RAINSHADOW ROAD
by Lisa Kleypas
Women's Fiction
St. Martin's Press
www.LisaKleypas.com
5 autographed copies will be given away on Friday, March 9, 2012!
About the Book:
Lucy Marinn is a glass artist living in mystical, beautiful, Friday Harbor, Washington. She is stunned and blindsided by the most bitter kind of betrayal: her fiance Kevin has left her. His new lover is Lucy’s own sister. Lucy's bitterness over being dumped is multiplied by the fact that she has constantly made the wrong choices in her romantic life. Facing the severe disapproval of Lucy's parents, Kevin asks his friend Sam Nolan, a local vineyard owner on San Juan Island, to "romance" Lucy and hopefully loosen her up and get her over her anger. Complications ensue when Sam and Lucy begin to fall in love, Kevin has second thoughts, and Lucy discovers that the new relationship in her life began under false pretenses. Questions about love, loyalty, old patterns, mistakes, and new beginnings are explored as Lucy learns that some things in life—even after being broken—can be made into something new and beautiful.
Check out our Exclusive Interview with the Author!
1) Considering a book from the first word you write to the moment you see it on a bookstore shelf, what’s your favorite part of the process? What’s your least favorite?
Well, I love the actual process of writing--I'm the kind of person who really enjoys playing with words and working on scenes. But even a job you love is still difficult sometimes, and there are moments during every book when I don't feel like going to my office and a particular chapter isn't going well, and I would rather be doing just about anything else. Luckily, if you keep forging ahead through those tough days (or weeks) you eventually start having fun again. And the part I love best by far is plotting and imagining the story before I start on that first page. The "what if" part. I let my imagination go free, and daydream as much as I want.
2) Rainshadow Road is a great title! Who came up with it?
Thank you, it actually presented itself when I wasn't even thinking about titles! My husband Greg had taken me and the kids to Friday Harbor (on San Juan Island, not far from the cast of Washington State) for a weekend. The island was gorgeous, and somewhat mystical with the ocean-and-mountains scenery, and I started imagining plot possibilities as we were driving around. And then we passed a sign for a private drive named "Rainshadow Road." It felt like a stroke of fate. I knew immediately that I had to use it as a book title, and the story came to me almost immediately.
3) Who’s your favorite character in the book and why? Who was the most fun to write?
I love all the characters in Rainshadow Road, but the most fun part for me was to create the dynamics between the three Nolan brothers, Mark, Sam and Alex. Their parents were both alcoholics, and each brother has found his own way of coping and surviving. Sam, the hero of Rainshadow Road, uses humor as a defense mechanism, and I had a great time writing his dialogue. But there is also something very sad and poignant about how he needs to be loved and yet fears it at the same time. He is a different kind of hero for me, a little geeky but still sexy.
4) This would make a great film. Any talks of turning your book into a movie?
I'm so glad you asked! As a matter of fact, the Hallmark Channel has just made an offer for the rights to Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, the novella that launched the series. I am so excited, especially because Hallmark is known for doing such terrific high-quality productions. I can't wait to see who they cast in the roles of the Nolan brothers.
5) What's up next for you?
The next book in the series is Dream Lake, and it features Alex Nolan, the youngest brother, who is a borderline alcoholic, and he is haunted by the ghost of a World War II fighter pilot. While helping the ghost to resolve his past, Alex falls in love with Zoe Hoffman, the cook and part owner of a bed-and-breakfast at Friday Harbor. I had the most tremendous time writing Dream Lake, with all the angst and passion and longing . . . I don't know why I love writing tormented heroes so much, but I do!
About the Author:
Lisa Kleypas is the Award-winning author of 21 novels. Her books are published in fourteen languages and are bestsellers all over the world. She lives in Washington State with her husband and two children. Visit the author online at: www.LisaKleypas.com or on Facebook.
**Please enter to win using the form on the left side bar of our website. Comments left on the post are not used as entry.
