The Adventures of Natalie Bloom
Bloom Sisters, #2
by Brooke
Stanton
Publication
date: December 2nd 2016
Genres:
Adult, Comedy, Romance
BLURB
Natalie’s dreams are about to
come true. She’s found the perfect spot for her new restaurant and a perfect
business partner to make it happen – gorgeous Luke Hawker – until she discovers
things are not as they seem. Luke has run off with her money, leaving her
dreams crumbling around her.
With Max Euston – her friend and
secret crush -alongside her, Natalie must race against the clock to find Luke
and get the money back before it’s too late.
With twists and turns, Natalie
won’t know who to trust (or love) until the very last page.
Here are
some bonuses if you buy the book between Dec 2and
Dec 6:
1: 75% off the retail price
2: entrance into an exclusive giveaway for a $50
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3: A FREE, advanced copy of The Downfall of
Catie Bloom
The
bonuses will be available in the table of contents under Bonus when you buy the
eBook.
—
Q&A with Brooke
Stanton
When did you decide to
become a writer?
I used to keep notebooks filled with short stories starting in middle school. If I’m going to be completely honest they were filled with some pretty risqué stories. I was young and didn’t know much about romance or sex, but my aunt wrote romance novels and I used to sneak and read them, so I tried to emulate her. I didn’t really understand the subject matter. I don’t think I’d even kissed a boy, yet. Once I got to high school, I wrote more mainstream fiction in my spiral notebooks. They were never for anyone to see. Just my own enjoyment. I went to a performing arts high school and funnelled my creativity on stage at the time. But I always knew one day I would publish a book.
I used to keep notebooks filled with short stories starting in middle school. If I’m going to be completely honest they were filled with some pretty risqué stories. I was young and didn’t know much about romance or sex, but my aunt wrote romance novels and I used to sneak and read them, so I tried to emulate her. I didn’t really understand the subject matter. I don’t think I’d even kissed a boy, yet. Once I got to high school, I wrote more mainstream fiction in my spiral notebooks. They were never for anyone to see. Just my own enjoyment. I went to a performing arts high school and funnelled my creativity on stage at the time. But I always knew one day I would publish a book.
Why do you write?
I write for the same reason I
used to get on stage and sing and act. It’s cathartic. I love diving into
different stories and characters. It makes me feel alive.
What are your ambitions
for your writing career?
To have the freedom to write what
I want in many different genres. I hope my readers love my books as much as I
love writing them.
What has been the hardest
part of building your career?
Being patient!
Which writers inspire you?
Jojo Moyes, Emily Giffin, Meg
Cabot. All their stories and characters are interesting and unique and I love
how their stories unfold. The love stories feel authentic and there’s always a
bit of fun and laughter.
What have you written?
(Include books, novellas, short stories, poems, blogs, awards or anything of
interest).
My debut novel was the
award-winning RomCom, The Misadventures of Catie Bloom. My follow-up novel is
The Advenutres of Natalie Bloom, which is the second book in the Bloom Sisters
series (but can be read as a stand-alone). I have a blog on my website that
focuses on my writing career with day-to-day life anecdotes. When I was trying
to get preggers, I had a humor blog called Vagina Vacancy. I also contributed
to Natural Awakenings magazine and wrote a column for examiner.com.
What inspires your ideas?
Everything! No, really. I never know when an idea is going to hit;
I could be on a plane, in a car, watching a movie, reading the newspaper, about
to fall asleep. My phone is filled with notes of story ideas. I have at least a
dozen. And they will all be written.
Are there any correlations between the books you write and your
life experiences?
The Adventures of Natalie Bloom was largely inspired by my yearly
trips to Red Frog Beach in Panama. My parents own a place there and it’s a
beautiful, unique, inspiring location. The wheels in my head were turning every
time I went down there and out of that came this book.
My novel, How to Survive New York on Three Dates a Week
(co-written by Corinne Barlow), is the most biographical. Most of the stories
are pulled right from our lives. It’s scheduled to be released in early 2018.
All my books have a few anecdotes I took either directly from my
life or my friends. If you know me, read carefully…you may find a bit of your
life staring back at you!
Do you work from an outline or plot or do you prefer just to see
where an idea takes you?
I used to write and see where the story took me. But I found
writing for discovery without any kind of outline takes too long. Now I write a
short outline before I write any book. It has done wonders for the speed in
which I can write a book now. And there’s still a lot to discover, even with an
outline.
Tell me about your most
recent release.
It’s a romantic adventure about
discovering what you and what you’ll do (and won’t do) to get. It’s a bit of
romance, adventure, and mystery all tied together. Natalie Bloom discovers to
get what she wants she has to fight for it and not be afraid to get hurt…a hard
thing to do for all of us.
Is there a message in your novel
that you hope readers will grasp? I don’t focus on a message as much as I focus
on giving my readers something to indulge in, like sneaking a pint of rocky
road ice cream and savouring every morsel as it slides down. But the most
prominent theme in Natalie Bloom is not letting fear get in the way of living
your life – stand up for what you want and go out and get it, no matter what
the obstacles.
Any new projects we should
look out for?
The third and final book in the
series, The Downfall of Catie Bloom, is coming out in the summer of 2017.
Author Info
After
her own misadventures in New York City, LA, and London, Brooke Stanton now
lives in sunny South Florida. She’s an award-winning author who has
contributed to Natural Awakenings Magazine, wrote a column for Examiner.com, and is the author of The Bloom
Sisters series. Visit her website brookestantonbooks.com.
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