Author Interview: Rebecca Thomas

Leap Books is thrilled to release Right Kind of Mistake, the new adult contemporary romance. We conducted an interview to get an inside look with the book’s author, Rebecca Thomas.

Rebecca Thomas has a love-hate relationship with Alaska, where she lives with her

bush pilot husband and two teenaged sons. When she’s not reading, writing, or playing board games, she’s cheering for her sons at their hockey games and tennis matches.

A reluctant reader as a child, Rebecca didn’t become interested in books until her teen years when she discovered historical romance. Now she loves all sub-genres of romance and can’t decide which one is her favorite.

Rebecca earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Alaska and she was employed in the airline industry for several years before working in her current position as a program manager in higher education.

Follow Rebecca on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and her website.

How did you come up with the idea for Right Kind of Mistake?

Anyone who has been hurt in a relationship has probably thought of ways to retaliate or hurt the person who hurt them. That is the idea I wanted to explore in Right Kind of Mistake.

We have to know! What are your connections with hockey?

I reluctantly started playing women’s hockey when my co-workers wouldn’t leave me alone about it. They begged me to play on their team with them. I signed up for no other reason except to get them to quit bothering me. I had figure skated all my life, but I’d never donned a pair of hockey skates, gear, or held a hockey stick until that very first game. Well, the rest is history. I was completely “hooked.” I knew nothing about hockey, I didn’t know any of the rules, I had no idea what “off-sides” meant, and couldn’t understand why the ref kept blowing the whistle at me. I instantly became a hockey lover. I played for 8 years before my children became so involved in hockey that I just couldn’t keep up with it anymore. Now I just write about it!

Who was your favorite character to write?

I love all my characters! I can’t choose a favorite.

There are some pretty intense, sexy scenes between Cam and Haylie. Were those hard to write or did it come naturally?

Sexy scenes are not easy for me to write. I definitely had help from my editor! I’m completely jealous of writers who say writing sex scenes is the easy part. Mostly, I try to focus on the physical attraction between the two characters, then the passion and emotion naturally follows.

Did you do anything specific to develop Cam and Haylie’s characters?

Anyone who has suffered from a broken heart can relate to Haylie. I’m certainly one of those people, so it was easy for me to tap into her.  Cam developed in my mind in two distinct ways. One was the idea of wanting what you can’t have, and another was the idea of a good guy getting the girl. It seems like there are so many “bad boy” stories out there, but what about the nice guy? I really wanted the good guy to win.

What was your favorite part of writing Haylie’s story?

My favorite part was going through Haylie’s emotions with her. I loved her slowly coming to the realization that she didn’t make a mistake and she deserves better than what she got. She deserves a happy ending with a nice guy.

What can readers expect from book two?

You will see more of Tyler, Haylie’s ex-boyfriend, in book two.

Is there anything else you’d like to tell us about Right Kind of Mistake?

There is something so special and memorable about early adulthood. Maybe that’s why I’m drawn to writing about that time in life when mistakes feel so monumental. In the end, not all mistakes turn out bad, and maybe some mistakes are meant to happen.

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Right Kind of Mistake: Book One - is the first volume in a two-part series. Heartbroken and afraid of commitment, Haylie, is only looking for a few hours of pure bliss.  But hockey hero Cam wants more than a hook-up. His goal? Ice-melting romance. Watch for Book Two LEAPing Soon!

Spooky Reads from LEAP: Tina Ferraro

Welcome to the third week of Spooky Reads from Leap! This week we asked Tina Ferraro, author of Half-Life, about her Top 5 Spooky Destinations! Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | iTunes

Thanks to Tina for joining us today! Here are her top Five SPOOOOOOOOKY Destinations she has and wants to visit! Click the destination link for more information about ghosts and other "happenings" at those places! 1.      Visited 1986: The White House, Washington, DC. 2.      Visited 2011:  The Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California.          3.      Visited 1998:    The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California. 4.      Might visit 2015: Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, NH.   5.      Might visit 2017: The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, CO.  (The hotel where they filmed "The Shining.")

