Awesome Romance Author Ingrid Hahn
Today I would like to introduce you to Awesome Romance Author Ingrid Hahn. I met Ingrid and her charming two-year-old at the New Jersey Romance Writers Conference this past October. Ingrid has a brand-new Regency that just hit the market yesterday. It is so exciting to be part of the welcoming committee for this book. Fake engagements. Blackmailing heroes. Undaunted heroines. Are you interested? I am going to let Ingrid give you the details…
Will you have a new book coming out soon?
February 20th is the day my second book, TO COVET A LADY’S HEART, comes out in the world! I’m super excited about this one. It throws two secondary characters from my first book, TO WIN A LADY’S HEART, into a fun situation. My hero blackmails my heroine into a fake engagement so he can pretend he’s reformed and gain custody of his orphaned nephew…then my heroine blackmails him directly to the altar. The story takes them on a bumpy and emotional journey to love. The third book in the series, which is the darkest and most complicated of the three, comes out at the end of June!
How did you come up with the title?
My original title for the first book was HONOR BOUND. My editor didn’t like it and neither did I. A quick search on Amazon turns up too many books with that title, and it’s not descriptive enough of genre and story type. The hero from that book, The Earl of Corbeau, is a very kind and upstanding Darcy-esque type. He loves the heroine from afar and thinks he can’t have her. When they get caught locked together in a storeroom by no fewer than three Society matrons, he steps up to save her reputation. Except she doesn’t want him by nefarious means. The title, TO WIN A LADY’S HEART, came about because that is the driving force of the book. He sets out to win her by any means possible. And has a few missteps along the way.
What do you do when you are not writing?
I have a small child just under two years of age. For two hour a day four days per week, I have a babysitter come play with them. That’s when I have to cram in all writing, editing, and marketing time. Other than that, it’s me and my sidekick during the days until Daddy comes home! We have a blast. We go to the park. For walks. Out to lunch. To libraries. To visit friends. Grocery shopping. And don’t forget that all-important nap! I couldn’t be happier. He’s an absolute delight.
Have you written a book you love that you have not been able to get published?
Yes! I know what I was thinking when I did this three years ago, but don’t ask me to explain it now—I wrote a 17th century gothic historical romance novella with paranormal elements set in France. I know, I know. When I tell people that they’re like, “Oh, you poor thing.” But I haven’t given up! Recently I’ve polished it up and have it out on submission again. So far, two rejections. I keep hearing people want different settings for their historical romances. Well, this is very different! I’m convinced (or deluded) that I can find it a home. I won’t give up until every last possible house says no.
Can you tell us about any other upcoming books, series, or writing plans?
I have three things currently out on submission and a proposal I hope to finish up and submit very soon! Then I’m going to dive into writing a short story for a call I’m interested in. I love writing for calls—directions and deadlines! After that, we’ll see!
TO COVET A LADY’S HEART (Landon Sisters Book 2)
After a lifetime of rakish behavior, Lord Maxfeld must pretend he’s reformed and find a fake wife. And, with the perfect blend of family scandal and tenuous acceptance in Society, there is nobody more suitable than Lady Phoebe. Trouble is, Phoebe will not agree to a false engagement, forcing Max to blackmail her into his scheme.
Phoebe will go to great lengths to avoid anything remotely dishonorable. Unwilling to bear the scandal of a broken engagement, she blackmails Max right back—directly to the altar.
Once married, though, Phoebe wants much more than Max’s ring. She wants his heart. But he will never give it. For better or worse may just be words, but Phoebe cannot stay with Max if he thinks love is the worst thing that can happen.
Buy Links
AMAZON | KOBO | BARNES & NOBLE
Learn more about Ingrid Hahn
WEBSITE: http://www.ingridhahnauthor.com
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010126397742
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Ingrid_Writer @Ingrid_Writer
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ingrid_hahn/ @ingrid_hahn
Thanks, Ingrid, for being my guest. Happy writing! I just bought a copy of your book and look forward to reading it.