Harlequin
Intrigue
HE GAVE NEW MEANING TO THE TERM
DOUBLE AGENT
Returning
from his latest Border Patrol assignment, Jeremy Hill seeks sanctuary in his
twin brother's home. The last thing he expects to find is an armed man already
inside, or Meredith Samms, a gorgeous tenant caught in the cross fire. Then he
discovers that the gunman's attack is meant for his twin brother, who is
nowhere in sight, and Jeremy must take matters into his own hands. Searching
for his brother while trying to protect this girl next door, Jeremy finds
himself caught up in the danger he'd become all too familiar with. In his
world, everyone's a target and anyone can be a suspect, so Jeremy has no room
for emotions. But what Meredith stirs within him may complicate this unexpected
mission to the point of no return....
READ AN EXCERPT
ALL ABOUT HELENKAY
THE
INTERROGATION
ANGI: How often to you get lost in a
story?HELENKAY: I want to get lost every time but the more I write, the harder it is for me to get lost as a reader. I hate that! But when it happens, it's a magical thing and I have some favorite reads that give me that incredible sensation no matter how many times I read them.
HelenKay -- Denise -- Angi |
HELENKAY: I have always been such an avid reader and have clear memories of reading all the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries, but my first reading memory is probably ONE FISH TWO FISH RED FISH BLUE FISH by Dr. Seuss.
ANGI: What’s your favorite “love” word?
HELENKAY:
For me love and
romance are all about hope – a belief in the future and something bigger and
better. So it may be an odd choice, but I say hope.
ANGI: Can you tell us about a real-life
hero you’ve met?
HELENKAY: My great uncle Duane Fisher. He was
married for decades to my great aunt. They raised four children and he worked
hard his entire life. He fought with the 101st Airborne
"Screaming Eagles" in WWII. Normandy, Bastogne – you name it and he
was there. He also fought in Korea and Vietnam. I can’t think of him without
being profoundly grateful for his sacrifice and awed by his sense of honor and
duty.
ANGI: What do you like about the hero of
your book?
HELENKAY:
Jeremy Hill is a
rescuer by nature. Despite being injured and having an assignment go terribly
wrong, he is bone decent and smart enough to recognize a good woman – a forever
woman – when she drops right in front of him.
ANGI: Fairy Tale or Action Adventure?
HELENKAY:
Action
adventure! It isn't even a close
contest. I have the movie taste of a 12 year-old boy. The more things explode,
the happier I am.
ANGI: What was the first story you
remember writing?
HELENKAY:
I came to the
writing profession late. I wasn't one of those people who wrote her first book
at age 4. I wrote my first when I was 30 and it was terrible and long and
switched genres and I even think the heroine's name changed throughout the
manuscript. Really, it's horrible and it will never be seen. The good news is I
never intended to submit it anywhere, which is a good thing, but by writing it
I caught the bug and kept going until I got The Call.
ANGI: What’s your favorite movie of all
time?
HELENKAY:
That is so hard! I
love movies. The one that has stuck with me, that I find compelling in its
unflinching portrait of the characters, is L.A.
Confidential. It's not the easiest movie to watch but it is so rich. On the other end of the spectrum, I have a
complete weakness for Love, Actually
as well. I adore that movie.
ANGI: Who’s your favorite villain?
HELENKAY:
I have so many, but
one of my favorites is Aaron Stampler in the movie Primal Fear. Ed Norton plays him and the ending – the Big Reveal –
gets me every time.
ANGI: How is it working with hot guys and
sexy women all day?
HELENKAY:
Honestly, is there a
better job in the world? I sit in my house in my sweats, look at photos of
hotties for inspiration and write for a living. It's a gift and I so appreciate
it and love my readers for letting me live this life.
ANGI’S GOTTA ASK: Hey HelenKay, you’ve lived pretty
close to both coasts. What’s your favorite thing about the ocean and do you
work that into your books?
HELENKAY’S
GOTTA ANSWER: You
know how people tend to be either ocean or mountain people? I am an ocean person. It's the mix of peace,
power and vastness. I'm actually
determined to write a romantic suspense that takes places on a yacht. That's a
work-in-progress. But I do have an entire contemporary series set in Hawaii,
where my husband grew up and my in-laws live, and take advantage of the water
setting in those. COPY THAT is actually
set in San Diego, where I live, and the first scene takes place in one of my
favorite areas of town, Coronado. It's a
beautiful beach community, so naturally I blow up the pretty beach house in the
first scene. J
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UP NEXT: My next release is a contemporary romance set in West Virginia.
LEAN ON ME
Carina Press
October 2012
SWITCHED
Harlequin
Intrigue
November
2012
A Christmas-set
romantic suspense with a DIE HARD type feel to it. And I love the cover.
It's very James Bond-- read more.
WE'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Carina Press
December 2012
PREVIOUS RELEASES
WHEN SHE WASN’T LOOKING
Harlequin Intrigue
May 2012
Read an Excerpt
THE BIG GUNS
September 2011
Daphne du Maurier Finalist
For a
complete backlist visit HelenKay’s website.
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Book Depository. International entries
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THE QUESTION FOR TODAY
Do you like
Twin stories? Mistaken identity stories? Or do you like your heroes as original
one of a kinds?
Welcome to GLIAS HELENKAY !!
ReplyDeleteLove Twin books. Twins are such a mystery. Also love the title.
Angi
Love them all: twins, "originals", young, not as young, busy, not so busy, city, country, winter, summer, and the list goes on and on. Maybe that's one of the reasons I like romances: the diversity. At least I never get bored!
ReplyDeleteI just finished Copy That and loved it. I think twin story can be lots of fun. I'm married to a twin (and I got the best one of that pair!)
ReplyDeleteI like all of them.
ReplyDeletechey127 at hotmail dot com
I grew up with Sweet Valley High so I love twins stories. :)
ReplyDeleteI love twin stories.
ReplyDeleteKit3247(at)aol(dot)com
just love anything you write keep up the great writing
ReplyDeletetammyjackson75@yahoo.com
Yes to all three. There two pairs of twin cousins in our family, and I always thought how awesome it must be.
ReplyDeletewinnie968 at yahoo dot com
I like all these kinds of books.
ReplyDeletebn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
Hi
ReplyDeleteI like them all. I have not read many twins stories so I am looking forward to this book.
Thanks for the chance
Pam
tpibrew@msn.com
Sounds great. I love them all, as long as the story is good.
ReplyDeletebacchus76 at myself dot com
I enjoy a lot of different romance. I enjoy reading about twins. In fact each year Love Inspired does a 6 book continuity and this year's is called Texas Twins so it looks like I will be reading about a lot of twins this year. I really like the sound of Copy That and I am getting excited about all the Christmas books that are going to start coming out.
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