02 August 2015

Q & A with Cait Jarrod from the "Girl Code" Anthology!

Welcome Cait Jarrod!  Thank you so much for visiting Written Butterfly and showcasing "Girl Code"!

Q) How did you dream up the dynamics of your characters?
-They come to me from different avenues, like television personalities, the news, and people I come across. Any colorful character I come across or a good line I hear, I’m taking notes.

Q) Can you give a fun or interesting fact about your book?
-I have an interesting one. I went to the movies to see American Sniper with my husband at the planning stages of FAITH. Chris Kyle was such an inspiration that I added him as an inspiration to the hero’s brother’s saga. His sacrifice, along with all military men and woman and their families have my respect and gratitude. 

Q) Do you have any habits that get you in the writing frame of mind?
-Not really. Let me rephrase, right now, I don’t, but I do love writing early in the morning. Just give me a cup of coffee and the writing flows. 

Q) How much real life do you put into or influences your books?
-In some stories, I’ve referenced real-life a lot. Between places I’ve lived near or visited to family member’s occupations, I’ve managed to incorporate some part of my life into every book. My debut book, Kidnapped Hearts, my husband’s law enforcement experience came into play. The setting of the novel takes place near where I grew up. In Entangled Love, the advertising executive heroine derived from one of my daughter’s jobs. The location, Santa Monica California, came to life because of a family vacation.

Q) What are your upcoming projects?
-I’m working on a romantic series that takes place in Montana; the series aptly named Montana Dreams. Here is DIVINE’s, book one of the series, blurb:

A friends to lovers story.
When Matt Carson runs his thirteen-year-old grief-stricken heart to his favorite spot along the river to be alone and think, a fiery red head invades. From a life-saving feat to a first kiss, Trina Lovett turns his life upside down and he likes.

Fast-forward ten years, Matt is in the United States Marines station overseas and Trina is in college to become doctor. Until now, they’ve kept in constant contact. But when the communication cease and her mother insists Trina date a man more worthy, someone with status, loneliness gives into what every fiber in her body screams not to. She allows him to put a ring on her finger.

But Matt returns home…is his love and passion strong enough to survive? Is the power that ignited in Trina the day she met him so resilient she’ll move beyond misfortune and her parents’ smothering to find her way back to him?
All proceeds from sales are going to the Wounded Warriors Project. 
 

Introduction by Julie Ann Walker. 
 
 

Girl Code blurb:  
Four best friends struggle with decisions that affect their lives, their hearts, and their futures. As sisters, they embrace the Girl Code.   
HOPE  
Josephine "Joey" Lockhart escapes her past, herself and her home town of Pearl, Ohio to Florida after high school. Years later, she meets a man that refuses to let her hide behind her camera lens and encourages her out of her shell. Will he be the one to push her to feel for the first time?   
LIVE  
After seven years in drug hell, detoxing Juliette "Juls" Carrington returns to her hometown Pearl to attend her grandmother's burial. Once more rejected by her family, she has a swim in a pond nearby when a mysterious camper, an ex-drunk, coaxes her to come to his hut in the woods. Together they must fight their inner demons for a chance to love...and live.   
FAITH  
Selena Bodine escaped into the United States Air Force to leave behind a painful past and the one man who she refused to let herself love. Years later, an urgent call from her father brings her back to Pearl, Ohio and face to face with the man she still loves. But will the secret that Cullen is investigating her threaten their second chance?   
PERSISTENCE  
Laydi Michaels has been running away from her past and bad memories for years. Finding herself wasn’t an easy task, but she’s managed to finally get to a point to where she wants to be. Only to wake up married to her boss….who fired her the night before. Wrapped in a case that puts her life in danger, and dealing with a grave situation back home in Pearl, Laydi figures out she wasn’t close to finding herself, and now, she’s risked everything.  

5 star Goodreads review!  
It's not often you read an anthology and truly love every story in it but I really did. These four authors are amazing women who I'm sure will continue to give us well written, heart warming, action packed, and steamy love stories for years to come. 



