~ ALL IN FOR LOVE ~

Welcome to the creative authors who are bringing us a brand-new romance anthology All in for Love, which releases on June 1st!  They are: Sharon Buchbinder,  Lashanta Charles, Keta Diablo, Kat Henry Doran, Margo Hoornstra,  and M.J. Schiller.

 In this interview, each author answers a different question for you. So get set to learn more about where writers get their inspiration, what they do in their spare time, where they travel, what work they do, and  what to do about writer’s block. They also have a really unique giveaway for you. So read on…

Keta will start us off.

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Keta Diablo, Author, A GHOST TO DIE FOR

Hello Zara, and thanks for hosting our boxed set: All In For Love: A Lucky 7 Anthology. Much appreciated.

What do you do when you are not writing?

When I’m not writing, I love to garden, weather permitting. I live in the Midwest so we only have about 4-5 months when flowers are in full bloom.

I’m also a huge animal love and donate my time and support to our local animal shelter. I’d love to adopt them all but I’m afraid my family members wouldn’t be too happy about that. I did adopt Emma LaPounce seven years ago. She was brought in by a family who moved out of town, took their furniture but left her behind. She didn’t like me much at first when I visited her in the shelter. In fact, she was so depressed about being left behind, she didn’t like anyone. I continued to take her out of the cage and hold her in my lap, talk to her and the best I can say is she ‘tolerated’ me.

Finally, one day, I decided to take her home. I could see she would probably never find a forever home, and there was something about her that drew me. It didn’t take long for us to bond after that. Guess she thought she was stuck with this human and should make the best of it. Now…she never leaves my side. When I’m writing, she sits by the laptop and plays with the mouse all the time. Maybe she thinks it’s a real one!

Anyway, that’s what I do, garden, read and visit animals humans have deserted.

Happy reading, everyone, Keta

Keta’s blog: http://ketaskeep.blogspot.com

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Kat Henry Doran, Author, RAISING KANE

 What interesting jobs have you had?

For a period of time in my later years, I served as a SANE, or Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, for our local rape crisis service. After a rigorous training, I was expected to respond to local emergency rooms, at the request of victims, where I documented and collected forensic evidence to be used at time of trial. Though not as exciting as it’s portrayed in movies, TV or books, it meant being tethered to a pager twenty-four hours a day, hauling myself out of bed in the middle of the night after the pager went off, and heading for the ER. My ‘patients’ ranged in age from teens to mature adulthood. I became proficient at using a camera, binocular colposcopes and collection and preservation of evidence.

It was worthwhile, gratifying and nothing like you see on TV.

Have I put any of this experience in a book? You bet. Chek out my For Keeps in the Wild Rose Press, Candy Hearts series. Will I write about it again? If the plot calls for it, though revisiting those days is not something I relish.

Kat’s blog http://wildwomenauthorsx2.blogspot.com/

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Margo Hoornstra, Author, FOR LOVE OR MONEY

How did you choose the genre you write in?

In my case, it’s the other way around. The genres I write in – Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense – chose me. Those are the genres I enjoy reading and adore being a part of. For me, the happily ever after ending is a must. And books in the romance genre in general always deliver. Aspiring writers are taught to write what they know and to know their audience. In Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense, those principles are extremely easy to follow. I know personally about the emotions, trials, and tribulations involved in loving someone for a lifetime. And, I’m relatively sure those in the Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense audience want an interesting, believable story with that always gratifying happily ever after conclusion. The 6 novels and novellas contained in ALL IN FOR LOVE: A Lucky 7 Anthology deliver on all counts. Even my contribution For Money or Love.

Margo’s website www.margohoornstra.com

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LaShanta Charles ~ Author, PERFECT ODDS

Do you ever experience writer’s block?

Hi, Zara! Thanks for having us!

I experience writer’s block more often than not. In fact, most days I don’t get to write anything at all. I can go weeks with writing nothing at all. Of course, on those days I always see so many of my author friends saying how they’ve written anywhere from 1000 to 8000 words. I always say I’ll top their number “tomorrow,” but then I never do! Then I have my days when I don’t focus on word count at all. I just go for scene after scene, writing until my mind is blank and I neglect all human needs until, finally, my mind is blank and the voices are quiet.

