1. How long have you been writing?
I started writing two years ago and completed what I thought was going to be a New York Times Best Seller Paranormal Romance. After many rejections letters from New York Aaents I joined a local chapter of Romance Writers of America and got a greatly needed wake-up call. With alot of rewrites and support from my friends I've had three books published and I'm working on two more.
2. What is your favorite genre to write?
I've only written Paranormal Romance. My books are similar to Janet Evanovich's, Stephanie Plum, with and psychic kick. My heroine talks to animals.
3. What are you working on now?
Klutzy Love came out last week and my next book is called ,'St. Patrick with a Bite', which is book four of my books, 'The Corny Myers Series'.
4. When you start a new story do you begin with a character or plot?
Plot, because I'm writing a series. I've taken one of Corny's friends, Brenda and made her a main caricature in one of my next books. She'll try and find out the secret her boyfriend has, using one of Corny's side-kick animals.
5. Tell us about your latest/upcoming release. What inspired it?
In my first two books Corny and Steve were already together, so I went back to the beginning and wrote how they met. Corny still has a lot to tell, which means I'll have many more stories to tell. I adore animals, all shapes and sizes and I guess I wish I really could talk to animals and have them understand me. As we speak, I have roughly 20 birds eating in my front yard and another 20 in the back.
Klutzy Love Synopsis:
Corny is a hot chick with a great job
that she loves. All that changed in the blink of an eye when her boss had an
accident involving an oversized rubber band. She’s still a hot chick, but her
boss is dead.
Steve Spears is a seasoned narcotics cop
who ends up wanting to strangle Corny on a regular basis. After finding out
Corny’s dream of opening a pet detective business, he decides he doesn’t want a
girlfriend who routinely puts herself in danger. That’s his job!
Corny misses Steve, but she’s getting on
with her life. She decides to get a month’s worth of dating out of the way in a
single night, by combining her three favorite things—men, food, and alcohol.
Steve’s big gun and cop’s intuition
saves Corny’s life, but not from another trip to the emergency room. He makes
Corny promise never to get hurt again—she agreed, but has her fingers crossed
behind her back.
Klutzy Love Excerpt:
Corny doesn't want to lose Steve now that she’s
having sex on a regular basis, but he decides he doesn’t want a girlfriend who
is willing to put herself in danger. That’s his job!
Corny loses a clump of precious red hair and her
face is a mangled colorful mess by the time Steve comes to the rescue.
Steve started a punch card for Corny's emergency
room visits, visit nine times and the tenth one is free. He hopes she doesn’t
fill it.
You can purchase my books at:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Sharon-kleve?keyword=Sharon+kleve&store=allproducts&iehack=%E2%98%A0
Author of "The Corny Myers Series"
Book One, Flamingo Blues, Published December 2011
Book Two, Be Mine, Published February 2012
Book Three, Klutzy Love, Published August 2012
Bio:
Sharon Kleve was born and raised in
Washington and currently lives on the Olympic Peninsula with her husband.
She loves romance. Loves reading
romance, living romance, and especially loves writing about romance. She gets
no greater feeling than watching her characters come alive in each other's
arms. Most of all, she loves giving her characters the happily ever after they
deserve—with a few bumps and bruises along the way.
One of her favorite things to do is
picking up a new book and sinking into the story, immersing herself in the emotions
between the characters. She hopes to inspire her readers the same way her
favorite authors have inspired her.
When not writing, she can usually be
found either curled up in her recliner with her cat and a good book, or in the
kitchen baking sourdough bread or bagels.
Contact me at:
Lily, Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to spend time with me.
ReplyDeleteyou're welcome Sharon
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon. Your book sounds intriguing. A gal that talks to animals sounds like fun. Good luck with your sales.
ReplyDeleteLorrie, I love animals. All shapes and sizes. I don't discriminate. ha ha. I hope you have a chance to read one of my books.
DeleteThis is the second Corny Myers story I've read and like Flamingo Blues, it's delightful and charming.
ReplyDeleteChris K.
Chris, thank you for stopping by. It's always a pleasure.
DeleteSuch a cute story- and I love the cover! Good luck with Corny :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you DV. I love the cover too, very cute guy.
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