Determined
to someday sing on the stage in New York City, Collette takes an internship at
the luxury resort on Fascination Island.
While
she plans to hone her craft by singing nightly on the stage of the Moonlight
Serenade restaurant, she never expected to be pushed outside her comfort zone.
Shy
and reserved, she is challenged to step outside herself and release the inner
diva. When Falcon comes along, sparks fly and secrets are revealed.
Before
long Collette is forced to make life-changing decisions that will impact her
future in ways she never even imagined.
Fascination Island Book
1
To
escape a bad break-up and fighting parents Audyn takes a job as a lifeguard at
Fascination Island. The posh five-star resort lives up to its name in every
way, including the strange rules the owner has about entering the water at
night. Despite declaring it a boy-free summer, it isn’t long before the shy,
endearing Levi and the mysterious, tattooed Tristan begin vying for her
attention.
When
Levi tries to push his advantage and Tristan comes to the rescue, Audyn
realizes there is more to both these boys and the island they inhabit.
Suddenly, she’s forced to acknowledge a reality she’d never considered and to
pick a side in the conflict that has been waging for decades.
Interview:
1. Where did you get
the idea for the novel? Since this is the second book in the series, I’ve had
the general idea of the book in my head for over a year. Even as I finished the
first book, I was working out the characters of the second one. I wanted
Collette, my main character, to be very different from the previous main
character so that the book would stand on its own and the characters would not
be comparable.
2. Your title. Who
came up with it? Did you ever change your title? When I named the first book in
the series I decided to keep the series titles focused around the name of the
spot the main character works on the island. Audyn worked as a lifeguard at the
Emerald Isle. Collette worked as a singer in the Moonlight Serenade. Perhaps,
it’s not the most original title choice but it helped keep the series linked.
3. Which came first,
the title or the novel? The novel came first. I changed the title a couple
times, based on changes to the restaurant the main character sings in every
night.
4. Since becoming a writer,
what’s the most exciting thing to ever happen to you? I have to say, something
as simple as having readers reach out to me about loving the book or a specific
character, is pretty sang exciting.
5. What book are you
currently reading or what was the last book you read? I am spending the summer
returning to the classic that I never got around to reading. The Great Gatsby
is the first one on my list. I’m only a handful of pages in.
6. What was your first
book that you ever wrote (very first one you wrote, not published)? I wrote a
book called the Single Yellow Rose. It was a Regency England novel with Dukes
and Earls, balls and garden parties. All the characters were my good friends in
high school. They each picked the name of their character and the name of their
love interest. The story filled about 6 college-lined notebooks and was written
as I sat in classes, apparently taking notes.
7. What is your
writing process? I start without paper – just an idea. I mull it over, watch
those around me, tweak character traits, etc… I then mind map the main
characters and make a basic outline of the larger plot elements. From there I
jump into the writing and let it take over.
- Who
are your favorite authors of all time? Madeleine L’Engle, Alexandre Dumas,
Chaim Potok, Dee Henderson,
- At a
book signing, do you just sign your name or do you write a note? How do
you come up with stuff to say? I’ve never done a book signing, but I
imagine I’d write a little note.
- What
is something people would be surprised to know about you? I hate talking
about my books to the people closest to me in real life. I love talking
about it online, blogs, social media, etc… But to talk about the plot,
especially with these paranormal books, to anyone I know in real life
always just feels oddly awkward. I don’t know what to say. I love writing
but feel weird talking about it. Weird.. I know.
- How
do you react to a bad review? I think all reviews offer something an
author can glean for the next book. For instance, my first book got a lot
of great reviews but a number of people said it was super slow starting
and difficult to get into. From that I learned the importance of having
interesting elements early on that pull the reader in and get them to keep
reading. As a reader I understood that, as an author it was a good lesson
to book crafting.
- How did you celebrate the sale of your first book? I text all my friends and family a million times the first day Aurora Undefined was available online. With each new sale they were bombarded with me messages. I’m pretty sure I remember treating myself to a Venti iced Starbucks treat as well.
About the Author:
In
a nutshell: Writer. Blogger. Journalist. Marathon runner. Social media
enthusiast. Beer drinker. Avid YA reader. Traveler. Chicago native. Milwaukee
resident. Music fanatic. Fashion lover. Oldest of nine.
Writing
has been in my soul from the very beginning. In grade school I started my own
local paper for the street I lived on. In middle school I wrote for the school
paper and loved any English writing assignment. I started writing novels in
high school. At the time my friends were the characters, the setting was almost
always Regency England, and I scratched the story into lined notebooks.
Now,
I have a journalism degree and a dozen various business writing gigs under my
belt. I’ve lived in a handful of US cities including Milwaukee, Chicago,
Boston, St. Louis and New York. I pen a personal fashion and lifestyle blog,
ModlyChic.com, and continue to write about commercial real estate.
My
first book, Aurora Undefined, was published in 2011. The Emerald Isle, the
first Fascination Island book, came out during the summer of 2012, at which
time I immediately began writing the second book in the series.
Next
up . . . stay tuned! I’m working on a new contemporary novel as well as the
third book in the Fascination Island series.
Kate
Hinderer Writes (blog): http://katehinderer.blogspot.com/
ModlyChic
(fashion blog): http://www.modlychic.com/
Twitter:
@kate_hinderer
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