Featured Interview With Tracy Ellen
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Hello, Everybody! I was born and raised in the Midwest, except for six steamy months when I lived in Florida at age nineteen. I live currently in the suburbs of St. Paul, Minnesota, which is a short jaunt up the road from the town of Northfield. This town is the setting for my contemporary romance/ romantic comedy series “The Adventures of Anabel Axelrod”. Northfield is a quaint college town located on the Cannon River and most infamous for the bank robbery attempt by the Jesse James Gang back in the 1800’s–most infamous, that is, until Anabel Axelrod came along!
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have been an avid reader my entire life. By avid, I mean all genres and three to five books a week. I haven’t always longed to be a writer, but I did sit down one weekend when I was thirteen and wrote my first book, in longhand on lined notebook paper. I think I started and finished going through puberty that weekend, as I wrote my frenzied, angst-filled love story about college sweethearts, Olivia and Phil. I can’t say whatever happened to those lust-filled pages, but I was perfectly content to read books, not write them, for another few decades. Then BAM! All of a sudden, I had a driving need to write books instead of reading them. Maybe I’m going through a second puberty, and if so, I hope it never ends because three self-published books later, I absolutely love writing! I’m currently working on my fourth novel due to be released in July 2014.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My personal favorite authors run a wide gambit and are legion, but a few off the top would be Jennifer Crusie in romantic comedy, Diana Gabalon and Loretta Chase in historical romance, C.S. Harris in historical mystery, Robert McCammon in horror, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series, John Locke’s Donovan Creed series, Charlaine Harris and Laurell Hamilton in paranormal romance, and David Gunn in sci-fi. If I had to pick a genre I prefer over all others, it would be a clever, witty, steamy romance that makes me long for more, more more!
Tell us a little about your latest book?
I’ve been told by many readers that my ongoing book series, The Adventures of Anabel Axelrod aren’t your normal romance books. Boy, was I relieved to hear that because my intent was never to write a normal romance book! If you need a book to be tied up with a neat bow and a happily-ever-after, then my first book in the series, A Date with Fate, is not for you, so please don’t download the eBook–even for free like I’m currently offering the eBook, you will be disappointed.
BUT, but, if you want a book where you become involved in the crazy, hilarious, and hot life of the unique, strong, and fun heroine, Anabel Axelrod and all her family and friends, then keep reading!
Anabel owns a bookstore in Northfield and loves her single life. She believes in sexual infatuation but not love, and certainly doesn’t need or want just one man to complete her. Luke Drake is new in town. Not-too-tall, deliciously dark, and definitely not handsome, Luke is just as determined as Anabel to get what he wants. Worlds collide and sparks fly when these two meet! Has Anabel met her fate or has Luke met his match?
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