1–What is the title of your latest release?
2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
LOL – I actually said it’s “Bringing Up Baby” done Jane Austen style.
3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
I’ve written approximately 50 books now, and probably 45 of them have been set during the English Regency period. I just love that time period, and I’m not finished with it yet.
4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?
If I wasn’t intensely introverted, I would love to hang out with Bitsy. She loves parties, friends, and dancing, and she’s very popular. I personally find her exhausting.
5–What are three words that describe your hero?
Brilliant, Direct, Curious
6–What’s something you learned while writing this book?
I had to do a ton of research about science during the Regency. It was fascinating, some of the things that had been discovered. Somehow they’d already measured the speed of light, and Michael Faraday, on whom my Michael is very loosely based, had discovered that chlorine exists as a gas and a liquid, and had done a ton of electricity and elemental experiments.
7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
I usually write straight through to the end, unless I get stalled. That usually means I did something wrong earlier on in the set-up, so I have to go back and read through the story until I figure out what I did. It took awhile, but I’ve learned that my writer’s block in a warning alarm that something about my plot or characters doesn’t make sense.
8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
OMG, give me a bag of peanut butter M&Ms and I’m in heaven. I mean, don’t give me any of them, because I’ll stop whatever I’m doing until I’ve devoured them.
9–Describe your writing space/office!
I have a desk and chair and official-looking office, but I usually end up sitting on one end of my couch with my headphones on and movie soundtracks playing. The more comfortable I am, location and clothes-wise, the easier it is to sink into writing. I’ve been known to go to the mall and write at the food court, though, so I’m pretty flexible.
10–Who is an author you admire?
I am good friends with Stephanie Laurens, and she continually amazes me. She writes quickly, has her plots figured out to the last detail before she even starts writing, and is so disciplined about the deadlines she sets for herself. Plus she’s ultra talented and apparently will never run out of story ideas. Now that I think about it, maybe I don’t like her so much.
11–Is there a book that changed your life?
When I was in 4th or 5th grade, I read Jane Goodall’s In the Shadow of Man. She’d done all this research and science-y stuff, but her book was also a story. A really well-written, truthful story. It made me want to be her, or Joy Adamson, going out into the wilds and writing about my observations. But then I saw Star Wars, and it occurred to me that making up the stories would probably be a safer way to go about the whole writing thing.
12–Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be published)
I was working my full-time job as the assistant to a GM of a luxury car dealership. I’d told myself that if I didn’t get published by the time I turned 30 I would give it up and find a career for myself. But then three days after my 30th birthday my agent called and told me Avon had bought The Black Duke’s Prize. I think I screamed; I do know a lot of people in the office were looking at me like I was crazy.
13–What’s your favorite genre to read?
I love most genres; it’s more about the writing than the setting. That said, I think I prefer reading fantasy, probably because it’s like a vacation from what I spend my work time reading and writing and researching.
14–What’s your favorite movie?
That’s an easy one. Star Wars: A New Hope. It literally changed the course of my life. I’m also a big fan of the Marvel movies, the Lord of the Rings series, and the Star Treks.
15–What is your favorite season?
I love Autumn. The evenings start to get crisp, the days aren’t broiling, and it just feels anticipatory. Waiting for winter, I suppose.
16–How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
I prefer to celebrate with just family, a big pot of spaghetti, and a cake that has as much chocolate crammed into it as humanly possible.
17–What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
I loved Wednesday; it struck an excellent balance of dramatic, quirky, witty, and off-beat. Oh, and if you ever get the chance to watch the Indian movie RRR, do it. It is SO much fun. Big, bold, and filled with heroes who are human + 1 (or maybe 2).
18–What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
Is hamburgers and spaghetti a cuisine? I prefer comfort food, though I’m amenable to just about anything but seafood and the meat of things that could possibly eat me. That’s just a karma thing, though.
19–What do you do when you have free time?
I love going to the movies, reading, collecting Star Wars figures and statues, dog paddling around in my pool, and playing video games. I’m very good at Casual Level.
20–What can readers expect from you next?
My next book is tentatively called The Importance of Being Earnhurst and is loosely based on the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest. People pretending to be other people and getting stuck being those people and learning some lessons about who they really are. Plus a lot of fun dialogue.
EVERY DUKE HAS HIS DAY by Suzanne Enoch
Brain meets Beauty in this sparkling, fresh take on the classic Bringing Up Baby – if Jane Austen had written it! A romantic comedy with a dash of chaos featuring the most ill-behaved poodle in Regency London, by New York Times bestseller Suzanne Enoch.
Michael Bromley, Duke of Woriton, has a passion, but it’s not for chasing ladies or gambling till dawn. No, his is the far more dangerous pursuit of the science of chemistry. He may be a tad eccentric, but he can navigate a society ballroom, and manage a polite conversation—if he must. He’s certainly capable of taking care of his aunt’s perfectly behaved poodle, Lancelot, while she’s on holiday.
Elizabeth “Bitsy” Dockering, third daughter of a viscount, is enjoying her second, spectacular Season in London. She is a Diamond of the Season and is adored by all—and especially by her precious black poodle, Galahad. To everyone else, however, Galahad is a demon dog. So much so that Bitsy’s most insistent beau and particular victim of Galahad’s bad manners, has hired a thief to steal the dog, clearing the way for his suit.
But none of them can plan for a chaotic encounter in the park, resulting in lost notes, a soaking in the Serpentine and an accidental dog swap…and Lancelot being kidnapped instead of Galahad! Determined to locate the dog, Michael isn’t thrilled to be saddled with a flighty female insisting on helping—except that Bitsy has a great deal more sense than he expected. And a sharp tongue to match. Still, what’s a scientist to do but continue to pursue an outcome, however unexpected it may be? But chemistry is all about attraction, and this is one formula with some hilariously romantic results.
Romance Historical [St. Martin’s Griffin, On Sale: September 19, 2023, Trade Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781250842541 / eISBN: 9781250842558]
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About Suzanne Enoch
A lifelong lover of books, Suzanne Enoch has been writing them since she learned to read. She is the author of two well-received traditional Regencies, 24 and counting England-set Historical Romances, four contemporary Romantic Suspense novels, and a growing number of Scottish Highlands Historical Romances.
A native and current resident of Southern California, Suzanne lives with a green parakeet named Kermit, some very chirpy finches, and a small army of Star Wars figures (including a life-size Yoda). Her books regularly appear on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, and when she’s not busily working on her next book or staging fights with action figures, she likes to read, play video games, and go to the movies with her large and supportive village.
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