COVER REVEAL DAY…. ONE MORE STEP ANTHOLOGY

COVER REVEAL DAY…. ONE MORE STEP ANTHOLOGY

by | Jun 17, 2020 | Updates

COVER REVEAL DAY IS HERE!

I am so excited to be able to finally show you the cover for the anthology I have been working on with The Bookworm Box. We have decided to call this masterpiece: One More Step. Isn’t this the most beautiful cover ever? One More Step is going to be released on July 7th.

One More Step Details:

Have you ever been curious how a writers mind works? The Bookworm Box is proud to present One More Step, an exciting an unique reading experience.  Each of the twenty-six authors featured in this anthology were given the same first sentence.  Where they took that first sentence was completely up to them.

Each story is different.  No Story is related.

The only thing these stories have in common is their starting point. Each author showcased in this anthology was featured in The Bookworm Box charity during 2019. Each author has graciously donated their story so that 100% of profits from this anthology will be going to all the various charities The Bookworm Box is able to support because of you, the readers.

Get this: You can even purchase the book WITH all the authors autographed bookplates (there is a very limited quantity of bookplates).  Of course, you can also purchase the book without autographed bookplates.  Pre-Order information is below.

Paperback Preorder: https://www.thebookwormboxshop.com/

*Paperbacks will ship out around 7/20* (Due to delays from Covid-19 and the printers getting paper, the paperback of the anthology will have a delay in shipping out to you)

eBook Preorder: We are working on getting things wrapped up with Amazon. Stay Tuned!

 

 

 

 

 

#WCW Chat with Author Kitty Berry

#WCW Chat with Author Kitty Berry

by | Jun 3, 2020 | Updates

It’s the first Wednesday of the month, so you know that means it’s time for a special #WCW – Author Edition. 

Once a month, I will be sitting down with fellow authors and talking books, words, and other things. 

And for this month, I’m shining the spotlight on Kitty Berry. 

Let’s get into the chat, shall we?

 

Thanks for taking the time to chat today, Kitty! 

Let’s talk all about your writing style first… 

What comes first, the plot or characters?

KB: This can change with me from book to book, series to series. I write like a soap opera with carry-over characters, so it is usually the characters that lead the way. However, there are times when a storyline is in my head and I’m able to line a character up with that.

 

Where is your favorite place to write?

KB: I like to write at my dining room table when I want to feel connected with my family. When I need to have silence, then I write at my desk in my office in my finished basement.

 

How much ‘world building’ takes place before you start writing?

KB: As I stated before, I write like a soap opera with carry-over character, environments, and storylines. Some of my stories, do not have a whole lot of world building. I might mention the environment but it’s not that big of a deal for the story. With my current project (Falls Village Collection), it’s been huge. The collection focuses on the town so there was a ton of world building. I have various authors from RomantiConn also writing in the collection, so we needed to coordinate our characters and the town shops…it took a few excel spreadsheets and a map.

 

How do you come up with the titles to your books?

KB: This changes with me as well. My first series, The Stone Series all start with the letter S (Sliding, Stoned, Siblings, Second Chances, Screen Play, Stealing Home, Surrender, Starting Over, Silence, and Survivor…the Holiday edition is called A Stone Family Christmas *insert shrugging emoji*).

My doctor trilogy was originally titled as follows: Anatomy of Love, Dissection of Love, and Sutures of Love. I named them with “medical” terms. Once scooped up by an online publishing house, they required that they be renamed as Anatomy of Love Book 1, Book 2, and Book 3. I also kind of like the AOL shortened version.

Vines of Ivy (VOI) was named that because it’s about friends attending an Ivy League university.

The Compatible Companion Trilogy was named after I fell in love with the song You Are the Reason by Calum Scott. The first book is You Are My Reason. Not really sure how I landed on My Forever Maybe or After You for the second and third book. The trilogy is the CC trilogy because it’s named after the dating company opened in VOI.

My new project (Falls Village Collection) is named after the town I created called…Falls Village. So far, I have named my books in the collection: The Rest of Forever, From Then Until Forever, Promise Me Forever, Forever To Go…see where I’m going with that? The other authors in the collection are not using Forever as their title motivation. 

How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?

KB: I have 18 books published and I am currently working on a collection with some of my RomantiConn authors now. That collection (Falls Village Collection) is beginning to release on 04/21/2020. I have completed 2 books in that collection, and I am currently writing my 3rd. By the end of the summer of 2020, I should have 21 published books.

 

Who is your favorite character that you have written? If so, who? And what makes them special.

KB: I think the favorite character of mine is Dr. Wilson Anderson (male) from The Anatomy of Love Trilogy and Brooklyn Taylor Adams (female) from Sliding (The Stone Series Book 1). I’m going with Brook because she was my first female lead and she has a lot of me in her. Will is my male pick because, even though he is nothing like him, I went with a neurosurgeon as a nod to my son.

