Romantic Comedy/Adventure/Time Travel
Date Published: June 15, 2014
Part Two: Sex. Coffee. Time Travel. Coming Soon
Adventure-romance author, Lesley Meryn, has lived her own share of adventures. But the one thing she has never experienced is the "coupe de foudre", the Lightning-Bolt of Love. Connected by years of friendship to the sexy action-movie star, Jason Hambrey, Jax, the two really are "just friends" but the paparazzi are merciless, making their lives and their friendship almost impossible to sustain.
When Lesley's Aunt dies, leaving her a piece of property in North Yorkshire, Lesley is mystified. Her aunt kept it a secret. Lesley travels to London and learns her that her aunt leased the property twenty-five years before to an 'Historical Research Society'. The lease on the property is up for renewal. Before she makes her decision; Lesley travels to the farm to investigate
Nothing could prepare her for what she finds at the farm. Miles Sherwood is dark, devious, and desperate. He's the very last person one would consider the head of a stuffy British 'Historical Society'
Lesley finds him insufferable, yet irresistibly attractive. The two unknowingly share a deep connection. Whether they like it or not...it's Lightning-Time!
Elle Brookes
Elle grew up in Los Angeles, California, but has lived in San Francisco and then Jamaica when she was a Peace Corps Volunteer. At the age of twelve she became obsessed with keeping falcons in the back yard. Fortunately, for the hundreds of hapless French poodles living in the San Fernando Valley at the time, she was not allowed to do this. In the course of the following years, she took on the challenges of earlier times, learning how to fence, how to ride horses, archery skills, and she even took a "Grand Tour of Europe". Travel continues to be a passion of hers. Her father always claimed that she had been born into the wrong century. He may have been right. Elle currently lives in the central highlands of Costa Rica with her dog Pixie, and her hedgehog, Quiller.
Interview:
What inspired you to write your first book?
Strangely
and most appropriately it was a dream. Really, a dream. I awoke with the
"Wow" still glowing in my brain synapses. The premise was simple.
Through the use of time travel, students of history would be able to go back in
time to do research for papers, etc. Only,
one of the students decides she wants to stay, and the Professor has to go
back, find her and bring her back. Of course, at the time, I had no idea of
what the possible consequences of time travel could be. But it instilled in me an interest in time
travel, and anything relating to it; books, movies, television (I was an early
Doctor Who fan from the third Doctor), quantum mechanics, the Large Hadron
Collider. But the story itself grew
slowly. I didn't really think I would be
able to write anything about it, or even consider attempting long form it until
I was in a writing class in college. That was when the first iteration of the
story was put to the page. And in those days, they still had real pages.
My writing
style has evolved through the years and the different stories I've written
(mostly short stories). The first draft of the story that eventually became the
two part novel was drawn in a very florid over-the-top-style (more Eighteenth
century than Twentieth). My writing group liked the story but not the style. I
worked through it and found that I was able to pare everything down into a
spare style, cleaner and more direct. I learned a great deal from reading the
Quiller series of books by Adam Hall, one of my favorite authors.
When you're
writing a time travel novel, and one that has elements of romance and elements
of other genres, it only takes a short time to find out, researching, that
almost every version of the title you want to use has been used at least
twice. And I wanted to avoid the flowery
font style of title that most romances are identified with. I realised that I
wanted something that was simple, direct and to the point. Book One became
LUST. MECHANICS. MINI COOPER. Book Two
is titled SEX. COFFEE. TIME TRAVEL. Book Two follows directly from Book One. I
expect it to go live in September.
When I was
writing, I had no real 'message' in mind.
I just wanted to have fun writing a book that readers would have fun
reading. And I wanted to have fun
playing with the Romance genre in general.
As a theme that runs through both books, there is the idea, that people must
change as time and circumstances force them to adapt to what is happening.
Well, that really depends on a lot of things. There are several scenes in the book that are
taken from situations that I actually experienced, and stories that I heard.
They constitute only a detail here and there.
For example, the party at the Armand Hammer Museum. For a while I worked for a television
production company and there would always be 'wrap' parties at the end of the
shooting season. They took place in venues, in Los Angeles, like the Hammer
Museum, the Natural History Museum, and one was even held at Barney's Beanery
(biker bar, hangout place). At the museums the galleries were always open to
explore, and more often than not there would be groups of 'paps' hanging around
outside to catch some of the actors, and some of the other 'famous' who would
usually be invited too. Many of the actresses
would have big shiny smiles but under their breath they would be talking about
how much their shoes hurt their feet. A very true story is the one about an
actor working for the company who was sued for 13 million dollars or something
like that by a pap for assault on his private parts. The head of the legal department (a woman) in
casual conversation, and not revealing anything that would be considered
unethical, laughed and remarked that she had yet to meet a man 'whose dick was
worth thirteen million dollars'. Additionally, some of the excesses of the actors
and directors were astonishing. It was
an interesting experience, to say the least.
