{"id":4758,"date":"2010-09-21T07:43:04","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T11:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/?p=4758"},"modified":"2010-09-21T07:43:04","modified_gmt":"2010-09-21T11:43:04","slug":"firelight-sophie-jordans-young-adult-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/21\/firelight-sophie-jordans-young-adult-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRELIGHT &#8211; Sophie Jordan&#8217;s Young Adult Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was introduced to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sophiejordan.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Sophie Jordan<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by way of the <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Avon Fanlit <\/strong><\/span>contest back in 2006. She was then, a fairly new author, with her sophomore book, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>TOO WICKED TO TAME<\/strong><\/span> just hitting the bookshelves. I was in the thick of the contest and reading blogs posted by Avon authors, and hers was one that I read. Intrigued with the premise of the book, I bought it and read it in one sitting and returned to her post to tell her how much I absolutely LOVED it&#8211;she was now an auto-buy for me. Sophie told me I made her day. \ud83d\ude00 Then the following year, we met in Dallas at the RWA National Conference. She remembered me and graciously invited me to the Avon party&#8211;I know, she&#8217;s incredibly sweet. She was also pregnant at the time.<\/p>\n<p>A year later, when I sold <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>SINFUL SURRENDER <\/strong><\/span>to Kensington, Sophie supplied me with a quote. I recently met up with her again in Orlando, where I met her dashingly handsome husband and caught up on all the good news. Suffice it to say, I quite adore Sophie. She&#8217;s good people.:)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">~**~**~<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sophiejordan.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4761\" title=\"sophie\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/sophie.jpg?resize=160%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2251\" title=\"Question\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Question1.png?resize=97%2C32\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"32\" \/> You were already writing historicals as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sophiejordan.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Sophie Jordan<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and paranormals as<em><strong> Sharie Kohler<\/strong><\/em>, what drew you to YA?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnonesize-full wp-image-2253\" title=\"Answer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Answer.png?resize=90%2C28\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"28\" \/> I guess I\u2019m a writer foremost. Meaning that I don\u2019t feel limited by genres. I read across genres, so it was no surprise when I got the YA itch. \ud83d\ude09  I was reading a lot of young adult fiction in my leisure time (which isn\u2019t much, I confess!). Quite simply, it didn\u2019t take me long to start fantasizing about my own storylines.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2251\" title=\"Question\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Question1.png?resize=97%2C32\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"32\" \/> Can you tell us a bit about <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FIRELIGHT<\/strong><\/span>?<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnonesize-full wp-image-2253\" title=\"Answer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Answer.png?resize=90%2C28\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"28\" \/> Well, the summary says it best:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4759\" title=\"firelight_lg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/firelight_lg.jpg?resize=230%2C347\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"347\" \/>A hidden truth.<br \/>\nMortal enemies.<br \/>\nDoomed love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a draki\u2014a descendant of dragons whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Forced to flee into the mortal world with her family, Jacinda struggles to adapt to her new surroundings. The only bright light is Will. Gorgeous, elusive Will who stirs her inner draki to life. Although she is irresistibly drawn to him, Jacinda knows Will&#8217;s dark secret: He and his family are hunters. She should avoid him at all costs. But her inner draki is slowly slipping away\u2014if it dies she will be left as a human forever. She&#8217;ll do anything to prevent that. Even if it means getting closer to her most dangerous enemy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mythical powers and breathtaking romance ignite in this story of a girl who defies all expectations and whose love crosses an ancient divide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2251\" title=\"Question\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Question1.png?resize=97%2C32\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"32\" \/> If you had to say the readers of such and such author would probably enjoy <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FIRELIGHT<\/strong><\/span>, which author would that be?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnonesize-full wp-image-2253\" title=\"Answer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Answer.png?resize=90%2C28\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"28\" \/> It\u2019s hard to name specific authors. It\u2019s really a book that should cross genres. YA readers, particularly readers of Twilight, should enjoy it. But any faithful romance reader should like it, too. It has all the passion and adventure of a romance novel. Paranormal fans should get into the world building aspect, too.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2251\" title=\"Question\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Question1.png?resize=97%2C32\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"32\" \/> I heard some very exciting news about <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FIRELIGHT\u2019s<\/strong> <\/span>film option being sold. Can you give us any details?<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnonesize-full wp-image-2253\" title=\"Answer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Answer.png?resize=90%2C28\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"28\" \/> Coincidentally, the announcement just went out in <em><strong>Variety<\/strong><\/em> on Monday! <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FIRELIGHT<\/strong><\/span> has been optioned by film. It\u2019s very exciting! I\u2019ve spoken with the producers and they\u2019re very enthusiastic. You can read all the juicy details in the announcement here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.variety.com\/article\/VR1118024363.html?categoryId=4026&amp;cs=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.variety.com\/article\/VR1118024363.html?categoryId=4026&amp;cs=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">~~~<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Lv-n7JnHOXY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">~~~<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2251\" title=\"Question\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Question1.png?resize=97%2C32\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"32\" \/> Instead of asking you about your call story, I want to ask your \u201cYou hit the <em>New York Times<\/em> Bestseller list\u201d call. Who told you and what was that like to hear that? Did you do anything fun to celebrate?