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It’s my pleasure to have Cathy Maxwell<\/em><\/a> join me today on the blog. She has graciously agreed to a virtual interview as she celebrates the release of THE MARRIAGE RING<\/strong><\/span>, the third book in her Scandals and Seductions<\/em><\/span> series. Please extend a warm welcome to Cathy. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

~*~*~<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\"\" Hi Cathy, welcome! I absolutely adore opposite attract stories. Please tell us about Grace and Richard in THE MARRIAGE RING<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"\" Opposites do attract, don\u2019t they?\u00a0 But do they stay together?\u00a0 That\u2019s the question I was wondering as I developed Grace and Richard\u2019s story.\u00a0 Many of my readers will remember Grace from IN A HIGHLANDER\u2019S BED<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 She was the camp slut, poor child.\u00a0 A willing one–until Fiona put a good dose of common sense in her head.\u00a0 Grace also makes an appearance in SEDUCTION AT CHRISTMAS<\/strong><\/span> and THE EARL CLAIMS HIS WIFE<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 She\u2019s been developing confidence along the way but she does consider herself damaged goods.<\/p>\n

Richard has always done the right thing, and it has made him boring.\u00a0 He\u2019s a square peg in a square hole–and a part of him resents it.\u00a0 In many ways, Grace represents freedom . . . and isn\u2019t that what often happens with us even today?\u00a0 We are going along thinking we have a handle on the world until we meet someone who challenges everything we thought about ourselves?\u00a0 Who is it that said, often the person who frustrates you the most is your soul mate?<\/p>\n

But Grace does more than question and infuriate Richard.\u00a0 She is forbidden fruit.\u00a0 The Scarlet Woman.<\/p>\n

Poor boy.<\/p>\n

By the way, THE MARRIAGE RING<\/strong><\/span> takes up minutes after THE EARL CLAIMS HIS WIFE<\/strong><\/span> ends.\u00a0 So if a reader cares about the order of stories, I\u2019d advise reading THE EARL CLAIMS HIS WIFE<\/strong><\/span> first.\u00a0 It\u2019s not necessary.\u00a0 My books do stand alone–but for the whole backstory . . .<\/p>\n

\"\"THE MARRIAGE RING<\/strong><\/span> is the third book in your current series. Is this the end or can we expect more?<\/p>\n

\"\" I have two more in this series after THE MARRIAGE RING<\/strong><\/span>. HIS CHRISTMAS PLEASURE<\/strong><\/span> (Dec \u201910 Avon Books) will be Andres\u2019s story. I have a host of fans waiting for him to have redemption. And then, I close the series with the book following Andres. My readers will meet the final book\u2019s main character in HIS CHRISTMAS PLEASURE<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nI see you have a book trailer for THE MARRIAGE RING<\/strong><\/span>. Did you enjoy doing it?<\/p>\n

\"\" I had fun doing the book trailer but my on camera days are long behind me. When I started writing, all I wanted to do was write. I didn\u2019t imagine the business exploding the directions it has. What an incredible world we live in today! I am constantly amazed. One thing I\u2019m learning is that stories will always be with us.<\/p>\n

Now here is a question running through my mind, are book trailers all that important? I don\u2019t think so. Content is important. We are bombarded with information so we start wondering if all of this has personal importance–and book trailers seem impersonal. I\u2019m loving social media. I have my clan of readers and friends on Facebook plus a cadre of the really loyal I-get-what-you-are-doing readers. I admit I write to please them.<\/p>\n

But the secret, or what I long for, is meaningful dialogue with anyone. Even the guy that pours my coffee. I am a people person. In that trailer, I skimmed a vein. I didn\u2019t open it, not quite . . . was surprised I went there . . . . and have some mixed thoughts about it. The camera catches everything, not just that five extra pounds.<\/p>\n

\"\" What was it like the first time you found out you made the New York Times<\/em> bestseller list?<\/p>\n

