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Bio:
Gina Conkle
writes Viking and Georgian Romance with a new dip into hot contemporary romance.
She grew up in southern California and despite all that sunshine, Gina loves
books over beaches and stone castles over sand castles. Now she lives in
Michigan with her favorite alpha male, Brian, and their two sons where she’s
known to occasionally garden and cook.
Welcome, Gina. Please share a little bit about your current release.
(Two stories in one book)
Proper Care and Feeding of a Broken Heart
Bookstore
clerk Abbie is off-the-charts nervous her first night moonlighting in a
sex-for-hire job. If she only kept her mouth shut…but nothing goes as expected,
including the intense blue-eyed surfer who walks through her door. Mark wants
to work out a few kinks —and leave the lifestyle for good. Past mistakes still
haunt him, but sweet Abbie turns Mark’s plans upside down, and two broken
hearts discover honesty is the hottest aphrodisiac.
Anything but Safe
Anything but Safe
Former
trophy wife Jennifer wants to thrive again, but when her new life hits a
speedbump, her unlikely hero is rough working man AJ. The woman he rescued is
out of his league, but the two together are magic. Jennifer smooths his hard
edges, and when she’s with AJ, her true, quirky colors show. A surprise
threatens to derail the two who quickly learn…love is anything but safe.
What inspired you to write this book?
The seed
for Waiting for a Girl Like You came
from a conversation with a woman I knew years ago. She shared her true-life
tale of moonlighting in a crazy brothel that catered to all kinds of kink. This
was pre-50 shades. The character, Abbie, is nothing like my friend. You could
say I took a little of her real-life stories and ran with them. The result was
the first novella, Proper Care and
Feeding of a Broken Heart.
The second
novella in the book is Anything but Safe.
I started writing it on a plane and finished it three weeks later. I tabled it
and brought it out, thinking it would work nicely for my “2 hot novellas in 1
book” idea.
Excerpt from Anything but Safe:
Hot sun beat down on the rest of the world. It was August. Standing under the pepper tree, AJ was a tall, cool drink of water. Stained coveralls didn’t put her off nor did his tattoo and the rough cadence of his speech. Under the gruff exterior was a real man with a good heart. He visually devoured her every time they’d crossed paths around town, and last night was no exception. But, could she be content with a sex only fling?
Excerpt from Anything but Safe:
Hot sun beat down on the rest of the world. It was August. Standing under the pepper tree, AJ was a tall, cool drink of water. Stained coveralls didn’t put her off nor did his tattoo and the rough cadence of his speech. Under the gruff exterior was a real man with a good heart. He visually devoured her every time they’d crossed paths around town, and last night was no exception. But, could she be content with a sex only fling?
“Well, that’s a relief.” Faint sarcasm edged his last word.
“What is?”
His steady gaze never wavered. “I thought you might be going
in a different direction.”
She cocked her head. “Did you think I was about to give you
the ‘let’s be friends’ talk?”
“I thought you were about to give me the ‘let’s hook up for
sex only’ talk.”
“Oh AJ,”
she said around hiccups of laughter. Her cheeks burned. She shook her head, a
little dazed. “I…I don’t know what to say to that.”
“It’s not the first time a woman like you propositioned me.”
Eyes rounding, she laughed at the absurdity. “I’m not
propositioning you.”
“Good because my answer would be no.”
She’d come
for lunch and conversation of the talking variety. A kiss or two was more than
welcome, but they needed to slow down, let things simmer. AJ’s forbidding frown
told her some of Hidden Valley’s well-shod women had dallied with him, and he
was having no more of it. The town was an eclectic mix of gated communities,
small farm-to-table co-ops and wineries. A lot of working class people had
lived here long before it was hip.
Hurt
bloomed in her chest at the idea of any woman taking advantage of AJ’s
goodness. Or his body. His past was likely more colorful than hers, but his
flat out refusal to hook up intrigued her. He’d messed around in the past. What
made him change his mind?
Secrets in Amber, a Viking romance set in 932. It will publish in 2018.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
In 2012, I
started to take my writing seriously. That’s the year I signed with my agent
and the first series sold.
Do you write full-time? If so, what's your work day like?
Do you write full-time? If so, what's your work day like?
I write
full-time. I’m usually in my writing chair by 8:00 or 8:30. If email is light,
I’ll attend that for a time and then work on whatever is my current project. I’ll
work for 3-4 hours and take a break. I’m now adding exercise into that break
and then lunch. I’ll get back to work usually around 1:00 where I’ll work until
3:00 when I have to pick up my son from school.
I try to
save blog posts and marketing things for the evening. When I’m deep in a story,
my regular hours go haywire. I’ve been known to work and say at 9:00 PM, “One
more hour.” Before I know it, my eyes are blurry and it’s 2:00 AM.
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
My
“experience” writing! Last summer I wrote a blog series “How to Eat Like a
Viking” complete with growing veggies and recreating Viking meals. This summer
I’m doing “How to Eat Like a Georgian” but this time will have video.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Doctor.
Vet. Teacher. Author.
Anything additional you want to share with the readers?
Anything additional you want to share with the readers?
I have a
free Viking romance short story on InstaFreebie for readers curious about my
Viking romance: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/bHwSS
To Steal a Viking Bride is book 2.5 in the Norse series (Norse Jewel is book 1
and To Find a Viking Bride is book 2).
A free
Georgian romance short story is coming soon.
Links:
Links:
Buy links for Waiting for a Girl Like You: the book will be on sale for $0.99.
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Thanks for
hosting me, Lisa!
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