Interview with Lisa Day Author of 'The Stepbrothers'

Today, I will be bringing you an interview with my special guest Lisa Day. She is the author of many books, but today we will be discussing her latest, 'The Stepbrothers'.

Alrighty Lisa, let's dive right in! I'm really eager to hear about your novel  'The Stepbrothers'. 



1) What is your book about?
It’s about two stepbrothers. George was the oldest of the two. George was very cruel to Clint. Every opportunity he found he saw that Clint either got blamed for something he didn’t do, or actually caused him pain. What George didn’t think about was that some day Clint would grow up. When Clint did become a man he had a mission. He promised to seek revenge against George. Clint bided his time.When George announced his pending marriage Clint finds the prefect chance. Clint decides to kidnap the bride-to-be. A sweet innocent young woman. He intends to ruin the woman to hurt George. Clint didn’t count on Samantha being her own woman. And he certainly didn’t see his best friend falling for her.


 ...What no one considered was how George would react.

 2) How did you come up with the idea for your book?
Having A stepsister myself allowed for tho know how mean step-siblings can be...Just kidding Sis...
My sister and I get along fine.. well we did until you asked the question.

3) What strange writing rituals do you have?
You mean like when I dance around the yard naked and the neighbors call the police, kinda thing? OH you mean when writing eh... nope one a one. 

4) Is your writing style similar to any well-known writers? If so, which one(s)?
Can’t really say after they stop laughing they’d probably sue me for damages for mentioning any similarity between them and me. 

5) Who is your Muse?
Well let’s see there’s Mickey, Minnie, Stuart Little or of course my childhood favorite Mighty Mouse. What muse not mouses...ooops silly me!

6) What are your hobbies?
I know this one. I like to create bead jewelry. And lately, I have been designing hats.

7) What are some writing goals for the future?
To bring world peace through my writings ...ok ok... even I can’t go there... 1. To stop the voices inside my head. 2. To sell books and make lots of money or at least a few dollars here and there. 

8) What was the most difficult thing you have learned being a writer?
That I have no idea what I’m doing. But I am having fun doing it. A nice trade off don’t you think? 

9) What are you reading at the moment?
‟How to answer blog questions and not sound like a fool.”.. Maybe I need to re-read? 

Disclaimer l: 
I believe if you can’t enjoy what your doing then don’t bother doing it. Then again I can say things like that because I retired. I really feel for those writers with much more to offer than I that must work outside the industry to provide a living for their family or themselves. Any writer works hard, but a self-published ones hardest of all. Kudos to them. 

Disclaimer II:  
Warning: my heroes are never the typical kind a guy. Their alpha-males who are domineering, stubborn, and sometime salvageable.

Visit Lisa's Blog Here 

Buy 'The Stepbrothers' on Amazon 

Buy 'The Stepbrothers' on Smashwords 

It was really fun chatting with you today Lisa! I'm interested in getting to read some of your fantastic books...there are so many to choose from! You've been busy!

Butterfly Porcupine (Aintree Tales #1) by Susan Francis

Butterfly Porcupine (Aintree Tales #1)
by Susan Francis

Synopsis

Kai is an extravert. He likes making friends and hangs out with the close-knit group of teenagers who live in Aintree Court, West London, most of whom have grown up together and attend Aintree High School. At the end of the school term Kai's summer was all planned out: party, date the hottest girl around, play football, play basketball and pursue his hobby, taking pictures with his camera. He lands a job working for a professional photographer, and gets to spend the last weekend of summer at the Reading Music Festival.

Life is good. That is, until a new arrival to Aintree moves into the house across from his....

If Tasha could pick a superpower, she wouldn't have to think about it. It would be invisibility. Tasha is not a people person. At the end of term she leaves her old school, her mother and her friends behind and moves to Aintree to live with her estranged father, his second wife and their son, Marc. Tasha’s summer was all planned out too: settle in her new home, bond with her father’s family and (hopefully) keep a low profile. She soon discovers that not everyone in Aintree is thrilled to have her around.

Homesick and unable to fit in, life is not exactly great. That is, until she receives an unexpected, genuine offer of friendship… or is it?

My Review

There were many things about 'Butterfly Porcupine' that captured my interest right away. First off, the characters are well defined and not perfect, which makes them relateable. Tasha, the female protaginist, comes off slightly agressive at times, but other times soft and empathetic. Because the book is written from both perspectives (the other part of the book I LOVED!), you really get a sense that you understand 'why' the characters are acting the way they are. For example, we feel the struggles with Tasha trying to adapt to being relocated to London, and accepting her Dad's new wife, whom she feels rejected by. In addition she is very private and hates the attention she is getting from being 'the new girl in town'. Especially in a community like Ainslee where everyone knows everyone else's business! Kai, the stories male protaginist, in contrast, has lived in Ainslee for years. The popular guy, who's friends with everybody. He has his own issues to deal with though we soon learn. Including being a good brother after his mother left the family to move to Australia. As she explores this we begin to see another side of him, separate from the 'cool kid'. You feel for him. This story is so much more than a mediocre coming of age story, and is anything but 'typical'! It has depth, emotion, a great story line and a well written dialogue. A quick read and highly recommended. I look forward to Susan's next installment!

Find Susan on Goodreads Here

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