I’m
delighted to welcome Nola
Cross to the blog.
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| Nola Cross |
Hello
Nola, It was great to connect with you through our romance publisher, BeachwalkPress Inc. where a wide range of quality ebooks in a variety of subgenres and
heat levels are offered.
But
before we learn more about your #Amazon Best Seller - Sunny’s Second Chance, here are a
few questions which will hopefully give your readers and followers in insight
into some of the things that matter to you.
Arabella: Are there any
organisations, writing, or reader groups, you belong to? And, how do they
support or help you in creating such wonderful, inspirational novels?
Nola: I
belong to Romance Writers of America, both the national organization and the
Golden Network, which is a chapter for Golden Heart finalists. Right now the
national organization is going through an upheaval; I’m not sure I’ll stay a
member. But that would mean giving up membership in the Golden Network, which I
treasure. So I’ll wait and see.
Arabella: Where do you read? Sofa
or bed or ____?
Nola: I
have a comfy couch in my office where I write, read, and frequently take naps
with my cat, Maggie.
Arabella: In your Christmas holiday
themed novel, Sunny’s Second Chance, who is your favourite character
and why?
Nola: Sunny’s
Second Chance (Beachwalk Press) was released five years ago, but it is still
one of my favourite books I’ve written. As to favourite character in the book,
it’s a toss up between Sunny and Ben, who are both a little bit broken but
still willing to believe in the magic of the holidays and the healing power of
love.
Arabella: When writing a novel, how
do you work? Are you a plotter or pantser?
Nola: As
the years go by I’ve become less of a pantser. The publisher I work with now
requires a detailed proposal, so I have to know where my story is going to go
before I start writing. But of course there are always surprises as the
characters come alive for me.
Arabella: Which would you prefer to
do: 1) spend a morning vigorously working out at the gym, 2) be pampered from
head to toe at the spa and beauty salon, 3) indulge and pile on the pounds with
a romantic dinner for two?
Nola: I’ve
got to go with the dinner for two. (Forget the romance—let’s talk about the
food.) A big seafood salad, a glass of wine and something chocolate for
dessert. Ahhhh.
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| Seafood Salad |
Arabella: Which would you rather
wear: beach shorts and top, a long evening skirt and blouse, pyjamas and
slippers?
Nola: Hmmm.
I live in my jammy bottoms these days but I wear regular shoes with them. What
can I say? I’m a fashion maven.
Arabella: We all have a long list
of books we keep meaning to read but never have the time for --- which book is
a must read for you this season?
Nola: I
don’t have titles in my head, but the newest release from RaeAnne Thayne is
always at the top of my reading list, and anything by Sarah Addison Allen or
Tracy Brogan.
Arabella: What about your future
plans? Any books or series in the making?
Nola: I’m
just finishing up the first book in a three-book series for Tule Publishing. The
Cowboy Comes Undone takes place in Texas Hill Country and features a
small town setting, a cattle ranch and working cowboys, which is a first for
me. Tule is a new-to-me publisher and I’m hoping we’re starting a long
association.
Thanks,
Arabella, for inviting me to be a guest on your lovely blog. I’ve enjoyed this fun
and thought provoking little quiz. -- Nola
Thank you, Nola. It was lovely having
you as a guest on Arabella’s Blog and Chit-Chat.
And I have to say you’ve educated
me. I had to look up the word “maven”.
Microsoft Thesaurus word search has
declared you to be an: Expert, Connoisseur, Devotee, Pundit, and Enthusiast.
Wishing all the best for your recent
release and hoping there’s lots more happy-ever-after writing to come.
Arabella Sheen
About Nola Cross
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| Nola Cross |
Nola began writing before she even started
school and won her first writing contest at the age of nine. It’s always been
her dream to be an author. She’s a two-time Golden Heart finalist and several
of her stories have been Amazon best sellers. For awhile she penned erotic
fiction under a pseudonym. Although it was fun to explore her “darker side”,
she is now answering the true call of her heart: to write bigger stories that
focus on emotion, loss, spirit, and true love, stories she hopes her readers
will relate to and want to read more than once. Small town America is her
favorite fictional setting.
Nola lives in a comfortable old fixer-upper in
the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, in southwest Washington state. Two fine
cats and a collie dog act as her muses. And seven years ago the family welcomed
their first grandchild, darling Ona Mae.
Nola loves to connect with her readers,
authors and other friendly folks. Feel free to email her or friend her on
Facebook.
Social Media Links:
Website: www.nolacross.com
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/Nola-Cross-Author-174971689198712/?ref=hl
Book Blurb: Sunny’s Second Chance
It's a rough Christmas for
just-divorced Sunny Williamson and her six-year-old daughter, Jasmine. When your
no-good husband leaves you for a pretty young dancer, it's hard not to feel
old, fat, and frumpy. But then she meets a handsome widower, Ben Stillman, and
his young son, Spencer. The two kids hit it off, dragging their parents into an
unwitting friendship.
Sunny's never thought about
dating a white man. The whole interracial thing seems risky, especially since
Jasmine is still struggling with adjusting to her father's defection. What if
the little girl gets attached to Ben and Spencer and things don't work out?
Ben has been struggling
under the weight of grief since his wife's death a year ago. He suspects it's
too soon to move on, but somehow he wants to make Christmas special for
Spencer. Then he meets Sunny and everything changes. She chases away the
darkness and makes him feel alive again. Can the two of them learn to trust the
magic between them long enough to give love a second chance?
Sunny’s Second Chance: (Published 2014 from Beachwalk Press)
Genre: Interracial Contemporary
Buy Links:
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sunnys-second-chance-nola-cross/1119975417?ean=2940149740093
Thank you for sharing some of your writing secrets with us, Nola. And all the best for your three book series with Tule Publishing.
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