1--What is the title of your latest release?
THE CHRISTMAS STAR, Love in Brighton Village Book 4
2--What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
A missing magical star. A treasured job on the line. Three weeks to pull off a Christmas miracle.
3--How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
I knew it would take place in my fictional town of Brighton, NH, right from the start. This village somewhere in the middle of New Hampshire is a great place to get away from all the chaos of real life. I built it to feel a bit like being inside a snow globe and love spending time there because of the great sense of community and cooperation. The Love in Brighton Village series is linked by the village, so the books don’t have to be read in order.
4--Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life?
I’ve been hanging out with Allegra for months and really like her.
5--What are three words that describe your protagonist?
Driven, kind, and a people pleaser. Her greatest yearning is to belong.
6--What’s something you learned while writing this book?
Like Allegra, my confidence can be shaky, so I relearned that confidence is an inside job and not something you can depend on others to give you.
7--Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
A bit of both.
8--What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
Good quality dark chocolate.
9--Describe your writing space/office!
I love my office. It’s a small room, but it’s all mine. I have two bookcases filled with writing and research books. They shelves are scattered with angels and inspiring mugs. There’s a big glass “white” board where I stick photos of my cast and story ideas. Behind my desk, there’s a filing cabinet that holds more ideas than I can ever write. My desk can go from sitting to standing. I write on a desktop. I like the big screen to write. It makes it feel as if I can immerse myself into the story. On the wall, I have a couple of pieces of art. I also have a poor plant that I have to keep replacing because I forget to water it. Although the Christmas cactus I have there right now seems to be doing okay.
10--Who is an author you admire?
I love Sarah Morgan’s books because one of her points of views is usually from an older woman’s.
11--Is there a book that changed your life?
I read Airs Above the Ground as a teenager (because it had a horse on the cover <g>) and that introduced me to the world of romantic suspense.
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.
It was in December on a stormy day at 11 a.m. I was so excited to share my news, but everyone I called wasn’t answering their phone. The only people around were my two kids. So I said to my then five-year-old son, “Mom just sold her book.” He answered, “That’s great, Mom. What’s for lunch?” You can always count on kids to ground you back into reality.
13--What’s your favorite genre to read?
Contemporary fiction of all kinds, especially women’s fiction.
14--What’s your favorite movie?
That’s tough to answer. Right now, it’s all the new Hallmark Christmas movies.
15--What is your favorite season?
Fall. The weather is cool, making it sweater weather. The leaves put on a great show of color. No bugs. It’s perfect hiking weather.
16--How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
With family. My favorite gift is when both my kids and their families show up to share my birthday dinner with me.
17--What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
I’ve been enjoying High Potential. I love shows where the main character is clever and sees things other don’t. I wish I was that clever.
18--What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
Dessert
19--What do you do when you have free time?
I love to bake, knit while I watch TV and do all sorts of crafty things (even though I’m not particularly good at it). I also love to take long walks with my dog (if you want to see what she looks like, take a look at the cover of Summer’s Sweet Spot—the artist used her as a model.)
20--What can readers expect from you next?
I’m working on the next book in the Love in Brighton Series. It takes place during October, which is National Dog Adoption Month. The main character runs a canine center and is in charge of the dog adoption booth at the Pumpkin Festival. There’s a white terrier, who shows up at her center and really thinks it’s his story. Of course, things can’t go smoothly, or we’d have no story.
Love in Brighton Village #4
A missing magical star. A treasured job on the line. Three weeks to pull off a Christmas miracle.
When Brighton's legendary glass Christmas Star vanishes, Allegra Livingstone, the new town administrator, is determined to find it before the Christmas Eve Lighting Ceremony. This job is her second chance after a botched event that cost her her reputation and shattered her confidence. She can’t fail.
Desperate for a solution, Allegra turns to Fynn Sheridan, an old friend who is a glass artist, and asks him to recreate the Star. Having loved Allegra since college, Fynn agrees to help her.
As Allegra keeps looking for the original Star, she has to sort through motives and misdirection to get to the truth. All the while, she must navigate her mother’s surprise visit, along with all the emotional baggage she brings with her, and the unexpected rekindling of her feelings for Fynn.
He wants a second chance, but she’s already bailed on him once and his heart is still healing. She’s lost everyone she cares for and breaking down the walls of fear will take faith.
When secrets surface, Allegra has to reevaluate who she is and make an impossible choice: act for the good of the town or her own heart.
With time running out and her newfound confidence waning, it really will take nothing short of a miracle to save Christmas and claim her second chance at happiness.
Romance Contemporary | Romance Holiday | Romance Small Town [Oliver-Heber Books, On Sale: December 3, 2024, e-Book, / ]
Flying an eight hour solo cross-country in a Piper Arrow with only the airplane's crackling radio and a large bag of M & Ms for company, Sylvie Kurtz realized a pilot's life wasn't for her. The stories zooming in and out of her head proved more entertaining than the flight itself. Not a quitter, she finished her pilot's course, earning her commercial license and instrument rating.
Since then, she's traded in her pilot's license for a keyboard, where she lets her imagination soar to create fictional adventures that explore the power of love and the thrill of suspense.
When not writing, she enjoys the outdoors with her family, quilt-making, photography, and reading whatever catches her interest.
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