An
Untimely Romance
by J
& L Wells
Genre: New
Adult, Time Travel Romance
Tour Host: Lady
Amber's Tours
Synopsis:
Heather Richardson is a seventeen-year-old British girl whose life quickly becomes an emotional roller coaster when she meets Ruben Brown, a controlling twenty-four-year-old man who works for her father at Freesdon Manor. As much as Heather wants to love Ruben, the cracks in their relationship begin to show as her eighteenth birthday draws nigh.
Heather Richardson is a seventeen-year-old British girl whose life quickly becomes an emotional roller coaster when she meets Ruben Brown, a controlling twenty-four-year-old man who works for her father at Freesdon Manor. As much as Heather wants to love Ruben, the cracks in their relationship begin to show as her eighteenth birthday draws nigh.
In a surprising turn of
events Heather is confronted by Frank, an intriguing man from a past that dates
back to the nineteenth century. His untimely presence changes everything.
When she’s thrown back in time
by an unrelenting force, Heather realizes that her life is not what it appears
to be. Her future has already been written, and it seems she cannot escape her
fate, a fate determined by a love lost long ago. In her struggle to find
herself, Heather must chose her destiny amidst a dangerous love triangle,
vengeful lovers, and passions controlled by the hands of time.
This will go a little differently then any other interview.
We are all going to board the crazy train and have a lot fun.
I hope you join us.
Thanks for coming Judy & Laura Wells. I'm going to give you a lot short quick questions and just answer whatever comes to mind first.
Influential Children’s Book:
The faraway tree, by Enid Blyton.
Memoires that take me back to my childhood, and make believe lands,
my mom used to read it to me as a little girl. Just happy childhood memories.
Teacher Profile: Is there a certain teacher you
would credit with igniting your love of literature?
Mrs Simmonds, was my
year 11 and 12 English teacher, she was amazing.
First Time Buyers – What We Should Know:
We are a mother and daughter duo, mad on animals, we love
walking our four dogs, and writing together.
Our novels are not a typical romance with a happy ever
after. We have a unique story with diverse and complex characters, that the
reads will both love and hate, but there are reasons behind some of our more
interesting characters, which will all come to light as the series progress.
What
do you love most about publishing?
We are published by a small press, which gives us the
freedom we need to write.
What’s
the worst part of publishing?
We used a self-publishing company in the past, we couldn’t
complain about the quality, it was excellent, the down side was it was very
expensive- I would only use a small press or do it ourselves now.
How
has your impression of publishing changed?
We didn’t really have an opinion to be honest, as it was all
new to us.
Would
you recommend self-publishing to other authors?
A self-publishing company- no- indie publishing or small
press- yes
What will the self-publishing industry look
like in ten years?
I don’t think there will be these top publishing houses, as
indies appear to be on the rise, Amanda hocking for example. I think it will
all be ebooks.
Review your publisher and publishing experience. What did you like? What would
you change?
Our publishers, nexgate press, we wouldn’t change one thing,
Jeff Bennington is so lovely and supportive, we are really happy.
Things you’ve learned about
self-publishing.
It’s a very hard industry, and no matter what you do- you
will never please everyone, write the book you want to read- don’t follow
trends.
4 Self-published authors you look up to.
Jeff Bennington, L.L Hunter, Jake Bonsignore, S.K Anthony
3
Ways indie authors can improve self-publishing.
Keep writing as best they can
Use Regina Wamba for a beautiful cover
Enjoy the experience
2
Self-publishing resources every indie author should use.
Blog sites,
Goodreads
1 mistake
you made while self-publishing your book.
None really, we learnt by our experiences,
read every review- good and bad, and take comments on board- after all, we are
writing for the readers-
What
show from your childhood would you love to bring back?
The 1987 versions of snow white, and sleeping beauty films, we
love classics.
What’s
the best vacation you ever had?
Jamaica, as I got married there in 2010 (sandals Negril)
If someone gave you a free plane ticket to
anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Maldives
What’s
your favorite rainy day movie?
The note book
If you
could be any age again for a week, which would you choose?
21, as getting married (Laura)
20’s- away with mum and dad when they were
alive (Judy)
Which
of the four season’s best suits your personality?
Summer- happy and warm
Random quote.
There's no present.
There's only the immediate future and the recent past.
George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
Your favorite
reading space.
Hot beach, total tranquility, with only the breaking of waves
interrupting its silence.
Which
five characters from novels would you have dinner with?
Mark Darcy/ Collin firth (can we pick him five times…. )
Sure. Uhmm.. 5 Mr Darcy's... well that would be ....
something....
If you
could have personally witnessed one event in history, what would you want to
have seen?
The building of the great pyramids of
Egypt
Who
is your favorite literary character of all-time?
Mr Darcy
Share your 9 favorite books of all time.
Heidi
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
Pride and Prejudice
Reunion
Little Woman
The Diary of Ann Frank
Lord of the Flies
The Chronicles of Fire and Ice
Empyreal Illusions
Your book is a movie! Who’s in your dream cast?
