Chloe Richardson had just landed the biggest client of her career. A promotion was in her future, or so she thought until the handsome Jason Mitchell walked into her office with his gorgeous smile and searing blue eyes—and took her job.
Losing her job so close to Christmas, Chloe’s only choice was to go back home to Aubrey Heights, where the Christmas spirit is celebrated in a tourist loving, wonderland. Perhaps she can pull herself together before the new year—before her new career search.
However, Jason follows her to Aubrey Heights—with a mission of his own. First he stole her job—now he wants to steal her heart.
Is the spirit of Christmas alive enough in her to let that happen?
Bestselling Author Bernadette Marie is known for building families readers want to be part of. Her series The Keller Family has graced bestseller charts since its release in 2011. Since then she has authored and published over thirty-five books. The married mother of five sons promises romances with a Happily Ever After always…and says she can write it because she lives it.
When not immersed in the writing/publishing world, Bernadette Marie and her husband are shuffling their five hockey playing boys around town to practices and games as well as running their family business. She is a lover of a good stout craft beer and might be slightly addicted to chocolate.
When not immersed in the writing/publishing world, Bernadette Marie and her husband are shuffling their five hockey playing boys around town to practices and games as well as running their family business. She is a lover of a good stout craft beer and might be slightly addicted to chocolate.
Author Interview
Book: Corporate
Christmas
Author: Bernadette
Marie
1- When did you start writing, and was there a
specific event or person who influenced you to become an author? My writing journey, like many
authors, began at the age of 12-13. I had been asked to write a second story
for an essay exam, because mine had ranked highly. Then, that same year, I fell
in love with the mini-series. Thorn Birds had replayed that year, and suddenly
I was swept away by it. As was If Tomorrow Comes, by Sidney Sheldon, and that
one sucked me in! I decided I wanted to be an actress in a mini-series, but
locked in Colorado, the only way I could do that was to write it. But, I could
write the book and they’d turn it into a mini-series. As
you can see, I fell in love with that book process.
2- How many books do you have out, and do you
have a favorite? I currently have out
36 titles. My favorite has always been A Second Chance. The story revolves
around a mother and her children, and I resonate with that as I have five
children. But I do have to say that my paranormals are inching their way as my
favorites too. The Last Goodbye helped me deal with my father’s death, and that was
very healing for me.
3- How do you come up with character names? Sometimes I use name generators
until I come up with one. Other times I’ll scroll through Facebook and take
this first name and this last name. Names don’t just come to me, which I think is
pretty funny.
4- Do you have a favorite author? Nora Roberts has always been my go
to, but I do like her contemporary more than the suspense.
5- What is some of your favorite or memorable
books that you’ve read? In recent years, it has been Karen
White’s Tradd Street Series. I love them
all!!! But If Tomorrow Comes will always be my favorite, I think because it was
the book that made me fall in love with reading after years of struggling but
wanting to be that girl with my nose in a book.
6- What is one piece of advice you could give
to a new author that you wish someone had passed to you? There is no one right path to
publication, so keep writing while you find it. The thing that sells a book is
another book, so you have to always be writing no matter what process of
publishing you’re at.
7- Do you have any pets? We inherited a guinea pig named
Princess Peach when my son, who was told he couldn’t have a pet, bought
one with his girlfriend and then she was allergic. We convinced him, when my
husband began working from home, that she’d be more comfortable up with the
family than in his teenage room. When he moved out, we refused to let Princess
Peach go. She lives with us now, but he pays for her stay :)
8- What do you do in your spare time when you’re not writing? I own other businesses, aside from my writing and my
publishing business, so I tend to those. I’m a Beach Body Coach, so I enjoy
working out, doing yoga, and walking with friends. You’ll very often find me
at a hockey rink as all my boys play hockey. Only in the last year, I’ve learned the art of
vegging on the couch with my husband. We each have our own “section” on the couch, and I
think we look like Archie and Edith after 7pm.
9- What is the best vacation you ever went on? This one is sooo hard! Disneyland
is my go to vacation spot! My birthday is July 4th and I found that Disneyland
is the best place in the world to celebrate your birthday. (And it’s not as busy as you’d think it would be
on the 4th.) My twins’ birthday is the 5th, so they’re pretty spoiled
too. We’ve celebrated there for years. This
year my mom and sister joined us. I’ve also been to Ireland and Italy
with my boys’ high school music department.
Seeing your kids marching in Saint Patrick’s Day parades in Ireland or signing
at the Vatican in Rome make for some amazing vacations.
10- Are you currently working on a project, and if so, can
you tell us anything about it `? In the works is book ten of the Walker Family
series, and then there will be one more to finish up that series. Before that
one is done, I’m sure I’ll have a slew of
others in the works. I plan to do more Christmas story releases next year, and
I begin writing those in January.
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