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All about me
Author Keena Kincaid likes to say she writes romances in which passion, magic and treachery collide to create unforgettable stories. The truth is she’s usually kidnapped by tall, handsome men, who are totally into someone else, and held hostage until she helps them win the woman of their dreams.
Most recently, she’s matched Jane Grey, a risk analyst at NASA, with Andrew Morgan, a small town detective in the middle of taking down a corrupt sheriff. Jane is unable to see beyond her scarred past to a future with Andy, but he knows they will have something special—if he lives long enough to convince her to risk her heart.
Find her:
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/Keena-Kincaid/183583406047
• http://keenakincaid.com/
• http://typosandall.com
Do you have critique partners?
– Yes. Right now I’m not using her very well as I’ve been spinning my wheels on one story for a loooooonnngggg time. I’ve been busy with my day-job (I’m a freelancer, so I work when the money is good) so it’s been hard to dig in and find the rhythm of the story. But I am deep in the weeds of a tale, she always calls me out on my crap, which makes me a better writer.
What is your favorite dessert/food?
– I love a good crème brûlée. In fact, I am a crème brûlée snob. It’s got to be made to order and be warm on the inside. Making it ahead of time and serving it chilled is—in my opinion—a crime against nature.
How likely are people you meet to end up in your next book?
– Individuals, not so much. The overheard conversations in a coffee shop or airport lounge, very likely. One of my favorite lines that a character of mine utters came from an overheard conversation on a plane. One man was complaining about an ill-behaved child. His friend said: “Look, you don’t understand. You’re not a parent.” The man replied: “I know. That means I have perspective.” It made me laugh, and I used the line.
What is most difficult for you to write?
Characters, conflict or emotions? Why? I struggle most with character, but then my stories are character-driven. Once I’m past the inciting incident, everything that happens plotwise is a direct result of my character’s conflicts, quirks, fears, secrets and beliefs. Once I nail my characters, the rest is easy.
Tell us about your hero. Give us one of his strengths and one of his weaknesses.
As my troubled heroine says: Andy was a handsome, protective man, the modern equivalent of a knight in shining armor. Not every woman went for bad boys. He likely had dozens of lovers over the years, if not an ex-wife or two, although what woman in her right mind would leave him? You did, her conscience pointed out.
She stared up at him as his arms came around her waist. In another life, with another past, she’d snap him up so fast he wouldn’t know what happened until he recovered from the honeymoon. But she was Crazy Janie. She had issues that would stump Dr. Phil. Years of therapy hadn’t taught her to believe love would triumph.
Good never defeated evil, only delayed its victory.