge where they get snowed in for a week.
Kentucky Tourism Commission employee and executive assistant extraordinaire Kelsey is known around the office for having everything under control. So it’s not surprising that she and her boss, Sadie, have everything planned to the second for the office winter retreat. But there are things even Kelsey can’t micromanage.
An unprecedented snowstorm smothers half of Kentucky and knocks out the power, closes the roads, and generally shuts down the state. Luckily, the lodge has working fireplaces and enough food to keep the staff from turning on each other like something out of The Shining. Kelsey wouldn’t mind being stuck inside if it wasn’t for the tension with her not-so-secret crush, Charlie, the office’s statistician. But handsome Ranger Luke, the lodge’s only employee on hand, is there to take Kelsey’s mind off her discomfort.
Even though this weekend is supposed to be a planning session for KTC, Kelsey can’t help her mind from wandering and finds herself conflicted over Luke and Charlie. Someone’s love will keep her warm, but whose will it be?
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I love books that make me laugh. I recently read a book that made me laugh so hard it gave me a headache!
I love humor in books. That is definitely why I love Molly’s books.
Love the interview! Thanks
Book sounds interesting. Snow bound with 2 hunks – LOVE IT!!
I like humor on books! Because love need laugh so its what make it complete
Of course. Humor makes life and books much more interesting and fun. 🙂
Certain authors have a talent for humor. I want to read their books. Molly Harper is one of those authors. I laughed so hard reading Snow falling on Bluegrass I had tears running down my face.
Did this end early?