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Amy Clipston | A Rock Star Rocks Her World
Author Guest / November 17, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? STARSTRUCK   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Heather Gordon works in her parents’ restaurant, the Barbecue Pit, which is known for its authentic Carolina barbecue. She loves working there but dreams of opening a bookstore with a bakery that will feature her bookish desserts. Her life is turned upside down when a world-famous rock band comes in to eat one night. Members of the rock band start a food fight and leave a mess, and when Alex Kirwan, the charming and enigmatic lead singer, wants to make amends for his brothers’ (and bandmates’) behavior he invites her to attend one of their concerts as a guest of the band, Heather’s world is turned upside down . . . and sparks fly.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? When I decided to write contemporary romance books, I knew I wanted to base my books in my beloved North Carolina. Starstruck is set in Flowering Grove, which is a fictional town based loosely a small town near where I live. Flowering Grove has a Main Street lined with locally owned stores and restaurants. Everyone…