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnonesize-full wp-image-2253\" title=\"Answer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Answer.png?resize=90%2C28\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"28\" \/> It was pretty great because it really was unexpected. I had no hopes or anticipation of hitting the <em>NY Times<\/em> \u2026 I mean why would I? It never happened before!<\/p>\n<p>I was sitting at my daughter\u2019s gymnastics when my editor called. She couldn\u2019t get much out before the call dropped!! This happened two or three times. All I heard her say was \u201cI have some super news!\u201d Then, click! Finally, I stood outside and she called again and said those fateful words \u2026 I was like OMG, OMG, OMG! I might have even thrown in a very Princess Diaries-esque \u201cshut-up!\u201d It was wonderful! And I definitely didn\u2019t cook dinner that night! We had our favorite take-out and followed up a couple nights later with a big evening out with close friends to celebrate. Good times. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2251\" title=\"Question\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Question1.png?resize=97%2C32\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"32\" \/>What is your writing schedule like? I\u2019m wondering how you\u2019re juggling writing all three genres.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnonesize-full wp-image-2253\" title=\"Answer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Answer.png?resize=90%2C28\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"28\" \/> Um, insane? LOL!<br \/>\nI write an average of 5-10 pages a days. Some days this falls short. I do have two young children and their needs often take precedence. I\u2019m accustomed to stopping a project halfway through if revisions or edits come in for another book, then I\u2019ll work on that steadily and get it out the door and return to the WIP manuscript. It\u2019s doable. I just don\u2019t really get any prolonged breaks. When I finish a book I might give myself one day, then it\u2019s back to the keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2251\" title=\"Question\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Question1.png?resize=97%2C32\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"32\" \/> What\u2019s next up after <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FIRELIGHT<\/strong><\/span>? Can you tell us anything about the next book?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnonesize-full wp-image-2253\" title=\"Answer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Answer.png?resize=90%2C28\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"28\" \/> Well, I\u2019m finished revisions on the second Firelight novel \u2013 some major shocks and twists in store for the second book. Once those revisions are complete, I\u2019ll return to the historical romance I have in progress that\u2019s pretty close to completion.<br \/>\nMy next actual book releasing is <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>WICKED NIGHTS WITH A LOVER<\/strong><\/span>. It hits shelves Dec. 1.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2251\" title=\"Question\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Question1.png?resize=97%2C32\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"32\" \/> Yes, speaking of your historical, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>WICKED NIGHTS WITH A LOVER<\/strong><\/span>\u2026can you tell us a little about it? I hate to wait on anything. LOL.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4763\" title=\"wickednights\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/wickednights.jpg?resize=155%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"250\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnonesize-full wp-image-2253\" title=\"Answer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Answer.png?resize=90%2C28\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"28\" \/> It\u2019s a book I\u2019ve wanted to write for a long time \u2013 about a woman who learns she only has months to live. I always wanted to write this scenario with a historical heroine, but had to figure out a viable way to do it. They didn\u2019t exactly have the medical capabilities of today in the 1850\u2019s.<br \/>\nWhen I figured out a way to make it work, I dove right in. It\u2019s all the more entertaining to watch the heroine, Marguerite, strive to \u201clive up\u201d her final days because she\u2019s a woman bound by the conventions of her time. Of course she\u2019s has to have that grand romance before she goes. It\u2019s at the top of her list.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2251\" title=\"Question\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Question1.png?resize=97%2C32\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"32\" \/> I see you\u2019ve been doing many more book signings for <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FIRELIGHT<\/strong><\/span>. Do you have anymore? Where are you off to next?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnonesize-full wp-image-2253\" title=\"Answer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Answer.png?resize=90%2C28\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"28\" \/> Well, since you asked \u2026 I just returned from San Antonio where I had a book signing and school event. I\u2019ve already done two signings in the Houston area where I live.  I have one more Houston signing ahead of me and several school visits.<br \/>\nBut on Friday of this week, I leave for Phoenix and Chicago \u2013 I\u2019ll be touring in both cities for several days. Following that I get a short spell at home, and then I\u2019m off again book touring Dallas, Austin and San Francisco. I\u2019m so grateful for the opportunity my publisher is giving me to visit with readers around the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">~**~**~<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I want to thank Sophie so much for stopping by and chatting about FIRELIGHT and all the wonderful things that are going on in her life right now. And don&#8217;t worry, Sophie isn&#8217;t coming empty handed, she&#8217;s giving away an autographed copy of FIRELIGHT (a lovely hardcover) to one lucky commenter. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4758\" data-postid=\"4758\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4758 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was introduced to Sophie Jordan by way of the Avon Fanlit contest back in 2006. 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