Yes, there
are a few experiences in the book that relate to me personally, but I don't
really want to point those out.
The
classics, absolutely! Alexandre Dumas, Rafael Sabatini, Daniel Defoe, as
mentioned before, the Quiller books of Adam Hall. I read a lot of science fiction, Nordic Noir,
and just about anything that piques my interest, fiction or non-fiction.
In terms of
a Master Class in writing I would have to go with Adam Hall.
Email: tymslyder@aol.com
Skype: BROOKES2011
Romantic Comedy/Adventure/Time Travel
Date Published: June 15, 2014
Part Two: Sex. Coffee. Time Travel. Coming Soon
Adventure-romance author, Lesley Meryn, has lived her own share of adventures. But the one thing she has never experienced is the "coupe de foudre", the Lightning-Bolt of Love. Connected by years of friendship to the sexy action-movie star, Jason Hambrey, Jax, the two really are "just friends" but the paparazzi are merciless, making their lives and their friendship almost impossible to sustain.
When Lesley's Aunt dies, leaving her a piece of property in North Yorkshire, Lesley is mystified. Her aunt kept it a secret. Lesley travels to London and learns her that her aunt leased the property twenty-five years before to an 'Historical Research Society'. The lease on the property is up for renewal. Before she makes her decision; Lesley travels to the farm to investigate
Nothing could prepare her for what she finds at the farm. Miles Sherwood is dark, devious, and desperate. He's the very last person one would consider the head of a stuffy British 'Historical Society'
Lesley finds him insufferable, yet irresistibly attractive. The two unknowingly share a deep connection. Whether they like it or not...it's Lightning-Time!
Elle grew up in Los Angeles, California, but has lived in San Francisco and then Jamaica when she was a Peace Corps Volunteer. At the age of twelve she became obsessed with keeping falcons in the back yard. Fortunately, for the hundreds of hapless French poodles living in the San Fernando Valley at the time, she was not allowed to do this. In the course of the following years, she took on the challenges of earlier times, learning how to fence, how to ride horses, archery skills, and she even took a "Grand Tour of Europe". Travel continues to be a passion of hers. Her father always claimed that she had been born into the wrong century. He may have been right. Elle currently lives in the central highlands of Costa Rica with her dog Pixie, and her hedgehog, Quiller.
What inspired you to write your first book?
Strangely and most appropriately it was a dream. Really, a dream. I awoke with the "Wow" still glowing in my brain synapses. The premise was simple. Through the use of time travel, students of history would be able to go back in time to do research for papers, etc. Only, one of the students decides she wants to stay, and the Professor has to go back, find her and bring her back. Of course, at the time, I had no idea of what the possible consequences of time travel could be. But it instilled in me an interest in time travel, and anything relating to it; books, movies, television (I was an early Doctor Who fan from the third Doctor), quantum mechanics, the Large Hadron Collider. But the story itself grew slowly. I didn't really think I would be able to write anything about it, or even consider attempting long form it until I was in a writing class in college. That was when the first iteration of the story was put to the page. And in those days, they still had real pages.
Strangely and most appropriately it was a dream. Really, a dream. I awoke with the "Wow" still glowing in my brain synapses. The premise was simple. Through the use of time travel, students of history would be able to go back in time to do research for papers, etc. Only, one of the students decides she wants to stay, and the Professor has to go back, find her and bring her back. Of course, at the time, I had no idea of what the possible consequences of time travel could be. But it instilled in me an interest in time travel, and anything relating to it; books, movies, television (I was an early Doctor Who fan from the third Doctor), quantum mechanics, the Large Hadron Collider. But the story itself grew slowly. I didn't really think I would be able to write anything about it, or even consider attempting long form it until I was in a writing class in college. That was when the first iteration of the story was put to the page. And in those days, they still had real pages.
Do you have a specific writing style?
My writing style has evolved through the years and the different stories I've written (mostly short stories). The first draft of the story that eventually became the two part novel was drawn in a very florid over-the-top-style (more Eighteenth century than Twentieth). My writing group liked the story but not the style. I worked through it and found that I was able to pare everything down into a spare style, cleaner and more direct. I learned a great deal from reading the Quiller series of books by Adam Hall, one of my favorite authors.
My writing style has evolved through the years and the different stories I've written (mostly short stories). The first draft of the story that eventually became the two part novel was drawn in a very florid over-the-top-style (more Eighteenth century than Twentieth). My writing group liked the story but not the style. I worked through it and found that I was able to pare everything down into a spare style, cleaner and more direct. I learned a great deal from reading the Quiller series of books by Adam Hall, one of my favorite authors.
How did you come up with the title?
