Interview Kat Henry Doran Author of Vengeance Is Mine
Give a warm welcome to Kat Henry Doran, author of Vengeance Is Mine, a Contemporary Romance.
Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about Kat and Vengeance Is Mine. Pssst… don’t forget to check out the giveaways at the bottom of the page.
Tell us about yourself. I am a former Operating Room nurse turned victim advocate who rarely backed down from a twelve-handed surgeon or a defense attorney with an attitude. I love watching major league baseball because, IMO, there’s nothing like a man in tight white pants [go Phillies!]. I adore the Golden State Warriors; no one can beat the coach for looks and guts–plus, the Splash Brothers’ magic on the court make me sigh. Last, if you’re looking for the definition of “Badge Bunny”, go to Webster’s latest edition; you’ll find my picture.
Who is your favorite character of all of the books you’ve written? Keenan Rossi from “For Keeps”, part of the Candy Hearts series for The Wild Rose Press.
Why? He’s perfect for a strong woman with a charming personality and abrasive wit. Plus, he cooks his own meals, washes his own shorts, and doesn’t expect a woman to wait on him hand and foot.
Do you see yourself in your characters? In every smart mouth, opinionated female, you bet.
Where do your story ideas come from? The nightly news; Internet pieces; the morning paper; people watching at the mall.
If ideas come to you in the middle of the night, do you get up and write them all down? Nothing wakes me up in the middle of the night, including an atom bomb. But . . . I keep a notepad and pen on hand at all times to write ideas down. The fresh produce department at the local grocery story is a wealth of information.
Okay, you’re casting the movie version of your novel – who would you choose for the main characters?
Since there are three novellas in this book, my dream team includes these six:
Lou Diamond Phillips and Meg Ryan for Mad Dog and the Archangel
Daniel Craig and Meghan Markle for Embraceable You
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sean Bean for The List
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Tell us a little about Vengeance Is Mine
Ever think about going back to study hall and face down the school bully? The mean girls? The brainless jocks who made your life pure misery?
For Dru Horvath, once a Gypsy orphan now a Pulitzer Prize winner; Rafe Archangeli, the Scourge of Summerville, who inherits a multi-million dollar trust, and Fiona “Fat Aggie” Thorpe with her own A-list modeling agency, the opportunity to exact revenge at their high school reunion is too good to pass up.
Mick Dineen, known as the Patron Saint of Less Thans, has his own reasons for attending the reunion. The former bully is desperate to make amends to one of his victims: Fiona Thorpe.
Community activist, Grace “Mad Dog” Dunavan, has never known a man with the raw appeal of Rafael Archangeli. There’s more at risk than the Thurgood Trust which will serve the needs of her desperate clients, she has her heart to consider.
Acting sheriff Rory McElroy agrees to provide personal protection for the winner of the Eastman Award at the reunion banquet. But on meeting her, he’s not so sure who poses the greater threat: third world thugs trying to silence Dru Horvath or the woman who once protected him from the schoolyard bullies.
Will these six find what they crave? Or something more valuable?
A sneak peak between the pages of Vengeance Is Mind. [we come in where the banquet guests are being seated]
As a past Eastman Award winner, Mick was directed to the head table. In the chair beside him sat a stunning dark-haired woman in a slinky red dress. “Please, everyone,” Grace Dunavan said, “take time to get reacquainted. It won’t be long before the guest of honor arrives.”
Getting acquainted sounded good to Mick. Particularly if it meant he could focus on the woman in the sexy red number and ignore the woman currently heading toward their table under full sail. Botox Beth Heade, poster girl for surgical enhancements. What the woman didn’t do to her body in a never-ending drive for attention amazed him.
“Guest of honor,” Beth sniffed as she took a seat opposite Mick. “As Chairs of the Reunion Committee, Richard and I had the right to know the identity of–” She broke off the tirade as if realizing she had someone new to impress. She drilled the woman beside Mick with an appraising look. “And you are?”
“No one of consequence. I’m here at the request of the Eastman recipient.” Mick decided her voice had that low, polished tone a man wouldn’t mind waking up to. “She asked me to stand in as her date tonight.” Wincing, she muttered something under her breath, soft enough for only Mick to hear. “Damn, I didn’t mean for it to come out like that.”
