Who Doesn't Love the Chance to Interview a NY Times & USA Today Best Selling Author? Let us share what we learned about Samantha Chase!
About the Author:
Her second book, a holiday novella titled
"The Christmas Cottage" hit #10 on Amazon's Overall Best Seller List
on Christmas Eve. It was a great Christmas gift! Watching the numbers rise and
fall is a daily roller coaster ride but definitely an exciting one! And on
February 25th, she released the follow up novella - "Ever After".
In March 2013, "The Christmas
Cottage" was nominated for two Indie Romance Convention Award - Best Indie
Romance Novella and Best Indie Contemporary Romance while Samantha was
nominated for Indie Author of the Year! In August 2013, the video trailer for
"Wait for Me" won an Oscar for Indie Author Book Trailer!
More titles quickly followed:
"Catering to the CEO", "Wait for Me" (Montgomery Brothers
book 1), "Trust in Me" (Montgomery Brothers book 2), "In the Eye
of the Storm", and "Stay With Me" (Montgomery Brothers book 3)
and she shows no signs of slowing down. "Catering to the CEO" was
included in the romance bundle "Loving the CEO" - a five-book package
- that made the New York Times and the USA Today Bestseller list. The second
half of 2013 has Samantha planning another five releases.
When she's not working on a new story, she
spends her time reading contemporary romances, blogging, playing way too many
games of Scrabble on Facebook and spending time with her husband of 24 years
and their two sons in North Carolina.
Fangtastic: So tell us a little about yourself and what you like to do when you're not writing?
Samantha: When I'm not writing? When is that? Let's see, I've been married for 24 years, have two amazing sons (ages 21 and 13) and writing has been my passion my entire life. I just never thought that I could make a living at it! When I'm not writing, I enjoy spending time with my family, scrapbooking, reading, and I am addicted to Scrabble and computer Solitaire!
Fangtastic: When and what made you decide to become an author?
Samantha: Writing has been my passion for my entire life. I wrote my first short story in the third grade, read my first Harlequin book in the 7th grade and wrote my first romance (hand written!) in the 9th grade! I always wanted to write but didn't think that I was talented enough to do it. It wasn't until I was teaching creative writing to home schoolers that I realized that I had so many stories in me waiting to come out! I was encouraging my students to write, why wasn't I?
Fangtastic: What is one interesting thing people would be surprised to know about you?
Samantha: Hmmm...I don't know if it's interesting but it's funny. I am terrified of the cartoon "Underdog". I can't watch it, can't see pictures from it...I'm almost 45 years old and I still can't do it! My older son thinks that it's hysterical!
Fangtastic: Which character was your favorite to create and why?
Samantha: In "Catering to the CEO", the male lead, Adam Lawrence, was my favorite. He was just the type of alpha male that was fun to write and had my emotions all over the place. One minute I was sighing and the next minute I wanted to strangle him! Readers seemed to love him, too!
Fangtastic: If you could cast any actress and actor for your leading characters who would they be?
Samantha: Ooo...I love this question and yet it stumps me every time because I don't watch a lot of TV or go to the movies so I'm not up on who is big in Hollywood right now! For my book "Ever After", I pictured Josh Duhamel and Blake Lively as Ava and Brian. In "A Touch of Heaven" I could imagine Jennifer Lawrence as Regan and Charlie Hunnam or Alex Pettyfer as Sawyer. And I don't know who I would cast as Lacey in "The Christmas Cottage" but I would LOVE to see Henry Cavill as Ean!
Fangtastic: Do you ever get writer's block? What do you do when it happens?
Samantha: Writer's block is so frustrating because I can sit and agonize all day about a scene or a character or anything and then when I am mentally and physically exhausted and finally crawl into bed, THAT'S when I think the most creatively! I've tried just staying up later but it doesn't work. My brain has to shut down quite a bit before I can actually allow myself to think clearly. Does that make sense?
Fangtastic: What is the best piece of advice you received from someone?
Samantha: To stay true to what I write. Contemporary romances really seemed to take a back seat to the erotica flooding the market after the success of the Fifty Shades series and while that's fine for some people, I enjoy reading and writing contemporary romances. I may not be writing in the top genre but it's what I enjoy writing. I may never get the commercial success that other authors do but I was true to myself.
