1--What is the title of your latest release?
MARRYING THE ENEMY
2--What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
Romeo and Juliet without all the death
3--How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
I wanted to strand them on an island and had recently visited my sister in Australia, so I chose an unnamed island in the Whitsundays.
4--Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life?
Absolutely!
5--What are three words that describe your protagonist?
She’s smart and funny and has great taste in clothes. My hero is rich, sexy, alpha and mad.
6--What’s something you learned while writing this book?
This happened in a different part of Australia from my book, but I ran across a fascinating article where orcas had once helped hunters by herding larger whales into shallow waters. I’ll spare you the details, but everyone ate well.
7--Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
Edit as I go.
8--What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
Old Dutch dill pickle potato chips
9--Describe your writing space/office!
For years I wrote in our finished attic, but in 2022, I converted our son’s bedroom into my office. It’s gorgeous! There’s a huge window with a peek-a-boo view of the lake. I have big white boards, calendars for this year and next, and a standing desk. There’s also a door onto a balcony where we often sit on warm days for happy hour.
Take a virtual tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2fwazjrJCY
10--Who is an author you admire?
So many. All my fellow Harlequin Presents authors for starters. They all make it look so easy. I love Talia Hibbert and recently started reading Emily Henry and Carly Fortune.
11--Is there a book that changed your life?
I recently read Four Thousand Weeks, which is the number of weeks in the average life span. That got me thinking about what I want to do with my remaining weeks.
12--Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be published)/Or, for indie authors, when you decided to self-publish.
Well, I’d been submitting stories for 25 years, so I was pretty amazed and thrilled and relieved! With that particular manuscript, I’d had a couple of rounds of revisions and the second ones had been very minor so when my editor asked if she could call, I had an inkling this was it, but I had had so many disappointments in the past, I didn’t want to believe it. Honestly, I’m still amazed that this is now my career. I’m so grateful to my editor(s) and all the readers who make this possible.
13--What’s your favorite genre to read?
Romance. Usually contemporary and I prefer a spicy read, but I’ll read nearly any type of romance.
14--What’s your favorite movie?
Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth version.)
15--What is your favorite season?
Spring
16--How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
Maybe dinner out, but often it’s on whatever day is convenient. It’s not that I’m bothered by my age, I just don’t see it as a big deal, so I don’t really celebrate it.
17--What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
I’ve been listening to Smartless and I like the Quitcast for writers.
18--What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
Anything I don’t have to cook myself! I lean more to eating like a vegetarian, but otherwise I like pretty much anything.
19--What do you do when you have free time?
I love walking in nature. I’m not super ambitious so I don’t do challenging mountain hikes, but mid-level walks through parks are my happy place.
20--What can readers expect from you next?
The third book in my Raven’s Cove trilogy, Wanting a Family Man, releases Oct 1st and my next Harlequin, Husband for the Holidays, releases on the same day.
Heading to the altar with the man she hates most! Embrace the angst in this enemies-to-lovers romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Dani Collins.
Two warring households…
One marriage to unite them!
The Blackwood and Visconti feud has spanned generations. So when billionaire Domenico is stranded on a remote island with stunning adversary heiress Evelina, sparks are sure to fly. Just not the ones he thought…
Eve surrenders to her instant soul-burning chemistry with Dom, vowing never to reveal their sin… Until the age-old rivalry threatens to destroy her family. Now to ensure a truce, Eve must do the unthinkable: marry the enemy. Except how can she keep things strictly on paper when she can’t ignore the hunger her husband has unleashed?
From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Romance Billionaire [Harlequin Presents, On Sale: August 20, 2024, Mass Market Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781335939128 / eISBN: 9780369754783]
Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author Dani Collins thrives on giving readers emotional, compelling, heart-soaring romance with laughter and heat thrown in, just like real life. While she is best known for writing contemporary romance for Harlequin Presents and Tule Publishing, she also writes historical and erotic romance. When she’s not writing—just kidding, she’s always writing. Dani lives in Southern BC, Canada with her high school sweetheart husband.
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