Perfect
Sense
Perfect
Series
Book
One
Amanda
Cowen
Genre: New Adult Contemporary
Romance
Publisher: Amanda Cowen Books
Date of Publication: March 22,
2016
Number of pages: 277
Word Count: 79,000
Cover Artist: Sarah Hansen -
Okaycreations
Book Description:
He’s gorgeous.
He’s reckless.
And he’s every woman’s dirty
fantasy in the state of California.., except one… Quinn Ashby.
Recent graduate of Penn and top
of her class, Quinn is whip smart, ambitious and interning as the new marketing
coordinator for the Bexley Bruisers American Hockey League team. The last thing
she needs is to waste her time on guys…especially one as lethal to her focus as
Cash Brooks.
But once the bad boy hockey star
tempts her into his world, threatening her professional future, she’s forced to
decide whether to let him into her heart…or to leave him behind forever.
Excerpt:
I round the
corner into the secluded hall leading to the washrooms, and my heart stops.
Cash on the ice, sweaty and dressed in hockey equipment, was sexy, but the Cash
sitting feet away, wearing an expensive modern-fit, pastel brown suit, is
insanely hot. I eye the two women perched on either side of him on the red
velvet chaise. To his right, a long-haired blonde with extensions rests a possessive
hand on his chest. To his left, a woman with jet black hair toys with her side
ponytail while running the fingers of her other hand through his wavy
honey-colored hair.
About
the Author:
Amanda Cowen can be found eating
cupcakes, singing off-key, or watching a good RomCom when she isn't trapped on
her computer writing stories. She is an "It's Always Sunny in
Philadelphia" fanatic, a hater of roller-coasters and a country music
junkie. She lives in Thunder Bay, ON where the summers are short and the
winters are long.
Her next Contemporary Romance/New
Adult Fiction novel PERFECT SENSE (The Perfect Series #1) will be available
March 22, 2016.
Amanda would love to hear from
her readers. Contact her via her website,
become a fan on Facebook, follow
her on Instagram, or on Goodreads.
Interview
Where are you from?
Thunder Bay, ON
Tell us your latest news?
I’m a unicorn! Just kidding. I’ve got
nothing. I’m a mom with two little boys, I live a hectic, yet boring life.
I started writing when I was in the fourth
grade. I couldn’t get the stories swirling around in my brain down on paper
fast enough! I continued to write into my teen years, but stopped for
a while when I was in University. But I always came back to writing. Then after
a family friend passed away suddenly (she was only 30 years old with two kids),
I realized life was too damn short not to be doing what you love… and I love
writing. So I dug deep and I started taking my writing seriously. I pumped out
three YA novels in one year, but wasn’t satisfied with any other them. Then
inspiration struck and I finally wrote Between Friends and published it in
2013. I’ve had such a lag between that book and Perfect Sense, mainly because
life happens and I’m not a writer full time, even though I’d like to be. But
I’m very happy with how Perfect Sense turned out, and I hope all my readers
will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it! I will never stop writing, I
will always be an author and you can expect to see much more from me in the
future!
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
I always have. It’s just always been in me
to write! But I didn’t start taking my writing seriously until five years ago.
What inspired you to write your first book?
My first book and my first self-published
book are two different things! Haha. So I will share what inspired me to write my
first self-published book BETWEEN FRIENDS. When my real life male best friend
told me he was engaged, it made me wonder what it would have been like if we
had ever crossed that line from friends to lovers. So I sat down and pumped out
BETWEEN FRIENDS in six months. I based all of the characters off of my real life
group of friends and the rest is history!
Do you have a specific writing style?
Yes, first person. I can’t write or read a
book any other way.
Is there a message in your novel that you want
readers to grasp?
If anyone takes anything
away from PERFECT SENSE, it’s that love isn’t always easy when you love someone
with an addiction. Addiction is a disease. And people tend to stereo type
addicts negatively as unemployed, victims of bad upbringings, high school drop
outs and prostitutes. People think they take drugs in dark, dirty alleyways,
rob innocent people, or go on binges and engage in high risk behaviors. But in
reality the majority of addicts are just like everyone else, and many are
professional athletes, people in power, celebrities, or someone you know. Addiction
does not discriminate between rich and poor, young or old. And hopefully, Cash
and Quinn’s story portrays that.
How much of the book is realistic?
It’s 100% fictional. Neither of the
characters or events are based on real life people or events. But Cash and
Quinn’s story is as realistic as a fictional story could get. There is no
supernatural aspect or fantasy and will never be in my writing.
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events
in your own life?
Yes, Cash and Quinn’s story was inspired by my husband
(who is also a hockey player). We were sitting around one night and I was
telling him I wanted to write an angsty love story. I was working on another
novel but I felt like it just wasn’t coming together the way I wanted. I told
him I needed to challenge myself and write something different than my comfort
zone and previous novel Between Friends (which is more of a romantic comedy and
sweet love story). So he said that I should write a story about a hockey
player, and told me about Theo Fleurry, a Canadian hockey player who suffered
with an addiction. I immediately Googled Theo Fleurry and his story. He had an
autobiography published in 2009 called Playing with Fire. And as I read his story,
it started to inspire me to write and create Cash and Quinn’s story.
What books have most influenced your life most?
As a kid, The Baby Sitters Club was my
absolute favorite! In my teens and early twenties, anything by Emily Giffin.
And now, I like to read ROMANCE EVERYTHING!!!
If you had to choose, which writer would you
consider a mentor?
Emily Giffin
What book are you reading now?
Me and my girlfriend Angela are book
clubbing Step Brother Dearest by Penelope Ward.
What are your current projects?
Perfect Love (Perfect Series #2), the second book to Cash
and Quinn’s story will be released later this year. I don’t want to give too
much away, because that means I would give away the ending of Perfect Sense. So
I’ll just say it will be worth the wait!
I’m working on three other novels, TAINTED (a love
triangle romance) and FROM A TO Z (a friends to lovers romance), both
anticipated to be released 2017. Also, WINGMAN (a second friends to lovers
romance), anticipated to release 2018. I have a lot on the go! I wish I could
just write full time and pump out all the characters and stories swirling
around in my head J
What would you like my readers to know?
I’m a hopeless romantic. I like cupcakes.
And I’m a Netflix binger.
Instagram - @authoramandacowen
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