When you're writing a time travel novel, and one that has elements of romance and elements of other genres, it only takes a short time to find out, researching, that almost every version of the title you want to use has been used at least twice. And I wanted to avoid the flowery font style of title that most romances are identified with. I realised that I wanted something that was simple, direct and to the point. Book One became LUST. MECHANICS. MINI COOPER. Book Two is titled SEX. COFFEE. TIME TRAVEL. Book Two follows directly from Book One. I expect it to go live in September.
When you're writing a time travel novel, and one that has elements of romance and elements of other genres, it only takes a short time to find out, researching, that almost every version of the title you want to use has been used at least twice. And I wanted to avoid the flowery font style of title that most romances are identified with. I realised that I wanted something that was simple, direct and to the point. Book One became LUST. MECHANICS. MINI COOPER. Book Two is titled SEX. COFFEE. TIME TRAVEL. Book Two follows directly from Book One. I expect it to go live in September.
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
When I was writing, I had no real 'message' in mind. I just wanted to have fun writing a book that readers would have fun reading. And I wanted to have fun playing with the Romance genre in general. As a theme that runs through both books, there is the idea, that people must change as time and circumstances force them to adapt to what is happening.
When I was writing, I had no real 'message' in mind. I just wanted to have fun writing a book that readers would have fun reading. And I wanted to have fun playing with the Romance genre in general. As a theme that runs through both books, there is the idea, that people must change as time and circumstances force them to adapt to what is happening.
How much of the book is realistic?
Well, that really depends on a lot of things. There are several scenes in the book that are taken from situations that I actually experienced, and stories that I heard. They constitute only a detail here and there. For example, the party at the Armand Hammer Museum. For a while I worked for a television production company and there would always be 'wrap' parties at the end of the shooting season. They took place in venues, in Los Angeles, like the Hammer Museum, the Natural History Museum, and one was even held at Barney's Beanery (biker bar, hangout place). At the museums the galleries were always open to explore, and more often than not there would be groups of 'paps' hanging around outside to catch some of the actors, and some of the other 'famous' who would usually be invited too. Many of the actresses would have big shiny smiles but under their breath they would be talking about how much their shoes hurt their feet. A very true story is the one about an actor working for the company who was sued for 13 million dollars or something like that by a pap for assault on his private parts. The head of the legal department (a woman) in casual conversation, and not revealing anything that would be considered unethical, laughed and remarked that she had yet to meet a man 'whose dick was worth thirteen million dollars'. Additionally, some of the excesses of the actors and directors were astonishing. It was an interesting experience, to say the least.
Well, that really depends on a lot of things. There are several scenes in the book that are taken from situations that I actually experienced, and stories that I heard. They constitute only a detail here and there. For example, the party at the Armand Hammer Museum. For a while I worked for a television production company and there would always be 'wrap' parties at the end of the shooting season. They took place in venues, in Los Angeles, like the Hammer Museum, the Natural History Museum, and one was even held at Barney's Beanery (biker bar, hangout place). At the museums the galleries were always open to explore, and more often than not there would be groups of 'paps' hanging around outside to catch some of the actors, and some of the other 'famous' who would usually be invited too. Many of the actresses would have big shiny smiles but under their breath they would be talking about how much their shoes hurt their feet. A very true story is the one about an actor working for the company who was sued for 13 million dollars or something like that by a pap for assault on his private parts. The head of the legal department (a woman) in casual conversation, and not revealing anything that would be considered unethical, laughed and remarked that she had yet to meet a man 'whose dick was worth thirteen million dollars'. Additionally, some of the excesses of the actors and directors were astonishing. It was an interesting experience, to say the least.
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own
life?
Yes, there are a few experiences in the book that relate to me personally, but I don't really want to point those out.
Yes, there are a few experiences in the book that relate to me personally, but I don't really want to point those out.
What books have most influenced your life most?
The classics, absolutely! Alexandre Dumas, Rafael Sabatini, Daniel Defoe, as mentioned before, the Quiller books of Adam Hall. I read a lot of science fiction, Nordic Noir, and just about anything that piques my interest, fiction or non-fiction.
The classics, absolutely! Alexandre Dumas, Rafael Sabatini, Daniel Defoe, as mentioned before, the Quiller books of Adam Hall. I read a lot of science fiction, Nordic Noir, and just about anything that piques my interest, fiction or non-fiction.
If you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor?
In terms of a Master Class in writing I would have to go with Adam Hall.
In terms of a Master Class in writing I would have to go with Adam Hall.
What book are you reading now? I just finished The Flight of the Silvers by
Daniel Price. Enjoyed it immensely.
What would you like my readers to know? LUST. MECHANICS. MINI COOPER. is a fun book
about two people who find themselves connected in a most unusual way. Both have very strong personalities, and are
headstrong to a fault. They don't always make very good choices. Their
relationship is intense and complex, but also uncertain because of their unusual
bond. To say any more would be "spoilers".
Email: tymslyder@aol.com
Skype: BROOKES2011
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