Today I’m delighted to welcome Georgina
Troy, author of ‘A Jersey Kiss’ who will be talking about where she lives and
her inspiration for the book.
Georgina loves the island where she was born and has spent most of her life. She lives in Jersey near the sea - well, most people do in an island only 9 x 5 miles. She's always wanted to write and being an impossible romantic is always falling in love with heroes both real (hopefully), in fiction (definitely) and those of her own creation (absolutely).
Georgina loves the island where she was born and has spent most of her life. She lives in Jersey near the sea - well, most people do in an island only 9 x 5 miles. She's always wanted to write and being an impossible romantic is always falling in love with heroes both real (hopefully), in fiction (definitely) and those of her own creation (absolutely).
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Over
to you Georgina:
Thank
you for inviting me onto your wonderful site.
It’s
a real pleasure, Georgina. Now, here goes.
Can you tell us what
prompted you to first start writing?
I
was given a typewriter when I was about seven or eight and decided that I wanted
to be a journalist, but my love of acting in school plays took over and I
forgot that particular dream, until I was in my early twenties and felt the
need to write a book.
What was the first thing
you wrote?
The
first thing I wrote was based on my grandmother’s life, but I only got as far
as the fifth chapter…
Can you summarise your
latest work in just a few words?
A
Jersey kiss is a book about love, loss, betrayal and finding a mysterious
legacy on the island of Jersey.
What was the inspiration
for this book?
There’s
so much about Jersey to love and many beautiful areas that I thought it the
perfect place to set a series of romances.
Did you do any research
for the book?
I’ve
lived here most of my life and so needed to do very little research, apart from
looking into the boat that I used as Luke, the hero’s, temporary home.
What does a typical
writing day involve for you?
I’d
love to say I get up, have breakfast and write all day, but I work full time
and so I’ll catch up on a bit of social networking between 7 and 8am and then
write in the evenings when I get home.
How do you decide on the
names for your characters?
Names
are very important to me and I can’t start writing the book until I find the
perfect name for each of the characters. I’ve wasted days looking…
Which writers have
influenced your own writing?
I
love Christina Jones’s novels, and enjoy revisiting characters in her books,
which probably has something to do with why I like writing this series and let
characters who I hope will become familiar to readers pop up throughout these
books.
What are you working on
next?
The
second book in the series, A Jersey Affair, is about a jilted shoe designer,
Paige – who we first met in A Jersey Kiss – who goes on her honeymoon to
Sorrento by herself where she meets a mysterious businessman, Sebastian who
then turns up in Jersey and turns her life upside-down.
Do you have a WIP?
Yes,
for the third book in the series, A Jersey Bombshell.
What has been the best
part of the writing process…and the worst? The best is writing the
first draft and getting to know the characters, and the worst is realizing how
much work I have to do when I read through it at the end! Thanks again, Julie.
Thank you, Georgina for
giving us an insight into your books and for introducing us to the beautiful
island of Jersey.
Georgina has written three romantic novels based in Jersey for
the Jersey Romance Series, which she hopes you'll want to read, enjoy and maybe
tell your friends all about.
Book Blurb:
Living in the 'sunny isle' it's hard not to fall in love and
even though Bea Philips is still reeling from a nasty divorce, the loss of her
beloved god-mother and inheriting a legacy that includes something
mysterious no one seems able to locate, she still has to find a way to fight a
court case that threatens to take away everything she owns. The last
thing Bea needs is a distraction in the form of surly builder Luke, or old
flame Tom.
Will Bea find a way to keep her dream home and maybe fall in
love? And what exactly is, A Jersey Kiss?
Reviews: "Enticing,
enchanting, intriguing - with a gloriously romantic island setting - I
absolutely loved this book!" Christina Jones
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