Julie Rowe's Viral Justice!

Join me in welcoming Julie Rowe back to the blog with her latest release, VIRAL JUSTICE.

Colonel Maximillian heads the US Army's Biological Response Team. He's responsible for the identification and destruction of any biological hazards and weapons the Army might encounter. He's sent to deal with a potential flu virus that's rapidly killing people in a remote Iraq village. Viruses he understands. Women, not so much. So, when he's assigned a bodyguard, a woman who's a trainer for the Special Forces Combatives program, he's all left feet and thumbs.

Sergeant Alicia Stone has always been the odd woman out and frequently in conflict with male officers who think they know her job better than she does. Max, however needs her more than anyone she's ever met. He's a soldier who can't shoot or defend himself in any way. She takes on the task of keeping him in one piece and teaching him the basics of combat, but it's tough to train a man who refuses to fight back. That might be a problem, because a madman is gunning for Max with a virus that might just wipe humanity out entirely.

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Julie Rowe’s first career as a medical lab technologist in Canada took her to the North West Territories and northern Alberta, where she still resides. She loves to include medical details in her romance novels, but admits she’ll never be able to write about all her medical experiences because, “Fiction has to be believable”. Julie writes contemporary and historical medical romance, fun romantic suspense and military romance. Her most recent titles are the MEN OF ACTION boxed set and VIRAL JUSTICE book #3 of the Biological Response Team series.

Jan Schliesman: How often do you Get Lost In A Story?

Julie Rowe: A lot! I’m an avid reader and love nothing more than to get pulled into a new world. I’m really lucky in that my oldest daughter is a bookseller and she gives me lots of suggestions for new authors to read. Sometimes they’re downright orders! Her latest order to read was the Sarah J Maas Throne of Glass series. I stayed up all night reading that! J

Jan: It was love at first sight when I met my hubby. How about you?

Julie: It was love at first sight for me too! The way we met was somewhat…odd. I’d gone out to the bar the night before and ended up with 4 guys trying to pick me up (I live in a city with a very high men-to-women ratio). I didn’t go home with any of them, but one of them called to apologize for being drunk and saying more than he should have. It turned out that he lived in the same apartment building as I did. I told him it was no problem, then invited him and his roommate to join me and some friends for pizza and movies at my apartment. I took one look at the roommate – my husband George – and was done. This was the man I was going to marry. We started dating a week or two later. 

Jan: What are you currently reading?

Julie: I’m currently reading Debra Dunbar’s Imp series which is all about fun demon paranormals. Up next is Annie Bellet’s Twenty-Sided Sorceress series whose title character is a gamer, nerd and sorceress. I can’t wait to get into it. 

Jan: What’s your favorite season and why?

Julie: Summer is my favorite season because there’s no snow! I live in Fort McMurray, AB, Canada and yes, we have snow on the ground already.

Jan: What do you love most about your latest release?

Julie: I got to use my med lab training and experience. I also love my hot, nerd hero in Viral Justice.

Jan: How long have you been writing?

Julie: About 15 years. Didn’t sell a thing for the first 10 of those years, so persistence played a huge role in getting me to where I am now.

Jan: I’m not much of a cook. How about you? Any favorite dishes that will tempt you away from the keyboard and into the kitchen?

Julie: Are you kidding? Pie! Cake! Chocolate! I’m a total sucker for butter chicken and a good pasta sauce (not together!).

Jan: I always have a case of Dasani next to my desk. What’s your favorite go-to beverage?

Julie: Tea! I have a lot of different types and flavors to satisfy cravings and mood. 

Jan’s GOTTA ASK:   

Julie’s GOTTA ANSWER: Maple walnut. I like the crunch. 

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PREVIOUS RELEASES:  Deadly Strain and Lethal Game.

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Get Lost in a Story welcomes Julie Rowe

Get Lost in a Story readers, Julie Rowe was one of my very first critique partners.  She’s still a very dear friend, and way back when I read a version of Molly Gets her Man.  You’re in for a treat!  Please welcome Author Julie Rowe, it's her release week!

