Featured Interview With Laura Trentham
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in a small town in Northwest Tennessee. Although, I loved English and reading in high school, I was convinced an English degree equated to starvation, so I chose the next most logical major-Chemical Engineering!? I worked for several years in chemical plants, before moving to South Carolina with my husband. I write while my two kids are in school, but am constantly getting distracted by our dog and two cats.
I write both Regency historical romances and Southern-set small town contemporaries, drawing on my own experiences growing up in a small town.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t carrying around a book. My parents told me at one point I couldn’t spend all of my allowance on books. (Yes, I was that big of a nerd:) But, I had never written anything but school papers until my kids started school and I had time on my hands. After reading several so-so books in a row, I thought, I can do better than this. Instead of leaving it at that, I actually tried. That book, a Regency historical, will be published in August! This has been a dream come true for me. I encourage anyone out there with the writing itch to sit down and go for it!
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I read across all genres. Literary, romance, sci-fi/fantasy, mystery, young adult… The most recent book I’ve read is Girl on a Train by Paula Hawkins, which I would recommend. On my keeper shelf, I have Lisa Kleypas, Mary Stewart, Janet Evanovich, and JK Rowling.
For my Southern contemporaries, I am inspired by the places and people (sometimes family…shhh) of my youth across Tennessee and Alabama.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Although, the first book I wrote, An Indecent Invitation, will release in August 2015, the first book I’ve had published is actually the fifth book I wrote. I took me about four months to write Slow and Steady Rush, but once it went on submission with editors, I had a three book deal within a few weeks. It was very exciting!
Released in March, Slow and Steady Rush is the first book of the Falcon Football trilogy. It’s a cross between Friday Night Lights and Sweet Home Alabama. RT Book Reviews named it a TOP PICK and said it “…is a marvelously funny, engaging, and memorable romance in a place where everyone knows your name.”
Librarian Darcy Wilde was thrilled to get out of the small, football-obsessed hometown where everyone remembered her mother’s wild antics. But when her beloved grandmother needs her help, Darcy packs up and heads back.
After a childhood in foster care and a career in the military, Robbie Dalton has his own share of difficult memories to face. Now, he’s more than ready to settle down and make champions out of Falcon’s high school football team. Neither is looking for anything long-term, but life in Falcon has a way of changing even the most set of plans.
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