We are so happy and excited to have with us today
Ms. Roxy Boroughs.
Can I say I’m jealous of her first name?
I mean it sounds like a Rock~Star for Goodness
Sakes!
Okay, I’m over it.
So glad she’s here, Nooo, Really,
I am… :D
Thank you
so much for having me here today.
I’m conversing with you from my home in Calgary, Alberta in
Canada. And we’ve had the most beautiful fall imaginable. Lucky for me because
autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the fall colors.
Rad-Reader: What made you decide to become a writer? How and when did you realize you wanted to do
it?
Actually, I was a performer first, and always writing skits.
It was a natural progression for me to move to novels. Now, I don’t have to
settle for playing just one character. I can be all of them.
Rad-Reader: What
books influenced your writing style do you think? Why?
I’ve read, and appeared in, a number of plays. So I think I have
a good handle on dialogue. Other than that, I’ve read my share of classics—To
Kill a Mockingbird, Jane Eyre,
most of Wilkie Collins. It made me appreciate the mystery genre and just plain
good writing. I challenge myself to learn and grow with every book.
Rad-Reader: Where did you grow up and did it influence
you’re writing at all?
I come from a small town in Ontario, Canada. It’s not so
small anymore, but it was then. I think more than location, my circumstances
influenced my writing. I was quite ill as a child, so I spent a lot of time making
up stories.
Rad-Reader: What genres do you like to write and which do
you write the most of?
So far, I’ve written romantic suspense, romantic comedy, sweet
romance and romantic fantasy. Romance is the obvious common theme, so far. I
also have a short story that leans toward literary fiction.
Rad-Reader:
There are a lot of books turned into
movies any you can think of you like the movie better than the book?
Under the Tuscan Sun. Loved Diane Lane’s performance.
Rad-Reader: What are you currently reading and in what
format (e-book, paperback, or hardcover?)
Tempt Me, Cowboy by Megan Crane. It’s part of
the ‘Coppertop Mountain Rodeo’ series. My writing buddy, C. J. Carmichael, gifted
the e-book to me, as she also has a story in that series, called Promise
Me, Cowboy. Rad-Reader: When I get
some time I will have to look into that, I love me some Cowboys. LOL :D
Rad-Reader: What
would your newest lead character like about themselves?
Jimmy Frost, my hero in Home for Christmas, is hard working
and very capable. He can fix just about anything. A guy with a tool belt, who can
pick up a guitar and play you a love song—what’s not to like? Rad-Reader: Fanning myself~ : D~
Also, Jimmy always tries to do the right thing. But
circumstances conspire against him. I’m sure everyone has felt that way, at
times. I know I have. Rad-Reader: Here-Here!
Rad-Reader: Are
any of your characters based on any real people from your life. If
so in what ways?
No matter where the characters start, in the end, they are
all facets of myself. Or possess
qualities I’d like to have.
Rad-Reader: Any
authors that you have seen lately that their writing style has just grabbed
your attention?
Gillian Flynn. I’ve read Dark Places and Girl
Gone. Both are wonderful psychological thrillers. Looking forward to
reading her first novel, Sharp Objects.
Rad-Reader: Do
you write under a pen name? Why?
I do. Roxy Boroughs was inspired by the street I lived on as
a child—Roxborough Road. My real name is pretty tame and didn’t really work
with my hotter, romantic suspense titles.
Rad-Reader: Any
Pets or pet peeves? LOL
No pets. In the past, I’ve had dogs, fish and birds—budgies
and lovebirds.
Pet peeves? I can’t abide it if someone is inconsiderate. Try
it with me once and you’re out the door.
Rad-Reader: If
you could be one of your characters for one day, which one would you be &
why?
+In this book? The heroine, of course. So I can end up with
the yummy hero. (Sigh.)
Rad-Reader: Do
you read reviews and do they affect your day either way good or bad?
I definitely read reviews. It’s always nice to get a good
one, but the not-so-good ones are fine, too. I’m just so happy that people are
reading my work. Not everyone’s going to like it, but I have certainly
re-edited a book based on the feedback I received in a review. That’s the
beauty of e-publishing. I can tinker with the story until I’m satisfied.
Rad-Reader: How
many books do you have out? What is your newest book that is out?
Five and a short story. I have two romantic suspense titles,
one romantic comedy, a sweet romance anthology, and my latest, Home
for Christmas, is a sweet romance (with a side dollop of mystery)
and is Book Two of the series ‘A Frost Family Christmas’.
The first novella is What Child is This, by C. J.
Carmichael, and the concluding story is by Brenda M. Collins and is called The
Holly & the Ivy. All the books take place in the fictional town
of Carol Falls in Vermont.
Rad-Reader: How
do you chose your titles for your books?
I used to be terrible at them when I was writing plays. I
had to ask my actors to come up with the titles for me. I’m much better at it with
the novels. The titles pop into my head like magic.
Rad-Reader: Do you have any say in your covers for your
books?
I sure do. And it’s wonderful. I love choosing cover art.
Rad-Reader: Give
me a name of a song that plays in your head when you think of your new book…
Actually, other than Christmas carols, the song I played the
most while I was writing was STOMPA
by Serena Ryder. It’s my hero’s theme music. It’s not mentioned in the story.
That’s just a little secret between you and me.
Rad-Reader:
I can kind of see how it inspired this book with all the turmoil in Jame’s/Jimmie’s
life. He is so unsettled.
