A
man with a deadly past, a woman with a bright future, and the danger closing in
on them, eager to destroy them both.
Veronica Forand takes
readers on a
heart-stopping ride through the world of espionage. If you loved Killing Game by Toni Anderson or Minutes to Kill by Melinda Leigh, you’ll
find yourself absorbed and utterly thrilled by TRUE DECEPTIONS.
Synoposis:
After his partner was murdered, Simon Dunn
was finished with MI6. But the cold, violent world of British intelligence
never lets anyone go free. Now Simon has been blackmailed into a new job...with
a beautiful new partner who's going to get them both killed.
Robotics expert Cassie Watson is a newbie
field agent with as much sophistication as...well, a pacifist, vegan computer
nerd. Now she's abruptly thrust into the cutthroat world of espionage with a
partner who is as cold as he is brutally—and brutishly—handsome.
But when their mission is betrayed from the
inside, Cassie will be forced to place her life in the hands of the one man
who's anything but trustworthy...
Other
Romantic Suspense by Veronica Forand: Untrue
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About Veronica Forand:
A
Bostonian by birth, Veronica Forand regrettably lost her Boston accent while
moving from state to state and country to country. Cleveland probably had the
most profound effect on her ability to pronounce the “r” in the word “park.”
She
does try to return now and then to visit family and eat long neck clams and
lobster. Summers on Cape Cod are also high on the priority list.
Her
experience in crime involves time as a court appointed attorney. Eventually,
she switched fields to where bigger crimes take place, corporate tax. The
allure of spending mornings in her pajamas homeschooling her children and
writing fascinating fiction caused her to change careers again. Now that the
kids are out of the house (in school), she writes romantic thrillers by day and
is the perfect wife and mother at night.
Her
experience in romance is limited to one man. Luckily, he’s still finding ways
to charm her by taking her on vacations to the south of France, Fiji, and the
Green Mountains when time is short. Avid travelers, they love to roam with
their kids across continents in pursuit of skiing, scuba diving, and the
perfect piece of chocolate.
She’s
lived in London, Paris, Geneva, Washington D.C., and the accent destroying city
of Cleveland. She currently resides near Philadelphia.
Interview
Interview
1.
When did you first
realize you wanted to be a writer?
I love creating stories, but I never had the patience to commit to
creating an entire plot until after my fortieth birthday. At first, I took a
week away from my family to really focus
on writing and when I ran into roadblocks, I pushed through. After several
months of work, the book was finished. Typing “The End” was an amazing feeling
and gave me the confidence to continue writing more stories.
2.
How long does it take
you to write a book?
Each book takes about two to three weeks to plot and then approximately
three months to write between 80 and 90 thousand words.
3.
What is your work
schedule like when you're writing?
Once my kids are out of the house at school, I handle about an
hour of marketing and then write about four to six hours a day unless I have a
legal case that takes part of my day.
4.
What would you say is
your interesting writing quirk?
I am almost always wrapped in a blanket when I write, even in the
summer time. I often become stressed trying to pour the words onto the page and
wrapping up in a blanket calms me.
5.
How do books get
published?
I’ve sold my last five books to Entangled Publishing who do all
the edits, formatting, and cover design of the books.
6.
Where do you get your
information or ideas for your books?
I’m the queen of the what-if scenario. I hear stories and wonder
what would happen if I changed a few facts, like give the wife of the murdered
husband a father who was convicted years before of murdering his wife or have a
firefighter create fires so he could become a hero putting them out.
7.
When did you write your
first book and how old were you?
I wrote my first book four years ago. I had written many
beginnings prior to that, but this was my first attempt at finishing one. After
writing the first ten thousand words during a retreat in the summer, I
challenged myself to complete National Novel Writers Month (NaNoWriMo). I wrote
40,000 words, 10,000 words short of the 50K goal, but it was enough to push me
to complete the book over the next few months. That book remains under my bed
collecting dust.
8.
What do you like to do
when you're not writing?
I have a part-time law practice where I work in child dependency,
neglect and abuse cases. I represent amazing children through some of the
toughest times in their lives.
9.
What does your family
think of your writing?
Initially, I focused too much on writing and not enough on the
family. This caused issues at home, but now I’ve found a middle ground where I
write during certain hours of the day and focus on them the rest of the day.
10.
How many books have you
written? Which is your favorite?
I’ve written four novellas and five novels. My favorite is the
legal thriller I’m currently writing. It is not a romance and looks at a murder
case through the eyes of four protagonists.
11.
Do you have any
suggestions to help me become a better writer? If so, what are they?
Write the book you want to read. If you chase trends or try to
write in someone else’s voice, the beauty and magic of your story can be lost.
If you crave a certain type of book, there are probably others who are dying to
read that type too.
12.
Do you hear from your
readers much? What kinds of things do they say?
Most of my readers request that I write books on the secondary
characters in my stories. I also get complaints about who dies during my
stories.
13.
Do you like to create
books for adults?
I love creating thrillers, and they often become violent. Adults
are my audience, although my teenage daughters have been beta readers for me.
14.
What do you think makes
a good story?
A good story needs to have characters that a reader cares about,
regardless of whether they are likeable or not. In addition, the reader needs
to care about the journey, whether an adventure, a thriller, or an emotional
journey such as those in women’s fiction.
15.
As a child, what did you
want to do when you grew up?
I wanted to be a foreign correspondent. Travel and writing and excitement.
16.
What would you like my
readers to know?
The perfect gift for a writer in your life is time. When I feel
the obligations of my law work and my family, the guilt affects the quality of
my writing. My husband and kids are very gracious with granting me a weekend
afternoon to write without guilt and then when I am free again, I can enjoy the
family without feeling the need to write.
Thanks for hosting me today.
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