Abigail Bronsen is sure her life is going
nowhere when she turns twenty-five and realizes she hasn't done anything on a
list of goals she made for herself as a teenager. Ben Harris is looking to find
"the one" after his last girlfriend cheated on him. When they crash
into each other, it appears they've both found exactly what they wanted. A year
of firsts follows: first date, first kiss, first “I love you’s.” The first
fight is inevitable, but neither of them saw a breakup coming. When Abigail is
offered a job overseas, they’ll discover that no relationship is perfect and
even true love sometimes finds itself separated by time and distance.
Twenty Five will be FREE for Kindle from August 29-31.
Twenty Five will be FREE for Kindle from August 29-31.
Be sure to take advantage and download it!!!
Q&A With the Author:
When did you know you wanted to become
an author?
I've written a lot throughout my life.
In middle school and high school, I wrote cheesy short stories and poems
full of teenage angst and despair. I kept journals after journals full of
more angst and despair. In the back of my mind, I always imagined writing
a novel, but in the same way I imagined winning the Best Actress Academy Award
- it would be the coolest thing in the world, but the likelihood of it
happening was a billion to one.
I was twenty-four years old, living
with my parents, stuck in a crappy job, and I just decided to go for it.
I wrote and wrote and wrote, not really caring if anyone ever read it or
if it was any good, I just needed to get the words on the page. When I
finished it, that's when I knew. And suddenly, it didn't seem like such a
long shot.
Where did you come up with the premise
for Twenty-Five?
There's a part in the book where Abby,
the main character, is telling Ben, the other main character, about Jane Austen
and how much Austen's writing means to her. She says, "She wrote the
love stories she never got to experience." That's what Twenty-Five
is for me. The love story I've always wanted. I didn't have to come
up with the premise, it was what I wanted the most in the world and so I put it
into words, pages, and chapters.
Describe your book in three words.
This is the hardest question!
Sweet, simple, enchanting
What can your readers expect next from
you?
I'm working on two books right now.
The first is a fantasy about a community of merpeople who do not have the
ability to love. It's called The Maidening Ceremony and I'm hoping
it will be ready for purchase by the beginning of the year. The second
I've recently started writing, but I'm very excited about it. The working
title is Lark, and the premise centers around the idea that everyone is
born with a "life mate," or the person they are intended for.
But what happens when you can't find that person? I hope to have
the first draft finished before November so I can begin working on something
new for NANOWRIMO. Several readers have asked about a sequel to Twenty-Five,
and I'm not ruling it out, but at this point I don't have another interesting
story to tell about the characters and I don't want to write a sequel unless it
really adds to their story.
Thank you, Rachel, for taking the time to stop by Book Mama Blog! I can't wait to read Twenty Five!
Rachel
was born in Buffalo, NY, but raised in Burlington, NC. Thanks to her
northern parents and being raised in the south, she likes to say she got the
best of both worlds: (soda) pop and terrible sports teams (go Bills!), grits
and southern hospitality. For her, little things in life are the ones to
be the most passionate about. Sunkist. Getting pedicures. Her
dvd collection. A really great pen. Twenty-Five is her
proudest accomplishment. Rachel now lives in
Raleigh, NC, but someday hopes to make it to London.
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