Women's Fiction
St. Martin's Press
www.LisaKleypas.com
5 autographed copies will be given away on Friday, March 9, 2012!
About the Book:
Lucy Marinn is a glass artist living in mystical, beautiful, Friday Harbor, Washington. She is stunned and blindsided by the most bitter kind of betrayal: her fiance Kevin has left her. His new lover is Lucy’s own sister. Lucy's bitterness over being dumped is multiplied by the fact that she has constantly made the wrong choices in her romantic life. Facing the severe disapproval of Lucy's parents, Kevin asks his friend Sam Nolan, a local vineyard owner on San Juan Island, to "romance" Lucy and hopefully loosen her up and get her over her anger. Complications ensue when Sam and Lucy begin to fall in love, Kevin has second thoughts, and Lucy discovers that the new relationship in her life began under false pretenses. Questions about love, loyalty, old patterns, mistakes, and new beginnings are explored as Lucy learns that some things in life—even after being broken—can be made into something new and beautiful.
Check out our Exclusive Interview with the Author!
1) Considering a book from the first word you write to the moment you see it on a bookstore shelf, what’s your favorite part of the process? What’s your least favorite?
Well, I love the actual process of writing--I'm the kind of person who really enjoys playing with words and working on scenes. But even a job you love is still difficult sometimes, and there are moments during every book when I don't feel like going to my office and a particular chapter isn't going well, and I would rather be doing just about anything else. Luckily, if you keep forging ahead through those tough days (or weeks) you eventually start having fun again. And the part I love best by far is plotting and imagining the story before I start on that first page. The "what if" part. I let my imagination go free, and daydream as much as I want.
2) Rainshadow Road is a great title! Who came up with it?
Thank you, it actually presented itself when I wasn't even thinking about titles! My husband Greg had taken me and the kids to Friday Harbor (on San Juan Island, not far from the cast of Washington State) for a weekend. The island was gorgeous, and somewhat mystical with the ocean-and-mountains scenery, and I started imagining plot possibilities as we were driving around. And then we passed a sign for a private drive named "Rainshadow Road." It felt like a stroke of fate. I knew immediately that I had to use it as a book title, and the story came to me almost immediately.
3) Who’s your favorite character in the book and why? Who was the most fun to write?
I love all the characters in Rainshadow Road, but the most fun part for me was to create the dynamics between the three Nolan brothers, Mark, Sam and Alex. Their parents were both alcoholics, and each brother has found his own way of coping and surviving. Sam, the hero of Rainshadow Road, uses humor as a defense mechanism, and I had a great time writing his dialogue. But there is also something very sad and poignant about how he needs to be loved and yet fears it at the same time. He is a different kind of hero for me, a little geeky but still sexy.
4) This would make a great film. Any talks of turning your book into a movie?
I'm so glad you asked! As a matter of fact, the Hallmark Channel has just made an offer for the rights to Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, the novella that launched the series. I am so excited, especially because Hallmark is known for doing such terrific high-quality productions. I can't wait to see who they cast in the roles of the Nolan brothers.
5) What's up next for you?
The next book in the series is Dream Lake, and it features Alex Nolan, the youngest brother, who is a borderline alcoholic, and he is haunted by the ghost of a World War II fighter pilot. While helping the ghost to resolve his past, Alex falls in love with Zoe Hoffman, the cook and part owner of a bed-and-breakfast at Friday Harbor. I had the most tremendous time writing Dream Lake, with all the angst and passion and longing . . . I don't know why I love writing tormented heroes so much, but I do!
About the Author:
Lisa Kleypas is the Award-winning author of 21 novels. Her books are published in fourteen languages and are bestsellers all over the world. She lives in Washington State with her husband and two children. Visit the author online at: www.LisaKleypas.com or on Facebook.
**Please enter to win using the form on the left side bar of our website. Comments left on the post are not used as entry.