Tina Ferraro been writing since she learned to hold a pencil, and sold upwards of a hundred short stories to national magazines before turning to novels. She is the author of three Random House novels, The ABC’s of Kissing Boys, How to Hook a Hottie and Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress, which have received distinctions such as the ABA Book Sense Award and two RITA nominations. Her fourth YA, The Starter Boyfriend, has spent time on Amazon’s Top 100 Lists. She lives in Los Angeles with her rocket scientist husband, two cats and whichever of their three young adult children is in town. When not writing, she enjoys playing Facebook Scrabble, swimming, and chasing coyotes out of her neighborhood. 

Tina’s latest title with Shine….HALF-LIFE follows Trisha in the days before her 15th birthday, as her long deceased identical twin makes appearances in mirrors to help prevent her similarly early demise. Follow Tina on Twitter, Facebook, and her website. 

LEAP Books October Spooky Reads titles, each only $1.99 all October long!

Killer's Instinct: Amazon | B&N
Beware the Little White Rabbit Anthology: Amazon | iTunes | B&N | Smashwords | Goodreads
Half-Life: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | iTunes
Fright Before Christmas Anthology: Amazon | B&N | iTunes | Smashwords
The Case of the Invisible Witch: LeapBooks | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Spirited Anthology: Amazon | B&N

Spooky Reads From LEAP: Patrice Lyle

LEAP Books October Spooky Reads titles, each only $1.99 all October long! Killer's Instinct: Amazon | B&N Beware the Little White Rabbit Anthology: Amazon | iTunes | B&N | Smashwords | Goodreads Half-Life: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | iTunes Fright Before Christmas Anthology: Amazon | B&N | iTunes | Smashwords The Case of the Invisible Witch: Amazon |  Smashwords | Goodreads  Spirited Anthology: Amazon | B&N  Welcome to the first week of Spooky Reads from Leap! This week we are featuring Patrice Lyle and her spooky books, including her newest release in the Poison Ivy Charm School series, The Case of the Washed-Up Warlock & an excerpt!

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When thirteen-year-old Tulip Bonnaire’s super-cute crush, Dexter, is threatened with expulsion from Poison Ivy Charm School, she can’t help but take the case. Someone has put a spell on Garrett’s Levitation skills and all the evidence, including the testimony of a sea hag stone, points to Dex. Tulip can’t imagine Poison Ivy without him, so she’s intent on proving his innocence. But that means delving into an old secret to find out who turned Garrett into a washed-up warlock. Book Two in the Poison Ivy Charm School Series, releasing  October 5, 2015 Pre-Order Links: Amazon |  Smashwords | Goodreads  Excerpt from The Case of the Washed-Up Warlock:                              “Any news yet?” He sat down on his bed and wedged himself against a mountain of pillows.                 I was about to answer when a glint of gray caught my eye. A stone the size of a cookie, with an uneven hole in the middle of it, sat on his bedside table. “Is that your enchanted sea hag stone?” The one that had started all the trouble?                 “Yeah. Glad she finally woke up and told me ’bout Dexter busting into my closet.”                 I ignored him and approached the troublemaking pebble. Its smooth exterior was cool against my skin when I rolled it between my fingers. Not a sign of life existed until I dropped it – kinda accidentally – onto his table. Thud.                 Dark, creepy eyes appeared, lined with spiky, green eyelashes. A tiny mouth with slimy black lips emerged around the hole. And a long, carrot-shaped nose covered in warts jutted out. “Hey, you. Don’t drop me like a bag of dirt.” Her voice screeched like a spider monkey on a rampage.                 I laughed. “You talking about Garrett’s Lev performance?”                 Garrett cleared his throat. “That’s not my fault. It’s a spell.”                 “Don’t you drop me again, you idiotic hooligan.” The sea hag had a ’tude stronger than Alexandria’s.                 I wanted to fling the stupid stone out the window, but that wasn’t the best way to get information. If the dumb hag had seen Dexter, maybe she’d seen something else that could help me solve the case.                 “Sorry,” I said. “I didn’t mean to.”                 “Yeah, right. I know a rock dropper when I see one.”                 I stifled a smirk and a smart comment about a rolling stone. “You see anything else suspicious in Garrett’s room?”                 She batted her needle-like eyelashes. “Nothing but that nerd ’lock who slipped in here like some moron ghost who hasn’t mastered being dead yet. He fumbled with the door forever before crashing in like a nitwit.”                 Anger shot through my veins like an ink pen explosion. First Garrett had insulted Dex. And now some stone with a hideous, old hag face? Who do they think they are? I grabbed the dumb rock with both hands and pinched the sea hag’s ugly warty nose, intent on breaking it off.                 But she bit me!                 Her moldy teeth chomped down on my fingers, drawing blood.                 “Ouch! You stupid sea hag!” I tried to hurl her against the wall, but her grip was like a pit bull’s.                 If pit bulls had carrot-shaped noses, spider monkey voices, and moldy teeth.                 “Get this thing off me,” I yelled at Garrett. “Or I’ll drop your case.” Patrice Lyle has never met a ghost story she didn’t like. She’s been fascinated with the paranormal since childhood. She attributes this fascination to having heard old family stories of ghostly wreaths, ESP, and money hidden in the lining of antique purses. She grew up on the Oregon Coast and has a Master’s Degree in Writing Popular Fiction. Now she lives with her husband and three cats near Orlando, where she’s working on the next Poison Ivy novel and trolling the area for ghostly happenings. Friend Patrice on Facebook or visit her website. She is also on AuthorsNow! and Twitter: @Patrice_Lyle