LaShanta’s Blog: http://randomlymeandyou.blogspot.com/

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M.J. Schiller ~ Author, TAKE A CHANCE ON ME

Is anything in your book based on real life experiences or purely all imagination?

Hi, Zara! Thanks for having us!

As you know, ALL IN FOR LOVE is a box set centered on a casino named La Bonne Chance Resort & Casino. I happen to have quite a bit of experience in a casino, sort of. Every October my husband and I, with a handful of our friends (sometimes two handfuls), participate in something we lovingly like to call Vegaspalooza. The trip includes a ritualistic trip to Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville and we sometimes try to hit the Irish pub in New York, New York. I said I sort of have casino experience because I don’t, myself, gamble. Usually my hubby and the boys hit the tables, and I…well I hermit myself away in my hotel room and write. I know, sounds so sad. But actually it’s like heaven to me. Call me a nerd, but I love to hang out with my characters. J And I do some people watching (another writer thing) and participate in any evening activities, which usually include a drink or two.

My contribution to the set, TAKE A CHANCE ON ME, begins with the hero at the heroine dealer’s blackjack table. Since my experience in that particular part of the casino scene is limited, I called on my husband and his buddies. “What would be a bad hand to have – one where the best move might be debatable?” “When do they do that fancy chip stuff, where they measure stacks against each other and lay them out on the table?” It was quite humorous receiving their answers in a group text!

M. J.’s Blog http://mjschillerauthor.blogspot.com/

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Sharon Buchbinder, Author, AN INN DECENT PROPOSAL

Are there certain characters you would like to go back to, or is there a theme or idea you’d love to work with?

I guess you could say there are certain professions that I love for characters, since I keep writing stories about chefs and hoteliers! My husband and I dine out about three times a week (which explains our inability to shed those last ten pounds!) and travel a good deal for business and pleasure. Over the forty-one years of our marriage, we have stayed at everything from a stunning boutique hotels to fabulous bed and breakfasts to corporate chains. We even stayed at a Motel 6 in a blizzard in Davenport, Iowa in the late 1970s. It was so cold, my husband had to keep going out and starting the car every two hours so it wouldn’t freeze, and we had to put towels at the door to keep snow from blowing in.

After sharing numerous dining and travel stories with a friend, she laughed and said, “You should write a book about this!” Genie, a Culinary Institute of America trained chef, and Jim, a Cornell Hotel School graduate, were the first characters born from these stories.

Sharon’s website http://www.sharonbuchbinder.com/

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ALL IN FOR LOVE

An Inn Decent Proposal By Sharon Buchbinder

Perfect Odds By Lashanta Charles

A Ghost To Die For By Keta Diablo

Raising Kane By Kat Henry Doran

For Money Or Love By Margo Hoornstra

Take A Chance On Me By M.J. Schiller

Genre: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense Anthology

Release Date: June 1, 2017

ASIN B071V94BWM

ALL IN FOR LOVE

Six Award-winning authors bring you six *sweet to sensual* romances filled with suspense, thrills and maybe even a ghost or two—for less than the price of a cup of coffee—99 cents!

Welcome to La Bonne Chance Resort & Casino!

With thousands of people passing through the casino’s doors on a daily basis, it’s no surprise that a variety of lives and loves are on the line there. It’s said that you’re more likely to lose your heart at La Bonne Chance than a hand of poker. Whether you are the Director of Casino Operations or the guy who created its software, a jilted bride or a black jack dealer, a past guest’s ghost or a sous chef–when it comes to love, the stakes are high.

Thank goodness what happens at La Bonne Chance, doesn’t always stay at La Bonne Chance….

Ready to roll the dice?

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Giveaway

To add to the fun, we are giving away one gambling themed handmade item to ONE lucky commenter who will be selected by a Random Number Generator.

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Buy Links

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If you would like to ask a question or make a comment, the authors are waiting to hear from you.

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