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Rachel Gibson Interview – Soul Swapping Storytelling
Author Guest , Interviews / April 19, 2022

Rachel Gibson: First let me say Hello to everyone at Fresh Fiction. You all give the best events and parties, and it’s great to chat you again.   Your new book DROP DEAD GORGEOUS involves some body swapping—what appealed to you about that idea? Were you a Freaky Friday fan?  I loved Freaky – “I’m like the Crypt Keeper!” – Friday, but it wasn’t the inspiration for DROP DEAD GORGEOUS. The idea for DDG came from my deep dislike for amnesia plots. I’ve always said that I would never write an amnesia book. However, I am a contrarian which mean that at some point I’m going to twist and bend a plot until it works for me. Every book I’ve written starts with “what if…” What if one woman’s soul jumps into another woman’s body, and she must pretend she has amnesia for the rest of her life?   The thing I like about body swapping or soul swapping stories – depending on how you look at it – is that the characters in the swap often learn more about what makes them unique, and their personality and perspective sometimes evolves. Would you say that’s true of the main characters in DROP…

Fresh Pick | THE TROUBLE WITH VALENTINE’S DAY by Rachel Gibson
Fresh Pick / February 7, 2011

February 2005 Featuring: Kate Hamilton; Rob Sutter 352 pages ISBN: 0060009268 EAN: 9780060009267 Paperback $6.99 Add to Wish List Contemporary, Romance Buy at Amazon.com Best romantic comedies week, with a Valentine twist The Trouble With Valentine’s Day by Rachel Gibson Kate Hamilton should know. Dumped by her boyfriend, stressed out by her job, she’s returned to Gospel, Idaho, for some rest and small-town fun. But when her first attempted seduction of a hunky stranger is completely rejected, she wonders what else could go wrong? Well, for starters, she quickly realizes that the Mountain Momma Crafters’ original poetry readings is about as good as it gets on a Friday night. Then she comes face-to-face with Rob Sutter, former ice hockey madman, owner of Sutter Sports–and the hunky stranger who told her to get lost. Rob’s been more than burned by love–but then he and Kate find themselves in an ultra-compromising position in the M & S Market after hours, giving the phrase “clean-up in aisle five” a whole new meaning, and causing a whole lot of gossip in Gospel… Cleverly written, fun-filled romantic escape. Excerpt Just like the first time she’d seen him, she wondered if thinking about the man had…