Lexi: Please welcome Romance author Jennifer Loring!
Jennifer,
what are you working on now?
Jennifer: I’m
outlining a narrative game/interactive novel set in Heian-era Japan, and I’m
about a third of the way through the first draft of a paranormal romance novel
called Irredeemable. I’m finishing a
few short stories as well. The audiobook of my first novella, Conduits, is in production; I’m super
excited about that, as I have a fantastic narrator. I’m also getting back into
art (my undergrad is in Studio Art) and working on some altered journals, plus
indulging my Beauty and the Beast obsession with several artsy projects.
Lexi: Sounds like you have a
lot on your plate. What has been the most memorable fan comment you ever had?
Jennifer: I was
signing at Angels & Sirens in 2016, it was near the end of the day, and a
fan approached me saying she had saved me for last because Firebird was so amazing. She’d read the e-book but bought a print
copy so she could have it signed. That’s why I do this.
Lexi: What was the first
romance you ever read?
Jennifer: It was
Message from Nam by Danielle Steel—I
was in high school, and my social studies teacher lent it to me because she saw
me reading a book about Jeffrey Dahmer, which she didn’t approve of. Let’s just
say I was not impressed :p
Lexi: Do your pets help with
your writing or distract?
Jennifer: Distract.
They’re basset hounds, and they demand a lot of attention! Plus they’re adorable;
I can’t resist those droopy faces. I write first drafts long-hand, so if I’m
sitting on the couch, they’ll park themselves on my lap whether I like it or
not.
Lexi: What was your first
writer’s conference?
Jennifer: The
Horror Writers Association con in New Orleans in 2013. I’ll always be a horror
writer at heart, and I’d wanted to attend for years. The bonus was that so many
friends and colleagues from my grad school program attended too, and it was
right before I graduated. We had a lot of fun that year!
Lexi: Oh, I bet you did!
Thank you so much for visiting Happily Ever After Thoughts.
Check
out Jennifer’s story below!
The Pieces of Us Blurb:
Aleksandr
Volynsky thinks he’s experienced the worst life can throw at him, until the
most devastating loss leaves him questioning everything…
One year later, Alex and his daughter, Anya, are
still picking up the pieces. In the process, he realizes how far apart their
mutual grief has driven them and how lonely he has become—especially when the
Buffalo Gladiators’ beautiful anthemist, Hannah Kent, finally introduces
herself.
Anya Volynsky is
a high-school senior with plans—her father’s plans—to become the first woman on
a professional hockey team’s starting roster…
But Anya is toying with the idea of staying in
Buffalo and caring for her father rather than accept a scholarship to play
hockey at Boston College. Her decision becomes even more difficult when she
meets her school’s new athletic trainer, Lucas Donovan. Their experience with
similar losses draws them together, and soon their friendship blossoms into a
forbidden love that neither of them expected.
With lives torn
apart by sorrow, Alex and Anya try to restore their bond, but it’s not that
easy…
Alex’s attraction to Hannah keeps growing
stronger, and he needs to decide if he’s ready to overcome his pain—but also if
he’s willing to do it without Anya’s approval. Anya, on the other hand, is
headed for trouble, and while Alex tries to do the right thing in order to
protect her, all he manages to do is push her further away.
Can Alex and Anya find the courage to pick
up the broken pieces of their lives, or will the heartache of the past ruin
their chances at finding happiness again?
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About Jennifer:
Jennifer
Loring has been, among other things, a DJ, an insurance claims assistant, and
an editor. Her short fiction has been published widely both online and in
print; she has worked with Crystal Lake Publishing, DarkFuse, and Crowded
Quarantine, among many others. Longer work most notably includes the
contemporary/sports romance series The
Firebird Trilogy and the psychological horror novella Conduits. She lives in Philadelphia, PA with her husband, their
turtle, and two basset hounds.
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