Samantha: To stay true to what I write. Contemporary romances really seemed to take a back seat to the erotica flooding the market after the success of the Fifty Shades series and while that's fine for some people, I enjoy reading and writing contemporary romances. I may not be writing in the top genre but it's what I enjoy writing. I may never get the commercial success that other authors do but I was true to myself.
Fangtastic: What advice would you give to an aspiring author?
Samantha: Don't wait for "the perfect time". There is no real perfect time. I was unemployed for two years and didn't write a thing. THAT would have been the perfect time to do it. It wasn't until I participated in NaNo WriMo and wrote "The Christmas Cottage" and decided to just put it out there that I realized that there was an audience for my work. Sit down and write! Don't wait. You'll most likely never have the perfect writing environment or the top of the line computer or even the time but don't let that stop you. Write, write, write!
Wow! What wonderful advice from talented author, Samantha Chase. Thanks so much for stopping by. Now, let us introduce you to her latest release!
Wait for Me, Montgomery
Brothers Series #1
There’s no time like the present…
Executive assistant Emma Taylor is
desperate for a little time away; away from her job, her life and from thoughts
of her boss’s son who doesn’t seem to know she even exists. Tired of waiting
for the time to be right, she takes advantage of her boss’s generous offer for
a little weekend getaway to thank her for helping out with a difficult business
deal.
Unless you’re still running from your
past…
Former NFL superstar Lucas Montgomery is
still suffering from a career-ending injury. His self-imposed exile from life
is exactly what he wants; a sanctuary where there’s no chance for
disappointment or distractions and that’s exactly the way he likes it. While
his family has been patiently waiting for Lucas to come around and embrace life
once again, they don’t realize that it wasn’t just his career that was lost,
but his sense of identity.
…And afraid to hope for the future
Lucas thought everything was fine until
sweet, sexy and completely off-limits Emma Taylor comes crashing into his
carefully constructed world one snowy weekend and turns his entire life upside
down.
Was Mother Nature really to blame or did
someone else lend a hand?
Trust in Me, Montgomery
Brothers Series #2
All work and no play…
…would make Jason
Montgomery a very happy man. Ever since his brother had married a woman who
worked for their company, Jason has
been walking around fending off the unwanted advances of all of the single
women in his employ. Now, with a make or break business expansion in the works,
the last thing he needs is a hands-on assistant who wants to get her hands on
him!
For three years Maggie Barrett has happily
hid in the shadows of Montgomery’s.
After dealing with her own unwanted advances from her previous employer,
staying under the radar was working just fine for her. But now she’s thrown
into the spotlight as Jason’s
assistant because he believes her to be a safe choice because she’s married.
The only problem?
She’s not.
Working in close proximity wasn’t supposed
to be an issue. The lines of their relationship were clearly defined. But when
a mutual respect turns into a mutual attraction how will Maggie explain that
the only thing holding Jason back
was just a little white lie?
Book two in The Montgomery Brothers
Trilogy, “Trust in Me” is a 45,000 word contemporary romance novella. See where
it all began with Lucas and Emma’s story in book one, “Wait for Me”.
Stay With Me, Montgomery
Brothers Series #3
Was a little peace and quiet too much to
hope for?
Mac Montgomery spent two years watching
his father play matchmaker for his brothers and their wives and as the last Montgomery standing, he
knew it wouldn't be long until all eyes would be on him. While he couldn't deny
that things had worked out well for his siblings, the last thing that Mac
wanted was to get married and settle down.
He hadn't counted on his father not
wanting to set him up with anyone.
And he hadn't counted on Gina Micelli.
After more than a dozen years away from
her beloved family friends, Gina Micelli comes home to take care of her ailing
father. Some of her most cherished memories are of the times she spent with the
Montgomerys -
and her crush on Mac. She was a child when she moved away, but now as a grown
woman, the thought of seeing Mac again actually has her wondering at the
possibilities.
Ever the responsible one, Mac makes sure
that Gina is taken care of during such an emotional time. He wants to see her
as a friend, as the girl that he remembers from his youth. Unfortunately, the
beautiful woman she has grown into has all thoughts of a platonic relationship
flying out the window. Torn between honor and passion and peace or chaos, all
Mac knows is that his life is never going to be the same.
The timing is all wrong but for two people
fighting for control over their own lives, their response to one another is
anything but.
Plus readers will get bonus novella, More
of Me
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