AUTHOR: Jennifer McQuiston
Title:
Summer is For Lovers
Publisher:
Avon/Harper Collins
Please
say hi to another of my fellow Avon authors, Jennifer McQuiston. She has a
fascinating life story as well as the most amazing (and popular!) new historical
romances out there. And, she’s as delightful as she sounds. Welcome, Jennifer!
MEET JENNIFER
Jennifer McQuiston is an infectious
disease researcher by training, but she also writes Different. Historical. Romance. She lives in Atlanta, GA with her
family and the pony she promised her girls when Mommy got her first book deal.
Visit her at www.jenmcquiston.com, or follow her on Twitter @jenmcqwrites and
Facebook at www.facebook.com/jennifermcquistonauthor.
SUMMER IS FOR LOVERS
His
heart is unavailable. Luckily, her interest lies in the rest of him…
Though
she was just a girl when they first met, Caroline Tolbertson’s infatuation with
David Cameron remains undimmed. Now fate has brought the handsome Scotsman back
to Brighton for what promises to be an unforgettable summer. Soon, Caroline
will have to choose a husband, but for now she is free to indulge her curiosity
in things of a passionate nature.
That
is, if David will agree to teach her.
Past
mistakes have convinced David he’ll make a terrible husband, though he’ll
gladly help the unconventional Caroline find a suitor. Unfortunately, she has
something more scandalous in mind. As the contenders for her hand
begin to line up, her future seems assured…provided David can do the honorable
thing and let them have her.
SEE THE BOOK TRAILER HERE
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SUMMER IS FOR LOVERS
A Q&A FOR JEN McQUISTON
LIZ: What are the next five books on your
‘to be read’ pile?
JENNIFER: I am currently reading THE PAINTED VEIL by W. Somerset Maugham, published in 1925. I am finding it a
staggeringly good book, with a decidedly modern feel to it. Next up is Julia
Quinn’s WHEN HE WAS WICKED and a re-read of Sherry Thomas’s NOT QUITE A HUSBAND
(which I am reading for research for an upcoming RT Book Reviews feature
article on infectious diseases in historical romance—apparently both of these
feature scenes where the hero has malaria!). My critique partner Romily
Bernard’s new YA thriller called FIND ME came out September 24th,
and I am looking forward to reading it again after the editors had their hands
all up in it. And my Critique Partner Kimberly Kincaid’s debut was also September 24th, an
anthology called the THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE SWEETHEART SWAP.
LIZ: What one thing about your
hero drives his heroine crazy? And what one thing about your heroine drives her
hero nuts?
JENNIFER: In SUMMER IS FOR LOVERS, the hero, David Cameron, is
convinced he would be a dangerous match for the innocent heroine because of a
terrible mistake he made eleven years ago. He has lived with the guilt for over
a decade, and my heroine has had enough of his self-flagellation!
I would say what is driving my hero crazy about my heroine is that she
seems to know what she wants and is willing to do almost anything to have it…
and unfortunately “it” is him!
LIZ: Name three things that are, at this
moment, in your heroine’s purse, satchel, reticule, weapons belt or amulet bag
(or whatever she carries).
JENNIFER: My heroine doesn’t carry a reticule, but she has pockets that
are probably hiding any number of things. I feel sure she would have a comb and
extra hair pins (her hair is always wet because of her secret penchant for
swimming), and a seashell (she would collect this as a memento of the secret
cove where she likes to swim).
LIZ: If you were given a chance to
travel to the past where would you go and specifically why?
JENNIFER: This one is an easy one for me! I would travel to the Soho
section of London during the infamous cholera outbreak that struck there in
1854. I am an epidemiologist by training, and that outbreak marked the start of
my profession, as well as the ground-breaking discovery that cholera was
actually transmitted by water. During that outbreak, Dr. John Snow, the father
of epidemiology, mapped the cholera deaths in a community and showed they
clustered around the Broad Street pump, a communal water pump where everyone in
the area obtained their drinking water. He convinced health officials to take
the handle off the pump and stopped the outbreak. There is a pub erected on the
corner of Broad Street now, dedicated to his memory, and I raised a pint to
toast him when I visited London over a decade ago.
But man, it would have been so much cooler to actually be there during
the outbreak…
LIZ: What will always make you
smile, even on a bad day?
JENNIFER: Definitely our family’s pony, Beaux Regard, who was promised my
daughters if Mommy was ever able to get a book deal. I pretend he is for the
girls, but I sometimes think I love him more than they do!
LIZ: What is your biggest vice?
JENNIFER: Gotta be Diet Coke. I have given it up no less than a dozen
times, and am currently holding off the sauce strong since June…. But I want
one. Every. Single. Day. Summertime is KILLER without Diet Coke.
LIZ: What’s your favorite kid joke?
JENNIFER: What’s the difference between broccoli and boogers?
Wait for it….
Wait for it….
