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I am thrilled to say, that author Donna Fletcher has taken time out of her busy schedule to grant me an interview! Thank you Miss Fletcher.

I recently read and reviewed her novel, Return of the Rogue and am now raffling off my copy
to one of my readers. Click here for details.


Onto the interview:




Bookworm:
What got you interested in writing? How long have you been writing?

Donna Fletcher:
It all started with the words what if? I've always been an avid reader
and would ask what if this or that happened in a book I was reading.
So it seemed only natural to start writing. My first book San
Francisco Surrender was published in 1990. I'd been writing seriously
about three years before that.




Bookworm:
How long does it take you to write a book? Do you ever get writer's block?

Donna Fletcher:
I've written books in three months due to deadlines, but I prefer four
or more months. I can't say I've suffered writer's block. I may hit a
snag in a book where something unexpected happens and then I need to
reevaluate the storyline, but I'm confident that I can work it out.




Bookworm:
In Return of the Rogue Cavan is torn between his feelings of guilt
over his brother's capture and his falling in love with Honora and
feels he doesn't deserve happiness. Where do you come up with these
plots and with these characters? What inspires you?


Donna Fletcher:
Characters often pop into my head or introduce themselves in dreams.
The Sinclare brothers popped into my head one day each making certain
to show me their distinct personalities and their strong family ties.
Then I asked what if two of the brothers were captured during battle
and one escaped and the other didn't? And so the storyline was born.
As for what inspires me? My undying belief in love!




Bookworm:
Which of your own characters is your favorite? Which book are you
most proud of?

Donna Fletcher:

It's hard to have a favorite character. I find something special about
each one. But if I had to pick, it would be a tie between Sebastian
Blood from San Francisco Surrender and Lucian Darcmoor from The
Buccaneer. The book I'm most proud of? I'm proud of all my books.
They're all winners to me.



Bookworm:

Are you working on any books now?


Donna Fletcher:

I just finished the third book in the Sinclare brothers' series,
Lachlan's book. Artair's book Under the Highlander's Spell will be
available in October. Lachlan's book follows, though no release date
has been set yet and I'm about to start Ronan's book. I just have to
get him home to his family. I'm also working on a paranormal
historical series, but it's in the early stages.




Bookworm:
Who are your favorite authors and what is it that really strikes
you about their work?



Donna Fletcher:
Nora Roberts is a remarkable author. The quantity and quality of her
work astounds me. I'm also a long time fan of Julie Garwood. She
writes true romance. And I think Debbie Macomber creates great
characters. There are many more authors I enjoy and the basic thing
they all have in common is that their characters captivate and they
tell a good story. When I hate to see a book end is when I know I'll
be buying that author again.



Bookworm:
If you could travel to anyplace in the world that you haven't been
to yet, where would it be?


Donna Fletcher:
When I travel I love to go to historic places. So instead of going
anyplace in the world, I'd prefer to travel through time and see
history in the making.




Bookworm:
Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?




Donna Fletcher: I love hearing from all of you. Your e-mails make my day. You all make
a solitary profession less lonely. So please do keep in touch. Your
comments are more appreciated than you'll ever know.








Thank you again Miss Fletcher for chatting with me. I hope fellow readers will pick up one of Donna Fletcher's romantic & enchanting books.









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and her website: http://www.donnafletcher.com/

title: Return of the Rogue

author: Donna Fletcher

pages: 375

genre: historical romance

first line: She twirled in circles, her skinny little arms streteched out from her sides and a broad smile on her thin face.

rated: 4 out of 5








Honora Tannach comes of age in the Scottish highlands, and has been living with her stepfather, Calum, since her mother died. Honora is betrothed to the son of a Scottish laird, Artair, but on the day of their wedding, a stranger arrives to the celebration. This man turns out to be Artair's eldest brother, who was held captive by barbarians, and has escaped, his name is Cavan. Honora's greedy stepfather, insists that Honora is legally wed to Cavan instead of Artair, since the paperwork he signed said his daughter is to marry the next laird. So by a twist of faith, Honora is instead wed to Cavan, who she fears since he is angry and scarred, coming back from being held captive for so long.



Cavan has no patience for Honora, he thinks she is weak and too frightened and he is not happy to have her as his wife. He is angry since coming home and feels guilty for having left his younger brother behind with the barbarians. He is also upset that he is suddenly married to a stranger, so upset that he won't consumate thier marriage. Slowly but surely be begins to warm up to Honora and have feelings for her, even though he tries to deny it and push her away.





Honora has feelings for him as well, but thinks he dislikes her since he is always angry. She comes to know him better, and sees that he feels guilty over not bringing his brother home with him.





The romance is sweet, I really enjoyed this read. Cavan is tall, dark and handsome and he's got a bit of a 'bad-boy' streak to him, but really he's just misunderstood.

'Cavan felt the familiar heat of passion consume him, only this time her words had ignited his desire. He wondered if he had ever wanted a woman as much as he now wanted his wife. There had been times when any woman would have satisfied him. Not so now. He knew that he'd find no pleasure, no relief with anyone but Honora.

Why?

He had no answer, or perhaps, like Honora, he was falling in love, but was too stubborn to admit it.'

The story has a good storyline to it as well. And I liked the love scenes:

'Cavan wrapped himself around his sleeping wife; though a fire roared in the hearth, the room still held the chill of winter. He smiled recalling how only a couple of hours ago they had heated the bedchamber with their fierce lovemaking. After a heated debate, they tore at each other's clothes, to tangle amidst the bedding until they finally succumbed to their passion with a series of crazed climaxes.'

This is my first time reading this author, and I really enjoyed this book and will be reading more of her novels.



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And guess what? I'm raffling off a copy of Return of the Rogue . So if you're interested in a chance of winning, say so in the comments section of this post. I will draw a winning name in a few weeks.


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this book has been part of the following reading challenges:



RRC

TBR


100 +

Historical Fiction

Triple 8