Contemporary / New Adult
Date Published: July 11, 2014
Their Rigid Rules, the 3rd book and prequel in The Chemical Attraction Series, can be read first or last in the series.
Taylor Valentine, a senior at Western Michigan University, has had her life planned out since kindergarten. After her parents died while she was still in high school, she had perfected it to make them proud. Now with the help of her best friends, Joe and Eva, she focuses on graduation and a career with romance in the far distant future. However, when the visiting professor enters the lecture hall to a four-weekend Civil War seminar, her perfect plan hits a snag.
As a handsome history professor and former marine, Dr. Stuart Morgan has his own set of strict rules especially with infatuated students. He enjoys his boring yet pleasant life until he starts receiving death threats. With his unwanted bodyguard in tow, Stuart is unnerved by his reaction to Taylor. Their rigid rules discourage all but a flirtation.
As the death threats become evident, the FBI believes Taylor’s the culprit, hindering their budding romance. When Taylor inadvertently becomes the target, Joe and Stuart whisk her away to protect her. Meanwhile, Joe struggles with his feelings for Taylor. He’s loved her since grade school. He won’t let her go and stands in Stuart’s way. The men push her to choose between the lifelong love of her best friend and the true love of her new boyfriend.
With the threats from family and foe pulling them apart, Stuart wonders if they can sustain the stress. Trusting their love, he must somehow convince Taylor to break her rules and embrace a new plan.
Christina Thompson
After retiring from acupuncture and massage therapy, Christina found a new passion. She enjoys writing about the emotional workings of our mind and heart and the spiritual energy that taps into our passions. Her background in Traditional Chinese Medicine taught her that the mind and spirit affect the body in powerful ways. The healing power of LOVE is incredibly profound.
Interview:
Thank
you for hosting me today. I’m happy to be here. ~Christina
What
inspired you to write your first book?
Are experiences based on someone you
know, or events in your own life?
Do
you have a specific writing style?
How did you come up with the title?
Is there a message in your novel that
you want readers to grasp?
How much of the book is realistic?
What
books have most influenced your life?
If
you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor?
Stephen King
What book are you reading now?
Eclipse Lake by Mae Clair
What
would you like my readers to know?
Where
can readers find you and your work?
Goodreads
Author Page: http://bit.ly/GMgINA
Contemporary / New Adult
Date Published: July 11, 2014
Their Rigid Rules, the 3rd book and prequel in The Chemical Attraction Series, can be read first or last in the series.
Taylor Valentine, a senior at Western Michigan University, has had her life planned out since kindergarten. After her parents died while she was still in high school, she had perfected it to make them proud. Now with the help of her best friends, Joe and Eva, she focuses on graduation and a career with romance in the far distant future. However, when the visiting professor enters the lecture hall to a four-weekend Civil War seminar, her perfect plan hits a snag.
As a handsome history professor and former marine, Dr. Stuart Morgan has his own set of strict rules especially with infatuated students. He enjoys his boring yet pleasant life until he starts receiving death threats. With his unwanted bodyguard in tow, Stuart is unnerved by his reaction to Taylor. Their rigid rules discourage all but a flirtation.
As the death threats become evident, the FBI believes Taylor’s the culprit, hindering their budding romance. When Taylor inadvertently becomes the target, Joe and Stuart whisk her away to protect her. Meanwhile, Joe struggles with his feelings for Taylor. He’s loved her since grade school. He won’t let her go and stands in Stuart’s way. The men push her to choose between the lifelong love of her best friend and the true love of her new boyfriend.
With the threats from family and foe pulling them apart, Stuart wonders if they can sustain the stress. Trusting their love, he must somehow convince Taylor to break her rules and embrace a new plan.
After retiring from acupuncture and massage therapy, Christina found a new passion. She enjoys writing about the emotional workings of our mind and heart and the spiritual energy that taps into our passions. Her background in Traditional Chinese Medicine taught her that the mind and spirit affect the body in powerful ways. The healing power of LOVE is incredibly profound.
Interview:
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?
How did you come up with the title?
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
How much of the book is realistic?
What book are you reading now?
Interview:
Thank
you for hosting me today. I’m happy to be here. ~Christina
What
inspired you to write your first book?
I wrote Their Rigid Rules years ago as a short story then recently developed
it. My husband, Kraig, inspired the novel. I dedicated it to him.
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?
Like the main character Taylor, I
had my life mapped out since grade school; and like Taylor’s plan, mine also
fell apart when I met my one and only.
Do
you have a specific writing style?
I like when emotions and actions
feed off each other creating the suspense. Taylor’s and Stuart’s actions
reflect their emotions intensifying the choices they make, which aren’t always
the best decisions.
How did you come up with the title?
Taylor and Stuart have strict rules
for their lives. They’ve never thought of deviating from those rules until they
meet. It’s their Head-vs-Heart battle: Should they give up their rules and take
a chance on love?
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
Life is about taking chances and
stepping outside that comfortable box.
How much of the book is realistic?
The stress of change and the unknown
result is a part of life.
What
books have most influenced your life?
Ted Kaptchuk’s The Web That Has No Weaver expanded my narrow view of the Universe.
Stephen King’s On Writing encouraged
me to write with my heart not my head.
If
you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor?
Stephen King
What book are you reading now?
Eclipse Lake by Mae Clair
What
would you like my readers to know?
Although Their Rigid Rules is the third book in The Chemical Attraction
Series, it’s also the prequel and can be read first or last.
Where
can readers find you and your work?
Website:
https://www.ChristinaKThompson.com
Publisher
website: https://www.48fourteen.com
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ChristinaPOV
Amazon
Author Page: http://amzn.to/16U7Y0S
Goodreads
Author Page: http://bit.ly/GMgINA
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Just love the suspense
ReplyDeletethe cover intrigues me most of all.
ReplyDeletei like that its a new adult book novel
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