Cue the spotlight…drum roll please…Welcome Author Lillian Roberts to center stage!
First, a brief introduction: Lilian Roberts is a corporate engineer,
wife and mother. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and her golden
retriever. She is an avid reader and loves to read novels that feature
characters draped in passion, mystery, and adventure. She is especially
fascinated with the concept of immortality. Arielle
Immortal Fury is her sixth volume in the Immortal Rapture series of paranormal
romance novels.
Welcome, Lillian. I appreciate your taking the time for this interview.
Q.
How long have
you been writing?
I have been
writing for over 20 years. But I never thought of publishing my thoughts.
Q. About the Arielle
Immortal series, can you share the central theme and why that's important to
you?
I started to write when I was
very young. It was more like role-playing. I wrote stories and pretended that I
was one of the characters. In my wildest dreams I never thought that one day I
will become and actual author and see my books in print. It is the most
extraordinary feeling in the world. I was fascinated with the possibility of
human immortality. As an engineer I always wondered about the probability of
longevity. What if? That is a big question that still keeps the scientist
looking for answers. I am not going to see that possibility in my lifetime so I
decided to make it happen in my books. This is how the Immortal Rapture Series
was born.
Q: What is the most
challenging aspect of writing a series?
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Trying to keep names, dates and places correct through out 8 books.
Coming up with unique scenarios of revenge for my villain immortals. And
keeping the story interesting and finding a great cliff-hanger for each book.
Ensuring the reader is interested and eager to purchase the next book.
Q: Is there a person in real
life that inspired the character Arielle?
I have definitely put myself in my charactes because that is the only way
I can write. I feel like I have put a lot of myself in Arielle’s character, but
I do wish I had some of her special gifts and most of all immortality.
Q. Do you outline the
plot?
No. I usually
start by writing a couple of sentences and create the most important
characters. Then I build a story around them.
Q. What inspires you as
an author?
Most of the time
it is when I get through reading several books and I don’t quite find what I
have been looking for. So then I decide to sit down and write. I want to give
it my kind of plot, the twist that will make it wonderful and the ending that
will make the reader want more from me as an author. I just love to sit in
frond of my computer and start with one thought, and suddenly scenarios start
being created in my mind and thoughts keep poring in my head. Then it is like
an avalanche that you can’t stop. It is the most surreal thing I have ever experienced.
Q. What’s your typical
writing day like?
I do not write full-full time. I have a very
demanding day job in a global corporation that keeps me hopping from 7:00AM to
5:00 or 6:00PM, and sometimes later. So I just stay up late so I can work on my
books. It is a passion like none other.
Q. Outside of writing, what
do you do for fun?
I like to play
golf, play the piano, read and travel
Q.
Who were the biggest influences on you as a writer?
Jane Austin’s books became the biggest influence in my writing world. Reading
her amazing classic novels gave me the kind of obsession about passion, that I
never found anywhere else. I felt an enormous need to put on paper thoughts
about stories that were gathered in my head ready and waiting to be transferred
onto a blank piece of paper.
Q.
Who are some of your favorite authors, both fiction and non-fiction?
1) Henry James: I found very interesting the use of point of view of
his story characters. By doing that he was able to explore the heroine’s
consciousness and perception. That is something I try to use in my books.
2) Sherrilyn Kenyon: I have read her Dark-Hunter vampire series. I
loved the fact that she created soulless guardians to protect humans from those
who wish to destroy mankind.
3) Emily Bronte: Her
amazing novel “Wuthering Heights” left me mesmerized. Heathcliff’s orphaned
status, his undying love for Catherine, his ambiguous position in society, the
physical and mental cruelty he endured, and finally his revenge, are a stunning
mixture of emotions that the author interweaved masterfully throughout the
story.
Q.
Do you do a lot of reading for pleasure or does it feel more like work these
days?
I love to read. I have taken speed reading and I go through one or
two books in a week if no other family issues come up that need my attention. I
even love to read on vacation
Q: What is your least
favorite part of being an author?
My life is very busy. Trying to find the quiet
moments I need to work on my manuscript is the most challenging part in writing.
Thanks for the interview, Lillian! I appreciate your time. Now let's take a look at your beautiful books.
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memory of love…
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On her return to the present from a time-travel
journey to sixteenth-century Calais, France, college co-ed Arielle Lloyd
anticipates a joyful welcome from her immortal fiancé, Sebastian Gaulle. She is
stunned to discover that he doesn’t remember their time together there and
wonders, has she lost him forever?
Danger
from afar…
As Sebastian tries to shake loose his disturbing
memories and solve the enigma of Arielle’s haunting eyes, the Russian Mafia ups
the stakes in their deadly game to steal crucial documents from his company.
Then an envelope arrives with photos of Arielle. The message is clear: if
Sebastian fails to meet their demands, his love will pay the price with her
life.
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love across all time…
Sebastian and his associates join forces with
Interpol in a race to thwart the Russians’ plans. In the global battle, the
Russians have made a serious mistake. They have threatened the beloved of an
indestructible immortal, a woman Sebastian only now realizes he has loved
across the centuries.
AMAZON PAGE BOOK I
UK
BARNES & NOBEL
ITUNES
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AMAZON PAGE BOOK II
UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arielle-Immortal-Seduction-Rapture-Book-ebook/dp/B00IZNNXAS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405431087&sr=8-1&keywords=ARIELLE+IMMORTAL+SEDUCTION
BARNES & NOBEL
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AMAZON PAGE BOOK III
UK
BARNES & NOBEL
GOODREADS
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22529375-arielle-immortal-passion?from_search=true
AMAZON PAGE BOOK IV
UK
BARNES & NOBEL
GOODREADS
AMAZON PAGE BOOK V
UK
BARNES & NOBEL
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/arielle-immortal-journey-lilian-roberts/1119952155?ean=2940149766154
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