\"\" Making the list was good, all good–but surprising. When I started selling, the NYT<\/em> wasn\u2019t even including romance novels in the list so it wasn\u2019t something I aspired to. My goal was and continues to be to focus on the reader and giving the best story experience I have to offer.<\/p>\n

Around the time I made the list, a friend and I were arguing about goals. Her goal was the make the NYT<\/em> list. I contend (and still do) a \u201cgood\u201d goal is one you have control over. I have no control over making a list. I prefer to focus on what I do control. Then I made the list. I felt vindicated in my viewpoint. And humbled. It is an honor. It carries cache.<\/p>\n

But to the romance reader? I\u2019m not certain NYT<\/em> matters. Romance readers (RRs) are avid readers. I have discussions with booksellers who assume RRs only read in their genre in the same way mystery and sci-fi and literary readers do. Not true! RRs read everything. They are after story wherever they can find it. They come to Romance because we have loads of good stories hitting the shelves every month. And we embrace all genres. We\u2019ll do action-adventure, fantasy, futuristic, westerns, mystery . . . we\u2019ll even go literary. So will the RR. Give them Story.<\/p>\n

Digressing here . . . I think alot of the success of the Paranormal romances is that the writers were writing with a fresh eye, building strong worlds, and being imaginative with story. I come across Historical writers all the time who don\u2019t realize how important the \u201cworld\u201d they are creating is. I recently did a Romance Radio interview with Vampire writer Jeaniene Frost on her latest book (www.authorsonair.com<\/a>). Hearing her conviction in discussing the parameters of her characters\u2019 \u201cworld\u201d, reminded me of how important that level of authenticity is. I\u2019d just finished vetting a manuscript by a first time author where she was loosey goosey about the history in her time period. There are things the RR will let you do and things that will get you blasted, and every writer should know what the margins are for her genre.<\/p>\n

By the way, Jeaniene felt the Historical writers had it tough for research. I think the Contemporary writers must be more wary. It\u2019s hard for a reader to go back in time . . . but very easy to know that people don\u2019t sit side-by-side in Space Mountain or folks don\u2019t pump their own gas in Oregon–and woe to the writer who gets those every day facts wrong.<\/p>\n

Oh, what were we talking about?
\nYes, thank you very much, I like being on the NYT<\/em> list. And I don\u2019t think the fam and I did anything special. It was a good moment, and then we moved on.<\/p>\n

~~~<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The Marriage Ring<\/span><\/strong>
\nAuthor: Cathy Maxwell
\nPublisher: Avon\/HarperCollins
\nPub. Date: February 23, 2010
\nISBN-13: 978-0061771927
\n368 pages<\/span><\/p>\n

The woman who will one day wear Richard Lynsted’s ring will be genteel, dainty, and well-bred.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This eliminates Grace MacEachin on all three counts. A hellion of the first order, the alluring, infuriating woman would be nothing more than a passing temptation to an upstanding gentleman like Richard\u2014if it weren’t for the fact that she’s trying to blackmail his father!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Or, as Grace sees it, trying to get justice\u2014and maybe just the slightest hint of revenge on the family that tore her life asunder when she was just a girl. And as for Lynsted, well, the stuffy, humorless man wouldn’t suffer for time spent in company more exciting than that of his company ledgers. Only when Richard gets Grace alone, she discovers he may know a thing or two about excitement after all . . .<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

~~~<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" How do you like writing novella compared to writing single titles? Does the word count make it an easier go?<\/p>\n

\"\" I like the intensity of writing a shorter story and I hope the exercise translates to my full length books. My favorites are \u201cFlanna and the Lawman<\/em><\/strong>\u201d and \u201cNightingale<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d I actually think it is harder to write shorter. Every word must count.<\/p>\n

\"\" Do you have a daughter? If so, does she read your books? Do any of your children want to follow in your footsteps and become an author?<\/p>\n

\"\" I have two daughters, both RRs! They do read my books. I wrote about one of them in the essay \u201cBedside Reading\u201d that can be found at my website (www.cathymaxwell.com<\/a>) I don\u2019t know if I have any future authors amongst my children although each (I have three) is a very good writer. They know words convey more than just facts. If anything holds them back from writing, it is the sight of their mother sitting in one spot for hours, days at a time.<\/p>\n

