1–What is the title of your latest release?
2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
Fired, dumped, and evicted, Mackenzie Laurel recharges on a cruise, where a fling might just be what she needs to turn her life around.
3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
I’ve been on many cruises, so while on one I thought “this would be a great setting for a book!” I stuck with the Caribbean Islands, since that’s where I’ve visited the most.
4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?
Oh, totally! Beyond Mac being hard of hearing like me, I think we’d have a blast together!
5–What are three words that describe your hero?
Cocky, withdrawn, sincere
6–What’s something you learned while writing this book?
Able bodied characters are overrated. I really enjoy writing disabled main characters and I find it lends a lot to my stories, because disabled characters deserve love, too.
7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
I fix up a few things here and there as I draft, but mostly I word-vomit and then clean it up after.
8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
Cake. I can always be swayed by cake!
9–Describe your writing space/office!
I have a desk set up in a corner of my bedroom. I bought it this year and it has two levels, allowing for a monitor stand and the ability to stretch out. My gamer teenager is seriously jealous!
10–Who is an author you admire?
Alisha Rai.
11–Is there a book that changed your life?
Answer: Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie. During a long reading drought, this was the book I kept coming back to. It kept me going when I needed it most!
12–Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be published)
I had submitted this book prior to landing my current agent. Once I signed, she jumped right in to follow up and helped make this magic happen!
13–What’s your favorite genre to read?
Romcoms!
14–What’s your favorite movie?
While You Were Sleeping
15–What is your favorite season?
Spring
16–How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
Cake! Which stinks because my birthday sometimes falls on Passover.
Beyond the cake, I like having a day to relax and chill and be catered to.
17–What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
Bake Squad! I don’t bake often, but baking shows are my comfort shows! I love this one for the diverse cast and friendly banter. And it’s not often I get to watch another hard of hearing person on screen!
18–What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
American.
19–What do you do when you have free time?
I love to relax with a movie or TV show.
20–What can readers expect from you next?
I’m working on a fun holiday romance!
A CRUISE FLING by Laura Brown
Mackenzie Laurel is done with rotten lemons. Especially the guy kind. With no relationship, no job, and nowhere to live, Mac’s leaving reality behind to go on a luxury cruise. Sun. Sand. Ocean breezes. Heaven. Of course, a little fun in the sun wouldn’t hurt. And a certain green-eyed passenger might just be the thirst-quenching lemonade she needs…
Cole Matterhorn isn’t a relationship guy. Hell, he can barely commit to leftovers. Yet the second he meets Mac, there’s sparks—the kind that could mean some delicious distraction. Distraction that Cole desperately needs to escape from his work problems and the event that imploded any chance of his having a normal life.
Mac and Cole have more in common than just chemistry. She’s hard of hearing and knows a little something about not always fitting in—and that his prosthetic does not define him. For 9 days they’re both having the time of their lives, whether it’s their failed trivia attempts, heating things up on a Caribbean beach, or even a sexy karaoke serenade.
Now it’s only a matter of time before they hit the shore—and reality.
Romance Contemporary [Entangled: Amara, On Sale: April 3, 2023, e-Book, / eISBN: 9798388814081]
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About Laura Brown
Laura Brown lives in Massachusetts with her quirky abnormal family. Her husband’s put up with her since high school, her young son keeps her on her toes, and her two cats think they deserve more scratches. Hearing loss is a big part of who she is, from her own Hard of Hearing ears, to the characters she creates.
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