Rad-Reader: What advice would you give your young self
now?
Believe in yourself.
Rad-Reader: What advice do you have for up and coming
young writers?
Read. A lot. Both in and out of the genre(s) you want to
write. Then go write a lot.
Rad-Reader: How can we get in touch with you or follow
you? Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, etc...
Here are my links…
And if you’d like to see Serena Ryder
sing her hit STOMPA, turn up the
volume and click here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz7jCY1cpHk
Other
books that Roxy has penned:
Crazy For Cowboy
She’s
through with cowboys. But this one’s the ‘reel’ deal.
Equine veterinarian, Emily Grant, has had her share of cowboys, and they always break her heart. After vowing to give them up forever, Brandon Hollister strides into her life.
He’s a different kind of cowboy, one that works on the silver screen. But is he just playing the part when it comes to love? Or can this handsome hunk get past a case of mistaken identity to become the man to win Emily’s heart.
I loved this book I gave it 5 stars
Equine veterinarian, Emily Grant, has had her share of cowboys, and they always break her heart. After vowing to give them up forever, Brandon Hollister strides into her life.
He’s a different kind of cowboy, one that works on the silver screen. But is he just playing the part when it comes to love? Or can this handsome hunk get past a case of mistaken identity to become the man to win Emily’s heart.
I loved this book I gave it 5 stars
Single
mom, MAGGIE HOLMES, is a by-the-book Calgary cop, until her seven-year-old
asthmatic son, Davie, is kidnapped. Frantically grasping at any hope, she turns
to STAFFORD WEBB, a psychic who retrieves information through his sense of
touch.
Stafford is reluctant. Unbeknownst to Maggie, he helped with the Tommy Hutchinson kidnapping case six months earlier, but didn’t get to the child in time. Haunted by images of the boy, Stafford retreats inward and focuses on his other private obsession: finding the killer, James Ryan Morley – the man who also murdered Stafford’s older sister when she was sixteen.
But the desperation in Maggie’s eyes is too great for Stafford to ignore. Following his visions, they set off on a journey through the rugged terrain of the Northwest Territories – and along the jagged line between faith and reason.
61,000-word Romantic Suspense. Adult language, some violence, sexual situations.
Stafford is reluctant. Unbeknownst to Maggie, he helped with the Tommy Hutchinson kidnapping case six months earlier, but didn’t get to the child in time. Haunted by images of the boy, Stafford retreats inward and focuses on his other private obsession: finding the killer, James Ryan Morley – the man who also murdered Stafford’s older sister when she was sixteen.
But the desperation in Maggie’s eyes is too great for Stafford to ignore. Following his visions, they set off on a journey through the rugged terrain of the Northwest Territories – and along the jagged line between faith and reason.
61,000-word Romantic Suspense. Adult language, some violence, sexual situations.
A
chance encounter gives a grieving woman new perspective in this 2,350-word
short story by the author of 'A Stranger's Kiss' and 'A Stranger's Touch.'
A Stranger's Kiss
A
chance encounter gives a grieving woman new perspective in this 2,350-word
short story by the author of 'A Stranger's Kiss' and 'A Stranger's Touch.'
The
highly anticipated stand-alone sequel to Boroughs,' "A Stranger's
Touch", winner of the Writer's Voice Award.
Description:
Sam Hutchinson, a successful lawyer, is devastated by the murder of his son. Hoping to gain closure by learning more about the suspected killer, Sam traces the murderer's roots to Bandit Creek, Montana.
There, against a serene mountain backdrop, he finds Amy Tesher. Lies are Amy's camouflage, all fabricated to escape the secrets of her dark past. And to protect her eleven-year-old daughter, Renee, who is able to communicate with Sam's ghostly son.
Unaware of Sam's real mission, Amy takes him into the boarding house she's inherited from her grandmother. Just as the serial killer, James Ryan Morley, returns to claim Amy … and her daughter.
39,000-word Romantic Suspense novella. Adult language and themes, some violence, sexual situations.
Everything happens in Bandit Creek. http://banditcreekbooks.com
Description:
Sam Hutchinson, a successful lawyer, is devastated by the murder of his son. Hoping to gain closure by learning more about the suspected killer, Sam traces the murderer's roots to Bandit Creek, Montana.
There, against a serene mountain backdrop, he finds Amy Tesher. Lies are Amy's camouflage, all fabricated to escape the secrets of her dark past. And to protect her eleven-year-old daughter, Renee, who is able to communicate with Sam's ghostly son.
Unaware of Sam's real mission, Amy takes him into the boarding house she's inherited from her grandmother. Just as the serial killer, James Ryan Morley, returns to claim Amy … and her daughter.
39,000-word Romantic Suspense novella. Adult language and themes, some violence, sexual situations.
Everything happens in Bandit Creek. http://banditcreekbooks.com
This
is where I hope you were reading the two days the promo ran and today’s
interview. Roxy is nice enough to have
decided to give away a prize for the persons (only one winner per correct
answer.) that answers first. Send me an email Or comment be the first one.
What
is April’s Sons Name?
When
April’s son flaps his arms she calls it by its shorten name what does she call
it?
One winner will win e-Book #1: What Child is This
the second winner will win a $5.00 Starbucks card.
Thanks you Roxy on Behalf or our winners.
One winner will win e-Book #1: What Child is This
the second winner will win a $5.00 Starbucks card.
Thanks you Roxy on Behalf or our winners.