Bradley Cooper- Ruben
Clive Owen- Frank
Megan Fox- Heather
5
Items you would buy with a million dollars.
Dogs shelter
A house next door to my mom
A swimming pool
Holiday home
More animals
4
Things you love about your favorite book.
Romance
The 19th century parts
The psychological element
The fact that with book 2 & 3 our readers will have no
idea what is coming, and how all the books interlink.
3
Books you’d bring with you to a deserted island.
Pride and prejudice
The faraway tree
Little woman
2 Food
items you cannot possibly live without.
Curry
Chocolate
1
person who makes your life better.
My Mom (laura)
My daughter (Judy)
How do
you develop your writing ideas?
We get an outline, and build as we go along
A
genie grants you three writing-related wishes: what are they and why?
To see our book made into a film
Make number one on amazon
Make all our author friends famous :
Describe your ideal writing space.
In a cottage overlooking the sea.
Where
do you find inspiration for your characters?
From people we know
Do you
agree with the adage “Write what you know”?
No, write what you love, its amazing where
words and your mind can take you.
What
(or who) inspires you to write the most?
Each other
How
has your writing career changed in the past year?
We’re spending a lot more time writing.
What
are your writing goals for the next year?
Get all of our untimely series out, and the
idea’s for the next series.
Name
the five biggest distractions from your writing.
Dogs
Telly
Husbands
Work
Facebook
Interview a fellow author on this train.
Which is your
favourite- book, and why?
um.. It’s like picking your favourite child lol
Probably my first book fire and ice
How long did it take u
to get all the ideas together before u could start writing?
Honestly they came to me while I wrote, I dreamt of the
prologue for fire and ice and it all went from there.
How many books are in
the fire and ice series ?
6
With a spin off trilogy
(3 books)
What movies- books-
song tracks inspired u?
All the Robert Langdon series movies
Books- by Dan brown.
Music- Bruno mars, paramore, maroon 5, Birdy, Florence and the
machine
Who is your biggest
inspiration?
My friends and family
What is next- you are writing novellas...
would u try a different genre? I heard something about a n/a....
This series is NA, but yes I am venturing into the scary
waters of NA contemporary
What releases are u
planning/ aiming for this year?
As I am going away overseas i have one more
book for release this year, The first in the spin off novella series, The
Garden of Eden which I’m aiming for a sep/oct release.
What advice would u
give to new authors?
Believe in yourself and never doubt your ability. Also don’t
rush getting your stories out there, perfect it first and always do some
research into the publishing industry.
Your covers are
amazing- is this what u had in mind for your covers? How did u come across your
cover designer?
I came across Regina Wamba through author Melissa Andrea and
her cover for Flutter and knew I had to work with her. They are better than I
ever could have imagined.
Who you’d like to
thank-
I’d like to thank all my new author friends and fans for the
endless advice and for always being there for me.
It
has been a pleasure interviewing L.L Hunter- not only is she a very talented
author, but a lovely person also- I wish her all the best with her publishing
endeavours - find her on good reads- and Amazon. http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/6559537.L_L_Hunter
Choose a character of yours to represent each of the four seasons.
Ruben- winter- cold and dark
Florence- Summer- Happy go lucky, and warm
and sweet.
Beth- autumn- changeable
Heather- Spring- a blossoming flower.
Which
author’s career are you most jealous of? Why?
None really, good luck to them if they get
there on their own merit
Profile one of your characters.
Ruben- appears to
be a real jerk- but there are supernatural reasons behind his unlikable
personality.
What character would you most like to be
stuck in an elevator with?
Of our characters-
Frank Boswel
What’s your favorite social media outlet for marketing/promotions?
Facebook
What's your favorite review of your work?
An Untimely Romance: A Time Travel Romance
(Kindle Edition)
I had amazing opportunity to ARC read this
book and wow! where do I begin? Heather is a seventeen year old girl who lives
in an ancient manor house with her family, moving there when she was 13. Once
there she meets an array of colourful characters including Ruben, (who annoyed
me immensely!) and Frank.. Oh, Frank, who is very Darcy-esque. Its like he has
stepped through time. Heather's family have bought the house and are getting it
renovated and restored to its original beauty to re-open to the public as a
sort of historical landmark.
This house holds many secrets, and when
Heather gets to the bottom of it she finds she is deeper involved than she
realises.
If you love books or movies like the Secret
Garden than I definately recommend Untimely.
Author Bio:
About J & L Wells: J & L Wells is a UK based mother daughter team, consisting of Laura and her mother Judith. Together, they write compelling fiction and are currently working on book 2 of the Untimely Romance series.
About J & L Wells: J & L Wells is a UK based mother daughter team, consisting of Laura and her mother Judith. Together, they write compelling fiction and are currently working on book 2 of the Untimely Romance series.
Author Links
Buy Links (If Available)
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D0WZ57S
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00D0WZ57S
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