Featured Interview With Kelly Stone
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up on a dirt road in Brandon, Mississippi, which is located in Rankin County. I have never left Rankin County.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I can remember receiving a bookworm award in first grade for reading the most books over the summer break. I started writing poetry in the fifth grade. In 2011, I started writing my first book, I DANCE FOR YOU.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have several favorite authors. Some of them are Michelle Stimpson, Zane, Carl Weber and Eric Pete. I love to read anything with romance and mystery. I find the inspiration to write within myself. Writing gives me peace and makes me happy.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
AND THEN THERE WAS ISAAC is a multicultural new adult and contemporary romance. It is the third installment of the Kelly Stone Series. I started this series in 2011 with my first installment, I DANCE FOR YOU. CHASING BLOSSOM was my second installment.
Here’s a brief synopsis of AND THEN THERE WAS ISAAC:
As 25 year old Isaac faces an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury while playing professional soccer in Canada, he returns home to Mississippi to undergo months of intensive physical therapy. After spending countless hours working with his physical therapist, Lillian, he is unable to hide his infatuation with her. They worked well together and easily became good friends.
Will he be able to convince this beautiful black woman to give him a chance despite her dislike of white men? Can she look beyond his appearance and accept him for the wonderful man he is? Will he return to professional soccer or remain in Mississippi to follow in his step-father’s political footsteps?
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