Get to know our next releasing author, Amy Stephens.
Let's see how she answered her questions...
Go to troupe? I had to stop and think about this one for a moment. My go-to stories are typically romance themed, but one particular series that I stepped out of my comfort zone to read and LOVED would be The Hunger Games. I'm typically not a dystopian fan but this series was very intriguing and I found that I had a hard time putting the books down.
Do you re-read books, It has to be a REALLY great book for me to be able to read over and over again. On The Island by Tracey Garvis Graves is my absolute favorite and the other is Between Friends by Debbie Macomber. Both are from two totally different authors during two totally different eras but they both touched me in such a way that I've recommended them over and over again to my family and friends.
My favorite read of last year would have to be Before You by Marni Mann. This was such a powerful, moving read that left me gasping for air at the very end.
I HAD a library card. I used to frequent my local library quite often until I became an author. There were so many books I wanted to read but my library didn't have much of a selection for indie authors. The last book I checked out I was late returning it and I discovered I had a very large fine. I was so embarrassed about the fine, I couldn't go back and face them so I let my card expire.
My favorite childhood book, aside from the Bobbsey Twin and Nancy Drew stories that I devoured, is called The Secret Language by Ursula Nordstrom. It was a book that my mom read when she was younger and she passed it on to me. I literally wore the pages out reading it so much that I bought a refurbished copy on EBay. The pages are very yellowed and fragile, but it's still one of my all-time favorites. The original copy has a printed price of 45cents on the front cover and is copyrighted in 1960--talk about a classic!
If I could meet any author...alive or dead...I'd have to say it would be VC Andrews. Though she's no longer with us, Andrews was a childhood favorite of mine that lasted through my teens and into adulthood. I've read so many of her twisted, dark tales that was so full of forbidden subjects, I often wondered how she came up with her story lines. I have quite a personal collection of her works, including the stories that her family and ghostwriting teams continued to put out long after her death. The drama she wrote about was extreme and in today's society would certainly be looked down upon.
Bad book habits? Hmm...my paperbacks are very precious to me so I take extra care of them. I do, though, despise people who break spines or fold the pages. That's a very big no-no for me!
My Girl Power story is titled Playing with Fire and is about a female firefighter who gets an opportunity to move up to the highest paid firefighting position there is--Chief. Through obstacles (an old flame from long ago) the heroine must decide if she's willing to fight the battle or stay with her current fire department where she's comfortable.
Are you ready for her book to come out? We know that we sure as heck are!!!
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