Author bios and contacts:  
Cait Jarrod 
 "I write what I love to read - Romantic Suspense/Mystery- I love writing and creating the meet-cue (the point where the hero and heroine meet) to the blossoming of the romance. Add a suspenseful plot or a good mystery to the equation and the perfect book is born to curl up to and lose yourself in, taking you away from reality, troubles." 
 
As a child, I entertained myself for hours playing pretend, but not with dolls and such. I created stories and pictured them in my mind, sometimes even acted them out, my well preserved secret until now. I spent years after leaving school trying to figure out my niche. Not being a literary enthusiast, I never thought my childhood pastime would lead in this direction. 
 
In life, one door closes and another opens, so I'm told. This was true for me. I lost my mother, my best friend, to cancer. After a year without her, I picked up her favorite hobby...reading. After one book, a romantic suspense, I was hooked. In the past, I'd fall asleep after a few minutes of reading. Now, books rank up there with a good red wine. It didn't take long for my childhood muse to come back in adult version urging me to put the scenes in my head on paper. 
 
I hope I have provided you with the escape similar to the ones I conjured in childhood and rediscovered as an adult, and I hope you enjoy reading my books as much as I have loved creating them. 
 
Cait's debut novel, Kidnapped Hearts won awards in the categories of Best Happily Ever After and Best Suspense. Cait lives in Virginia with her husband and three daughters.  
 
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Cait’s Classy Chicks Street Team: https://www.facebook.com/groups/629181983825796/  


D.C. Stone 
"I write romantic suspense because I can connect with it, and love the thrill of kicking ass and being sexy while you're at it." 
 
D.C. Stone is an e-book author and full-time fraud investigator when she isn’t diving into the world of Fiction. After serving eight years of service with the United States Air Force, she went on to transition into the world of Financial Crimes and became a lead investigator for many years. When she isn’t trying to solve a new puzzle in the world of fraud, she is engulfed with coffee, her laptop, and all those crazy characters in her head. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America, New Jersey Romance Writers, Kiss of Death, and the Liberty State Fiction Writers. Come stop by on Facebook, Twitter or her website and say hello! 
 
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Jessica Jayne 
"My writing interests vary much like my reading interests. Though I mainly write romance type novels with a spicy twist, I have lived what some might call a suspenseful life. As a survivor of stalking and sexual assault, I learned the ins and outs of the legal system pretty quickly. It helped to precipitate my interest in getting my law degree... that and the fact that I grew up around attorneys. So adding suspense to my writing is no big surprise to me or anyone that knows me." 
 
I am a born and raised small town Ohio girl, who moved to the Sunshine State after graduating from college. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in English because I could not imagine doing anything else but reading and writing. It is such a pleasure to be able to share all the stories in my head!  
 
In the journey of life, I got my law degree (and license) and also became a wife and a mother of three children. So, life is always an adventure.  
 
I love to read and write... obviously! I’m a huge sports fan, especially college football and the Ohio State Buckeyes!  Go Steelers!  Go Rays! Go Lightning! I LOVE to travel... LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to travel. And I love sharing my love to travel with my children. Did I say I love to travel? I love to drink coffee in the morning and tea at night! I love a good glass of wine, especially if it comes from a bottle made by the FOOLS wine club… yep, I’m a founding member of that crazy group!  J  I love hanging out with my family and my friends!  Music makes me happy. I’m a mix between country girl and city chic. But I love nothing more than putting on my jean shorts, tank top, cowboy boots and hat and watching Tim McGraw or Eric Church belt it out!  I’m a sucker for a cowboy hat!  J 
 
Favorite quote:  “If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies.” 
 
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Lea Bronsen 
"I love how well-chosen words can make your heart beat a little faster." 
 
Lea Bronsen likes her reads fast, hot, and edgy, and strives to give her own stories the same intensity. After venturing into dirty inner-city crime drama with her debut novel Wild Hearted, she divides her writing time between psychological thriller, romantic suspense, and erotic contemporary romance. 
 
She is signed with Evernight Publishing, Decadent Publishing, and Insatiable Press. 
 
Find Lea at:  
Email: leabronsen@yahoo.com 



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