Kimberly Kincaid

STIRRING UP TROUBLE

Sloane Russo’s turned a decade of crazy jobs and whimsical travel into a career writing steamy novels set in exotic places. Trouble is, Sloane’s flat broke now—and she can’t channel sun-drenched beaches in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The only fast cash in town comes with some seriously distracting temptation: Gavin Carmichael, hot, handsome and oh-so-hard-headed.

Gavin isn’t the impulsive Don Juan of Sloane’s novels. He’s raising his thirteen-year-old half-sister, and he’s pretty sure he’s supposed to act like he’s never heard of fun. Sloane is way too sexy and irresponsible to be his idea of a good tutor for Bree, but the unpredictable anti-nanny may be irresistible as well…

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TOP TEN FUN FACTS

Every book I write has its surprises and ups and downs, and the creative process for Stirring Up Trouble was no different. Here’s a list of some of the sweet, sexy, and sigh-worthy facts about Gavin, Sloane, and the third book in the Pine Mountain series.

1 I always dream-cast my books (chose actors to “play” the roles of the characters in my head), but for the longest time, I couldn’t get a good read on the hero, restaurant manager Gavin Carmichael. He appears briefly in Gimme Some Sugar, but even when I wrote him then, all I got was a blurry idea. It wasn’t until I caught a YouTube interview with actor Gam Gigandet that I went, “That’s Gavin!” PS—you can check out my Pinterest boards for my whole dream-cast list.

2 I was very hesitant to make Sloane a romance writer! But it suited her (and the book) so well, I had to take the plunge. Her process is a hodge-podge of my writer-friends’ habits. Full disclosure: author Cherry Adair gave me the idea for the Post-Its scene!

3 Sloane’s car, a FIAT, was inspired from a Superbowl commercial from a few years ago, where a gorgeous, long-legged model pops out of this tiny little car. I saw it and thought, “That’s something Sloane would do.”

4 This book had both a false start (I wrote the first three chapters and discarded 90% of them in favor of what’s there now) and an alternate ending (same thing!) It’s the only time I ever did both with the same manuscript.

5 Stirring Up Trouble’s original title was “The Fallback Plan”.

6 Sloane’s signature purple boots are based on a pair that my fabulous mother-in-law bought me for Christmas one year.

7 I am not a fan of omelets. But when it came time to come up with the recipes for this book (as I do with all the Pine Mountain books), an omelet was the perfect thing for Gavin’s half-sister, Bree, to be able to make. So my family served as taste-testers as I created the recipe for Gavin’s Swiss Omelets. They weren’t unhappy about it! J

8 There’s one scene in this book that makes me laugh every time I read it (even though I wrote it and I know it’s coming, word for word) and one scene that makes me cry every time too. I won’t tell you which (no spoilers!) but I bet you can guess when you read!

9 In the book, Sloane wears a lucky hat when she writes. While I don’t do that, I am quite particular about my writing space. She and I share the same ideas about “good writing energy”.

10 I have always maintained that writing kids into romance novels is such a challenge that I’d never do it. But I needed something unlikely to bring Gavin and Sloane together, and that turned out to be Bree. Bree’s scenes ended up being the easiest and most fun to write. The ones that were the hardest were ironically the scenes where Sloane talks about her career.     

KIMBERLY KINCAID 
writes contemporary romance that splits the difference between sexy and sweet. When she's not sitting cross-legged in an ancient desk chair known as "The Pleather Bomber", she can be found practicing obscene amounts of yoga, whipping up anything from enchiladas to éclairs in her kitchen, or curled up with her nose in a book. Kimberly is a 2011 RWA Golden Heart® finalist who lives (and writes!) by the mantra that food is love. Her digital Line series is all about the hot cops and sexy chefs of Brentsville, New York. She is also the author of the Pine Mountain series, which follows small town singles as they find big-time love. Kimberly resides in Virginia with her wildly patient husband and their three daughters. Visit her any time.

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