For a split second, he feared if Beth Heade tightened her mouth any harder, one of her lips might blow a leak. “The recipient is a woman? Why didn’t she ask for a male escort, for pity’s sake? No one need know she pitches for the same team.”
Rafe Archangeli, suddenly overtaken by a vicious coughing spasm, required the attention of a passing waiter as well has Grace Dunavan. After several good whacks between his shoulder blades, Rafe straightened from his crouch, still red-faced and teary-eyed. “I do beg your pardon. That was unfortunate.”
“I should say so,” Beth sniped. “Really, Rafael, you interrupted me.”
“Did I? How . . . de trop of me.”
“Yes, whatever. Why the identity of the guest of honor has been treated like a state secret is beyond me. Even Richard doesn’t know and we all know his position in the community.”
“Of course we do,” Grace murmured. “You never fail to advise of same.”
Looking momentarily confused at the comment, Beth carried on. “I have it on good authority Her Hugeness, Fiona Thorpe, will grace with her presence this weekend.”
Fiona was here? Mick thought. Good. Before the evening was over, he vowed to find her and set up a time to make amends. A short choking gasp diverted his attention from the self-absorbed reunion chair. Glancing to his left, he found the vision in red more than a little pale and gulping water like it was the last source of fluid on earth.
Blissfully unaware of all things going on around her, Ready Betty droned on. “As Chair, I needed to attend to other duties so was unable to be at the check-in desk every minute. The volunteer who registered Thunder Thighs swears she looks bigger than life. For myself, I can only hope the Inn has chairs wide enough to fit her girth.”
Rafe turned away, shoulders heaving. Grace gave his arm a firm pat and offered a tight smile. “Perhaps we could ask the Inn staff to solder several chairs together.”
Beth squealed like a child given her favorite treat. “Oh, do you think they would?”
The woman in red touched his hand. “Who is this Richard she keeps referencing?”
“Her husband. Richard Heade.”
Narrow, ring less fingers raced her lips. “Ready Betty and Dickhead? I mean, I saw their titles as Co-Chairs on the reunion invitation, but the two school yard bullies are married? To each other?”
That answered one question for Mick. Whatever the woman’s identity, Summerville was part of her past. Now to figure out how she figured into the current picture. “Worse than that,” he said. “Dickhead followed in his old man’s footsteps. He’s our Chief of Police.”
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Now for the fun – Speed Round
1.What is your favorite book of all time? Mila 18 by Leon Uris
2. Where do you relax to read? In bed
3.What sound drives you right up a wall? A running toilet
4.What sound relaxes you? The great Johnny Mathis
5.Favorite drink? Iced coffee
6.Walking in the sand, shoes or barefoot? Sandals
7.Favorite pet Yellow Lab/Golden Retriever mix
8.Snow? Love or hate? Loathe. Despise.
9.Doing housework is like nailing jello to the wall.
10.Rock and Roll, Country, Jazz or Classical? Motown
11.What can’t you leave the house without? An audio book
12.Calendar or not; Paper or electronic? Calendar. Paper
13.Favorite place to write. My couch
14.What is your decadent indulgent? Apple and pecan crostada with ice cream
15.You won $1,000,000. With only 24 hours to spend it, what will you buy? A new Ford Transit Connect which is all I’ll have left after paying off my credit cards.
16.Plotter or Pantzer? BTSOOM. I just write books as they come to me.
17.Introvert or Extravert? Hybrid
18.Flight or Fight? Depends on the source
19.Favorite Monster? Oscar the Grouch
20. Magic or Not? No thanks
For more information on Kat Henry Doran, go to:
Blog: www.WildWomenAuthorsx2.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/WildWomenAuthors
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Kat-Henry-Doran/e/BO1M5861P7
Pinterest: www.Pinterest.com/KatHenryDoran
Twitter: @Kathenrydoran1
First and last visitor who leaves a comment will win one of these wonderful hand made cosmetic bags or coin purses. Hey Kat, can I win? LOL If you are outside the US the prize is a free ebook of Vengeance is Mine. So leave those comments!
It was wonderful having you with us today. Please feel free to stop by anytime. Good Luck with Vengeance Is Mine!
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