1--What is the title of your latest release?
THE LOVE LYRIC
2--What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
A career focused young widow and beauty executive travels for work with a popular R&B singer and finds herself falling for him along the way.
3--How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
This is the third book in a series, and in book one, I’d established where the main character Iris lives, so I had to stay true to that setting in this novel.
4--Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life?
Yes, I’d hang out with both Iris and Angel. I think they’re both great!
5--What are three words that describe your protagonist?
Iris- ambitious, orderly, responsible
Angel- carefree, creative, optimistic
6--What’s something you learned while writing this book?
Sometimes with inspiration doesn’t strike, you can rely on skill to carry you through.
7--Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
I edit as I draft and then do another edit on my own once the first draft is done.
8--What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
I love Goobers.
9--Describe your writing space/office!
I write at a desk in the corner of my bedroom. My laptop is connected to a monitor because my eyesight is terrible, and I don’t like squinting at my laptop screen. I have post-its, a water bottle and a mug of pencils and pens on my desk. My desk is very neat. I do not work well in chaos.
10--Who is an author you admire?
Lisa Kleypas
11--Is there a book that changed your life?
I would have to say This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen because it’s the book that made me want to be a writer.
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 just a quick call between me and my agent to confirm that the third book in the series was happening, which was exciting, and I was eager to get to work!
13--What’s your favorite genre to read?
Romance—I’ll read almost any subgenre of romance. My all-time favorite is historical romance, and second to that would be contemporary romance/romcoms and sci-fi romance.
14--What’s your favorite movie?
I have a lot of favorites! But for the sake of time, I’ll say When Harry Met Sally.
15--What is your favorite season?
Summer
16--How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
Getting my nails done and going to buy a new book and eating lots of pasta for dinner.
17--What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
I really enjoyed the most recent season of Only Murders in the Building. I also loved Between Friends and Lovers by Shirley Obuobi.
18--What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
Probably Italian.
19--What do you do when you have free time?
Read!
20--What can readers expect from you next?
More books hopefully make you smile and swoon.
An R&B singer and a corporate executive find love that hits the right notes in this romance by Kristina Forest, USA Today bestselling author of The Partner Plot.
Iris Greene used to be a woman with a plan. But all of that changed after she met the love of her life at twenty-five, got pregnant and married…and then became a widow and a single mother all in alittle over two years. Now, after years of hustling, Iris is the director of partnerships at a beauty company and raising sweet six-year-old Calla by herself. Despite her busy life, she still can’t help but feel lonely. She just needs to catch her breath—and one night, at her sister’s wedding, when she steps outside to do just that, she sees a certain singer who takes her breath away. . . .
By all accounts, pop R&B singer Angel Hughes has it made. He’s a successful musician and has just scored a brand ambassador deal with an emerging beauty company. But he’s still not fulfilled; he’s not producing songs he’s passionate about, and there’s a gaping hole in his love life. When he visits the Save Face Beauty office to kickstart his campaign, he’s delighted to see Iris, his stylist’s sister—the beautiful woman he’s secretly had a crush on for years.
Despite their obvious attraction to each other, they must stay professional throughout the campaign tour—a goal that doesn’t quite pan out. But when it becomes clear their lives aren’t in sync, can they fall back in step to the same rhythm and beat?
Multicultural African-American | Romance Comedy [Berkley, On Sale: February 4, 2025, Trade Paperback / e-Book , ISBN: 9780593817100 / eISBN: 9780593817117]
Kristina Forest is an author of romance books for young adults. Her novels include I Wanna Be Where You Are, Now That I've Found You, Zyla & Kai and The Neighbor Favor. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at The New School, and she can often be found rearranging her bookshelf.
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