 

Which of your books was most enjoyable to write?

KB: I’m going with You Are My Reason because I enjoy the comedy angle of it.

 

If you had to recommend one of your books to a new reader, which would you recommend?

KB: I would tell them to begin with You Are My Reason and read the CC trilogy then head into the Falls Village Collection. 

 

Where can readers find out more about you and your books?

KB: Readers can join my reader group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/197426327440415/) or come meet me face to face at an author signing. My next is RomantiConn which I host in CT (https://romanticonn2020.eventbrite.com). If they live in CT, I try to go out to eat every few months with a few of my CT readers. Readers can also keep up to date with me on any of my above social media sites.  

THREE FUN FACTS ABOUT KITTY

What was your dream job when you were younger?

KB: I always wanted to be an educator and a mom. I’m both. I’d love to do interior design, but only if the clients share my minimalistic modern style.

What’s your favorite food?

KB: Pasta and pizza. 

Share something your readers wouldn’t know about you?

KB: I danced in the Citrus Bowl when I was in college. 

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT KITTY & HER BOOKS, CHECK OUT HER SOCIAL MEDIA

Website: http://www.kittyberryauthor.com
Facebook Profile Page: https://www.facebook.com/kitty.berry.334
Facebook Street Team: https://www.facebook.com/groups/197426327440415/
Falls Village Collection Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FallsVillageCollection/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kittyberrybooks
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Kitty-Berry/e/B00DT2HUZ4/ 
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7166372.Kitty_Berry
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/kittyberryauthor
RomantiConn Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/351611412074474/

 

The Scoop on

THE REST OF FOREVER

Can you share something about your current book that isn’t in the blurb?

KB: The Rest of Forever (Falls Village Collection Book 1) came out in April 2020. 

Something that isn’t in the blurb…Callan Black will develop a new friendship with the owner of the saltwater taffy and fudge shop. 

 

Are there any secrets from the book you can share with readers?

KB: A secret, huh? Hmm…Carl DeMato is the ex-husband of one of Falls Village’s residents. 

 

What is the future of the characters? Will there be a sequel?

KB: I write like a soap opera, there will always be a sequel. As of today, there are eight authors in the Falls Village Collection each writing their own book. I plan to continue to write 5-7 books in this collection before I start my spin-off that’s already banging around in my head. 

 

If you had to describe the main character in THREE words, what would those three words be?

KB: Callan Black is the main character of The Rest of Forever. The three words that best describe him are: high-strung, quirky, and smoking hot!

 

If your book was going to be made into a movie, who are the celebrities that would star in it?

KB: I might go with Alex Pettyfer for Callan Black and Maika Monroe could work as my Jordan Collins.

AUTHOR CRUSHING 

Who is your favorite author and why?/ Who is the author you most admire in your genre?/ What famous author do you wish would be your mentor?

KB: I combined the above three questions because the answer is the same. Shayla Black is my favorite author of romance and the one I most admire. I love the way she creates her worlds and uses her characters from one series to the next. I met Shayla in 2018 at Authors in the City and if I could ever get her to mentor me, I’d fangirl so hard that I would probably miss most of her words of wisdom!

 

What are you reading now?

KB: I’m currently reading (listening to, actually) Meghan Quinn’s The Secret Crush

 

Favorite book you’ve read as an adult?

KB: I don’t know that I really have a favorite, but The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve made me into the avid reader that I am today.

BEFORE I LET YOU GO, HOW ABOUT A RAPID FIRE ROUND?

Would you rather be in a room full of snakes or a room full of spiders?

KB: Neither…never going to happen!

 

Would you rather have an endless summer or an endless winter?

KB: Endless summer, hands down!

 

Would you rather always be an hour early or be constantly twenty minutes late?

KB: I’m always early.

 

Tea or Coffee

Coffee

Movie or Book

Book

Paperback or EBook

EBook

 

Share a photo of a character inspiration 

KB: This was my Callan Black inspiration 

 

Thanks so much for talking with me today, Kitty!

 


Be sure to hop by Kitty’s social media, give her a like, check out her books,

and tell her Santana sent you! 

And She Called Him Romeo Inspired Playlist

by | May 25, 2020 | Updates

Here is my playlist for And She Called Him Romeo

Sometimes I listen to music while writing certain scenes to help me get in the proper vibe, other times the song just takes me back to memories of Jayson, Brooke, and time in the Cove.

Happy Listening!