About Molly Gets her Man

Trust is earned, not given…

When flaky Las Vegas hairdresser Molly McLaren overhears hears a Russian hit man planning to kill a US congressman and take out Hoover Dam in the process, she becomes a target for murder. Now, on the run from the assassin and a dirty cop, she winds up in an eighteen wheeler with an ex-cop sporting a bum leg, a bad attitude, and a body built for loving.

Grey Wilson just wanted to be left alone. No more Las Vegas. No more casinos. And no more floozy women like the one his best friend sent him to pick up on the side of the road. She talks fast, but her endless curves and sensuous nature make him want to slow down. Which is not in the cards. Grey knows he needs to unload his excess baggage. And quick.

But when someone tries to kill the Vegas beauty, Molly captures his heart with her backbone of steel, and brains to boot. Now in order to grasp the future that had once seemed impossible, Molly and Grey need to keep Hoover Dam, the congressman, and their love from being blown sky-high.

And now, let’s learn about Julie Rowe!

DONNELL:  Julie, I think readers should know just how prolific you are.  How many books have you written in your career?

JULIE: Do you mean written or published? Written would be in the neighborhood of 18 books/novellas. Published would be 10 books/novellas in a little over 2 years.

DONNELL:  You have a special love for a certain part of history.  What is it?

JULIE: World War One holds me in thrall. The war that was supposed to end all wars, but started them all instead. The more research I do into WW1 the more amazing stories I discover. Stories of horrific terror and amazing courage on all sides of the conflict. So many heroes, not enough time.

DONNELL:  You’ve also trained and participated in a grueling sporting event.  Tell us about that?

JULIE: I trained for a triathlon a few years ago. Unfortunately, my lack of swimming skills ended my try at a triathlon race before I could attempt it. Drowning is not how I want to go.

DONNELL:  What’s your favorite room in your house, and when you’re not writing where will we find you?

JULIE: My favorite room is our den/office, which houses my desk as well as my husband’s. It’s also home to our library, a fireplace and some cozy chairs for reading. When I’m not writing or posting to Facebook and Twitter I’m in my dining room making cards (I took over the table *evil laugh*).

DONNELL:  What inspired Molly Gets her Man?

JULIE: Molly is an exaggerated extension of my own flakiness. I can be really silly/dense/look at the world sideways sometimes, and I kept asking myself if I were really smart, and lacked all common sense, what would I do? The story may have also been influenced by the fact that I worked in a hospital for 6 years and saw a lot of people do a lot of stupid stuff, then come to the ER to get it “fixed”.

DONNELL:  What’s the most unusual thing you have in your closet?

JULIE: Good Lord, are you sure you want an honest answer to this question??? Let’s see…valium (left over from the last time I went to the dentist) would probably be the most unusual thing. I think. Really, Donnell, you don’t want to know what else is in there. I haven’t cleaned out my closet in a while.

DONNELL:  Have you ever jaywalked?

JULIE: Yes. Yes, I have. A lot. Then again, I live in a hick-town where no one cares about jaywalking much.

DONNELL:  Julie, now it’s your turn.  Time to ask the reader a question.  And here please list if you’d like to do a give away? 

Readers, what is the silliest thing you’ve ever done?

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This Get Lost in a Storyteller is ...Icebound

Author Julie Rowe is one of the nicest, most prolific authors I know.  She writes out of the box and readers have long anticipated Julie’s stories.  Today she’s here with the Get Lost crew to talk about one of those stories.  Please welcome, Julie Rowe.

In Antarctica the land and ocean aren’t the only things bound in ice. For Dr. Emilie Saunderson, it’s her past. She fears she won’t ever let go of the pain and grief caused by the death of her husband and child. For South Pole station manager Tom Wolinski it’s his future. He fears it’s his destiny to inflict pain and suffering on those he loves the most. Neither is prepared for the tragedy, or the miracle, with the power to free them both from being…Icebound.

