Title: Collision
Author: Kate L. Mary
Genre: New Adult Romantic Mystery
Publication Date: May 2, 2014
Tour Host:
Dreams Come True Promotions
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Today's Stop: Author Interview with Kate L. Mary who is currently on tour for her novel: Collision! A few teasers and a giveaway!
Hello Kate L. Mary, and thanks for stopping by! :)
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When and why did you begin writing?
I
wrote on and off during junior high and high school, but kind of put it
aside during college and after my kids were born. It was always
something I wanted to do, but I guess I just needed to wait until I got
really motivated. I would come up with an idea here and there, but
nothing really stuck until we moved to California in 2011. I think being
there helped even though I hated it, because I didn't really have much
going on. I didn't have many close friends and my husband was hardly
ever home, so I found myself alone a lot. It gave me time to finally get
some of those stories out.
I write because I am constantly coming
up with stories and ideas, and I want to share them with people. It's
fun to create new people and new worlds. Maybe it's because I'm a
control freak that I'm so drawn to it. Lol.
Do you see writing as a career?
That would
be amazing! But right now I'm just focusing on the moment, which is hard
for me because I'm a planner and like to know what's going to happen
down the road. Eventually it would be nice if I could make a decent
living off writing, only because my husband has been in the Air Force
for the past 10 years and has been away a lot. It would be nice if he
didn't have to work so much after he got out. For the most part, my goal
is just to share what I've written with other people.
What was the hardest part of writing your book?
Time.
There's never enough time in the day. I'm a bit OCD, so when I get busy
writing a story I have a tough time stepping away from it. I can
sit for hours and do nothing else. Unfortunately, my life isn't very
conducive to that. I have four kids and housework and laundry. When I'm
writing for days I tend to get behind on all the cleaning, which kills
me because I'm a neat freak. I just wish I didn't need sleep, then I
could write after the kids went to bed and still keep up on everything.
If anyone can figure out a way to make that happen, please let me know
ASAP!
What did you enjoy most about writing this book?
Creating
the characters and world. I really enjoy putting myself in someone
else's shoes for a while and seeing where the story takes them.
What in general, inspires you to write?
Everything!
I've come up with an idea from something as small as sweeping the house
or going for a run. Other books, movies, interacting with people, going
on vacation. You can find
inspiration anywhere.
What do you like to read in your free time?
I
love dystopian/post-apocalyptic stories. Light sci-fi too. I want a
story to have a little bit of romance, but I typically don't read just
contemporary romance. Right now I've been reading a lot of zombie
novels. My own new adult post-apocalyptic/zombie novel comes out
soon, so I've been on a big zombie kick.
What are your pet peeves?
I
like everything to be neat and orderly, so I hate it when things are up
in the air and I can't plan. When people wait until the last minute to
make plans or tell me what's going on it's stressful for me.
And judgmental people. We're all different and we all like different things, so I hate it when people can't look past themselves
to accept others the way they are.
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When eighteen-year-old Kara Jones gets into a car accident on the way home from college, she’s
left with more than a few bruised ribs, a busted cell phone, and a totaled car. After a slip-up at
the hospital, she’s shaken to discover that her family isn’t all it seems. And now her mother’s
strange behavior and willingness to do anything to protect her secrets—including pulling Kara
out of school—have Kara floundering in the dark.
Enter Derek Miller, a former classmate who’s dealing with family issues of his own. His nerdy
charm is too much for Kara to resist, and she’s even more amazed when he agrees to help her dig
into her mother’s past. Together they investigate her mother’s old friends and boyfriends, hoping
to discover who Kara really is. Instead, they find disturbing connections to the dark history of
Kent State University, and an ever expanding maze of mystery surrounding Kara’s birth.
As Kara and Derek chase secrets, she realizes he’s the only person she can trust. But as they get
closer to the truth, the disturbing answers reveal a web of evil far darker and further reaching
then they’d imagined, leaving Kara to wish she’d never asked the questions in the first place, and
to wonder if some secrets are better left untold...
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Kate L. Mary is a stay-at-home mother of four and an Air Force wife. She spent most of her life
in a small town just north of Dayton, Ohio where she and her husband met at the age of twelve.
Since their marriage in 2002, they have lived in Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and
California.
Kate’s love of books and writing has helped her survive countless husbandless nights. She enjoys
any post-apocalyptic story – especially if zombies are involved – as long as there is a romantic
twist to give the story hope. Kate prefers nerdy, non-traditional heroes who can make you laugh
to hunky pieces of man-meat, and her love of wine and chocolate is legendary among her friends
and family. She currently resides in Oklahoma with her husband and children.
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1. I’ve been married for 12 years.
2. I met my husband in my church youth group when we were 12 years old, but we didn’t
start dating until nine years later.
3. I’m a stay-at-home mom of four kids, two boys and two girls.
4. My boys are Carter and Chase, and the names were inspired by doctors from television
shows we liked at the time. Carter from ER and Chase from House. Girls are Christa and
Corinne, and those names came from people we knew.
5. I can probably quote most episodes of Friends by heart, and my husband and I are a lot
like Chandler and Monica. I’m an obsessive-compulsive neat freak, and he can never be serious.
Plus, we were friends for years before we started dating.
6. My husband is a C-17 pilot in the Air Force.
7. Since we’ve been married, we’ve lived in 6 states (Ohio, Georgia, Mississippi, South
Carolina, California and Oklahoma) and moved 7 times.
8. My all-time favorite move is Aliens. I love it so much that sometimes I just put it on for
background noise when I write.
9. I love The Walking Dead. LOVE IT. I even have some of the graphic novels and a few
Daryl Dixon shirts. When it’s on things get serious in my house. We are not allowed to talk
during the show and I do not answer texts, emails or calls.
10. I’m a huge nerd and I love that about myself.
11. When I was in high school I read classic novels almost exclusively. Jane Austen’s books are
some of my favorites, but I also love Gone with the Wind.
12. I set my stories in cities I’ve actually lived in or visited, and love having my characters visit
real places. Collision is set in the Dayton, Ohio area, where I grew up, and my characters go to a
pizza place that is a popular Dayton chain. (And the pizza is amazing.)
13. I’m a wino. Okay, not really a wino, but I love red wine.
14. And chocolate...
15. And coffee.
16. I think every book should have a little bit of romance in it, but I have a hard time reading
a romance novel. I always want more plot than that, and I’m particularly into dystopian or post-
apocalyptic stories.
17. My favorite city is Charleston, SC. We were stationed there for almost four years and I had
the best friends imaginable.
18. I wrote a zombie series with an awesome female main character that will be available from
Etopia Press this year!
19. I have a huge girl crush on Jennifer Lawrence. I’m pretty sure I’d leave my husband for her
if she asked...
20. My husband is my best friend and I have more fun with him than I’ve ever had with another
person.
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Amazon:
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Amazon UK:
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Barnes & Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/collision-kate-l-mary/
1119382524?ean=2940149204366
Kobo:
http://
store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/collision-14
All Romance:
https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-collision-1497625-149.html
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