Little kids don’t eat Broccoli.
LIZ: I adore that joke—it’s going
to be one of my new favorite. I love
stupid kids jokes—hence the question, I guess!
LIZ: What do you hope for the
future of romance publishing?
JENNIFER: I hope historicals aren’t “dead”, as the conversation
recently went on a prominent blog site. Not only because I love to write
historicals, but because I absolutely love to read them!
LIZ HAS GOTTA ASK: What’s the most
personal thing you’ve ever put in one of your books?
JENNIFER HAS TO ANSWER: Holy cow, that is a loaded question!!!
Well…I will confess, in Summer is for Lovers, I have a scene that takes
place in a secret ocean cove, under a full moon. I was trying to describe what
the hero looked like in the moonlight, and how far the heroine could have
reasonably seen if the moon was full and bright. So, I set my alarm one cloudless,
full moon night and made my husband get up and walk around the back yard so I
could get a better sense of it.
Then I went back to bed and he was not at all amused with me.
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION YOU’D LIKE TO
ASK YOUR FANS?
Oh,
I definitely want to hear everyone’s best kid’s joke! Turnabout is fair play.
Jennifer
will be giving away a copy of SUMMER IS FOR LOVERS, for North American readers.
CONTACT JENNIFER:
E-mail: jenmcq@live.com
Twitter: @jenmcqwrites
Thank you so much, Jennifer, for visiting here on GLIAS -- what a treat to have you with us!
Hi Jennifer! I love kids jokes....that may be because I'm all too often easily amused. One that was told to me was:
ReplyDeleteQ - why can't you take a Pokemon to the bathroom?
A - because he might PIKACHU!
lolz
I can't wait to read Summer is For Lovers :) Cheers,
Ada
ahui89 at hotmail dot com
I am sorry I am late to my own party! I was travelling back from Puerto Rico yesterday (on a writer's retreat... I know, it's a HARD life!) and this date with destiny slipped right past me. My kids love Pokémon, so oh, man, am I going to have to tell them that joke!
Deletehaha That's a great joke, Jennifer. I can't remember a lot of kids jokes myself but there is this one I remember.
ReplyDelete-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Two muffins were sitting in the oven
One turns to the other and says, “Wow it’s hot in here!”
The other muffins says, “Woah! A talking muffin!!!”
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Thanks for the chance to win!!
thebigbluewall77(at)gmail(dot)com
Buahahaha! I scared the cat laughing out loud!
DeleteHa! My kids are going to think I am the coolest when I share these over dinner tonight!
DeleteHere's one we did with our kids when they were little:
ReplyDeleteKnock Knock
Who's there?
Banana
Banana who?
Knock Knock
Who's there?
Banana
Banana who?
Knock, Knock
Who's there?
Orange
Orange who?
Orange you glad I didn't say banana?
Congratulations on the new book!
mce1011 AT aol DOT com
Thank you so much! Orange I glad you stopped by!!
DeleteHi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you're here with us today--it's a treat! I adore stupid kid jokes. My family members can turn each other into wheezing puddles of laughter just telling the most ridiculous ones they've heard. Here's my favorite:
Q.What do you find inside a clean nose?
A. Fingerprints
:-D Thanks again for visiting us at GLIAS--I wish you nothing but the best of luck with "Summer is for Lovers."
Thank you so much for having me on Liz, and gah, sorry I am late to the party!
DeleteGreat interview Liz and welcome to GLIAS, Jennifer !
ReplyDelete~Angi
Thank you Angi, it is a pleasure to be here!
DeleteSince it's so close to Thanksgiving...
ReplyDeleteWhat's the most musical part of a turkey?
(The drumstick!)
Congrats on your new book. It looks like one I would enjoy reading.
grandmabkr at yahoo dot com
Hi Brenda, mmmmm. Turkey. Darn it, now I am hungry!
DeleteMy daughter is only 3 yrs old so she doesn't know any jokes. :) But congrats on your book!
ReplyDeleteWhat's Black and White and Red all over.? A Bloody Zebra,
ReplyDeleteSays my daughter. It was a newspaper when I was a kid.
yenastone at aol dot com
Ummm... it was a newspaper when I was a kid, too. That's terrible... and terribly funny!
DeleteThis is for Jennifer, the vet. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat do you call a cow with no legs?
Ground Beef. :D
I loved WHAT HAPPENS IN SCOTLAND and can't wait to read David's story. You also have some of the prettiest covers!
Marcy Shuler
bmndshuler(at)hotmail(dot)com
See, that makes me hungry too! A vegetarian I am not. :) Thanks for stopping by, and I agree: I hit the cover jackpot!
DeleteI had forgotten you made your husband walk around in the moonlight. I love that!!! And I love this boo, too!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy best kid joke is "What do you call a dog who likes to take a bath?"
Answer: "A Shampoodle."
I love the Historical romances these sound very good, thanks
ReplyDeletePenney