Happy Cover Reveal Day to Patrice Lyle!

Leap Books Seek is proud to share the amazing cover of The Case of the Washed-Up Warlock by Patrice Lyle!

Title: The Case of the Washed-Up Warlock (Poison Ivy Charm School #2)

Author: Patrice Lyle

Release Date: October 5, 2015

When thirteen-year-old Tulip Bonnaire’s super-cute crush, Dexter, is threatened with expulsion from Poison Ivy Charm School, she can’t help but take the case. Someone has put a spell on Garrett’s Levitation skills and all the evidence, including the testimony of a sea hag stone, points to Dex. Tulip can’t imagine Poison Ivy without him, so she’s intent on proving his innocence. But that means delving into an old secret to find out who turned Garrett into a washed-up warlock.

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Author Bio:

Patrice Lyle has never met a ghost story she didn’t like. She’s been fascinated with the paranormal since childhood. She attributes this fascination to having heard old family stories of ghostly wreaths, ESP, and money hidden in the lining of antique purses. She grew up on the Oregon Coast and has a Master’s Degree in Writing Popular Fiction. Now she lives with her husband and two cats on Florida’s Space Coast, where she’s working on her next novel under an umbrella on the beach. For more information, please visit her website at www.patricebooks.com.  

The Case of the Washed-Up Warlock Cover Reveal and Book Blitz Sign-up

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The Case of the Washed-Up Warlock by Patrice Lyle

Thirteen-year-old Tulip Bonnaire moonlights as a private investigator at Poison Ivy Charm school, and her latest case depends on uncovering an old secret to prove her crush Dex hasn't been casting harmful spells. She's in for quite a scare with this case.

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Special Pre-Order Pricing for Linda Joy Singleton NEVER BEEN TEXTED

Leap Books is excited to announce a special Pre-Order Sales Price of just $0.99 for our e-book version of the soon to be released Young Adult contemporary fairy tale, NEVER BEEN TEXTED by popular author Linda Joy Singleton. 

When Ashlee’s stepdad completely forgets her birthday she takes matters into her own hands to get the one thing she really wants: her own cell phone. But text messages start rolling in from a broken-hearted boy, and though Ashlee knows not all stories end happily, she’s determined to make hers the best it can be.

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