DONNELL:  Big city or small town girl?

JULIE:   Small town to live in, big city close by for shopping! The small city where I live is a 4 ½ hour drive from the nearest big city. Needless to say, I don’t get to go marathon shopping very often.

DONNELL:  Let’s make this difficult… Warm or Cold Weather?

JULIE:  Cold, you can always put on more clothes or snuggle with a friend (I prefer the second option myself).

DONNELL:  Favorite room in your house and why?

JULIE:  Office/library – that’s where all the books are!

DONNELL:  Character driven or plot driven author?

JULIE:  Character driven. Darn characters nag and nag to have their story told. They’re worse than my kids.

DONNELL:  Do you read reviews of your books? If so, do you pay any attention to them, or let them influence your writing?

 JULIE:  Sure I read reviews. It’s interesting to discover what readers take away from a story as it’s often surprising and usually something I never even thought of. That’s what’s so cool about books. The reader brings as much to the story as the author does.

DONNELL:  You’re in Antarctica in white out conditions.  Who do you want with you?

JULIE:  A cute Canadian Fish & Wildlife Officer, they know how to build an igloo in a hurry (see answer to Q. 2).

DONNELL:  What’s in your refrigerator right now?

JULIE:  A whole lot of leftovers, oh and cake. Gotta have cake in your fridge.

DONNELL:  What is something that not a lot of people know about you but you WISH more people COULD know?

JULIE:  I can’t drink alcohol, it gives me a horrible headache, so I’m like the cheapest date ever.

DONNELL:  Dog or cat person?

JULIE:  Both!

DONNELL:  What dreams have been realized as a result of your writing?

JULIE:  Wow, this is a difficult question to answer. There have been so many little dreams or goals realized, like validation. It’s incredibly uplifting and encouraging to discover you’re not the only person who thinks your writing is good. Seeing someone else enjoy your story is another. I want to entertain people, give them a reading experience that leaves them feeling hope and happiness. I met my book’s second reader at a conference. She told me she loved my book and thought my hero was so tortured, yet she loved him and was happy when he earned his happily-ever-after. I was overwhelmed to hear this and nearly burst into tears.

DONNELL:  What’s the most surprising thing you learned while writing/researching a book?

JULIE:  The incidence of appendicitis is much higher in Antarctica than elsewhere. No one knows why.

DONNELL:  What turns you off;  what turns you on?

JULIE:  Arrogance turns me off, intelligence turns me on (I married a computer geek = sexy!)

DONNELL:  If you could meet anyone in the world, past and present, who would it be and why?

JULIE:  Brigadier General Chuck Yeager, test pilot and the first man to break the sound barrier.  I’d like to ask him why, in 1944 after being shot down by a German fighter and escaping capture on the ground, did he appeal to General Eisenhower to be allowed to fly combat missions again. Why did Eisenhower let him fly more missions? What did Yeager say?

JULIE’S Question for Readers (Fans).  Icebound is set in Antarctica, arguably one of the last frontiers on earth. What’s the most unusual place you’ve traveled to? What drew you to this destination?

A double Golden Heart finalist in 2006, Julie Rowe has been writing medically inclined romances for over ten years. She's also a published freelancer with articles appearing in The Romance Writer's Report, Canadian Living, Today's Parent, Reader's Digest (Canada) and other magazines.

Julie is an active member of RWA and its subchapters, Heartbeat RWA, Calgary RWA, The Golden Network, Hearts Through History and RWA Online. She coordinates Book In A Week, and online workshops for Heartbeat and Calgary RWA.

And this just in… Carina Press has just bought a second medical romance, set in the Arctic. NORTH OF HEARTBREAK will release on April 16, 2012.  To learn more about Julie, visit her web site at http://www.julieroweauthor.com/

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