Featured Interview With Becky Lower
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I am a boomerang baby. Born and raised in Ohio, but escaped when I was 22. I lived in various parts of the country–south, west, Texas (it deserves its own category), the mountains. Now, I’m back in Ohio, in a small college town near Lake Erie. Six months of the year, it’s lovely. The other six? I’m still working on a solution. But all this wandering around the country has provided me with numerous backdrops for my novels, both contemporary and historical.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
The best part of my youth was when the bookmobile rolled into town. I consumed books the way other kids consumed candy. The first recollection I had of actually writing a story was when I was 12. I submitted a screenplay to the Bonanza TV show. Fortunately, the writers sent me a very gracious rejection letter, so I continued to write, off and on over the years. But I didn’t start writing romances in earnest until about eight years ago.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My top three favorite authors are Nora Roberts, Julia Quinn and Jude Deveraux. Each of these great authors has inspired my writing in some form or the other. My historical series came about after reading all Julia’s Bridgerton series. I wanted to do the same kind of thing–a huge, sweeping story about one family, covering years, but I wanted to set my story in America. I tied it into the introduction of the Cotillion Ball into society in 1854. The decade leading up to the Civil War was an exciting time in the United States, and I’ve woven it into my stories. My contemporaries are influenced by Nora Roberts, mostly. I love to write about family dynamics and multi-generations of the same family, all finding love.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Voice Of An Angel is a mash-up of one of my favorite movies–Eddie & The Cruisers–and a local folk singing legend who died way before her time. The idea of merging the two story lines came to me one night while I watched the movie for the millionth time. And once the idea took hold, it took me only four months to write it. Here’s what the story is about: Evelyn Hammer is a woman on the run from her past. Max Bainbridge is an ace reporter with a nose for a story. When they meet, sparks fly. But some secrets are better left alone.
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