Tunnel Vision – Justin Timberlake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07FYdnEawAQ   

Butterflies – Michael Jackson  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csvNBRZfFpo

Boom Clap – Charli XCX  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZQS_4C4g3g

Beneath Your Beautiful – Labrinth feat. Emelie Sande https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqIxCtEveG8

Strawberry Bubblegum – Justin Timberlake  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsbnozwyWXo

You + I (Nobody in the World) – John Legend  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi3bc9lS3rg

Gorgeous – X Ambassadors (Upstate Sessions) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr9TaQw-L-M

Here – Alessia Cara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrGX4KZ44WI

Montagues + Capulets – Epica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0BVoj0l_Eo&list=RDp0BVoj0l_Eo&start_radio=1

Have You Ever – Brandy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkj1An6Wnec

How Do I Breathe – Mario https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcie4MOU-wQ

Lions, Tigers, Bears – Jasmine Sullivan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh5mEat46fc

Promise – Romeo Santos feat. Usher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TrCbDtRxbU

 

Graduation – Vitamin C   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9lJcKoMI2g

 

Boom – Major Lazer  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtTQYA8fkxM

T Shirt – Destiny’s Child  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRQyahpTSzM

Jungle – X Ambassadors  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqXW57WM9TA

 

Come Away With Me – Norah Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbjZPFBD6JU

Lay Me Down – Sam Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaMq2nn5ac0

Waiting – Norah Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHXFQ7kV4po

How Will I Know – Sam Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXXNNdI8XLY

Eres Mia – Romeo Santos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iPcqtHoR3U

Like I’m Gonna Lose You – Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-MBfn8XjIU

Ascension – Maxwell   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7rm9t5S4uE

 

Piece by Piece – Kelly Clarkson (Idol Version)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwTMz6Nfhjg

Sexy Love – Neyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgaeGW-2z6w

Don’t Change – Musiq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzBD8t0sB-4

Mirrors – Justin Timberlake   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZE_IRwLNI

A Thousand Years – Christina Perri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtOvBOTyX00

The Return to the Cove Starts NOW….

The Return to the Cove Starts NOW….

by | May 19, 2020 | Blog, Updates

On Sale Now!

 

And She Called Him Romeo

**Second Edition**
 
The return to the Cove starts now…
https://amazon.com/dp/B01HHI9OAE

 

Love.

It has the power to consume, to hurt, to heal.
Love has the power to change everything.
 
In the game of basketball, Jayson Williams knows how to win. When it comes to matters of the heart, he’s way out of his league. But that doesn’t stop him from going after what he wants, and he wants her. The moment he laid eyes on Brooke, he knew she had to be his. No matter what it took, he was going to win the heart of Brooke Thomas.
 
Brooke is a master at playing defense, especially where Jayson’s attempts to win her over are concerned. Since moving to Paradise Cove, she’s kept her circle small and her focus on her art. Her vision of the future isn’t clear, but she does know she shouldn’t be on anyone’s radar, especially anyone like Jayson.
 
When Jayson’s presence seems to be unavoidable, Brooke doesn’t know which way to turn. No attempts at shoving him away persuade him past his one pursuit, and the more time Brooke spends with Jayson, the more he becomes important to her in ways she could have never imagined.
 
Jayson is everything Brooke’s ever wanted.
Brooke is everything Jayson’s vowed to be good enough for.
 
When push comes to pull, the strength of their bond will be tested, and only one question remains:
Is their relationship the forever kind worth fighting for?

Dear Mama…

by | May 10, 2020 | Blog, Updates

Something you may not know about me… I was raised by a single mother. My dad died a month before my 5th birthday and as a result I’ve only remember what it was like to have HER- my supermom. She raised three kids on her own and now that I’m an adult I know there must have been stress, heartache, and moments of “How am I going to ______?” but she made sure I never knew it.

Obviously, my having such a strong example of both womanhood and motherhood gave me an impressive blueprint to follow as a mom to my three. And to this day the best compliment I’ve ever received was my own mother telling me that I am such a great mother.

These qualities I’ve both observed and attempted to emulate have of course stained some of characters as well. Strong and reliable mothers (and Mother figures) often make their way into my stories.

Jisela (And She Called Him Romeo; Twice Upon a Time)
Evelyn (And She Called Him Romeo)
Ms. Annie (After Ever)
Kelly (Dear Summer)
Regina (Sticks & Stones)
Leticia (Sticks & Stones)

… just to name a few.

And I’m sure the pattern will continue because… Moms.
The title goes so far beyond those three letters.

I hope you all celebrate the strong women in your life today and every day.

Moms- may you be celebrated and recognized for the love and effort you put into this often underappreciated job. The sleepless nights and exhaustive days. The bedside care and boo-boo kisses. The personal chef and taxi services you provide. Oh and the maid services… *whew*
Our job description goes on and on… but so does the importance.

May your day be filled with love and recognition