\"\" You state that you married a man you knew for less than a month. Do you believe in love at first sight?<\/p>\n

\"\" I do not believe in love at first sight. I do believe in \u201cLust at First Sight\u201d–but I wasn\u2019t in love or lust with my husband. I couldn\u2019t get rid of him. Every time I turned around, he was there. Kevin was a real Alpha guy, which is interesting because I\u2019m an Alpha gal. And then, I just found myself agreeing to all of his ideas–including marriage. I knew I\u2019d met my match and jumped in before I thought too much about it. I\u2019m glad I did. We had a great synergy.<\/p>\n

THE MARRIAGE RING<\/strong> Book trailer
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\"\"
\nWould you like to write in another genre someday, perhaps contemporary?<\/p>\n

\"\" I don\u2019t know what the future holds. It\u2019s been six years since Kevin died, a real roller coaster of emotion. Anyone who has lost someone dear to them knows what I\u2019m talking about. I had my career mapped out with all sorts of possibilities before his death and then I spent a good deal of time just hanging on.<\/p>\n

And let me interject right here about how wonderful Avon<\/strong> and HarperCollins<\/strong> was during this period. Sometimes you will hear writers complain about how heartless publishers can be. That has not been my experience. Ever. Even before Kev\u2019s death. Decisions have to be made because publishing is a business. At the same time, the majority of people I have met in publishing have great hearts. They are passionate and professional (passionately professional? Professionally passionate? Maybe both!) about what they do.<\/p>\n

My goal has been to get right side up on my deadlines, then stretch ahead, and then see what is on the horizon. I\u2019m really tired of paddling as fast as I can.<\/p>\n

One thing I do know–I won\u2019t leave Romance. I have many goals for my writing and I haven\u2019t attained what I set out to do. I\u2019m working on it, but I\u2019m not there.<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nWhat\u2019s coming up next for you? Can you give us a miniature blurb?<\/p>\n

\"\" This December (2010) Andres\u2019s story will be on the shelves–HIS CHRISTMAS PLEASURE<\/strong><\/span>. Remember, titles can, and do, change but that is where we are now. I love that book. Many of you remember Andres from SEDUCTION AT CHRISTMAS<\/span> <\/strong> and THE EARL CLAIMS HIS WIFE<\/strong><\/span>. I\u2019ve had boatload of mail from readers asking when they can expect his book. I hope they are not disappointed. I really love this character–a silver-eyed Spaniard who has been both villain and lover. Doesn\u2019t get better than that!<\/p>\n

And right now in in the beginning stages of the last book in the \u201cScandals and Seductions\u201d series. It will be out in 2011 and feature a character from HIS CHRISTMAS PLEASURE<\/span><\/strong>. After that–I want to head to Scotland again. I\u2019ve got a new series brewing in my mind that will be great fun.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Bev, for this interview. It\u2019s been fun. By the way, please remind your fans that I\u2019ll be interviewing you March 25, 2010 1 p.m. EST<\/strong> on Romance Radio<\/strong>. We have a series of shows that live forever at Romance Radio<\/strong> (www.authorsonair.com<\/a>) featuring the movers and shakers of in this special genre that we all love so well. Hope everyone can join us.<\/p>\n

~*~*~<\/span><\/p>\n

Isn’t she sweet? Cathy, thank you so much for joining me today and sharing a bit of yourself with us.<\/p>\n

Cathy will be popping in now and again throughout the day (February 22nd), so please feel free to ask questions. Also, make sure you enter to win 1 of 5 copies of THE MARRIAGE RING <\/strong><\/span>and corresponding signed book cover posters, which Avon Books<\/strong> <\/a>has graciously offered up for raffle. Click here for entry details. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Comment today and 4 entrants for THE MARRIAGE RING<\/strong><\/span> will also receive a copy of one of the following books:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>   \"\"<\/a>   \"\"<\/a>   \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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