Featured Interview With Katie St. Claire
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in the rural north and continue to live in the northern United States. I’m married and have one teenage son and a gorgeous black lab named Maggie.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I started writing in high school, mostly poems, but the passion for writing really took root as an adult. I’ve been an avid reader since college, when I realized how much knowledge and entertainment was at my fingertips if I only turned the first page.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love too many genres to list, but tend to shy about from shocking, horror type books. My endings need to be happily ever after. Fantasy, paranormal, romance, self-help, marketing, psychology are a few of my favorite genres.
Inspiration comes from many sources. People, events, books, television, art, music. It depends. It’s hard to explain when and why inspiration hits.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Fast Forward is the explosive ending to a three part series on the mysterious Van Buren family. The first book is Second Hand Stops, then Rewind, and finally Fast Forward. This is the book where it all comes together and ends at the same time. I left the door open for a second generation of Van Burens. They are a controversial family of paranormal individuals with one foot in this world and one in the next.
Here is an excerpt from the first book, Second Hand Stops:
Julia Malone lands on the doorstep of an old English manor at the age of three. She’s abandoned and alone, later joined by five incorrigible children with the same paranormal abilities.
When the teens reach eighteen, the mistress of their manor presents them with an unbelievable opportunity with curious strings attached. They must drink an elixir that promises to prolong their lives. At the conclusion of this mad science experiment, they become wealthy beyond their wildest imaginations, thanks to a mysterious benefactor from New York City.
The children meet Claude Van Buren, the man behind the elixir. They assist in a global launch of Immortality, a facial product marketed to the world as the new fountain of youth. Julia and the others become the youngest executives at Van Buren Industries, a diverse giant positioned in the global market.
Interwoven between the pages of this intriguing plot is a love story that spans a lifetime. Her paranormal journey of ethical dilemmas, a heartbreaking love triangle, hidden family secrets, and a fight to stay alive, finally erupts in the conclusion of The Van Burens.
Start the story in Second Hand Stops, continue the action in Rewind, and prepare for the shocking conclusion in Fast Forward. Discover The Van Burens and ask yourself one thing. Are they out there?
The entire series took me two years to write and edit. A lot of thought went into this speculative fiction series, and I wanted readers to almost believe something like this could actually happen. Throughout the books, Julia Malone is quite the character, and readers get an inside look into her quirky and often philosophical thoughts about people, and the world.
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