It stands alone well, though, and readers can jump in to the series at any point. Sure! It’s called T he Rock Star’s Secret Baby and is the second story in my Ballybeg Bad Boys series. For the first time ever, I know the titles of all the stories I want to write and publish in next year.Ĭan you share a snippet of your latest book? Once I know the story’s basic premise, I brainstorm titles that I think would fit with an existing series that the book will be part of, or come up with a few new titles for a brand new series. Now that I’m indie publishing and need to book editors and cover designers months in advance, I can’t faff around with titles anymore. They’d get files called Ballybeg 2, 2nd Draft to critique.

While character names come to me like magic, book titles are hard.Until fairly recently, I was notorious among my critique partners for leaving it until the last second to name by book. When choosing the title for your latest book(s) do you have a certain process? Or do you ask others or do you just wing it? If I recall correctly, she started publishing back in the 70s and she’s still writing today. Many of her books are on my Keeper Shelf. She’s had a long and varied career as a romance author. If you could choose any published author who you would love to brainstorm with who would you choose and why?Īnne Stuart. I loved the idea of books with guaranteed happy endings. I borrowed (okay, sneaked) some of my great-aunt’s Mills & Boon collection and was instantly hooked. I was staying with my grandparents and ran out of books. I discovered romance novels the summer I turned 12. My mother was an avid reader and there was never a shortage of books in our house.

Tell us more about you and what drew you to your genre? Today we have with us the brilliant Zara Keane I am so in love with her Ballybeg Series its amazing and has some wicked LOL moments, I am so honoured too have her hear today Thank you.

Love and Mistletoe by Zara Keane